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angle zoom lens from Nikon to have a
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Design & Build Quality
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mirrorless camera bodies. The outer
body is made from engineering plastic,
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good. I found no ‘play’ between the lens
and the body, while there has always
been some ‘play’ between the lens and
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Top-notch
Performance!
Nikkor Z 14-30 mm f/4 S `99,950
turns smoothly but not so smoothly
as to inadvertently change the
focus. You need to unlock the
lens before you can use it. To
do that, you turn the zoom ring
in clockwise direction towards
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the white dot aligns with the white
index mark. On the left of the lens
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made of metal, and there are 11 gold
plated contacts to pass information
to and fro from the lens to the body.
The lens is constructed with 14
elements in nine groups, which
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aspherical elements for superior
optical performance. Nano Crystal
Coating on certain elements improves
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ghosting under control. The front
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water droplets and makes it easier to
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deliver superior optical performance.
Ergonomics
The lens was easy to use, though, on
a personal level, I found it somewhat
annoying to turn the zoom ring off the
white dot before you could use it. If
you don’t, you get the message “Before
taking photos, rotate the zoom ring to
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it is possible to use a polariser or a split
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of a blue sky.
Performance
The lens is a cracker! It was reviewed
using a Nikon Z7 body.
Autofocus was quite fast, silent and
accurate in good light, but it did slow
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The lens was sharp throughout its
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and barrel distortions were very well
lens hood and is quite small in size.
It increases its physical length as it is
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but the front element does not rotate,
making it easy to use a polariser or a
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mm, and the lens is made in Thailand.
Key Features
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excellent contrast and sharpness
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broad zoom ring is rubberised and is
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and 14 mm — are clearly marked in
white, which makes it easy to read even
in poor light. The manual focus ring
✓ Lens
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Inside the Box
98 | Smart Photography | September 2019 http://www.smartphotography.in
LENS REVIEW