The Nikon 6. 7 1. Lens Review on the Nikon V1 Steve Huff Photo. Going Super Wide The Nikon 6. Lens Review on the Nikon V1. You can order the Nikon 6. Blackor Silver at B H Photo. Nikon Capture Nx2 Full Version' title='Nikon Capture Nx2 Full Version' />The Nikon 1 system has been gaining acceptance and steam lately ever since Nikon cleared out the old Nikon V1 bodies at a crazy 2. WITH a prime wide angle 2. The result of that fire sale is that many people have this little beauty now and the good news is that Nikon has released quite a few cool new lenses lately that are higher up in the quality chain than the 1st installments. Nikon V1, ISO 7. 20, 6. Sure, the old 1. 0mm 2. Kit Zoom are fantastic but the newer lenses like the 1. Nikon 1 owners to achieve a shallow depth of field effect in our photos. What does this offer Subject isolation The Nikon 1 system lacked these types of lenses for a while and now that they are here, many shooters are loving them. The 3. 2 1. 2 has sold out of black and silver for the last two shipments, and that is a 9. Nikon 1 haters said would never sell. I predicted it would, and it is. Because it is a jewel of a lens for the 1 system. Adsense Blog Sq Embed Image. The Nikon 6. 7 1. Nikon 1 is indeed a superb lens of image quality but keep in mind that due to the small 1 sensor, this focal length equivalent will be like an 1. That is the question, because if a 5. Luckily, this lens has been getting high scores among users who have bought it with some saying it is among the best wide angle lenses  they have usedFeatures. ISO 1006400 ISO 5025600 boost Nikon Expeed 3 image processor. Download Center. Download user manuals, get the latest versions of Nikon imaging software or update the firmware in your camera, Speedlight or accessories. A long and full assessment of the best lenses for Nikon digital bodies. The retrostyled Nikon DF is the smallest FXformat DSLR to date, but does it make sense in a digital world Read our full reviewThe Nikon V1 and 6. Zoom at 6. 7 1. 8mm. The lens is contrasty, has great color and is plenty sharp Taken through my window wide open you can see the bug splat on my window but the colors look gorgeous. Build and Feel and AF Speed. The build and feel of the Nikon 6. It is not as high quality as the 3. It feels more precise. It is smooth to zoom and feels great on the camera though it is on the light side and appears that it may be easily damaged. The finish is much like the finish on the Sony E Mount lenses. It comes in at only 4. The AF speed with this lens on my Nikon V1 is very fast, almost instantaneous. Never a focus problem with the Nikon 1 and usually with wide angle lenses, due to the large DOF, everything is normally in focus anyway. But the bottom line is that this lens has zero focus issues on the Nikon V1 and I assume it would be the same for the V2 or the J1 J3. So build is good, but not pro like build and the usability is fantastic. The hood is small and light and fits on the front easily. The AF is blazing fast as are most Nikon 1 lenses. The wood and lines in this image are correct, the real building was ready to collapse and was warped beyond belief. The Nikon 6. 7 1. Nikon V1. No Need for aperture Speed The Nikon 6. Lens is not a fast aperture lens but it doesnt need to be. The range is from f3. The lens also has built in VR Vibration Reduction to stop the shakes. Shooting wide, we rarely need the help of VR but if you are in low light this may come in handy. Wyzo Browser For Windows 7 more. The image below was shot at the widest setting of 6. ISO 8. 00 at 13. Not much noise for the V1, great color and as sharp as you can get for this sensor. The light was LOW here but you would never tell that from the photo. My eyes saw dark muddy dreary color, and very dim conditions. The camera recorded the scene nicely and very bright. Great colors as well. I processed the images you see in this review with Nikon Capture NX2 which I found gives me better color output than any Adobe product. EXIF is embedded in each image if you want to see the settings. This was shot at 6. ISO 8. 00 and 13. Shooting this lens on the V1 threw me for a loop a bit. When it arrived I was pleasantly surprised by the nice build and feel and as mentioned already, while not a solid pro build it is leagues better feeling and looking than the 1st zooms that Nikon offered for  the 1 system. It is smooth, silky, shiny and comes bundled with a hood and caps. For video, this lens rocks and almost provides a steady cam type of IS. When shooting images it is sometimes tricky because when shooting at the widest setting it is very hard  to make an interesting photo, especially if you have little experience with super wides like I do One thing that is easy for me to do is take a self portrait and doing so at arms length is a piece of cake with this lens ISO 4. Putting it to the test ROADTRIP My son and I recently hopped in my Mini Cooper Countryman and packed  two weeks worth of clothes and headed out from AZ to Illinois which is a long and tiring 1. We wanted to take some photos, visit with my Mom, and take a drive up into the mountains of Kentucky which we will be doing this week and I will add more photos to this review within a couple of days to visit more family. My son brought his Nikon V1 setup with his 1. I packed the V1, a Sony RX1. R and RX1. 00. II, leaving the Leica M 2. Crazy Ragdoll Games here. Why leave my Leica Well, the last two times I did this trip I brought the Leica M9 and this time I wanted something different. So far, 3 days in, I have shot the Nikon V1 7. The lenses I have are the 6. A complete setup and all I really need besides a long telephoto, which I rarely have a need for. In a MausoleumTomb with the 6. I found the 6. 7 1. I actually enjoyed using it just as much as I do the Voigtlander 1. Leica M. In fact, this lens gives nothing up in performance to that 6. Voigtlander prime and while this one does not give me a 1. FOV, it does offer me 1. So, is this lens worth a buy That depends. If you shoot Nikon 1 and love your Nikon 1 system AND you want something that will offer you a wider view than the 1. YES, most certainly As for me, after a week of using it I was unsure. After two weeks I was almost sold and after a few more days I was sold 1. It stays with me and in my Nikon 1 kit. A couple of full size files from RAWBelow are  two full size files from RAW. I believe the best test of a lens is by taking real world photos, which is what we all do when we buy a lens anywayWe do not shoot resolution charts or oddball things, we shoot life, things we see, things we come across. Family, friends and the world around us. If a camera does that well then it is good to go Click on the two images below to see them full size. The 1st one was B W from Capture NX2. Is this a perfect wide angle lens NO, the lens is not perfect and not many lenses are and if you shoot it and open RAW files you will see distortion in the lens, and in many cases it is quite severe if you are up super close shooting straight lines. Remember, this is in reality a 6. There is barrel distortion up close but all is fixable with a click of the button in Nikon NX2. You can also fix the distortion in Lightroom very easily. Once corrected you will get crisp colorful high contrast files that are typical Nikon 1 in appearance and pretty sharp across the frame. Again, you will not see the soft corners normally associated with wide angle zooms. See how the cage bowls out This is an uncorrected file and you can see that because I was up very close to the cage it made the distortion very obvious. But this is easily correctable with one click. UNCORRECTED Some distortion in the barsCORRECTED One click. As long as you do not expect Leica 4. For the 1 system, this is a welcome addition for all of you who love shooting wide and soaking in as much as you can into the frame. Just be careful of getting super close with straight lines at the widest setting of 6. My son shoots a Nikon V1, and he loves the 6.