Decent kit lens with slight weaknesses

The 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm lens 1: 3.5-5.6 is offered in most cases, bundled with a Nikon 1 V1 or J1. It covers due to the crop factor of the cameras from a focal length range equivalent to 27-81 mm on a film camera. Thus one has a useful wide angle, normal and telephoto lens in a lightweight. For most applications, such as city walk, holidays or family celebrations should be enough the. It comes with the lens, including front and back cover. A sun visor (HB-N101) and the appropriate storage bag (CL-N101) can be purchased as an accessory.

Processing
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The bayonet is made of metal, while the lens body is made of plastic. Nevertheless, the lens makes a high impression, it is stable and nothing wobbles or rattles.

Use
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The lens is only about 4 cm long and weighs 115 g. Thus, it contributes not too thick, and fits with a Nikon 1 camera well in slightly larger pockets. It has no focus ring, manual can be focused only on the Multifunktionswählrad on the back of the camera. The zoom ring is thus the only on the lens. Embedded in it is a button that you have to push to release the lens. If one turns then the zoom ring, the lens extends to twice the length. The camera will switch on automatically and is immediately ready for use. With frequent use, it happened to me several times that the lock seemed to hook. If I had not pressed the button inadvertently correctly, or whether the mechanism is unfavorable constructed, I can not say for sure.
The built-in Vibration Reduction (VR) does its job well and allows up to four stops slower shutter speeds (eg 1/8 instead of 1/125), and significantly quieter filming from the hand. He can of course only compensate its own shake, movement of people or objects before the camera blur at slow shutter speeds to anyway. This circumstance can however also be used for creative effects like blurred lights of passing cars.

Image Quality
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The most important point is the Bildqulität most likely. At 10 mm focal length and maximum aperture f / 3.5 the edges of the image are very mushy and seem almost blurred. By stopping the image impression significantly improved. The other focal lengths, the edge blur turns out considerably smaller and does not interfere. Overall, the lens reaches its highest sharpness at f / 5.6, so it at the telephoto end (30mm) already achieved his best performance at maximum aperture and worsened by stopping only. On photos you assume virtually no vignetting (vignetting).

Conclusion
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If you want to buy just one lens for his Nikon 1, the 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm 1: 3.5-5.6 a very good choice. Small, lightweight, relatively inexpensive, yet versatile enough, it is suitable for the majority of all the usual photos. That you have to accept slight sacrificing image quality, in view of these aspects is quite alright.

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