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Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S

23 May 2024
Maciej Latałło

7. Coma, astigmatism and bokeh

The photos below show very clearly that the Nikkor Z 4.5/400 doesn't have any problems with coma correction. Images of a diode, even if we put it in the corner of full frame, aren't deformed almost at all even at the maximum relative aperture. Once again the lens should be assessed very highly.

Center, f/4.5 Corner APS-C, f/4.5 Corner FF, f/4.5
Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, f/6.3 Corner APS-C, f/6.3 Corner FF, f/6.3
Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh


Astigmatism, understood as an average difference between horizontal and vertical MTF50 function values, amounted to 14.3%. It's a value that you can call medium but it does approach high levels. After attaching the teleconverter astigmatism decreases slightly, amounting to 11.2%.


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When it comes to out-of-focus areas everything looks just fine. The appearance of defocused circles is very nice, without any heterogeneities or any accented brighter rim. As if it wasn't enough, also mechanical vignetting is kept firlmy in check, being visible only at the maximum relative aperture. A round of applause!

Center, f/4.5 Corner APS-C, f/4.5 Corner FF, f/4.5
Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, f/6.3 Corner APS-C, f/6.3 Corner FF, f/6.3
Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, f/9.0 Corner APS-C, f/9.0 Corner FF, f/9.0
Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 400 mm f/4.5 VR S - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh