Nikon Nikkor AF-S 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR
1. Introduction
In 2000 Nikon launched the Nikkor AF 24–85 mm f/2.8–4D IF lens but, as it didn’t have an ultrasonic motor, two years later the line-up of that producer was complemented by a bit slower Nikkor AF-S 24–85 mm f/3.5–4.5G IF-ED, already equipped with such a motor. For the next lens of this series you had to wait as long as 10 years – only in June 2012 the Nikkor AF-S 24–85 mm f/3.5–4.5G ED VR was launched. Its basic parameters, compared to those of the predecessor, didn’t change but this time also optical image stabilization was added.
A comparison, showing the properties of all Nikon-produced 24-85 class lenses, can be found in the following chart.
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