Nikon Nikkor AF-S DX 12-24 mm f/4G IF-ED review - Summary

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Nikon Nikkor AF-S DX 12-24 mm f/4G IF-ED

11 March 2011

Arkadiusz Olech

11. Summary

Pros:

solid workmanship,
even performance at all focal lengths giving good image quality in the frame centre and on its edges,
well-corrected chromatic aberration,
relatively low distortion for such wide angles of view,
excellent work against bright light,
very good autofocus work.

Cons:

sharpness of images near the maximum relative aperture should have been better,
high vignetting at all focal lengths,
visible coma.

Paradoxically, the results of this test are good news for the owners of Nikon reflex cameras. No, you don’t have to spend more than 1000 $ to buy a good quality ultra wide-angle lens. Less than 500 will suffice – for that sum you can buy either the Sigma 10-20 mm or the Tokina 12-24 mm and with these instruments you can get results at least as good as those of the more expensive Nikkor.

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What is the reason of such a weak performance of the tested lens? We can speculate that this is the cost of being a pioneer in any particular field. The competitors launched their models much later so they had more time to iron the winkles and prepare more complex constructions, observing the Nikon device. If you know the possibilities of such a serious rival, after all, you can adjust your product so it is more competitive on the market.

We, the consumers, should be pleased that we are given such a wide choice of good devices in this category.

Sample shots:


Camera: Nikon D200 Parameters: 24 mm, f/4.0, exp. 1/50 s, ISO 400 File: JPG, 3872x2592 pix, 3.4 MB	Camera: Nikon D200 Parameters: 12 mm, f/4.0, exp. 1/80 s, ISO 400 File: JPG, 3872x2592 pix, 3.8 MB	Camera: Nikon D200 Parameters: 12 mm, f/8.0, exp. 1/125 s, ISO 100 File: JPG, 3872x2592 pix, 5.2 MB

Camera:Nikon D200 Parameters: 24 mm, f/4.0, exp. 1/320 s, ISO 100 File: JPG, 3872x2592 pix, 3.4 MB	Camera: Nikon D200 Parameters: 12 mm, f/5.6, exp. 1/100 s, ISO 100 File: JPG, 3872x2592 pix, 4.9 MB	Camera: Nikon D200 Parameters: 18 mm, f/8.0, exp. 1/50 s, ISO 100 File: JPG, 3872x2592 pix, 4.1 MB