Nikkor Z MC 105 mm f/2,8 VR S

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Essai du Nikkor Z MC 105 mm f/2,8 VR S sur Nikon ℤ7 par Arkadiusz Olech (traduit par Maciej Latałło) pour LensTip.com :

Nikon Nikkor Z MC 105 mm f/2.8 VR S review - LensTip.com

Points forts :

• construction mécanique très solide, close (mise au point interne) et protégée contre les intempéries
• excellente résolution au centre
• très bonne résolution sur les bords du format APS-C/DX
• bonne résolution sur les bords du format 24x36
• aberration chromatique longitudinale pratiquement nulle
• aberration chromatique latérale légère
• pas de problème d'aberration sphérique
• distorsion légère
• coma modérée
• faible astigmatisme
• très belles zones floues
• vignetage négligeable sur capteur APS-C/DX
• stabilisation d'image efficace
• autofocus silencieux et précis.

Points faibles :

• vignetage important sur capteur 24x36 au voisinage de la pleine ouverture
• les performances en contre-jour auraient dû être meilleures
• focus breathing monstrueux.

After comparing the list of pros and cons of the tested Nikkor Z MC 105 mm f/2.8 VR S you have to admit you deal here with a very well-put-together instrument. If you additionally analyse the list of cons you find out these problems are stemming from conscious decisions of the constructors. They had to optimize the lens for macro photography so these flaws in main usages of the tested lens become not especially important.

At the same time you have to emphasize the fact that Nikon took proper care not only of excellent image quality in the frame centre but also decided to optimize image on the edge of full frame in an efficient way. Few rival lenses can boast of such a performance.

The Nikkor Z MC 105 mm f/2.8 VR S is not a cheap lens, as currently it costs about $850. Still, you have to remember that the cheaper models produced by Tamron and Laowa are devoid of optical stabilization and they correct edges of the frame in an inferior way. What's interesting, for a quite similar amount of money you can buy the Sigma, also without optical image stabilization, and the price of the Sony model exceeds $1500 so is really over the top. Taking it all into account the sum of money you have to pay for the tested Nikkor doesn't sound especially outlandish and it might encourage the purchase.