Nikkor Lens AFS DX 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

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This should allow shooting in a wide range of low-light situations which would previously be impossible. Often included as a kit lens on entry-level DSLRs, it also can be purchased separately from the camera body.

I love shooting against the low sun, so one of the very crucial features is how a lens can handle direct sunlight or any other strong source of light. The lens is almost perfectly rectilinear at 35mm, and switches to mild pincushion at longer focal lengths. A button on the zoom ring releases the lens along with rotating the zoom ring and the process is reversed to fold it back in. Nikon reserves the right to change the appearance and specifications of the hardware and software described in this manual at any time and without prior notice.Lens sharpness used to matter with zooms in the 1960s, but today, all Nikon's lenses are sharper than most photographers ability to elicit sharpness from them. Longer standby times are recommended for manual focus and in other situations in which you may not release the shutter immediately after focusing. We're as guilty as anyone of getting excited about shiny new gear and features, but let's not lose sight of the gear we already have by our side.

This value is achieved when DX-format compatible lenses are attached to a DX-format digital SLR camera and zoom lenses are set at the maximum telephoto position.Focusing is very smooth, even in Live View Mode, where AF-S lenses tended to hunt back and forth before nailing the focus. This also applies to accessories that are supplied with the camera including batteries which may have a lower optimum performance level/life expectancy. Nikon was one of the first camera manufacturers to design digital-specific lenses matched to the DX sensor size, but then seemed somewhat reluctant to produce a true budget standard 'kit' zoom, finally succumbing with its original 18-55mm f/3. Park Cameras is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, register number 1449928 and act as a credit broker and not a lender. VR, Focal Length: 36mm, Focus Mode: AF-A, AF-Area Mode: Auto, VR: ON, Aperture: f/5, Shutter Speed: 1/60s, Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority, Exposure Comp.

If you don't use in-camera correction, it has strong barrel distortion at 18mm, moderate distortion at 24mm and none from 35 to 55mm. Build quality is typical of Nikon kit lenses bundled with their entry level cameras, with high quality plastics being used for all of the construction, including the lens bayonet.But if you shoot portraits or weddings and want to stay with the DX format, this might be your top choice since that lens is like having three primes in one zoom. If you're a hacker like me and want to use this on older film cameras, see more at Nikon Lens Compatibility. It has only the very slightest green-magenta fringing in the corners at the wide end on a D200 or other older camera.

Sidelight hitting the front glass is often more challenging, but I could not spot any significant troubles here either. The focus ring can also be used to focus the camera if the shutter-release button is kept pressed halfway (or if the AF-ON button is kept pressed); this is known as “autofocus with manual override” (M/A). The 3x optical zoom offers a versatile wide-angle to moderate telephoto perspective that's suited to everything from landscapes and interiors to portraits and action.Fast and easy trade in service ensures your old gear is collected efficiently and you are paid quickly! At the telephoto end results are similar, with the VR again offering about 2 stops of stabilisation, and giving a good chance of getting usable results at shutter speeds as low as 1/13 sec. These results demonstrate that you no longer need to pay an arm and a leg for a lens with an effective VR system for your Nikon dSLR. Falloff of illumination towards the corners of the frame is quite typical for a lens of this range and maximum aperture. The physical similarity between the lenses masks a multitude of differences; most notably the new lens has a more complex optical formula of 11 elements in 8 groups as compared to 7 elements in 5 groups, and interestingly the new lens loses the Extra-low Dispersion (ED) glass element of its predecessor.