Used Nikon 1 Nikkor 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 PD-ZOOM VR Lens for Mirrorless Camera System Black

2018-05-10T20:00:00

Nikon says that this camera has a voice coil AF motor (VCM) that keeps camera pan-in and pan-out activity silent, however that does not seem to be true. the sound that the lens makes during zoom-in and zoom-out operations can be heard. the sound is not that annoying unless you are shooting videos. when i tested out the zoom lens for movie making, the sound that the lens makes during the zoom-in and zoom-out process more than doubles in amplitude during video playback. the sound may not be noticeable while taking pictures and movies but the noise of the zoom lens just ruins the the videos that you make because of the noise. i hope that nikon makes a fix for this.

swabik

Originally posted at

2017-11-28T13:22:32

I chose the Nikon 1 series cameras to provide a compact solution for those times when I either don't have the space for my full frame cameras, or so large a camera is just inappropriate. I chose this lens as it seemed to be well regarded and considered sharper than the less expensive versions of this lens. This was not my experience with the lens. I shot, along with a couple of other Nikon 1 series lenses and my compact camera, just for comparison. This lens was consistently soft and I was shooting with VR off and on a tripod. VR on yielded worse results, as clearly the VR used in this lens is a generation or three older than what Nikon is using in it's current FX lenses. Because the shots from this lens were consistently softer than those taken with the same camera, but with other Nikon 1 series lenses, I concluded this sample was problematic. I have since gone with the older version of this lens, and it is performing much better and will suffice for my intent for this camera.

Mark W.

2014-11-08T19:00:00

The Nikon 1 10-100mm zoom lens is optically superb and elevates the Nikon 1 system to new heights. The focal length of 27 to 270mm (35mm equivalent) is very versatile and the excellent Vibration Reduction (VR) feature produces images that rival DSLR results. The photo below was taken with a Nikon 1 V1 camera body at a shutter speed of 1/125 of a second (hand held), an aperture of f/5.3, a focal length of 77.49mm (35mm equivalent), an ISO of 200, Auto White Balance, and Matrix Metering.

Scripps23

Originally posted at

2014-06-15T20:00:00

I recently bought this lens when it went on sale at Henry's Cameras. I've used it for some client videos and it is a very capable video lens, especially if you use the zoom very slowly it almost creates the feeling of a dolly shot. I've also been using this lens for landscape photography since I can easily mount my 77mm polarizing filter on it with a step-up ring. Results have been excellent.

Grimbot

Originally posted at

2013-12-22T19:00:00

I personally love this lens! I can go out and not take the other nikkor 1 lenses as this lens is capable of everything they are so there is less bulk while traveling. This said it does take some getting used to, having such a huge lens (relative to the 10-30 kit lens) on such a small camera body, but once you get used to it it is amazing! the zoom is extremely smooth and practically silent, great for videos. the only issue I found was that when you are using the included petal hood and the standard flash you can get a shadow in the image as the flash is not quite tall enough to avoid the hood. but other than this small issue this is my new favourite lens for my J1!

CamGirl

Originally posted at

2013-06-13T20:00:00

I like it.. I just bought it and I love it. You should try it..

Chev

Originally posted at

2013-06-04T20:00:00

This zoom len is very handy for travel. Picture qualities are good. It can take very sharp video but it suffers from exposure problem. The auto exposures cause a lot blinking in the video. I hope Nikon will come up with a firmware fix soon. Check out this sample video to see the problem:

Dino

Originally posted at

2013-02-09T19:00:00

In my opinion, the 10-100 /4.5-5.6VR PD-Zoom lens is the best single technical achievement in Nikon 1 line of lenses and bodies. Probably it is the best 10x zoom on the market today and makes both kit lenses 10-30 and 30-110 obsolete.

NikPro

Originally posted at

2012-06-27T20:00:00

I find that this is a wonderful lens for movies. The zoom is extremely smooth and easy to operate. I think the size of it and the fact that the motorized zoom make it more difficult for single images. Because I don't do much vidio I personaly wish I had selected a different lens.

Wmac 3.

Originally posted at

2012-05-13T20:00:00

This lense is amazing. I am by no means an expert photographer but I can take photos that look like one took them. I hardly use the other two lenses. I highly recommend this lense. Just a tidbit I learned about from Fort Worth Camera. There is an adapter u can buy for this camera that allows u to use any Nikon lense. If u are in FW, I highly recommend this store. I bought my lense there. I could not find it where I lived. They are hard to find.

MadsCad

Originally posted at

2012-03-23T20:00:00

I have used this lens to make several videos. It works great on the V1, smooth zooming and extremely quiet. I would recommend this lens to anyone planning to use the V1 for video.

Ozarks

Originally posted at