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Old Nikkor zoom from the 1990's is better than you'd expect. Get some real measurement results on how good.

This lens harkens back to the early era of Nikon zoom lenses, when everyone was still using 35mm film. It was manufactured from 1989 through 1999. Your Nikon camera needs to have the in-camera focus motor to use this lens; I performed all of the lens tests using my D850. This is a push-pull kind of zoom, which has long since gone out of favor with photographers. At least you don’t have to worry about which direction to twist a zoom ring. If you want to use manual focus, you h

How to see the zone of what's in focus with your lens when it isn't a flat field.