The following is a list of recommended lenses for the d800 and d800e.
Full frame lens for nikon d800.
Trusted and revered by the world s top photographers nikon fx full frame dslr cameras represent the culmination of nikon s 100 year imaging legacy.
Best all in one lens for nikon d800.
It s currently the only all in one lens for fx.
Nikon 24 70mm f 2 8g ed af s nikkor wide angle zoom lens.
Below are the best lenses for the nikon d800 from all in one lenses to wide angle and telephoto zoom.
Nikon 20mm f 1 8 prime.
All in one lens portrait lenses standard zoom wide angle zoom wide angle prime telephoto zoom super telephoto zoom telephoto prime macro.
If you are serious about photography a full frame camera is preferable.
Nikon 24 120mm f 4g ed vr af s nikkor zoom lens.
Full list of recommended nikon d800 lenses.
Nikon 28 300mm f 3 5 5 6g ed vr 947.
The best lens and the best value for money lens from the four 70 300mm lenses tested on the nikon d800.
Nikon 14 24mm f 2 8g ed af s nikkor wide angle zoom lens.
All in one lenses nikon 28 300mm f 3 5 5 6 vr 1 047 weight.
When i moved into nikon auto focus in the late 1980s the then new 35mm f 2 0 af was the first lens that i bought for this new type of nikon camera.
The following are some of the best nikon landscape lenses for full frame cameras.
The best lens tested on nikon d800 is the tamron sp 70 200mm f 2 8 di vc usd lens.
16 35 4 slightly cheaper longer zoom has vr.
Of the four lenses the nikon af s vr zoom nikkor 70 300mm f 4 5 5 6g if ed comes out as the top choice for two reasons firstly it has the highest sharpness score of the quartet managing 12p mpix and secondly because it features nikon s vibration reduction system.
14 24 2 8 pricey but good.
And the well known af s 70 200mm f 2 8g ed vr ii takes the second place.
From nikon you have basically three different options.
Nikon 16 35mm f 4g ed vr ii af s if swm nikkor wide angle zoom lens.
That same lens replaced several times is what i have been using on my full frame d700 for several years now.
The latest released nikon 70 200mm f 4g ed vr is also a great lens compared to the af s 70 200mm f 2 8g ii with a score of 28.
Extremely versatile and a good value.
This type of camera gives you much more flexibility and a better end quality product.
During our test period we primarily used the d800 with nikon s 50mm f 1 4 prime a fantastic lens that s as sharp as a surgeon s scalpel and capable of producing exquisite bokeh when opened right up.
Dx lenses are not suited for a full frame camera like the d800.
Nikon has released the successor to the d800 the d810 but the newer version is about 600 more expensive.