Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-80mm f/2.8-4 E ED DX (Nikon DX, APS-C / DX)

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-80mm f/2.8-4 E ED DX

Nikon DX, APS-C / DX


Question about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-80mm f/2.8-4 E ED DX

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Neonpower

9 years ago

The description here is wrong, it says about 10 times under information "large focal length range from 16 to 80 mm (corresponds to 24 to 120 mm for FX format). But it is the other way round, DX = 24-120.

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Ovidiu Oprea

9 years ago

It says "16-80mm" under focal length. 24-120mm always stands for the actual focal length you would have in full format.
All lenses, cameras, focal lengths etc. are specified in this way. This is still from the 35mm film era. The focal lengths given by the manufacturers are never the actual ones if it is not a full format (35mm / 35mm).
Here you always have to know/calculate the camera's crop factor. Nikon, Sony etc. x1.5 and Canon x1.6. (APS-C/DX)

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jeandaniel

7 years ago

I would like to agree with Gm5star because I also got confused. In particular, the same "yardstick" is not applied everywhere at Digitec:
Full frame - FX - 16 - 80 mm
APS-C (35mm) - DX - 24 - 120
It should be corrected everywhere in the descriptions so that even the layman can understand it.

This also applies to the description that a lens can be used with FX and DX cameras AND that they all have the same bayonet mount -> F mount is NOT FX! Too much confusion.

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Neonpower

9 years ago

I mean the "information" part. But it's just a detail and under "Specifications" it's right again.

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Neonpower

9 years ago

We are all talking about the same thing here and also mean the same thing:-) Mur in the part "description" it is the other way round. There it is suggested that FX (full format) = 24-120mm if you read the text carefully, and that is wrong because FX = 16-80mm;-) But never mind.

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Ovidiu Oprea

9 years ago

Exactly we specify it with focal length APS-C / DX "small-format equivalent".
And not only us. Various lens manufacturers specify it exactly the same...