I have a D5600 and this is my base lens that is on my camera in the bag. I only switch to my 12-24mm or 80-400mm for specific needs, but roughly 75% of my photos are taken with the 18-140mm. Charles is not lying... the sharpness and detail from this "kit" lens is amazing!!
I just got a Nikon 18-140mm for my trip to Maui a couple weeks ago and I could not be happier! You are so right, this is a great all around travel lens. I seriously used it 99% of the trip and most of the shots I wanted. I switched to the 70-300 to shoot surfers from the shore line. If anyone is on the fence about this lens, jump! Its well worth it
Another superb video on the power of the humble Nikon 18-140 lens. These tips are really helping a lot, many thanks Charles. Keep publishing more amazing photos and tips on this lens and the 50mm 1.8 plus tricks for D7000 if you can. Wish you a great 2022
Hey Charles nice photos I do like the one of the old bridge shows history . Yes the 18-140mm works quite well for me also. Keep up the good work and Tks. fr Canada . Storm clouds are so cool to photograph to
Thank you Bill, I like visiting this area as it has so much history, and I can tell you I was so happy to have captured the image featured in the thumbnail, as I'd wanted a photo like this for so long.
Just found your channel recently and your very practical and honest overviews got me subscribed. This 18-140mm DX lens I already searched and gotten for a real bargain. I just ordered it. Can't wait to use it on both my D7200 and Z5.
Thanks for the video of the 18-140mm DX lens, which I got with my Nikon D7200 a few years ago! I love the quality of this lens especially for outdoor shots in Aperture Priority mode ...
Excellent shots, especially the “Hero”, nice presentation and explanations. I’m in the U. S., bought this Nikon Z DX lens through B&H Photo in January 2022, for my Nikon Mirrorless Z Mount cameras. The cost here is $596., essentially $600. - same price (New) everywhere. Its been this price since the Z mount lens was first released in the U. S. In Nov. 2021. I don’t feel the cost should lessen it’s appeal. The focal length range is perfect in most situations, has excellent optics, really fast and accurate AF, and super stable VR, virtually no chromatic aberration - very well made. Cheers, Catherine O
Hello Charles, I'd like to say that your videos are brilliant and I love that they are realistic for a lot of people. I myself like many others, don't have a pro photographers budget, so videos like this with cheaper lenses are so helpful. I use a D7100 and have been using an 18-55 and a 55-200 (older versions) and thanks to your videos I've made the choice to choose this 18-140 and the AF-P 70-300 too. Really looking forward to using them when they arrive. I'll using tips and techniques that you have shared from some of yur other videos too. Thank you & keep up the great work.
Thank you so much for your reply. I totally understand having a tight budget for photography and this is why I make videos like this one to show people that even a kit lens can give you great photos if you understand there limitations.
Thank you so much, after seeing your video i bought 18 to 140mm for my D5600, i am realy happy to have this lens, also learn that f8 is good for this lens, most for your image is taken from f8.
have just ordered this lens used from MPB here in the UK am REALLY looking forward to getting out and getting to grips with it, Thanks for your review Charles
@@CharlesNPhotography 18 140 arrived this morning here have just given it a VERY QUICK trial run WOW, SO glad I bought it Whatma lens for the money. ONLY £154.00 used Looking forward to getting so much out of this gem of a lens
I’ll be taking this lens along with others, from the States, to Europe with an extended stay in the UK…including 4 days in Scotland, with a day in Glencoe. It will be riding my wife’s D3500, as I don’t want to be lugging my D7500 around, that weighs basically double. I’m already going to be lugging several lenses, a tripod, laptop, Sony AX33 for video (I debated on leaving the camcorder and going with the D7500, but the stabilization in the ax33 blows the 7500 by a massive margin, with smoother, zooms, and dead quiet focusing. so I’m willing to deal with the combined weight of the camcorder, and D3500), and accompanying cords, cables, filters, and backup batteries in my backpack. I’m already dealing with enough weight, so I am trying to lighten what I can.
I have D 5200 with 18-55 kit lens, do you think I should buy new camera or this lens. I mainly use camera for family trips and sometimes mountains hikes.
Nice photos charles i use the sigma 18-250 lens on my d7500 it works well as an ever day lens have you ever used the 18-300 dx lens thank you from the uk.
Thanks for sharing, No, I haven't. But I've got a friend who has the Nikon 18-300mm and we're suppose to catch up soon, so that I can test it out and review t.
Yes, definitely. Even though the 18-140 is still a kit lens it's still much better than the 18-105, as it's a newer lens. I've owned both of these lenses and found the 18-140 much better.
@@CharlesNPhotography Thanks for the quick reply. I used to have the 18-105mm on the D3300 and was very happy with it. After a few years break, I'm starting photography again. You convinced me to buy the 18-140mm. Greetings from Germany.
I'm going to a honeymoon trip and I wanted to upgrade my old D300 to something newer (and a bit lighter :D ) with a versatile all in one lense in reasonable price. I going to get D7200 with 18-140VR lenses :) I found one with 19k shutter count for about 550 eur
Not yet! I am trying to get a loan of this lens to test it out though. But have heard great things about it. I use to own the Nikon 16-85mm version at it was a landscape lens
Don't have the 18 to 140 mm. I do have the 18 to 105 mm. Got it with my D90 and kept it with my D7100. It is now my go-to lens with my D500. The 18-105 sells for around $ 130 on eBay and the 18-140 runs about $ 220. Excellent lens at a bargain prices.
Yes, I had the 18-105mm for quite a while and I liked it a lot. I think both lenses are very similar in build quality, just that the 18-140 has 35mm more reach.
@@CharlesNPhotography Thinking to upgrade my D 3300 to D 7500..I looked at the reviews of Nikon Z 50 mirrorless... My heart still says DSLR is best... D 7500 is a good pick Sir?
Hey guys i have a question,in the video i heard that a full frame 18mm lens is 27mm if you equip it on a dx body but if you have an 18mm dx lens then it is 18mm not 27mm.Is that correct?? Because all this time i knew that for example an 18mm on a dx lens will always be 27mm even if its a dx lens.Thank you!
Okay, to start with a 18mm lens will always show 18mm in the exif data of your photo whether it's a full-frame lens or a DX lens. But the field of view if you put a 18mm FF lens on a dx body with give you a 1.5x magnification, so the field of view will be 27mm, but the exif data will still show 18mm. I hope this makes sense.
@@CharlesNPhotography Hey Charles thank you very much for your quick response.I understand that an 18mm full frame lens will be 27mm my question is if an 18mm dx lens will be 27mm as well.
@@vaggelispetsopoulos2397 The focal length of both lenses is the same, therefore, when mounted on a camera with a dx sensor, they will both have the same crop factor (i.e. 18mm will give an equivalent field of view of 27mm for both lenses). The difference between the two lenses is that the fx lens' projected image circle will fill a fx sensor, while the dx lens will only project an image circle to sharply fill a dx sensor. If you put a fx lens on a dx sensor, no problem. However, if you put a dx lens on a fx sensor, you may get some severe vignetting. Also, the f-stop equivalents have to be taken into account. A maximum aperture of f3.5, because of the crop, actually produces a depth of field equivalent to f5.4 on a dx sensor compared to a fx sensor.
Hi sir! I'm from Thailand. It's a decent lens, I've been using 18-140 with my D5500 for 7 years, and Now I just had 55-300mm, I would like to ask you if should I keep 18-140 or get a new AF-P 18-55 instead and sell 18-140? what is your opinion? also, I tend to sell 55-300 and get 70-300 due to the slow focus on 55-300. Thank you in advance. :)
Excellent content. Should we go for a second hand kit lens or a box pack Nikkor 18-140 f/3.5-5.6 DX VR? Will it make a difference? Also, will it produce same result if I mount it on a D90 instead of D500 and shoot in RAW format in both? As always, thanks a ton for such a nice curated and inspiring video. Keep the good works coming...Charles👍
I always prefer to buy a lens new, as you never know what it's been used for in the past, but if you can test the lens before you buy then that;s ok. The photo will look the same from a D90 or D500, just that the D500 will give you more dynamic range than the D90
I have a D5600 coupled to this lens and I think the image quality is superb. So for about $1000 USD (camera + body) you can have an excellent image capturing setup. The zoom range is nothing out of the ordinary these days but totally adequate for most situations. My camera body has lens distortion correction in it and the lens is high quality so they both work together, really well. I also have a Hoya UV&IR Cut filter to give my images just that little extra clarity and visual umpf! I know “pixel peepers” will whinge and bitch but for most of us … just perfect. The Alabamie Kid
Anything looks good on a d500 tho 😆 i can tell anyshot from a d500. Im getting a d7500 this weekend, I'm tossing Up between a 18-55 or the 18-140. This video is swinging me towards the 140. Good video
I have a D5600 and this is my base lens that is on my camera in the bag. I only switch to my 12-24mm or 80-400mm for specific needs, but roughly 75% of my photos are taken with the 18-140mm. Charles is not lying... the sharpness and detail from this "kit" lens is amazing!!
Glad it's working out well for you! 👍
I just got a Nikon 18-140mm for my trip to Maui a couple weeks ago and I could not be happier! You are so right, this is a great all around travel lens. I seriously used it 99% of the trip and most of the shots I wanted. I switched to the 70-300 to shoot surfers from the shore line. If anyone is on the fence about this lens, jump! Its well worth it
Agree with you 100%, it's a great lens
Very insightful video and I love your presentation skills. Greetings from Germany
Thank you very much! and appreciate it that you let me know that you liked this video🙏
Another set of gorgeous images. The one of the trees in front of the clouds and mist 7:23 looks almost 3D.
Thank you so much 🙏
Another superb video on the power of the humble Nikon 18-140 lens. These tips are really helping a lot, many thanks Charles.
Keep publishing more amazing photos and tips on this lens and the 50mm 1.8 plus tricks for D7000 if you can.
Wish you a great 2022
My pleasure!
Thank you for the great efforts and the amazing experience and tips you are sharing with us, following each video of yours,👍👍👍
Regards from UAE
So nice of you to support my channel, thank you so much
This was the video that convinced me into buying this lens...Thanks a lot!!
Glad I could help! and thanks for letting me know. You won't be disappointed in this lens
Excellent photos , great info Charles appreciate it.
Thank you so much Johnny, much appreciated
Excellent captures! Love my 18-140mm on my D500!!!
Same here!
Thanks for very informative video. Also those images were wonderful especially loved that tree one. Keep the good work going, best wishes👍
So nice of you
Hey Charles nice photos I do like the one of the old bridge shows history . Yes the 18-140mm works quite well for me also. Keep up the good work and Tks. fr Canada . Storm clouds are so cool to photograph to
Thank you Bill, I like visiting this area as it has so much history, and I can tell you I was so happy to have captured the image featured in the thumbnail, as I'd wanted a photo like this for so long.
Thanks for sharing. Examples are great for educational purposes. Really appreciated your efforts. Looking forward to seeing more from you.
Glad it was helpful! and I'll continue to bring more content that are helpful and educational for photographers
This and your other on the 18-140 was so incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!!
Glad it helped!🙏
Just found your channel recently and your very practical and honest overviews got me subscribed. This 18-140mm DX lens I already searched and gotten for a real bargain. I just ordered it. Can't wait to use it on both my D7200 and Z5.
Thanks for the sub! and thank you for your kind words, they are very much appreciated 🙏
Thanks for the video of the 18-140mm DX lens, which I got with my Nikon D7200 a few years ago!
I love the quality of this lens especially for outdoor shots in Aperture Priority mode
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Good choice! and thanks for sharing your experience with this lens
Excellent shots, especially the “Hero”, nice presentation and explanations. I’m in the U. S., bought this Nikon Z DX lens through B&H Photo in January 2022, for my Nikon Mirrorless Z Mount cameras. The cost here is $596., essentially $600. - same price (New) everywhere. Its been this price since the Z mount lens was first released in the U. S. In Nov. 2021. I don’t feel the cost should lessen it’s appeal. The focal length range is perfect in most situations, has excellent optics, really fast and accurate AF, and super stable VR, virtually no chromatic aberration - very well made. Cheers, Catherine O
Thank you so much for your feedback, and like you if/when I go to Mirrorless, this is one lens I will be buying.
Hello Charles, I'd like to say that your videos are brilliant and I love that they are realistic for a lot of people. I myself like many others, don't have a pro photographers budget, so videos like this with cheaper lenses are so helpful. I use a D7100 and have been using an 18-55 and a 55-200 (older versions) and thanks to your videos I've made the choice to choose this 18-140 and the AF-P 70-300 too. Really looking forward to using them when they arrive. I'll using tips and techniques that you have shared from some of yur other videos too.
Thank you & keep up the great work.
Thank you so much for your reply. I totally understand having a tight budget for photography and this is why I make videos like this one to show people that even a kit lens can give you great photos if you understand there limitations.
Thanks a lot for such a detailed video
My pleasure, glad it was helpfull 🙏
Thank you so much, after seeing your video i bought 18 to 140mm for my D5600, i am realy happy to have this lens, also learn that f8 is good for this lens, most for your image is taken from f8.
Great to hear that and I'm sure that you'll get great photos with this lens. Yes I've found that most of the time f8 for this lens is a good point.😉
@@CharlesNPhotography Thank you, Expecting to learn more from you
have just ordered this lens used from MPB here in the UK am REALLY looking forward to getting out and getting to grips with it, Thanks for your review Charles
Good choice!
@@CharlesNPhotography 18 140 arrived this morning here have just given it a VERY QUICK trial run WOW, SO glad I bought it Whatma lens for the money. ONLY £154.00 used Looking forward to getting so much out of this gem of a lens
That lens was my first lens and i loved it , it was my goto lens all the time .
It's a great lens
Awesome video and commentary 👌
Glad you enjoyed!, and thank you from commenting.
I'm using 18-105mm vr on my aps-c, its a great all rounder lense except for low light. But zoom in 140 trully amazing.
Thanks for sharing
I have Nikon D3500 .. can it compabilty with 18-140mm lens.
Yes, the Nikon 18-140mm is fully compatible with the D3500, and would make a great every day lens.
I’ll be taking this lens along with others, from the States, to Europe with an extended stay in the UK…including 4 days in Scotland, with a day in Glencoe. It will be riding my wife’s D3500, as I don’t want to be lugging my D7500 around, that weighs basically double. I’m already going to be lugging several lenses, a tripod, laptop, Sony AX33 for video (I debated on leaving the camcorder and going with the D7500, but the stabilization in the ax33 blows the 7500 by a massive margin, with smoother, zooms, and dead quiet focusing. so I’m willing to deal with the combined weight of the camcorder, and D3500), and accompanying cords, cables, filters, and backup batteries in my backpack.
I’m already dealing with enough weight, so I am trying to lighten what I can.
Sounds like a great trip, have a fantastic time!
Great video. I just decided to upgrade my 18-55mm. I think 18-140mm is a good option. Thank you for the recommendation.
Glad I could help!
Valuable information thanks
You're welcome and thanks for commenting
I have Nikon 18- 140 mm VR DX lense. Whether it will be worthy to exchange it for purchass of 18- 300 Nikon VR lense.?
The Nikon 18-140mm is a very good lens, but if you want more reach then get the 18-300mm
good clear video.
Glad you think so!
I have D 5200 with 18-55 kit lens, do you think I should buy new camera or this lens. I mainly use camera for family trips and sometimes mountains hikes.
It's a great lens when you don't want to change lenses on trips and I find it ideal for family vacations.
Nice photos charles i use the sigma 18-250 lens on my d7500 it works well as an ever day lens have you ever used the 18-300 dx lens thank you from the uk.
Thanks for sharing, No, I haven't. But I've got a friend who has the Nikon 18-300mm and we're suppose to catch up soon, so that I can test it out and review t.
Would you say that it is better than the 18-105mm nikon lens?
Yes, definitely. Even though the 18-140 is still a kit lens it's still much better than the 18-105, as it's a newer lens. I've owned both of these lenses and found the 18-140 much better.
@@CharlesNPhotography Thanks for the quick reply. I used to have the 18-105mm on the D3300 and was very happy with it. After a few years break, I'm starting photography again. You convinced me to buy the 18-140mm. Greetings from Germany.
@@simonsays2774 The 18-105 was a good lens, but was discontinued when Nikon released the 18-140mm lens.
Is this better than the 28-105?
Yes, the 28-200 is a much older lens developed for film cameras
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching this video
I'm going to a honeymoon trip and I wanted to upgrade my old D300 to something newer (and a bit lighter :D ) with a versatile all in one lense in reasonable price. I going to get D7200 with 18-140VR lenses :) I found one with 19k shutter count for about 550 eur
That's a great buy, well done 😉
Great video, seems like a great all in one DX lens; Nikon please do more Z DX lenses.
Nikon are releasing a updated version of the 18-1400mm lens for the Z DX Nikon Cameras very soon.
Another super helpful video Charles, thank you. Have you used the Nikkor 16-80mm? I'm debating between it and the 18-140mm.
Not yet! I am trying to get a loan of this lens to test it out though. But have heard great things about it. I use to own the Nikon 16-85mm version at it was a landscape lens
btw, does camera model make difference using same lenses??
No really, as I've used this lens with a Nikon D5500, D7100, D7500 and now with the D500
Is this compatible with the D7000? Thank you
Yes, this lens is fully compatible with the D7000, and it will work on any crop-sensor Nikon DSLR
Don't have the 18 to 140 mm. I do have the 18 to 105 mm. Got it with my D90 and kept it with my D7100. It is now my go-to lens with my D500. The 18-105 sells for around $ 130 on eBay and the 18-140 runs about $ 220. Excellent lens at a bargain prices.
Yes, I had the 18-105mm for quite a while and I liked it a lot. I think both lenses are very similar in build quality, just that the 18-140 has 35mm more reach.
Very informative Sir... I possess one and I happen to know more abt the capacity its having... Greetings from India 🙂
Glad it was helpful!
@@CharlesNPhotography Thinking to upgrade my D 3300 to D 7500..I looked at the reviews of Nikon Z 50 mirrorless... My heart still says DSLR is best... D 7500 is a good pick Sir?
Hey guys i have a question,in the video i heard that a full frame 18mm lens is 27mm if you equip it on a dx body but if you have an 18mm dx lens then it is 18mm not 27mm.Is that correct?? Because all this time i knew that for example an 18mm on a dx lens will always be 27mm even if its a dx lens.Thank you!
Okay, to start with a 18mm lens will always show 18mm in the exif data of your photo whether it's a full-frame lens or a DX lens. But the field of view if you put a 18mm FF lens on a dx body with give you a 1.5x magnification, so the field of view will be 27mm, but the exif data will still show 18mm. I hope this makes sense.
@@CharlesNPhotography Hey Charles thank you very much for your quick response.I understand that an 18mm full frame lens will be 27mm my question is if an 18mm dx lens will be 27mm as well.
@@vaggelispetsopoulos2397 The focal length of both lenses is the same, therefore, when mounted on a camera with a dx sensor, they will both have the same crop factor (i.e. 18mm will give an equivalent field of view of 27mm for both lenses). The difference between the two lenses is that the fx lens' projected image circle will fill a fx sensor, while the dx lens will only project an image circle to sharply fill a dx sensor. If you put a fx lens on a dx sensor, no problem. However, if you put a dx lens on a fx sensor, you may get some severe vignetting. Also, the f-stop equivalents have to be taken into account. A maximum aperture of f3.5, because of the crop, actually produces a depth of field equivalent to f5.4 on a dx sensor compared to a fx sensor.
Hi sir! I'm from Thailand. It's a decent lens, I've been using 18-140 with my D5500 for 7 years, and Now I just had 55-300mm, I would like to ask you if should I keep 18-140 or get a new AF-P 18-55 instead and sell 18-140? what is your opinion? also, I tend to sell 55-300 and get 70-300 due to the slow focus on 55-300. Thank you in advance. :)
The 18-140 is a much better lens than the 18-55. The 70-300 is better
I buy this 18-140mm and noticed that the 18-105mm is sharper, which I already had.
That's surprising, as many people found the 18-140 sharper than the 18-105mm
Thanks 🙏
You’re welcome 😊
Excellent content. Should we go for a second hand kit lens or a box pack Nikkor 18-140 f/3.5-5.6 DX VR? Will it make a difference? Also, will it produce same result if I mount it on a D90 instead of D500 and shoot in RAW format in both? As always, thanks a ton for such a nice curated and inspiring video. Keep the good works coming...Charles👍
I always prefer to buy a lens new, as you never know what it's been used for in the past, but if you can test the lens before you buy then that;s ok.
The photo will look the same from a D90 or D500, just that the D500 will give you more dynamic range than the D90
i wish i had seen this video before i bought my z50 with both kit lenses included.
The Nikon 18-140mm is a good lens for DSLR's but what you got is much more suitable for the Z50 😉
thank you.
You're welcome
Thank for the review!!
I can't seem to find anyone selling it cheap anywhere.
Would you mind to sell me your?
I sold my 18-140 when I sold my D500 nearly two years ago
Is this lens good for a mirror-less camera like Nikon Z6ii? With a FX sensor? Thanks!
No! You'd be better off looking at the Z 24-70f4 of the recently released Nikon Z 24-120mm F4 S
I have a D5600 coupled to this lens and I think the image quality is superb. So for about $1000 USD (camera + body) you can have an excellent image capturing setup. The zoom range is nothing out of the ordinary these days but totally adequate for most situations. My camera body has lens distortion correction in it and the lens is high quality so they both work together, really well. I also have a Hoya UV&IR Cut filter to give my images just that little extra clarity and visual umpf! I know “pixel peepers” will whinge and bitch but for most of us … just perfect. The Alabamie Kid
Yes, you're correct on all counts, this lens is very good for crop-sensored cameras
У меня такой объектив, но он совсем не резкий по краям, как у вас на фото. Мне кажется вы лукавите...
The edge sharpness depends on the aperture that you're using. This lens edges are relatively sharp between f8 and f11.
Anything looks good on a d500 tho 😆 i can tell anyshot from a d500.
Im getting a d7500 this weekend, I'm tossing Up between a 18-55 or the 18-140. This video is swinging me towards the 140. Good video
Good choice and if you keep your fstop/aperture between f5.6 and f11 you'll get great landscape photos
I like it.
Thank you very much 🙏