Introduction
Note!: This is not a review of the new 14-24mm Nikkor, it's just some sample pictures. A full review will come at a later point. The camera used was the Nikon D200. I wish that the sample images was shot with the D3, but as the D3 is still in a pre-production status this was not possible. I did test the lens on the D3 and it's simply amazing, this lens is wide! The lens is virtually free of distortions. On the D200 with the 1.5x crop the lens is 21-36mm, still wide, but compared to the D3 with it's FX(full frame) sensor it's just sad. Unfortunately I had to set the ISO to 800, to be able to test the lens through all the f-stops.
Specifications
Lens Construction: 14 elements in 11 groups (2 ED elements, 3 aspherical lenses and one Nano Crystal Coat)
Picture Angle: 114° - 84° (90° - 61° with DX-format camera)
Minimum focus distance: 0.28 m/0.9 ft. (with focal length 18-24 mm)
Filter Size: none
Lens Hood: Built-in
Included accessories: Semi-soft Case CL-M3
Size: Approx. 98 x 131.5 mm/3.9 x 5.2 in.
Weight: Approx. 1,000 g/35.3 oz.
Diaphragm: 9 with rounded blades
Manufacturers web site: http://www.nikon.com/
Sample Pictures
*Update October 8, 2007
After quite a few e-mails I realised that I did not mention the camera settings:
Also note that these shots are handheld, so the slower shots might have some shake in them.
Color mode: II
Tone comp: Normal
Hue Adj: 0
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Normal
Long exposure NR: off
High ISO NR: normal
Camera: Nikon D200, ISO 800
Pictures converted to .Jpg in Nikon View 6.2.7
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