The following sample shots were taken with a Nikon V1 and converted from NEF to Jpeg via RAW Developer.
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Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
30.0mm
Aperture:
f/5.6
Exposure
1/125s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
30.0mm
Aperture:
f/6.3
Exposure
1/125s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
16.3mm
Aperture:
f/5.6
Exposure
1/250s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
24.4mm
Aperture:
f/5.6
Exposure
1/320s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
30.0mm
Aperture:
f/5.6
Exposure
1/125s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
21.9mm
Aperture:
f/5.6
Exposure
1/640s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
18.9mm
Aperture:
f/4.8
Exposure
1/1000s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
14.5mm
Aperture:
f/4.0
Exposure
1/1000s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
10.0mm
Aperture:
f/5.6
Exposure
1/320s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
23.6mm
Aperture:
f/5.0
Exposure
1/500s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
18.9mm
Aperture:
f/4.8
Exposure
1/1250s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
30.0mm
Aperture:
f/5.6
Exposure
1/400s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
19.6mm
Aperture:
f/5.6
Exposure
1/640s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
10.7mm
Aperture:
f/5.0
Exposure
1/30s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
19.6mm
Aperture:
f/4.8
Exposure
1/60s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
30.0mm
Aperture:
f/5.6
Exposure
1/160s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
12.7mm
Aperture:
f/3.8
Exposure
1/200s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
30.0mm
Aperture:
f/5.6
Exposure
1/60s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
10.0mm
Aperture:
f/5.0
Exposure
1/80s
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON 1 V1
ISO Speed
100
Focal Length
23.6mm
Aperture:
f/5.0
Exposure
1/500s
Verdict
The 1 Nikkor VR 10-30mm delivers very good to excellent sharpness across most of the zoom range. Distortion is very visible at the wide end of the zoom range, but no issue at all for longer focal lengths. Vignetting is well controlled, except for the largest aperture setting at 10mm. However, the camera firmware already takes care of this issue when shooting JPGs.
CAs are a bit on the high side, but easy to remove in post processing (if not already removed by the camera's automatic correction). One property not formally tested but visible in some of the sample images is the bokeh quality, which isn't exactly smooth. However, that's typical for many standard zoom lenses and due to the small sensor size of the Nikon 1 system the depth of field potential is very limited anyway.
The build quality is on a high level for a consumer zoom lens. AF action is virtually silent and very fast. The only real issue we had with the lens was its sometimes disappointing VR behavior as it is mentioned on the first page of the review.
So, in summary, the lens shows no serious weaknesses and delivers solid performance at an affordable price.
