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Nikon AF-S 18-70mm f3.5-4.5G ED DX

Test Results - continued

All crops below are sections of the test images at full size - 100%

Nikon 18_70_DSC9167 50 4_504 Nikon 18_70_DSC9168 50 4_5 corner03

center               50mm f 4.5            corner

Nikon 18_70_DSC9169 50 5_6 ctr04
Nikon 18_70_DSC9171 50 5_6 corner03

center               50mm f 5.6            corner

Nikon 18_70 _DSC5590 70 4_5 corner
Nikon 18_70 _DSC5589 70 4_5 ctr

center               70mm f 4.5            corner

Nikon 18_70_DSC5592 70 5_6 corner02
Nikon 18_70_DSC5591 70 5_6 ctr02

center               70mm f 5.6            corner

Conclusion

This lens impresses as soon as you pick it up. It’s well made, covers just about all you need in one go and performs well. It does have faults - distortion is noticeable at most focal lengths and there is some colored fringing in the corners. However it does have AF-S - Nikon’s silent high speed focusing - and comes complete with a good lens hood - hooray! It has a metal mount, takes 67mm filters, weighs 400g and doesn’t rotate while focusing or zooming.

Designed for digital

Highly recommended

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