Nikon F-mount Full Frame Lenses Worth the Money

There are thousands of options, but in this video I go over 34 Nikon F-mount full frame lenses. These offer the best price to performance for DSLRs.

The models this video in meant for are the:
D3, D3X, D3S
D4, D4S, D5, D6
D700, D800, D800E, D810, D810A, D850
D600, D610, D750, D780, Df

Wide angle, standard focal lengths, and telephotos are covered. Macro lenses will be in a separate video.

Links to all of the Nikon support articles shown in the video are at the bottom.

0:00 The Nikon F-Mount is the best ever
2:12 Non-ai lenses can cause damage
2:55 Lens acronyms and lens compatibility
6:50 Lenses with the best price to performance
13:52 Better wide angle lenses
15:00 Better standard focal lengths (24-70's)
19:45 Telephoto lenses (70-200's)
26:45 Please subscribe

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🥇 Nikon 50mm f1.8D - An all around lens for street, portraits, and general photography. My favorite Nikon lens. It's small, light, inexpensive, and renders just like older 35mm film camera lenses.
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🤑 Nikon 24-85mm f3.5-4.5G ED VR - The D610 kit lens, which is currently a steal of a deal. A great do it all lens to carry around all day.
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🌄 Nikon 24mm f2.8D - Perfect for landscapes and architecture. Small, light, and inexpensive.
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🧞‍♂️ Tamron 24-70mm f2.8 G2 - Phenomenal price to performance.
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🫅 Nikon 85mm f1.8G - A great portrait lens that's an incredible value. A background melter.
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🦄 Nikon 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G VR - An inexpensive and hand-holdable entry level lens for sports, action, and wildlife. (Don't buy a DX version.)
eBay: https://ebay.us/7Sh2gt
Amazon: https://amzn.to/48PVmgc
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🦜 Nikon 200-500mm f5.6E - The mid-level sports, action, and wildlife lens to get. Sharp wide open across the entire zoom range.
eBay: https://ebay.us/LQ1A86
Amazon: https://amzn.to/43IMdlJ
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🧨 Nikon 70-200mm f4G VR - Incredibly usable thanks to the f4 aperture, which creates a small and light package.
eBay: https://ebay.us/q2m6WT
Amazon: https://amzn.to/414FdRY
KEH: http://shrsl.com/4rmx5

AF Fine-Tune Function:
https://www.nikonimgsupport.com/na/NS...

Non-Ai vs Ai-Lenses. Mounting a non-Ai lens on a full frame DSLR will damage the mount. The expection being the Df.
https://www.nikonimgsupport.com/na/NS...

AF-P lens compatibility:
https://www.nikonproductsupport.com/s...

Nikon lens types:
https://www.nikonusa.com/learn-and-ex...

AF-S lens technology:
https://www.nikonproductsupport.com/s...

VR, vibration reduction:
https://www.nikonusa.com/learn-and-ex...

DX vs FX:
https://www.nikonusa.com/learn-and-ex...

Nikon lens abbreviations:
https://www.nikonimgsupport.com/na/NS...