Hello, everybody! You like gambling? I sure do, because I old lenses to repair them hoping to get a great deal after servicing them. I compared it to gambling because not everything ends up being successful, it’s usually the case that I lose a lot of money because things didn’t turn out the way that I’ve expected. Today in this article, I will show you such a case. I got it to work again after servicing it but I’m not satisfied with what I saw when I took sample my photos with it. It’s not a total disaster because I still find it useful so it’s not completely wasted. Please read the whole article very carefully so you will know where I screwed up.
Introduction:
The 1 Nikkor 10mm f/2.8 is the smallest lens in the Nikon 1 system. It’s sold from late 2011 and stayed in production for several years until the Nikon 1 system died. It’s a favorite of many people because of the compact and lite nature of it. It was sold together with other lenses as a kit to several Nikon 1 cameras, it even comes in weird colors like red and pink. For many people this is the first wide angle lens that they’ve ever owned because this lens and many of the cheaper Nikon 1 cameras were aimed at beginners. It has a field-of-view that is the equivalent of 27mm in full-frame so it’s the Nikon 1 system’s signature prime lens when it comes to wide angle lenses.
The body is mostly made from good quality plastic. What’s surprising is the bayonet mount appears to be a metal one, not plastic like most of the 1 Nikkors that I have worked with. It feels substantial so I have the impression that it is made of metal. The interface is quite simple, or should I say minimalistic because you don’t have anything to interface with, not even a little button, very much like the 1 Nikkor 18.5mm f/1.8.
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