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Sample Shots
The following sample shots were taken with a Nikon V1 and converted from NEF to Jpeg via Capture One.
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Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/5.6 |
Exposure |
1/500s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/4.0 |
Exposure |
1/1000s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/5.6 |
Exposure |
1/500s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
200 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/2.5 |
Exposure |
1/500s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
200 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/2.8 |
Exposure |
1/4000s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/3.5 |
Exposure |
1/640s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/2.8 |
Exposure |
1/800s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/6.3 |
Exposure |
1/1000s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/2.8 |
Exposure |
1/2500s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/2.0 |
Exposure |
1/1600s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/1.8 |
Exposure |
1/2500s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/5.0 |
Exposure |
1/60s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/4.0 |
Exposure |
1/640s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/4.0 |
Exposure |
1/320s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/3.5 |
Exposure |
1/1600s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/4.5 |
Exposure |
1/400s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/5.0 |
Exposure |
1/800s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/2.8 |
Exposure |
1/2500s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/5.6 |
Exposure |
1/500s |
|
Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
|
Model |
NIKON 1 V1 |
ISO Speed |
100 |
Focal Length |
85.0mm |
Aperture: |
f/1.8 |
Exposure |
1/1600s |
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VerdictThe Nikon AF-S 85/1.8 struggles a bit at its largest aperture on the tiny CX sensor, but stopped down the results are very good to excellent.
As can be expected from a lens designed for a much larger sensor, distortion and vignetting are no issues at all. CAs are very low, too.
The build quality is on a high level and in line with other Nikon consumer prime offerings. Thanks to an AF-S drive, the lens focuses virtually silent and is fully compatible with the FT1-adapter (within the limits of the adapter itself, that is). AF speed is quite fast for a lens in this class.
The blur potential of the lens is of course somewhat reduced compared to cameras with larger sensors. Still, the bokeh quality is on a high level, the only real issue is the quite high amount of bokeh fringing.
For anyone who already owns the lens (and also a F-mount camera with larger sensor) it's certainly worth exploring the capabilities of the AF-S 85/1.8 on a CX camera.
For those who only own a CX camera, the lens may be a candidate to deliver images with narrow depth of field (narrower than with native lenses at least). Combined with the necessary FT-1 adapter, the setup becomes rather bulky and also somewhat expensive, though. In addition, the lens does not really perform too well at the largest aperture when mounted on a Nikon 1 camera. On the other hand: if narrow DOF is what you're after, choosing a Nikon 1 camera was not the best idea to start with anyway...
Mechanical Quality:
★★★★★
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