NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens Reviews

Review score: 9 / 10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £439

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Overall Customer Rating

Overall rating

9 average based on 17 reviews.

How customers rate NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens

Ease of use

9.5

Image quality

Build quality

8.8

Value for money

8.9

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NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens features

	NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens
Lens type	Zoom
Lens category	Standard
Compatibility	Nikon FX mount
Image stabilisation	Vibration Reduction (VR)
Focal length	24 – 85 mm
Maximum aperture	f/3.5 – f/4.5
Minimum aperture	f/22 – f/29
Focusing	Manual & autofocus
Minimum focusing distance	0.38 m
Elements and grouping	16 elements in 11 groups
Special elements	– Extra Low Dispersion glass x 1
Diaphragm blades	7 rounded blades
Filter diameter	72 mm
Silent focusing	Yes
Internal focusing	Yes
Special features	Super Integrated Coating
Box contents	– Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR Standard Zoom Lens
Dimensions	78 x 82 mm (D x L)
Weight	465 g
Manufacturer’s guarantee	1 year
Price	£439
Number of Reviews	17
Review Score	9 / 10 Average score in category: 9.2 / 10
Buy	Find Best Price

Quality

As with any electrical items, it’s particularly important to study the quality of a product before you buy it. This is especially important for Lenses. But when we’re buying online, what can be done to get an idea of a product’s quality?

Our first area to study is normally the features. We’ve given a full list of features for NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens above. This should give you a good idea of how good the product is in terms of features and functionality.

You’re also going to want to know how durable the product is, so here we’d advise taking a look at the materials that the Lenses are made from.

There is also a lot of benefit in checking out the brand of the Lenses. Some brands are known for manufacturing much better quality products. As I’m sure you’re aware, brands like Nikon are really well respected for making great Lenses.

It’s also important to have a good idea of your expectations in terms of quality too. You may not actually be looking for the best quality product if your main goal is to get cheap Lenses. So spend some time considering what’s important to you and think about the areas that you’d be happy to compromise or not.

Comparing Prices

That leads us nicely into price, where we’re going to spend some time looking at the price of NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens and seeing how that compares to other Lenses and also looking at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products from Nikon.

It’s really good at this stage to spend some time just getting an idea of the sort of price you can expect to pay for your Lenses. When you’re spent a bit of time looking at the prices, consider setting yourself a budget.

Setting yourself a budget will really help you to narrow down your search. It can also help you to avoid the slippery slope of buying a really expensive product that perhaps had advanced specifications that you didn’t need or couldn’t actually afford.

The price that we found NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens cheapest in our most recent search was at Currys and cost just £439.

Customers are obviously impressed with the value of NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens as they’ve rated it in terms of value for money at: 8.9 out of 10.

How much do Lenses cost on average?

We searched for all of the Lenses that we could find at Currys. In total we found 55 different products available.

The average price of Lenses was £522.03, which makes NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens below average in terms of price.

We also thought it would be useful for you to know how much the price of Lenses can vary. Of the 55 products we found, the lowest cost that we found was £99.00 and the highest price we saw was £2329.99.

In the Lenses category, 20 products cost more than NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens and 33 cost less.

How much are Nikon Lenses?

Next up we thought it would be useful to narrow down our search a bit more and only look at Lenses made by Nikon. We managed to find 6 options at Currys.

The average price of these 6 products was £419.00. With the cheapest coming in at £199.00 and most expensive currently showing as £789.00. Based on this price analysis it shows that NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens is above average against other Nikon Lenses.

NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens Reviews

Reviews are without question your best piece of information when researching a product to buy online. We love customer reviews especially, as they’re not incentivised and just written by genuine customers.

We also love customer reviews because many of them will be from customers who have been using the product for some time. We found 17 reviews for . So we’d strongly recommend you head over there and take the time to read plenty of the reviews to get a real feel for whether NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens is just what you’re after.

NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens has a customer review score of 9.5 and our review score is 9.0 out of 10. The average review score in the Lenses category is 9.2 with an average of 39 reviews for each product. The average customer review score for products from Nikon is 9.1 based on an average of 53 reviews per product. So you’re definitely going to be in safe hands if you do choose to buy NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens

The other useful source of reviews is expert reviews. Whilst these won’t give you as much user feedback as the customer reviews, it does mean that you’re getting some expert opinions on the Lenses. Companies like TechRadar are really well known for providing great reviews.

It’s also worth exploring other product options and reading their reviews. Just some of the products that we liked are NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4G Standard Prime Lens reviews, NIKON AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20 mm f/4.5-5.6G VR Wide-angle Zoom Lens reviews or NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.8 Standard Prime Lens reviews. Or something a little different could be a product like OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-150 mm f/4.0-5.6 II Wide-angle Zoom Lens reviews or even OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 45 mm f/1.8 Standard Prime Lens reviews.

Buying Nikon branded products

Brand, as mentioned earlier, is another really important factor to consider for buying Lenses.

It looks like you’ve already got some idea of the sort of product you’re inserted in, as you’ve landed on this NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens review. However, if you do want to consider other brands just make sure you spend some time reading lots of reviews. If you decide to stick to Nikon then you’ll not be disappointed, judging by the customer reviews.

YouTube Video of NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens

Another fantastic source of information and great for reviews is video content. Below we’ve run a search for NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens on YouTube if you wanted to check out some of the video reviews that may have been created by customers or expert reviewers.

Summary

Based on the amazing reviews shown at the top of this review, we’re really impressed with NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 SWM VR II Zoom Lens and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as one of the top options if you’re looking to buy Lenses. This is only highlighted by the great customer reviews and our review score of 9.0/10 overall.

All that’s left now is for you to head over to Currys to check out the 17 customer reviews. Simply hit the green button at the bottom of your screen to start.

Further product details

- Product ID 1: 3055515069

- Product ID 2: 20350356

- Brand: Nikon

- Model number: f/3.54.5G

- EAN: 18208022045

- Description: The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR Standard Zoom Lens has been designed for use with Nikon FX format digital SLR cameras and is a great all round lens for stunning portraits and landscapes.Capture a range of imagesWith the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm Lens you can enjoy complete manual control of focus and a wide aperture range, putting no limits on your creative flair.The Nikon Zoom Lens boasts Nikon’s exclusive Silent Wave Motor, delivering super fast autofocus that’s whisper quiet.This lens also features Nikon’s Vibration Reduction system (VR), an optical image stabilisation system that is outstandingly effective in reducing the blurring effects of hand shake.Complete with a Nano Crystal coating and extra-low dispersion glass, the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR Standard Zoom Lens effectively tackles ghosting, flare and chromatic aberration.