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Nikon AF-S DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR II : Specifications and Opinions




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avatarjunior
sent on February 09, 2018

Pros: Superb quality / price ratio

Cons: Given the price I have not found it

Opinion: Hi! RnI do not use the DX format very much, but every time I used this lens I was positively impressed. Very. Maybe I'll have picked up the joker from the deck, but it has a stunning rendition, a stepper motor of very fast focusing that does not feel moving (do you make videos?), An excellent system of vibration reduction. Well, it's plastic, but it's sufficiently strong and light. With what it costs (it is less than 70 euros) did you want it in titanium alloy? Shameless! rnNikon now produces several lenses using plastic instead of metal and many sells them at high prices.rnIf you need a small classic zoom to take you always behind, buy this.rnSe instead you have a very different budget, buy both this zoom that of the focal fisse.rnPoi tell me what you have used more ...

avatarsenior
sent on February 08, 2018

Pros: Sufficient sharpness, stabilizer, light and economical

Cons: Plastic attack, construction

Opinion: Very honest lens if bought in kit or used by kit. New has an off-market price. It is light, sufficiently clear that it becomes excellent at F.8 / 11. The Vr is sufficient to compensate for the low light, typical of these optics. Clearly you can not compare to optics that cost three or four times as much, but you always bring home shots from sufficient to excellent. For me it is to have at least emergency.rnUmberto

avatarsenior
sent on October 21, 2017

Pros: Price, stabilizer, weight, size and sharpness in closed diaphragms

Cons: Plastic

Opinion: Newly purchased with a 4-year Italian warranty at a price comparable to many demands on the used (hence the sale of the lens faded on the market) I can only talk about it positively. The d5100 does not regret the mirrorless (retro retro monkey ). The best results are between 18 and 24mm, compared to the focal points that can be superimposed to my sigma 10-20 to f8, the results are comparable, compared to 35 in my possession does not hold the comparison. At f8 the differences are embarrassing. What surprises me positively and that the lens improves sharply by closing the diaphragm, I have tested and the yield increases clearly if closed at f13 but also at f16. Great stabilizer, it has allowed me impossible handshakes.rnIt's the cost I can not find satisfied

avatarjunior
sent on October 15, 2017

Pros: Weight, Dimensions, Stabilization, Price, Usage IR

Cons: Plasticous, Brightness, Sharpness

Opinion: Kit-based optics, certainly not excellent but not to be underestimated too much - can give you great satisfaction. For what it costs, the lens is definitely worth it, and because of its small size and light weight, it's easy to take on a vacation or a photo tour. Its too-worked lenses also allow the use of the same objective with machines that collect only infrared light, without annoying hotspots and flare clean.

avatarjunior
sent on October 04, 2017

Pros: Kit optics but do not underestimate it. Lightweight and crisp with 8 or more closed diaphragm.

Cons: Much plastic. Not particularly robust.

Opinion: It's the classic optical kit, lightweight, not robust but very honest. Traveling optician traveling "light". It's a little handy so do not let a leap of quality to explore other visions. However, he is very honest in carrying out his task. The resolution is not so bad even with magnifications of about 50 x 70 cm. As a first optician, deserves a 9 if we do not do too many "ping-pong flights".

avatarjunior
sent on September 09, 2017

Pros: Cluttered when closed, in relation to other lens lenses excels in sharpness. Light. Slightly reduced footprint when collapsed. Hinges for AF / MF and stabilizer.

Cons: TA sharpness, plastic, low resistance to infiltration, AC .... zoom kit.

Opinion: Zoom kits with little praise and some infamers. It is best to count the image quality. Produces cool images. But I was amazed at some portraits of clarity. It is an "all-round / nothing" holiday destination and nothing more. Good for on / off and af / mf stabilization rings. Generally it's plasticous and looks rather delicate. The dust comes in streams.

avatarjunior
sent on June 18, 2017

Pros: Stabilization, lightness, economical

Cons: Sometimes slow and inaccurate, low brightness, 18mm distortion.

Opinion: The goal is good to start photographing. A feature that helps to compensate for low light is the presence of stabilization (even 1/10 or even less). The focal lengths that cover the lens are great for you to figure out which type of photography you like the most. Given the price, the target is still valid and can provide interesting shots. 18mm distorts a bit and a good sharpness is only appreciable to a little more closed diaphragm. The manual focus is a bit inaccurate

user106261
avatarsenior
sent on May 04, 2017

Pros: Excellent sharpness above f / 11, stabilized, lightweight and compact.

Cons: Poor diaphragm sharpness too open and even 55mm, flare in ambush.

Opinion: It's a good goal to go (not by accident) and experiment, then in time to understand what kind of photo we like most. Open diaphragms (up to af / 5.6) are clear enough between f / 8 ef / 11, but still more closed diaphragms (eg af / 18) and in combination with the tripod I noticed with astonishment that it has Excellent sharpness (I would never have said). Particular attention must be paid to the flare because unfortunately it is also lurking with the hood. Lightweight and compact lends itself well to being taken while hiking in the mountains. 18 mm distorts a bit, but nothing that can not be easily resolved in post-production.

avatarsenior
sent on May 04, 2017

Pros: from 18 mm to 27 mm f 5.6 is very sharp, excellent handyman, good stabilization, economical: coupled with light bodies seems to have a compact.

Cons: Technically at 55 mm f 5.6-8 imatest da for Excellent Yet the color is less vivid than the 50 mm 1.8 G. Coupled with light bodies should be used in live view at times greater than 1/200. Update: At 55 F 5.6 My obviously suffers from back focus

Opinion: It is rightly a lens from kit, but you can really use at excellent levels of sharpness between 18 and 35 mm, exceeds the excellence by closing to F 5.6 -8: So you can experience the portrait, even at 24 mm (which corresponds to the 35mm in FF) that is of great fashion , with the limit of the diaphragm to F 4 but that allows you to shoot at 1/30 to 1000 ISO almost in the dark (1000 ISO are handled very well also by a d3200 in Dxophotolab). Very important: for sharpness at times greater than 1/200 you have to shoot in live view for the moved by Mirror. Another point in favor in addition to stabilization (you can take pictures at 1/10) There is the possibility of approaching about 20 cm becoming a semi-macro. In summary with a modest expense allows you to have a lot of fun. For review look at https://www.ephotozine.com/article/nikon-af-s-dx-nikkor-18-55mm-f-3-5-5-6g-vr-ii-lens-review-24155. Excellent travel optics. Personally I associate it often to the D800 with fixed and zoom 70-300 for the street. Often snubled, it is excellent in the street where the classic diaphragm is a 5.6-8. So before criticizing it you have to learn to exploit the characteristics that among other things also allow creative moving in safety at 1/10-1/30. Another thing to know is that with Dxophotolab you improve the SNR ratio of 4 DB Therefore the use of the aperture 3.5-5.6 at 1000-2000 ISO is now much more feasible even with non-modern bodies. So before you think about spending on other goals, learn how to use it well. To be associated, if necessary, for portraits at a 50 mm f 1.8 and a wide angle type Samyang 14 corresponding to a 21 mm in FF. Update: My specimen mounted on d3200 suffers strangely of backfocus. Fortunately, using it from 18 to 35 mm is not so dramatic.

avatarjunior
sent on June 22, 2016

Pros: Compactness, light weight, good optical quality in relation to price, stabilizer

Cons: Low light (since, I think, inevitable that), lack hood series

Opinion: An honest as kit lens, very practical due to the weight and very compact dimensions. The fact that it is collapsible is both a virtue and a flaw: valuable because it makes tiny transport, defect because you always remember to unlock it to take and this is often a troublesome passage. His work, however, it fulfills with commitment and diligence (as it was called at school), and is sufficiently clear even with 24 megapixel sensors and returning Also pleasing colors. Before or after a "bowler" D3300, creating a set that never lets walk. Highly recommended; thanks to the distortion control, offered by the latest cameras, is perfect from that point of view at all focal lengths.

avatarsenior
sent on June 20, 2016

Pros: Value for money, light weight, portability.

Cons: Nobody.

Opinion: I used this goal in different situations, at all focal lengths: I was always surprised by its sharpness. It does not distort. The AF is very effective. It has an excellent VR and a good diaphragm. It has a focal length suitable for various types of photography and is perfect especially for those who are at the beginning and wants to experience a bit in every kind of photo to understand what interests you most. Focusing is also very close to distance performance and provides good macro picture capabilities (in manual it's amazing!). It is very light and comfortable to carry. It also has a cost that for what it offers seems to me very moderate. I will never give up this goal. He is a great all-rounder, he really offers a lot.

user62994
avatarjunior
sent on May 02, 2016

Pros: Sharpness bad, good if you want to leave with one point of view, VR which helps view the opening

Cons: the unpleasant feeling of fragility ', but it' s just a feeling

Opinion: optical kit (do not say it in a derogatory sense) much more 'than honest ..... if they had sold to separate 300,00 euracci be here to sing its lodi..presa with my first digital or risk in a travel analog and above all for not having to leave with a suitcase of films underwent sand, salt and even a real bucket of water (fresh) boat (with the machine) ..... after nearly two years by flood works perfectly without being passed from a technical ... and 'true that not e'specifico for any kind, but because of this we can do almost everything ... I just can not speak ill of him ... indeed .... I think tenetevelo close and dear

avatarjunior
sent on May 02, 2016

Pros: Sharpness more than acceptable, the fact that it is collapsible, great stabilizer, minimum focusing distance, 18mm, price, diameter 52mm, in non-dramatic flare backlight

Cons: Distortion at 18mm, snubbed, plasticky, af ni but I've seen worse, a bit 'dark but from kits, infinity of maf ring not real !! ... Took a 29 € in kit, but that you mean.

Opinion: Paid € 29 difference on my new SLR, is a kit lens that basically does his duty and returns the usable photos and appreciable. I state that I am not an expert. Excellent as a "war" objective since lightweight, small, collapsible and, considering the price, "maltrattabile" :) A 18mm distorts, but it is easily removable in pp. Backlighting and flare I found them quite present but overall pleasant. Sharpness remarkable for this price (from the kit), it takes 2 or 3 of the diaphragm and step goes better yet, eg the use of a D5300. The fact that it is collapsible making it even more compact and transportable. In my opinion do not buy again because it is unnecessary to spend € 110, better to keep something aside and move on to the upper zoom - say, a 17-50, but I would not recommend. Blurred a bit 'hard, but who cares. Conclusion: In short, the 18-55mm can give us nice photos and worthy, sure is a plasticone ... but to prove, since no è as dramatic as many believe, a good battle objective.

avatarsenior
sent on March 03, 2016

Pros: And 'an excellent product as they say, compared to the cost paid in kit. Sharp enough to various apertures and good stabilization also operated in low-light situations.

Cons: Starting from f / 3.5 can not pretend that it is too bright, so needless to compare it to higher-level optics.

Opinion: A great goal in my opinion for the value for money. To be a target sold in kit, it has a quality of respect. The plasticosità often attributed is often seen even in a feature of the house Nikon construction of high-end objectives being. It 'a goal that would be absurd for the better, if you were to use it not only beginners. ;)

avatarjunior
sent on January 03, 2016

Pros: Price, versatility, size.

Cons: Dim

Opinion: Purchased in kit form with the 3200. A good all-rounder for beginners (like me). Great gym for indoor photo, street even some macro. After two years I sold it along with the 3200 to 7200 transition lenses and more interesting. Good if taken in kit and get started. Since its sodfisfazioni. Not alone I would purchase. There are more interesting products at similar costs.

avatarsenior
sent on January 02, 2016

Pros: Lightness, compactness, sharpness, AF discreet, excellent stabilization, is collapsible

Cons: Dark, delicate and plasticky

Opinion: Objective strongly underestimated: despite the price, the materials and the low light, has a good sharpness even at room temperature and if closed some stop is more than valid for different types of photography for which you do not need large openings. Lightweight and compact, it becomes even more transportable once "collapsed". The autofocus is not very fast, but good. I find it very efficace.rnTuttofare stabilization kits great to start, but also outputs read unpretentious. Good in the range of wide-angle focal. Unfortunately, the materials that make up make plasticky and delicato.rnNell'insieme proves to be a very objective and valid at all obvious. Price / attractive price.

avatarsenior
sent on December 22, 2015

Pros: price, compactness, AF, quality / price ratio

Cons: is an objective to be kit, with all the limits and the few advantages that this entails

Opinion: Bought together with the D7100 and paid € 94. I use it for a little over a month but I have already had occasion to test it under different conditions. Not very bright, but at this price you can not expect more. Excellent color rendering and sharpness acceptable. Contrary to the assertion by others, a problem of excessive and intrusive flare in backlit conditions not extreme. All in all, I recommend it to those who need to gain experience and does not want to spend too much.

avatarjunior
sent on December 08, 2015

Pros: Value for money, lightweight and compact

Cons: No one in proportion to how much it costs and what gives

Opinion: I think it's a great lens to start. Obviously it is not bright, obviously plasticky as construction. I do not think it makes sense to compare it with any lens that cost the double-up of its value. His work in my opinion it does very well. Worth all the money it costs and allows you to experience between 18 and 55. I think that is an excellent gym to work out what you look from photography and then directed then more expensive optics. I do not ever throw out of my kit. Not to mention that it is a lens to battle. The day for the mistake will ruin you do not have a heart attack for the money spent.

avatarjunior
sent on May 18, 2015

Pros: Compact and lightweight - very little distortion - unbeatable price

Cons: Not very bright - not fast AF

Opinion: Lens kit for excellence, but crucial for those who have no basics and want to start learning the basics of photography and your camera body. It 'a lens that for what it costs really can give pleasant surprises, very valid photo with good sharpness and color rendering. The brightness is not his forte, but before you take good pictures in low light conditions, better learn how to make them in broad daylight ... rnChi operating this objective knows not to have to deal with an optical pro and certainly not looking performance excelled, but rather light weight, ease, compactness: for this I found very interesting the possibility to close the lens by "collapsing" the cylinders and making it very compact when folded. RNLA general objective quality is more than satisfactory, especially considering that in the same end product other brands of lenses produce nothing short of embarrassing.

avatarjunior
sent on May 11, 2015

Pros: Lightness and ease of use

Cons: Paid 150 euro with the purchase of my SLR, although even today's price is still almost unchanged.

Opinion: It 'a plasticone, useful and handy in many occasions. Unfortunately at night or in low light, it forces him to do somersaults to get a good shot. Despite the presence of the stabilizer, with a long time it happened to me several times to meet blur. As sharpness is sufficient, I do not find exceptional as read in other posts. I made some macro (using the appropriate command on the ring) and the result was not bad, but even eccelso.rnMi sorry to note the difference observed with the purchase of fixed Nikon 35mm 1.8G, that despite the equal price (150 euro ) showed a sharper both diaphragms open and closed: I put in the box with the Nikon 18-55 and the new drive I discovered a new world and way of fotografare.rnLuca - Verona

avatarjunior
sent on February 27, 2015

Pros: Crisp, compact, fast af

Cons: dim

Opinion: premise importantissimarnè A GOAL FROM KIT LITTLE MORE THAN 100 EUROrnrnho got to use the long-18-55 vr first version, when I tried this (I bought a few small change to use on my d80 modified infrared) I must say I was amazed by the quality progress than the old versionernleggero and compact, is well suited to be carried everywhere! rnper what it costs is a good optical kit

avatarsenior
sent on January 30, 2015

Pros: clarity, lightness and collapsibility, color, contrast, absence of flare, radiating to f22, control distortions, stabilizer ... at a price practically given away, wow ...

Cons: ... Really, it is impossible to find fault with a lens like that! RnEDIT I've probably found one, quality control ... I happened to take another example and as for sharpness was slightly less powerful than the first.

Opinion: ... As agreed with Pinuccio67 !, I have it on D3300 and it never ceases to amaze me, and I say this from the owner of the D610 with 24-120 ... backlit nalla vignetting and distortion behaves even better. ..lente crazy, a value senseless. An abyss ahead 18-55 and 18-105 from the old kit I had in the past on the D90, the rest is a production in 2014, technology advances ... talented Nikon to have baked a small masterpiece accessible to all amateur photographers

avatarsenior
sent on January 26, 2015

Pros: excellent color - excellent sharpness - distortions absent

Cons: undeservedly snubbed by all

Opinion: It 'a lens that surprising; these are the words that come to say. Surprising in all, for clarity, for color, resistance to backlighting, no flare. I believe that the will and desire of the Nikon, has been to give a lens of high performance, within reach of everyone's pockets, no bleed your wallet. Certainly the plastic feel, but was minor; the end is the PHOTOS matters, and gives you some great pictures.

user50345
avatarjunior
sent on September 28, 2014

Pros: Bright enough, sharp enough, compact, good color rendering

Cons: remains in general a kit lens

Opinion: I state that obviously we're talking about a basic kit lens. But defends very well. Taken as a kit with the D5300 right away I felt comfortable with the nuts very nice to the touch, the building will also be economic, but the compactness that makes it a piece maneggevolissimo. The color rendition is very good as used on the 50 makes an excellent clarity even in close-ups. Excellent colors. Remains a lens handyman ..

avatarjunior
sent on July 28, 2014

Pros: Quite Bright, color rendition, sharpness

Cons: For many it is a problem, PLASTIC CONSTRUCTION, for me it is not!

Opinion: I'll be concise; compact, well solid, the rings are prefette, sharpness and beautiful colors, virtually no aberrations at all focal lengths; 55mm drop in performance slightly. The only flaw is that trascurabilissima, considering the price, it is the plastic construction. I know I'm picky and want things snapshots, but in my opinion the AF is slightly uncertain. Rated 9 -

avatarjunior
sent on June 29, 2014

Pros: economic, copatto, 18 does his work honestly

Cons: economic construction, compact, short-throw

Opinion: bought as a kit with the D3200, it is noted immediately for compactness. its retrattilità can come in handy (especially if you impute to turn much walking machine with a shoulder strap). although personally I have not found a feature rivoluzonaria.rnper with regard to yield, since it is "sold" as original equipment, in my opinion at 18mm onestissimamente does its job. I never noticed big flaws, even has a color rendering index of all respect. the maximum focal length instead, it shows all its limits. really miss a few inches more by not having to "pounce" on the scene and the yield to 55 is not great, in fact a lot of effort to make dettagli.rncome brightness I was quite amazed. Also in 3.5, in the evening you get things all in all discrete. yes, the 2.8 is another thing, but at 3.5 I know that we will have abiutare ... by the way, you can compensate with ISO in a more egregious that.





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