NAME |
Performance WIDE (wide open) |
Performance WIDE (stopped down) |
Performance LONG (wide open) |
Performance LONG (stopped down) |
Distortions WIDE |
Distortions LONG |
Vignetting WIDE |
Vignetting LONG |
Color Balance |
Flare |
Optical Verdict |
AF Speed |
Build Quality |
Number of Inputs |
|
Nikkor AF-I 400mm f/2.8 IF-ED |
superb (*****) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
neutral |
no flare (*****) |
5 |
extremely fast (*****) |
superb (*****) |
5 |
|
Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4 IF-ED |
superb (*****) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
neutral |
no flare (*****) |
5 |
extremely fast (*****) |
superb (*****) |
8 |
|
Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.4 (APS-C DSLR) |
very good (****+) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.84 |
slow (**) |
very good (****) |
5 |
|
Nikkor AI-S 105mm f/2.5 |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****+) |
4.82 |
|
superb (*****) |
22 |
|
Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.4 |
very good (****+) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.77 |
Ok (***-) |
very good (****+) |
44 |
|
Nikkor AF 105mm f/2.8 Micro |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.75 |
very slow (*) |
very good (****) |
61 |
|
Nikkor AI-S 105mm f/1.8 |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****+) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.74 |
|
superb (*****) |
15 |
|
Nikkor AF 300mm f/4 IF-ED |
very good (****) |
very good (****+) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.73 |
very slow (*) |
very good (****+) |
42 |
|
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/2.8 IF-ED |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.73 |
extremely fast (*****) |
superb (*****) |
20 |
|
Nikkor AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8 ED (APS-C DSLR) |
superb (*****) |
superb (*****) |
superb (*****) |
superb (*****) |
little distortions (****-) |
little distortions (****) |
no vignetting (*****) |
no vignetting (*****) |
neutral |
no flare (*****) |
4.72 |
fast (****) |
very good (****+) |
9 |
|
Nikkor AF 105mm DC f/2 |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.71 |
slow (**) |
superb (*****) |
20 |
|
Nikkor AF 180mm ED f/2.8 |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.66 |
slow (**) |
very good (****+) |
71 |
|
Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.8 |
very good (****-) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****-) |
4.65 |
slow (**) |
good (***+) |
104 |
|
Nikkor AI-S 55mm f/2.8 Micro |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.64 |
|
very good (****) |
29 |
|
Nikkor AF 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6 ED Micro |
very good (****) |
very good (****+) |
very good (****) |
very good (****+) |
little distortions (****+) |
no distortions (*****) |
no vignetting (*****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****+) |
neutral |
little flare (****-) |
4.63 |
very slow (*) |
very good (****) |
19 |
|
Nikkor AF 200mm f/4 ED Micro |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
little distortions (****) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****+) |
4.62 |
very slow (*) |
very good (****) |
11 |
|
Nikkor AF 60mm f/2.8 Micro |
very good (****-) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.62 |
very slow (*) |
very good (****) |
60 |
|
Nikkor AF 60mm f/2.8 Micro (APS-C DSLR) |
very good (****-) |
very good (****+) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****-) |
4.56 |
very slow (*) |
very good (****) |
5 |
|
Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.8 (APS-C DSLR) |
good (***) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****-) |
4.51 |
very slow (*) |
very good (****-) |
6 |
|
Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 G ED VR (APS-C DSLR) |
very good (****+) |
superb (*****) |
very good (****+) |
superb (*****) |
little distortions (****+) |
no distortions (*****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
no vignetting (*****) |
neutral |
quite heavy (**) |
4.48 |
extremely fast (*****) |
superb (*****) |
9 |
|
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED (Push) |
very good (****) |
very good (****+) |
very good (****) |
very good (****+) |
little distortions (****) |
little distortions (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.45 |
very slow (*) |
very good (****+) |
62 |
|
Nikkor AI-S 105mm f/2.8 Micro |
good (***+) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.45 |
|
very good (****+) |
8 |
|
Nikkor AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8 ED |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
significant (***) |
little distortions (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
no vignetting (*****) |
neutral |
little flare (****-) |
4.44 |
extremely fast (*****) |
superb (*****) |
69 |
|
Nikkor AF-S 80-200mm f/2.8 ED |
very good (****) |
very good (****+) |
very good (****) |
very good (****+) |
little distortions (****) |
little distortions (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.43 |
fast (****) |
superb (*****) |
81 |
|
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 IF-ED (APS-C DSLR) |
superb (*****) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
warm |
little flare (****) |
4.42 |
fast (****-) |
very good (****+) |
5 |
|
Nikkor AF 35mm f/2 |
good (***) |
very good (****+) |
|
|
little distortions (****+) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****+) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.37 |
slow (**) |
good (***) |
54 |
|
Nikkor AI-S 28mm f/2.8 |
very good (****-) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
little distortions (****) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****) |
4.37 |
very slow (*) |
superb (*****) |
42 |
|
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 IF-ED |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
warm |
little flare (****) |
4.34 |
fast (****+) |
very good (****) |
18 |
|
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED |
very good (****-) |
very good (****+) |
good (***+) |
very good (****) |
little distortions (****+) |
little distortions (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****+) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
neutral |
little flare (****-) |
4.33 |
slow (**) |
very good (****+) |
124 |
|
Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8 ED |
very good (****) |
very good (****+) |
very good (****) |
very good (****+) |
little distortions (****) |
little distortions (****+) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****+) |
no vignetting (*****) |
slightly warm |
little flare (****) |
4.33 |
extremely fast (*****) |
superb (*****) |
60 |
|
Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 G ED VR |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
little distortions (****+) |
little distortions (****+) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
slightly warm |
some flare (***) |
4.33 |
fast (****+) |
superb (*****) |
21 |
|
Nikkor AI-S 200mm f/4 ED Micro |
good (***+) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
no vignetting (*****) |
|
slightly warm |
little flare (****+) |
4.32 |
|
superb (*****) |
10 |
|
Nikkor AF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 G IF-ED DX |
very good (****) |
very good (****) |
very good (****) |
very good (****+) |
significant (***+) |
little distortions (****-) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
no vignetting (*****) |
neutral |
some flare (***) |
4.31 |
extremely fast (*****) |
superb (*****) |
18 |
|
Nikkor AF 20-35mm f/2.8 |
very good (****-) |
superb (*****) |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
significant (***) |
little distortions (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
neutral |
some flare (***+) |
4.29 |
Ok (***) |
very good (****+) |
46 |
|
Nikkor AF 24mm f/2.8 |
good (***+) |
very good (****+) |
|
|
little distortions (****) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
|
neutral |
some flare (***+) |
4.29 |
slow (**+) |
very good (****-) |
88 |
|
Nikkor AF 35-70mm f/2.8 |
very good (****-) |
very good (****+) |
very good (****-) |
very good (****+) |
little distortions (****-) |
little distortions (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****+) |
neutral |
some flare (***) |
4.29 |
slow (**-) |
very good (****) |
93 |
|
Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8 |
good (***) |
very good (****+) |
|
|
little distortions (****+) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****+) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****-) |
4.28 |
slow (**) |
not so good (**+) |
159 |
|
Nikkor AI-S 50mm f/1.4 |
good (***) |
very good (****+) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
|
neutral |
some flare (***+) |
4.26 |
|
very good (****) |
45 |
|
Nikkor AF 14mm f/2.8 ED D |
very good (****-) |
very good (****) |
|
|
significant (***+) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
|
neutral |
some flare (***-) |
4.21 |
fast (****) |
superb (*****) |
8 |
|
Nikkor AI-S 50-300mm f/4.5 ED |
very good (****) |
very good (****) |
very good (****) |
very good (****) |
little distortions (****+) |
little distortions (****+) |
no vignetting (*****) |
no vignetting (*****) |
slightly warm |
no flare (*****) |
4.21 |
|
superb (*****) |
5 |
|
Nikkor AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 D ED VR |
good (***+) |
very good (****) |
good (***) |
very good (****) |
little distortions (****) |
no distortions (*****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
no vignetting (*****) |
neutral |
little flare (****-) |
4.2 |
very slow (*) |
very good (****) |
28 |
|
Nikkor AF 35-70mm f/2.8 (APS-C DSLR) |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
very good (****) |
superb (*****) |
no distortions (*****) |
no distortions (*****) |
no vignetting (*****) |
no vignetting (*****) |
slightly warm |
quite heavy (**-) |
4.16 |
slow (**-) |
very good (****+) |
7 |
|
Nikkor AI-S 24mm f/2 |
good (***) |
very good (****+) |
|
|
significant (***+) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****-) |
|
neutral |
some flare (***+) |
4.15 |
|
superb (*****) |
23 |
|
Nikkor AI-S 300mm f/4.5 IF-ED |
good (***+) |
very good (****) |
|
|
little distortions (****+) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
|
neutral |
some flare (***+) |
4.12 |
|
superb (*****) |
11 |
|
Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.4 |
good (***) |
very good (****) |
|
|
little distortions (****) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
|
neutral |
little flare (****-) |
4.11 |
slow (**+) |
good (***) |
68 |
|
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED TC-14A |
very good (****-) |
very good (****) |
very good (****) |
very good (****+) |
little distortions (****+) |
little distortions (****+) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****+) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****+) |
warm |
little flare (****) |
4.03 |
slow (**) |
very good (****+) |
6 |
|
Nikkor AF 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye |
good (***+) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
critical (*) |
|
significant (w/o) (***+) |
|
neutral |
some flare (***+) |
3.91 |
slow (**+) |
very good (****-) |
7 |
|
Nikkor AF 28mm f/1.4 Aspherical |
good (***+) |
very good (****+) |
|
|
little distortions (****+) |
|
critical (*) |
|
neutral |
some flare (***+) |
3.9 |
very slow (*) |
superb (*****) |
20 |
|
Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4 |
good (***) |
very good (****) |
good (***) |
very good (****) |
little distortions (****) |
little distortions (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****+) |
neutral |
quite heavy (**) |
3.9 |
very slow (*) |
good (***-) |
10 |
|
Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8 (APS-C DSLR) |
Ok (**) |
superb (*****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
|
slightly warm |
some flare (***) |
3.86 |
slow (**+) |
not so good (**-) |
21 |
|
Nikkor AF 20mm f/2.8 |
good (***) |
very good (****+) |
|
|
significant (***-) |
|
significant (w/o) (***+) |
|
neutral |
some flare (***) |
3.85 |
slow (**+) |
good (***+) |
81 |
|
Nikkor AI-S 135mm f/2.8 |
good (***) |
very good (****+) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
|
slightly cool |
some flare (***) |
3.85 |
|
very good (****-) |
6 |
|
Nikkor AI-S 18mm f/3.5 |
good (***) |
very good (****+) |
|
|
little distortions (****) |
|
critical (*) |
|
neutral |
quite heavy (**+) |
3.8 |
|
superb (*****) |
5 |
|
Nikkor AF 135mm DC f/2 |
good (***) |
very good (****) |
|
|
no distortions (*****) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****+) |
|
slightly warm |
some flare (***+) |
3.79 |
slow (**) |
superb (*****) |
6 |
|
Nikkor AF 28mm f/2.8 |
good (***-) |
very good (****) |
|
|
significant (***) |
|
little vignetting (w/o) (****-) |
|
neutral |
some flare (***) |
3.61 |
slow (**) |
good (***-) |
31 |
|
Nikkor AF 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED |
good (***-) |
very good (****-) |
good (***) |
very good (****) |
critical (*) |
significant (***) |
significant (w/o) (***) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
neutral |
some flare (***-) |
3.56 |
slow (**) |
good (***-) |
44 |
|
Nikkor AI-S 20mm f/2.8 |
good (***-) |
very good (****+) |
|
|
significant (***-) |
|
significant (w/o) (***-) |
|
neutral |
some flare (***) |
3.54 |
|
very good (****+) |
32 |
|
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED TC-201 |
good (***) |
good (***) |
good (***) |
good (***+) |
little distortions (****) |
little distortions (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
slightly warm |
some flare (***) |
3.43 |
very slow (*) |
very good (****-) |
11 |
|
Nikkor AF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D |
good (***-) |
good (***+) |
good (***-) |
good (***+) |
significant (***) |
little distortions (****) |
significant (w/o) (***) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
neutral |
some flare (***-) |
3.42 |
slow (**-) |
good (***) |
135 |
|
Nikkor AF 24-85mm f/2.8-4 |
poor (*) |
good (***) |
Ok (**) |
good (***) |
heavy distortions (**-) |
significant (***) |
significant (w/o) (***-) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
slightly warm |
quite heavy (**+) |
2.52 |
slow (**-) |
good (***-) |
46 |
|
Nikkor AI-S 15mm f/3.5 |
Ok (**) |
very good (****-) |
|
|
significant (***) |
|
critical (*) |
|
slightly warm |
heavy flare (*) |
2.46 |
|
superb (*****) |
11 |
|
Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR |
poor (*) |
Ok (**+) |
poor (*) |
Ok (**+) |
heavy distortions (**-) |
significant (***) |
significant (w/o) (***) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****-) |
neutral |
quite heavy (**+) |
2.4 |
fast (****) |
good (***) |
25 |
|
Nikkor AF-S 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 ED G (APS-C DSLR) |
poor (*) |
good (***) |
Ok (**-) |
good (***) |
critical (*) |
critical (*) |
heavy (**) |
significant (w/o) (***) |
neutral |
quite heavy (**+) |
2.38 |
fast (****) |
bad (*) |
8 |
|
Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR (APS-C DSLR) |
poor (*) |
Ok (**) |
Ok (**-) |
Ok (**+) |
significant (***) |
significant (***+) |
significant (w/o) (***+) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****) |
neutral |
some flare (***-) |
2.37 |
fast (****) |
good (***) |
20 |
|
Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 G |
poor (*) |
Ok (**) |
poor (*) |
poor (*) |
significant (***+) |
significant (***) |
significant (w/o) (***) |
significant (w/o) (***) |
neutral |
quite heavy (**-) |
1.94 |
very slow (*) |
bad (*) |
22 |
|
Nikkor AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 |
poor (*) |
Ok (**) |
poor (*) |
Ok (**-) |
heavy distortions (**-) |
significant (***) |
heavy (**+) |
significant (w/o) (***+) |
neutral |
heavy flare (*) |
1.77 |
very slow (*) |
bad (*) |
65 |
|
Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 G (APS-C DSLR) |
poor (*) |
Ok (**-) |
poor (*) |
poor (*) |
significant (***) |
significant (***+) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****-) |
little vignetting (w/o) (****-) |
slightly cool |
heavy flare (*) |
1.36 |
very slow (*) |
bad (*) |
10 |
|
Nikkor AF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IF |
poor (*) |
poor (*) |
poor (*) |
poor (*) |
critical (*) |
heavy distortions (**-) |
heavy (**) |
significant (w/o) (***-) |
neutral |
heavy flare (*) |
1.03 |
very slow (*) |
not so good (**-) |
38 |
|
Nikkor AF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IF (APS-C DSLR) |
poor (*) |
poor (*) |
poor (*) |
poor (*) |
critical (*) |
critical (*) |
critical (*) |
critical (*) |
neutral |
heavy flare (*) |
0.7 |
very slow (*) |
not so good (**-) |
5 |
|
Nikkor AF 28-100mm f/3.5-5.6 G |
poor (*) |
poor (*) |
poor (*) |
poor (*) |
heavy distortions (**) |
heavy distortions (**) |
significant (w/o) (***-) |
significant (w/o) (***) |
warm |
heavy flare (*) |
0.6 |
very slow (*) |
bad (*) |
8 |
|
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