Product Summary
- Model name: Nikon 1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8 Lens
- Focus Type: Autofocus / Manual
- Format : CX
- Mounts:1 Nikkor
- Purchase options: Amazon | Adorama | B&H
Overview
The 1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8 (Amazon | Adorama | B&H) is one of the latest in the Nikkor 1 series lenses made for the Nikon 1 series digital cameras. One of the fastest lenses in the Nikon’s stable, the 1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8 has a very fast aperture suitable for low light photography. It is also suitable for creating a soft out of focus background for your portraiture or close up photos. The 18.5mm converts to what is a 50mm on a 35mm format sensor and thus produces results which are exactly what the human eye sees in front of it. The 1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8 has a very close focusing distance of only 8.4”. As such this lens is also suitable for the purpose of close-up photography.
Nikkor’s AS (Aspherical) elements ensures that the lens has a suppressed spherical aberration and much better color contrast in the final images. The widest f/stop is f/1.8 and the lens can stop down to f/16 at the narrowest end. The 1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8 has a maximum angle of view of 46°40”. It has 8 lens elements and arranged in 6 groups. The lens diaphragm has 7 rounded blades contributing to the beautiful soft bokeh.
The 1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8 takes a filter of 40.5mm. The dimensions of the lens is 2.2×1.41 (diameter x length). The overall weight of the lens is 70 grams making it one of the lightest in the 1 Nikkor series. The lens ships with a LC-N40.5 front cap for the lens and a LF-N1000 rear lens cap.
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1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8 Specifications
| Focal length | 18.5 mm |
| Max aperture | f/1.8 |
| Min aperture | f/16 |
| Construction | 8 elements in 6 groups (including 1 aspherical lens element) |
| Angle of view | 46° 40′ |
| No. of diaphragm blades | 7 (rounded diaphragm opening) |
| Min focus distance | 0.2 m/0.7 ft from focal plane |
| Max reproduction ratio | Approx. 0.12x (approx. 0.32x with 35 mm format) |
| Wt | Approx. 70 g/2.5 oz |
| Diameter x length (distance from the camera’s lens-mount flange) | Approx. 56 x 36 mm |
| Accessories | 40.5 mm |
| LC-N40.5 40.5 mm Snap-On Front Lens Cap | |
| HB-N104 Bayonet Hood(optional) | |
| CL-N101 Lens Soft Case(optional) |
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Purchase options
1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8 vailable at Amazon | Adorama | B&H