Nikon NIKKOR 20059 18-55mm
Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 12mm
What Buyers Say
Nikon NIKKOR 20059 18-55mm
This Nikon 18-55mm lens is widely praised for its sharpness, light weight, and excellent value for money, especially as a kit lens. Users highlight its vivid colors and quiet autofocus, though some note the plastic build feels fragile and the barrel can wobble at extended focal lengths. Overall, it's considered a fantastic starter lens that outperforms its modest price point.
Pros
- Sharp image quality
- Lightweight and portable
- Excellent value for money
- Vivid color reproduction
- Quiet autofocus
Cons
- Plastic build feels fragile
- Barrel wobbles at extended focal lengths
- No image stabilization
- Loose tolerances can affect focus
Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 12mm
The Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 lens is widely praised for its exceptional sharpness, color rendition, and build quality, making it a favorite for landscape and interior photography. Users appreciate the minimal distortion and excellent flare control, though many note the autofocus is slow and noisy, and manual focus also produces motor sounds. Some find it pricey but worth the investment for the optical quality, while a few express disappointment over the lack of a depth-of-field scale and noisy operation.
Pros
- Exceptional sharpness
- Excellent color rendition
- Minimal distortion
- Great flare control
- Solid build quality
Cons
- Slow and noisy autofocus
- Loud manual focus motor
- No depth-of-field scale
- Expensive
- Lens caps of poor quality
Scores
Specifications
| Nikon NIKKOR 20059 18-55mm | Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 12mm | |
|---|---|---|
| Optics | ||
| Type | zoom | wide-angle |
| Focal Length Min | 18 mm | 12 mm |
| Focal Length Max | 55 mm | 12 mm |
| Elements | 7 | 11 |
| Groups | 5 | 8 |
| Aspherical Elements | 2★ | 1 |
| ED Elements | 1★ | 0 |
| Coating | Super Integrated Coating | T* anti-reflective coating |
| Aperture | ||
| Max Aperture | f/3.5 | f/22 |
| Min Aperture | 3.5-5.6 | f/2.8 |
| Constant | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Diaphragm Blades | 7 | 9★ |
| Build | ||
| Mount | Nikon F | Sony E |
| Format | APS-C | APS-C |
| Weather Sealed | — | ✗ |
| Weight | 0.20 kg★ | 0.26 kg |
| Filter Thread | 55 mm | 67 mm |
| AF & Stabilization | ||
| AF Type | pulse stepping motor★ | Auto Focus |
| Stabilization | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Stabilization Stops | 4 stops★ | — |
| Focus | ||
| Min Focus Distance | 55 mm★ | 180 mm |
| Max Magnification | — | 1:2★ |
Pros & Cons
Nikon NIKKOR 20059 18-55mm
- Strong macro (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong stabilization (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong social proof (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong af (85th percentile)85th %ile
Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 12mm
- Strong macro (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong build (78th percentile)
- Strong social proof (71st percentile)
- Below average aperture (22nd percentile)
- Below average bokeh (25th percentile)
- Below average versatility (33rd percentile)
- Below average stabilization (34th percentile)
Pricing
Nikon NIKKOR 20059 18-55mm offers 5.8x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 97 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 7 of 22 specs.
