276°
Posted 20 hours ago

Nikon AF-S DX 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Lens - Black

£299.5£599.00Clearance
ZTS2023's avatar
Shared by
ZTS2023
Joined in 2023
82
63

About this deal

Weighing in at just 315g / 11.2 oz, the plastic bodied Nikon Z DX 18-140mm F3.5-6.3 VR is incredibly light for an all-in-one zoom lens. These are shot hand-held as BASIC ★ JPGs; no tripods, NORMAL or FINE JPG or RAW files were used or needed. I have even bought a second, refurbished 18-140, so I can also carry one in my D610 bag to use with that camera in DX mode. It works well that way, and usually produces sharper images outdoors than the 24-85 on that camera. Of course, with the lower pixel count cropping of DX mode images is not as flexible. It does work very well, though, as all my DX lenses do on the D610 in DX mode.

Approximately 73 mm/2.9 in. maximum diameter x 90 mm/3.6 in. (distance from camera lens mount flange) If there's a weakness in the lens at all, it would be performance at 140mm, where image sharpness doesn't quite reach the level seen at other focal lengths. However you'd be hard-pressed to see the quality difference in practical use. If this 1,200×900 pixel crop is about 6" (15cm) wide on your screen, the complete image would print at 18×27" (46×768 cm) at this same magnification. For the money, I would recommend this lens (but don't buy the full-boxed retail version, buy the white box ex-kit or refurbished). Also buy the lens hood to provide a bit of protection.

Nikkor Z DX 18-140mm f/3.5-6.3 VR Features

By contrast, the new Z DX edition for APS-C format mirrorless cameras like the Z 50 and Z fc is more compact and weighs in at just 315g, compared with 490g for the older lens. It shares the same optical layout of 17 elements in 13 groups but doubles the aspherical and ED count to two of each. Slimmer and shorter, the Z edition has a 62mm rather than 67mm filter attachment thread and a plastic rather than metal mounting plate, with no weather-seal gasket. Nikon Z DX 18-140mm f/3.5-6.3 VR: Specifications The AF-S DX Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR comes without a lens hood as standard, but is compatible with the separately sold Nikon HB-32 petal shaped hood. If you're not getting ultra-sharp pictures with this, be sure not to shoot at f/11 or smaller where all lenses are softer due to diffraction, always shoot at ISO 100 or below because cameras become softer at ISO 200 and above, avoid shooting across long distances over land which can lead to atmospheric heat shimmer, be sure everything is in perfect focus, set your camera's sharpening as you want it (I set mine to the maximum) and be sure nothing is moving, either camera or subject. If you want to ensure a soft image with any lens, shoot at f/16 or smaller at ISO 1,600 or above at default sharpening in daylight of subjects at differing distances in the same image. The 18-140mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 provides very sharp results, at least as good as its recent contemporaries and better than previous designs in the same focal length range.

If this 1,200×900 pixel crop is about 3" (7.5cm) wide on your screen, the complete image would print at 9×13½" (23×34 cm) at this same magnification. Nikon's Vibration Reduction system promises to allow hand held shooting at shutter speeds slower than the usual rule of thumb for sharp hand-held photos might allow. With care, sharp hand held shots are possible at shutter speeds as low as 1/13sec around half the time, which is around four stops slower than would normally be possible. Everything works perfectly on every digital Nikon ever made, except that you're wasting most of your sensor with FX cameras.The front section of the lens is tight and has no play, while many more expensive zooms have front sections that wobble if you try to move them side to side. So there! Ignore the crazy rainbow dots at small apertures; these are sensor artifacts caused by taking a picture directly of the sun and exposing for the dark underside of a huge palm tree, and using that same palm tree to hide the sky to accentuate the stars. This lens has outstanding macro performance; it gets super-close and there is no need to fiddle with macro settings; it just focuses from infinity all the way up to super-close. I think it's true to say I've built up a shooting style with the 18-200mm VR that avoids the worst of its shortcomings. It'll be nice to know that I don't have to do that with the 18-140mm VR, I will be able to shoot wide open at 140mm and get a relatively shallow depth of field without completely trashing the image quality.

Asda Great Deal

Free UK shipping. 15 day free returns.
Community Updates
*So you can easily identify outgoing links on our site, we've marked them with an "*" symbol. Links on our site are monetised, but this never affects which deals get posted. Find more info in our FAQs and About Us page.
New Comment