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Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR

12 June 2025
Maciej Lata³³o

7. Coma, astigmatism and bokeh

The Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR corrects coma quite well. The thumbnails below feature just a slight increase of the diode dimensions as you move away from the frame centre. Even in the very corner of full frame coma doesn't reach medium dimensions and still can be considered low.

Center, 180 mm, f/5.6 Corner APS-C, 180 mm, f/5.6 Corner FF, 180 mm, f/5.6
Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, 400 mm, f/6.0 Corner APS-C, 400 mm, f/6.0 Corner FF, 400 mm, f/6.0
Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, 600 mm, f/6.3 Corner APS-C, 600 mm, f/6.3 Corner FF, 600 mm, f/6.3
Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh


Astigmatism, understood as an average difference between vertical and horizontal MTF50 function values, amounted to 5.4% and it is a value on the borderline between very low and low level. Here the Nikkor 180-600 mm should be only praised.


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Defocused circles of light look very well, especially if you take into account the fact that you deal here with a zoom lens which optical construction features an aspherical element. There is really nothing to criticize because light spread inside the circles is even, the intensity of the outer rim – negligible, and mechanical vignetting disappears completely already on stopping down the aperture by 1 EV.

Center, 600 mm, f/6.3 Corner APS-C/DX, 600 mm, f/6.3 Corner FF, 600 mm, f/6.3
Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, 600 mm, f/9.0 Corner APS-C/DX, 600 mm, f/9.0 Corner FF, 600 mm, f/9.0
Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, 600 mm, f/13.0 Corner APS-C/DX, 600 mm, f/13.0 Corner FF, 600 mm, f/13.0
Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 VR - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh