Nikon 1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8 Lens - Black

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The 18.5mm f/1.8 for the Nikon 1 cameras (CX mount) is the “normal speed” lens for the system. That’s because after the 2.7x crop adjustment, it’s equivalent to a 50mm lens. At f/1.8 it’s also about as fast a lens as Nikon makes for the system (the 32mm f/1.2 being the only other fast lens). There’s not much else to say. It comes with the usual 5-year Nikon USA warranty, which is great. It’s solid, light and doesn’t rattle or move when you shake it. It takes the usual 40.5mm filters, which are slightly hard to find, and the plastic Nikon HB-N101 lens hood fits snugly (I can’t say that about all lens hoods for other systems), looks cool and works perfectly. Learning how a lens performs is key to maximizing it. You’ll learn how to utilize its strengths and avoid its weaknesses. This knowledge helps in determining which lens to bring on an assignment. I shot these from f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4 since these are the most common apertures that people would want to use this and we’ll see the most changes happen with these values. These photos were shot with my Nikon 1 J4, some of the photos were cropped close to 1:1 magnification so we can see the details better. A close focus distance of 8.4" (0.2m) doesn’t give you a lot of “macro-ness” to the lens; maximum magnification is a measly 1:8.3.

This photo reminded me a lot of my old Fujifilm X20 in the sense that it looks rather “flat”, making it look a bit cheap. People who say that sensor-size doesn’t matter at all could make great salespeople. Getting this result isn’t the fault of this lens entirely, it’s just a mix of several factors all coming-together. The Nikon 18-35 f/3.5-4.5 AF-S G is well made of plastic. The lens mount is metal and most of the glass is glass, while everything else is plastic.

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The 18.5mm ƒ/1.8 1 Nikkor uses a very fast focusing system, focusing from close-focus to infinity in well under a second, and doing so very quietly. Attached 40.5mm filters will not rotate during focus operations. Nikon uses this translucent plastic cradle to hold the lens. The hood is held separately above the lens, while two sets of paperwork are folded up and held on either side at the top of this thing, squeezed the translucent holder and the box. Supplied accessories: LC-77 Snap-On Front Lens Cap 77mm, HB-66 Bayonet Lens Hood, LF-4 Rear Lens Cap, CL-1118 Soft Lens Case

The lens is slightly smaller and lighter than the standard 10-30mm kit zoom, and balances perfectly on the V1. It has just enough size, protruding out from the camera body, to hold comfortably. And it’s light enough not to be noticed. The focal length and apertures on a medium format lens adapted down to 35mm format remain the same as when used on a medium format camera. There is no light loss since the actual film to lens diaphragm distance remains the same. A tele-extender (or extension tubes) will alter the film to lens diaphragm distance, thus there is a light loss resulting in a change in f/stop. This is not the situation with a medium format to 35mm lens adapter. An 80mm medium format lens remains 80mm when used on a 35mm format. A 200mm medium format lens adapted to 35mm is still a 200mm. " This Nikon 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 G is a magnificently sharp and high performance lightweight ultrawide zoom for FX and 35mm cameras.

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More third-party APS-C autofocus lenses for Nikon Z-mount coming soon: TTArtisan 35mm f/1.8, Meike 55mm f/1.4 and Sirui Sniper 23mm+33mm+56mm f/1.2 It’s somewhat resistant to flaring but the same couldn’t be said for ghosts as you’ll get blobs in your frame when you’re not careful. I don’t think using its hood will be helpful in these cases but it will certainly do a great job when your strong light sources all shine at an angle. The lens handles perfectly. Again, it’s small and super light, so you hardly notice it, which is one of the pluses of the Nikon 1 system. The lens never gets in the way of itself. What is it about this lens that makes it so special in the Nikon 1 realm? It is a relatively fast standard prime, which comes at a reasonable price point. At the time of writing the price in EU is around €170. I’ve paid €200 in February 2013 and found the price more than justified considering the very fast autofocus action, the very good optical performance at wide open apertures and some unique features of the N1 cameras which increase the usability of this lens greatly in comparison to any other standard prime. I will go into more detail on that later, the point that I’m trying to make is that people who compare the 18.5/1.8 to a much larger and material intensive 35/1.8, and whine about its price, are simply wrong. The 18.5/1.8 is one hell of a lens, which is worth every penny.

See Nikon Lens Compatibility for details with your camera. Read down the "AF-S, AF-I" and "G" columns for this lens. You'll get the least of all the features displayed in all columns, since "G" ( gelding) is a deliberate handicap which removes features. Both 18-35mm lenses are about the same size and weight. They both take a 77mm filter and each has strong distortion. Macro focuses to within inches of the front of the lens, but as a wide-angle, doesn't look that close:

The 1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8 prime lens features the popular yet versatile focal length of approximately 50mm (35mm equivalent) and a large f/1.8 aperture, making it ideal for portraiture and everyday shooting. With the large aperture, consumers can create a dramatic depth of field with beautiful image blur, or shoot with confidence in challenging lighting conditions. Food photography is a nice application for this little lens since it’s really a wide-angle lens so you’ll get the perspective of one. It’s great because your food photos won’t look like miniatures due to the effects of foreshortening.

There are times when chromatic aberration can help make your photos look a bit more interesting, adding a bit of “organic” touch to an otherwise boring photo. However much of the early snobbery surrounding superzooms as poor quality 'snapshot' lenses still persists, and perhaps for that reason the major camera manufacturers have apparently been reluctant to add them to their own lens ranges. This makes the Nikon 18-200mm a pretty unique beast, as a superzoom designed in-house by a major player, and incorporating all their latest technology and know-how. So does this lens finally elevate the superzoom into the big league of lenses which 'serious' photographers should be happy to own and use, or is it still an unacceptable compromise? Read on to find out. Headline featuresThree times the price, but ten times the range - the 10-100mm also offers VR. The 18.5mm prime is sharper and offers the faster working aperture of ƒ1.8; however, the zoom lens gives you the convenience of multiple focal lengths. Otherwise, the 10-100mm is similar when it comes to distortion, corner shading and chromatic aberration.