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

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Chromatic aberrations, typically seen as blue or purple fringes along contrasty edges, were not really apparent in our test shots, only appearing in very high contrast areas. Vignetting Something else I have seen comments about online is that this lens suffers less from focus breathing than the 18-200mm VR. I'd say that's not the case, it seems to be pretty much the same. And why would it not be, it's a super zoom, the design constraints are largely the same as the 18-200mm VR. The 18-140mm is effectively a premium kit lens, offering an extended range (equivalent to 27-210mm) compared to the usual 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 VR (27-83mm equivalent). The test data shows that it's notably sharper, particularly in the 50mm region, but with that penalty of hugely increased distortion. Results on D7100 and D7000 compared The 18-140mm focal length range provides an angle of view of 76° to 11°30' on a DX-format APS-C camera, which is equivalent to a 27-210mm focal length in 35mm full-frame terms. VR (Vibration Reduction) minimizes camera shake by offering a shutter speed equivalent to 4.0 stops* faster

Zooming is not internal – as you can see, the front extends considerably upon zooming to 140mm. The ribbed zoom ring is sufficiently wide and neither too stiff nor too loose. If you plan to get lenses with 77mm threads (like an ultrawide zoom) you may want get a 67mm -> 77mm step-up ring, and treat this lens as a 77mm-threaded lens from now to eternity. This will save you a lot of aggravation, unless you really do build a system around 67mm filters.

Sharpness at 18mm is already outstanding in the centre of the frame at maximum aperture, and the clarity recorded towards the edges of the frame at this aperture is good. Stopping down improves sharpness towards the edges of the frame, falling just short of excellent levels at f/5.6. So is the Nikon 18-140mm VR a worthwhile upgrade from the Nikon 18-200mm VR? I’d unreservedly say yes. The 18-140mm VR is so much sharper that you could shoot at 140mm, crop to 200mm (which would halve your resolution from 24MP to 12MP on the D7100) and you'd still have way better image quality than the 18-200mm VR gives. The Nikkor Z 28mm has a minimum focusing distance of 20cm / 0.66 ft with a maximum magnification of 0.33x. The lens is very well made. Despite being "refurbished", lens appeared brand new. Took a day of use to free up the zoom and focus rings - feeling a little course at first, these are now fine. One thing I would have liked is a focus distance scale for manual focus and a wider focus ring.

The good news is that recent digital cameras like the D90, D3100, D3200, D5000, D5100, D5200, D7000, D7100, D4, D600, D800 and D800E can be set to correct the distortion automatically in-camera —so long as you have the latest camera firmware installed in your camera!

Nikon takes its classic DX-format superzoom DSLR lens and reinvents it for Z-mount mirrorless cameras

Of course diffraction always limits sharpness of all lenses at apertures smaller than about f/11. By f/22, all lenses are pretty soft. The size, weight and build of this lens are typical of 18-135mm optics that used to be bundled as part of a kit with Nikon DSLRs. It's reasonably lightweight at only 490g, thanks to the mostly plastic construction, although the lens mount is metal and the lens balances well on the Nikon D300 body used for testing. The plastics used are of high quality, creating a reasonably robust impression, reinforced by the rubber gasket, designed to prevent the ingress of dust and moisture via the lens mount, although the lens itself isn't weather sealed. You won't see any ghosts unless you go out of your way to shoot into the sun. This 18-140 lens does exactly what I want it to do: no flare or ghosts for most uses, unless I deliberately want it to flare. Based on CIPA Standard. This value is achieved when attached to a DX-format camera with the camera's VR function set to "NORMAL", and when zoom is set to the maximum telephoto position. The AF-S Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G E VR puts in a pretty impressive performance all round (here shown on the 16MP Nikon D7000). Sharpness is high, especially towards the wide end, although it drops a bit at telephoto.The lens isn't at all bad at maximum aperture,but as usualfor this kind of lens, the best results are generally obtained at F5.6 - F8.