Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-06-07)

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19mmf/4E EDPC £3300 Super-wideangletilt-and-shiftlensforarchitectureandlandscapephotography • • 25 n/a 89 124 885
20mmf/1.8G EDAF-S £679 A fastFX-formatprimelensthat’scompactandlightweight • • 20 77 82.5 80.5 335
20mmf/2.8D AF £584 CompactwideanglelenswithNikon’sClose-RangeCorrectionsystem • • 25 62 69 42.5 270
24mmf/2.8D AF £427 CompactwidelenswithClose-RangeCorrectionsystem • • 30 52 64.5 46 270
24mmf/1.4G EDAF-S £1990 5 H Nothingshortof stunning.Asidefromits highprice,thereis verylittleto dislikeaboutthisoptic • • 25 77 83 88.5 620
24mmf/1.8G EDAF-S £629 FastFX-formatlensthataimsto appealto landscape,interior,architectureandstreetphotographers • 23 72 77.5 83 355
24mmf/3.5D EDPC-E £1774 PerspectiveControllenswithNanoCrystalCoatingandelectroniccontroloveraperture • • 21 77 82.5 108 730
24-70mmf/2.8G EDAF-S £1565 5 H An excellentsetof MTFcurvesthatshowoutstandingconsistency,easilyjustifying the price of this lens • • 38 77 83 133 900
24-70mmf/2.8E EDVR £1849 5 H Nikon’slatestpro-specstandardzoomlookslikeits bestlensyet • • • 38 82 88 154.5 1070
24-85mmf/3.5-4.5G EDVR £520 5 H FX-formatstandardzoomwithAutoTripoddetectionandVR • • 38 72 78 82 465
24-120mmf/4G EDAF-SVR £1072 5 H Constantmaximumapertureof f/4andtheadditionof VRmakesthisa superblens • • • 45 77 84 103 710
28mmf/1.4E EDAF-S £2080 Boastsa dustanddripresistantbuildforreliableshootingin challengingweatherconditions • • 28 77 83 100.5 645
28mmf/1.8G EDAF-S £619 5 H If youcravea wideapertureandprefera singlefocallengththenthisNikonprimedelivers • • 25 67 73 80 330
28mmf/2.8D AF £282 Compactwideanglelenswitha minimumfocusingdistanceof 25cm • • 25 52 65 44.5 205
28-300mmf/3.5-5.6G EDAF-S VR £889 4.5H Technicaltestingshowsthiszoomto be,as Nikonclaims,the‘idealwalkaboutlens’ • • • 50 77 83 114 800
35mmf/1.8G AF-SDX £208 5 H DesignedforDX-formatDSLRs,a greatstandardprimelens • 30 52 70 52.5 200
35mmf/1.8G EDAF-S £479 FastFX-formatprimelenswithbrightf/1.8aperture.Versatileandlightweight • • 25 58 72 71.5 305
35mmf/2D AF £324 3 H At wide-aperturesettingsthisopticachievesrespectableresolution,whichdecreases with aperture • • 25 52 64.5 43.5 205
35mmf/1.4G EDAF-S £1735 5 H A NanoCrystal-coatedlensdesignedfortheFX range • • 30 67 83 89.5 600
40mmf/2.8G AF-SDXMicro £250 5 H A budget-pricedmacrolensthatdeliversthegoodson multiplefronts • 20 52 68.5 64.5 235
45mmPC-Ef/2.8D EDMicro £1393 PerspectiveControl(PC-E)standardlensusedin specialisedfieldssuchas studioandarchitecture • • 25 77 82.5 112 740
50mmf/1.4D AF £292 5 H Entry-levelprimeputsin a fineperformancewhileofferingbackwardscompatibilitywithAI cameras • • 45 52 64.5 42.5 230
50mmf/1.4G AF-S £376 5 H InternalfocusingandsuperiorAF drivemakesthisa goodalternativeto theD-series50mm f/1.4 • • • 45 58 73.5 54 280
50mmf/1.8D AF £135 Compact,lightweight,affordableprime,willstopdownto f/22 • • 45 52 63 39 160
50mmf/1.8G AF-S £200 5 H A cut-pricestandardlensforFX shootersor a shorttelephotoon DX-formatDSLRs • • 45 58 72 52.5 185
55-200mmf/4-5.6G VRAF-SDX £314 3.5H DesignedforDX-formatcameras,withVibrationReductionandSWMtechnology • • 110 52 73 99.5 335
55-200mmf/4-5.6G VRII AF-SDX £251 Offersa versatilefocalrangeandan ultra-compactdesign,perfectforsmaller DX-format DSLRs • • 110 52 70.5 83 300
55-300mmf/4.5-5.6G VR AF-S DX £378 3 H Offersa widetelephotocoverage,butbetteroptionsavailable • • 140 58 76.5 123 530
58mmf/1.4G AF-S £1599 4 H FX-formatfull-framepremiumprimelenswithlargef/1.4aperture • • 58 72 85 70 385
60mmf/2.8D AFMicro £405 5 H Nikon’smostcompactMicrolens,withCloseRangeCorrection(CRC)system • • 22 62 70 74.5 440
60mmf/2.8G EDAF-SMicro £500 Microlenswith1:1reproductionratio,as wellas a SilentWaveMotorandSuperEDglass • • 18 62 73 89 425
70-200mmf/2.8G EDVRII AF-S £2085 5 H Verylittleto faulthere,withstunningimagequalityandconsistentresultsat differentfocallengths • • • 140 77 87 209 1540
70-200mmf/2.8E FLEDVRAF-S £2650 Latestupdateto Nikon’sproworkhorsefasttelephotozoombringselectronicaperturecontrol • • • 110 77 88.5 202.5 1430
70-200mmf/4G EDVR £1180 5 H Latest70-200mmoffersthird-generationVRandweightsavingsoverits moreexpensivef/2.8 cousin • • • 1000 67 78 178.5 850
70-300mmf/4.5-5.6G EDAF-SVR £556 4 H Feature-packedoptic,witha VRII system,9-bladeddiaphragm,SWMandEDglass • • • 1500 67 80 143.5 745
70-300mmf/4.5-5.6E EDVRAF-P £750 Nikon’sfirstfull-framelensto featurea steppermotorforautofocus • • • 1200 67 80.5 146 680
70-300mmf/4.5-6.3G AF-PDX £300 BudgettelephotozoomwithsteppermotorforAF andspace-savingcollapsibledesign • 110 58 72 125 400
70-300mmf/4.5-6.3G VRAF-PDX £350 Addsextremelyusefulopticalstabilisationto Nikon’sbudgetcompacttelephoto • • 110 58 72 125 415
80-400mmf/4.5-5.6G EDVRAF-S £1899 5 H Successorto the80-400mmf/4.5-5.6DEDVR,focusingis excellentat trackingfast-moving subjects • • • 175 77 95.5 203 1570
85mmf/3.5G EDAF-SDX VR £522 DX-formatMicrolenswitha 1:1reproductionratio,VRII systemandEDglass • • 28 52 73 98.5 355
85mmf/1.4G AF-S £1532 5 H Fastmid-telelenswithan internalfocusingsystemandroundeddiaphragm • • 85 77 86.5 84 595
85mmf/1.8G AF-S £470 5 H Rear-focusingsystemanddistancewindowin thismediumtelephotolens • • 80 67 80 73 350
85mmf/2.8DPC-EMicro £1299 PerspectiveControl(PC-E)telephoto,designedto be idealforportraitsandproductphotography • • 39 77 83.5 107 635
105mmf/1.4E EDAF-S £2049 A 105mmFX-formatprimelenswithbrightf/1.4aperture,idealforportraiture • • 100 82 94.5 106 985
105mmf/2.8G AF-SVRII Micro £782 4.5H A verysharplens,withswiftandquietfocusingandconsistentMFTresults • • • 31 62 83 116 720
105mmf/2D AFDC £980 A portraitlenswithdefocuscontrol • • 90 72 79 111 640
135mmf/2D AFDC £1232 Defocus-ImageControlanda roundeddiaphragmin thistelephotooptic • • 110 72 79 120 815
180mmf/2.8D ED-IFAF £782 Usefultelephotolengthandinternalfocusingtechnology,togetherwithEDglass • • 150 72 78.5 144 760
200mmf/4D ED-IFAFMicro £1429 1:1reproductionrangein thisMicrolens,witha Close-RangeCorrectionsystem • • 50 62 76 104.5 1190
200-500mmf/5.6E EDVRAF-S £1179 A super-telephotozoomlenscompatiblewithNikonFX-formatDSLRcameras • • • 220 95 108 267.5 2300
300mmf/4E PFEDVRAF-S £1230 5 H Light, compact AF-S full-frame telephoto lens with ED glass elements • • • 140 77 89 147.5 755
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12mmf/2.8ZeroD £899 Ultra-wideanglelensforfull-frameDSLRsthatexhibitsminimaldistortion • • • • • 18 77 74.8 82.8 609
24mmF142xMacroProbe £1599 Uniquespecialistmacrolenswithsubmersiblefrontbarrelandbuilt-inLEDlights • • • 47 n/a 38 408 474
25mmf/2.8UltraMacro2.5x - 5x £399 Unusuallensdesignedsolelyforultra-close-upshooting,withmagnificationfrom2.5xto 5x • • • • 17.3 n/a 65 82 400
15mmf/41:1Macro £449 4 H Wideanglelens,with1:1Macroavailablein Canon,Nikon,Pentax,SonyE andSonyA • • • • • 12 77 83.8 64.7 410
60mmf/2.82XUltraMacro £319 3.5H With2:1Macro,an all-in-oneoptionfornormalportraitphotographyas wellas ultra-macro • • • • • 18.5 62 95 70 503
100mmf/2.82:1UltraMacro APO £469 Full-framemacrolenswithtwice-life-sizemagnificationandapochromaticdesign • • • • 24.7 67 125 72 638
105mm f/2 (T3.2) STF £649 4 H Designed for full-frame DSLRS, and features an apodization element that renders lovely bokeh • • • • • 90 67 98.9 76 745
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