| Learning |
| (Ethelred the Ill-Named) |
| 01/10/2008 00:21 |
Re: Question for D90 owners!
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You will be lucky if anyone has experience of both of these lenses. Many of us will have one or the other but not both. I have the 16-85 and am more than satisfied.
The 16-85 has a distance scale but the 18-105 does not.
The 16-85 has a dust seal for the lens mount. Check that the 18-105 is similarly equipped; I suspect that this is not so.
You may find Ken Rockwell's opinion interesting. Perhaps he does overstate his case occasionally
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/18-105mm.htm
I take it that you are aware that buying the 18-105 as part of a Nikon kit will effectively cost you about £150 over the cost of the camera but buying the 16-85 will cost nearly £400 over the cost of the camera as part of a dealer bundle.