Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR

Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR

Nikon
90 Overall Score
vs
AstrHori

AstrHori

AstrHori
40 Overall Score

Scores

Street
Nikon
97
AstrHori
36
Budget
Nikon
94
AstrHori
32
Travel
Nikon
85
AstrHori
29
Video Cinema
Nikon
83
AstrHori
29
Portrait
Nikon
81
AstrHori
33
Landscape
Nikon
80
AstrHori
38
Wildlife Sports
Nikon
76
AstrHori
24
Professional
Nikon
74
AstrHori
32
Macro
Nikon
73
AstrHori
59

Specifications

Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VRAstrHori
Optics
Typezoomwide-angle
Focal Length Min16 mm9 mm
Focal Length Max50 mm9 mm
Elements911
Groups78
Aspherical Elements4★1
ED Elements12★
CoatingSuper Integrated Coating—
Aperture
Max Aperturef/3.5f/16
Min Aperture3.5-6.3f/2.8
Constant✗✗
Diaphragm Blades77
Build
MountNikon ZNikon Z
FormatAPS-CAPS-C
Weather Sealed✗—
Weight0.14 kg★0.31 kg
Filter Thread46 mm62 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeStepping Motor★manual focus only
Stabilization✓★✗
Stabilization Stops4.5 stops★—
Focus
Min Focus Distance200 mm200 mm
Max Magnification0.2x★—

Pros & Cons

Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR

  • Strong stabilization (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong build (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong af (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong versatility (83rd percentile)83rd %ile

AstrHori

  • Strong macro (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Strong build (75th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (6th percentile)6th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average bokeh (28th percentile)
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Pricing

AstrHori is CA$269 cheaper (2.5x less).

Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR

Verdict

★ Winner: Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR

Scores 90 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 6 of 22 specs.

Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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