Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 Review

November 9, 2011 | Zoltan Arva-Toth | Rating star Rating star Rating star Rating star

Sharpness Cont... 2

Sharpness at 20mm

The sharpness tests for this review were carried out with the Nikon 1 Nikkor 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens attached to a Nikon 1 V1 camera body, which in turn was mounted on a sturdy tripod. The self-timer was activated to avoid any blurring from depressing the shutter release. Tonal and colour variances across the crops are due to changes in natural light during the session. The 100% crops represent about 1/250th of the total frame area.

The full frame at 20mmThe full frame at 20mm

At the 20mm setting, sharpness peaks at f/5.6, with f/4.8 and f/8 also being entirely usable.

Aperture Centre Crop Edge Crop
f/4.8
f/5.6
f/8
f/11
f/16