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Prime Minister
Registered: May 2011
Posts: 23
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Nikon 1 18.5mm f/1.8 Nikkor review by Prime Minister
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Review Date: 1/5/2013
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Small, light, fast and silent autofocus, build quality
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CA
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The build quality of this little lens is very good. The lens barrel and bayonet are made of metal. There are no external moving parts and it weighs almost nothing. It feels and looks clean and sturdy though.
The ribbed ring provides good grip while attaching or removing the lens and when you are holding the camera. The chrome rib on the lens barrel is a useful help in attaching or removing the lens. I really like the design of this lens.
Autofocus is fast, accurate and silent. In good light it's lightning quick but even in low light the lens locks on reasonably quick. The large aperture allows hand held shooting at low shutter speeds.
Center sharpness and contrast are very good at f/1.8. Totally usable, very nice. At f/2.8 sharpness and contrast get a little better, but you really have to be pixel peeping. This lens was made to use wide open.
Unfortunately there's some clearly visible CA and some distortion. Some of it can be removed in post processing. Overall the image quality is very decent for a small lens like this.
Personally, I like this focal length. If you like the Nikon 1 system, I think this lens is a vey nice addition. Together with the 10mm f/2.8 it forms an interesting set of primes.
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hekob
Registered: March 2012
Posts: 5
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Nikon 1 18.5mm f/1.8 Nikkor review by hekob
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Review Date: 12/14/2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $186.00| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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weighs nothing, low light performance
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restrictive focal length, depth of field uninspiring, no focus ring
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The lens to get currently if you are a low light CX shooter. I'm not sure this lens will ever sell well until sensor technology catches up a bit with DX/FX. Competent but not much more.
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