Has the AF-P 10-20mm VR been reviewed anywhere?

[EthanX]

Hi,

Anyone seen any reviews of this lens? Preferably with MTF?
Since it's out already I thought I'll be able to find some, but I'm still looking.

I'm really considering it but I'd like to see the numbers first...

 

[Cycletourer]

Is it safe to assume that the generously poster provided photos were shot in Raw?

Given that the lens appears to lean towards the amateur/ budget/ travel spectrum,

I'm curious as to how much the newly released distortion control firmware "cleans" things up for images taken in Jpg.

 

[Droster]

I'm still on the fence on whether this lens has acceptable image quality for non-critical travel and family snapshots. I was really hoping for something that performs close to the Nikon 10-24 but just with the slower aperture and cheaper build.

This is exactly how I'm treating this lens. The 10-20mm is my good enough, cheap enough, utility UWA just to unlock that focal range for my D500. I'm not expecting anything more from what I'm getting with this lens.

 

[stevesayskanpai]

I really want to see how the lens compares to my Tokina 11-20 2.8. I'll probably buy it tomorrow and shoot some test shots - if I do I'll make sure to post them here.

 

[Bunjo]

And to add on...

It's a cheap lens. As stated by many people already, this lens has got major issues with CA and it feels like Nikon has made a calculated tradeoff and gave us a balance of compromises. It being f4.5 at its widest also pushes your ISO up. Vignetting looks quite well controlled even wide open. It has it's flaws and as long as you know that going into this lens, then you should be set.

Handling wise, it's small, plasticky, and very light. Autofocus is dead silent and really fast.

Agreed. My most used lens is a Tamron SP 10-24 3.5 - 4.5 Di II. It suffers from many of the same limitations as the new Nikon offering - and was roughly comparable in price (i.e. comparatively inexpensive). I guess this is just a set of trade offs for any UWA lens.

The new Nikon has a reduced zoom range and a slightly higher aperture at the widest, but is considerably lighter, has VR, and apparently focuses faster.

For the type of photography I do the new Nikon may be a better option, even if there is little improvement in image quality.