Lens Sharpness Chart

This list contains all latest Nikkor and Zeiss lenses with the sharpest apertures at
specific focal lengths. It is NORMAL for lenses to be slightly soft at the highest
aperture (lowest /number) due to chromatic aberration (hot pink and baby blue color
fringing, which results in soft images that is caused by fringing halos). It is NORMAL
for lenses to lose sharpness at the lowest apertures (highest /number) due to lens
diffraction (where the lens suffers from too much sharpness that causes smeary images).
Using sharpening and chromatic aberration reduction tools while post processing the
images will NOT recover the loss of details.
10.5mm /2.8G AF ED DX Fisheye-Nikkor
DX: (N / A - Exceeding diffraction limit; creative purposes only)

14mm /2.8D AF ED
FX / Film: F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/5.6 and F/8.0

16mm /2.8D AF Fisheye

FX / Film: F/11.0 and F/16.0
DX: (N / A - Exceeding diffraction limit; creative purposes only)

18mm /2.8D AF
FX / Film: F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/5.6 and F/8.0

20mm /2.8D AF
FX / Film: F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

24mm /1.4G AF-S ED N

FX / Film: F/2.0, F/2.8, F/4.0, and F/5.6
DX: F/2.0, F/2.8, F/4.0, and F/5.6

24mm /2.8D AF
FX / Film: F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

24mm /3.5D ED N PC-E

FX / Film (no lens movement): F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (no lens movement): F/5.6 and F/8.0
FX / Film (shifted): F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (shifted): F/5.6 and F/8.0
FX / Film (tilted / swung): F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, F/16.0, and F/22.0
DX (tilted / swung): F/5.6, F/8.0, and F/11.0

 28mm /1.4D AF
FX / Film: F/2.0, F/2.8, F/4.0, and F/5.6
DX: F/2.0, F/2.8, F/4.0, and F/5.6

28mm /2.8D AF
FX / Film: F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

35mm /1.4G AF-S N

FX / Film: F/2.0, F/2.8, F/4.0, and F/5.6
DX: F/2.0, F/2.8, F/4.0, and F/5.6

35mm /1.8G AF-S DX

DX: F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

35mm /2.0D AF
FX / Film: F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

45mm /2.8D ED N PC-E Micro-Nikkor

FX / Film (no lens movement, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (no lens movement, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
FX / Film (shifted, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (shifted, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
FX / Film (tilted / swung, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, F/16.0, and F/22.0
DX (tilted / swung, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, and F/11.0
FX / Film (no lens movement, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, F/15.0, F/21.0, and F/30.0
DX (no lens movement, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, and F/15.0
FX / Film (shifted, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, F/15.0, F/21.0, and F/30.0
DX (shifted, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, and F/15.0
FX / Film (tilted / swung, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, F/15.0, F/21.0, and F/30.0
DX (tilted / swung, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, and F/15.0

50mm /1.4D AF
FX / Film: F/2.0, F/2.8, and F/4.0
DX: F/2.0, F/2.8, and F/4.0

50mm /1.4G AF-S

FX / Film: F/2.0, F/2.8, F/4.0, and F/5.6
DX: F/2.0, F/2.8, F/4.0, and F/5.6

50mm /1.8D AF
FX / Film: F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

60mm /2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor

FX / Film (normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0

DX (normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

FX / Film (at 1:1X): F/6.3, F/9.0, F/13.0, F/18.0, F/25.0, and F/36.0
DX (at 1:1X): F/6.3, F/9.0, F/13.0, and F/18.0

60mm /2.8G AF-S ED-IF N Micro-Nikkor

FX / Film (normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
FX / Film (at 1:1X): F/6.3, F/9.0, F/13.0, F/18.0, F/25.0, and F/36.0
DX (at 1:1X): F/6.3, F/9.0, F/13.0, and F/18.0

85mm /1.4D AF IF
FX / Film: F/2.0, F/2.8, and F/4.0
DX: F/2.0, F/2.8, and F/4.0

85mm /1.4G AF-S IF N

FX / Film: F/2.0, F/2.8, F/4.0, and F/5.6
DX: F/2.0, F/2.8, F/4.0, and F/5.6

85mm /1.8D AF
FX / Film: F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

85mm /2.8D PC Micro-Nikkor

FX / Film (no lens movement, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (no lens movement, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
FX / Film (shifted, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (shifted, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
FX / Film (tilted / swung, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, F/16.0, and F/22.0
DX (tilted / swung, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, and F/11.0
FX / Film (no lens movement, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, F/15.0, F/21.0, and F/30.0
DX (no lens movement, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, and F/15.0
FX / Film (shifted, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, F/15.0, F/21.0, and F/30.0
DX (shifted, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, and F/15.0
FX / Film (tilted / swung, at 1:2X): F/ F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, F/15.0, F/21.0, and F/30.0
DX (tilted / swung, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, and F/15.0

85mm /2.8D ED N PC-E Micro-Nikkor

FX / Film (no lens movement, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (no lens movement, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
FX / Film (shifted, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (shifted, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
FX / Film (tilted / swung, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, F/16.0, and F/22.0
DX (tilted / swung, normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, and F/11.0

FX / Film (no lens movement, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, F/15.0, F/21.0, and F/30.0
DX (no lens movement, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, and F/15.0
FX / Film (shifted, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, F/15.0, F/21.0, and F/30.0
DX (shifted, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, and F/15.0
FX / Film (tilted / swung, at 1:2X): F/ F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, F/15.0, F/21.0, and F/30.0
DX (tilted / swung, at 1:2X): F/5.3, F/7.6, F/11.0, and F/15.0

105mm /2.0D AF DC (Defocus Control)

FX / Film (normal use): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
DX (normal use): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
FX / Film (with FRONT DC effect): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (with FRONT DC effect): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
FX / Film (with REAR DC effect): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
DX (with REAR DC effect): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

105mm /2.8G AF-S ED-IF N Micro-Nikkor VR

FX / Film (normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (normal use): F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
FX / Film (at 1:1X): F/6.3, F/9.0, F/13.0, F/18.0, F/25.0, and F/36.0
DX (at 1:1X): F/6.3, F/9.0, F/13.0, and F/18.0

135mm /2.0D AF DC (Defocus Control)

FX / Film (normal use): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
DX (normal use): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
FX / Film (with FRONT DC effect): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (with FRONT DC effect): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
FX / Film (with REAR DC effect): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
DX (with REAR DC effect): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

180mm /2.8D AF ED
FX / Film: F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

200mm /2.0G AF-S ED-IF VR / N VRII

FX / Film: F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

200mm /4.0D AF ED Micro-Nikkor

FX / Film (normal use): F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (normal use): F/5.6 and F/8.0
FX / Film (at 1:1X): F/7.1, F/10.0, F/14.0, F/20.0, and F/29.0
DX (at 1:1X): F/7.1, F/10.0, F/14.0, and F/20.0

300mm /2.8G AF-S ED-IF VR / N VRII

FX / Film: F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0

DX: F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

300mm /4.0D AF-S ED-IF

FX / Film: F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/5.6 and F/8.0

400mm /2.8G AF-S ED-IF N VR

FX / Film: F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

500mm /4.0G AF-S ED-IF N VR

FX / Film: F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/5.6 and F/8.0

600mm /4.0G AF-S ED-IF N VR

FX / Film: F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/5.6 and F/8.0

Zeiss 18mm /3.5 T* Distagon ZF / ZF.2

FX / Film: F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

Zeiss 21mm /2.8 T* Distagon ZF / ZF.2

FX / Film: F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

Zeiss 25mm /2.8 T* Distagon ZF / ZF.2

FX / Film: F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

Zeiss 28mm /2.0 T* Distagon ZF / ZF.2

FX / Film: F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

Zeiss 35mm /2.0 T* Distagon ZF / ZF.2

FX / Film: F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

Zeiss 50mm /1.4 T* Planar ZF / ZF.2

FX / Film: F/2.0, F/2.8, and F/4.0
DX: F/2.0, F/2.8, and F/4.0

Zeiss 50mm /2.0 T* Makro-Planar ZF / ZF.2

FX / Film (normal use): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (normal use): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
FX / Film (1:2X): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (1:2X): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

 Zeiss 85mm /1.4 T* Planar ZF / ZF.2

FX / Film: F/2.0, F/2.8, and F/4.0
DX: F/2.0, F/2.8, and F/4.0

Zeiss 100mm /2.0 T* Makro-Planar ZF / ZF.2

FX / Film (normal use): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (normal use): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0
FX / Film (at 1:2X): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX (at 1:2X): F/2.8, F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

10-24mm /3.5-5.6G AF-S ED-IF DX

DX: 15mm-18mm at F/8

12-24mm /4.0G AF-S ED-IF DX

DX: 12mm at F/8.0, 18mm and 24mm at F/5.6 and F/8.0

14-24mm /2.8G AF-S ED-IF N

FX / Film: 14mm at F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0, 18mm and 24mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0,
F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: 14mm at F/5.6 and F/8.0, 18mm and 24mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

16-35mm /4.0G AF-S ED-IF N VR

FX / Film: 16mm at F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0, 24mm and 35mm at F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and
F/16.0
DX: 16mm at F/8.0, 24mm and 35mm at F/5.6 and F/8.0

16-85mm /3.5-5.6G AF-S ED-IF DX VR

DX: 24mm-50mm at F/8.0

17-35mm /2.8D AF-S ED-IF

FX / Film: 17mm at F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0, 24mm and 35mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0,
F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: 17mm at F/5.6 and F?8.0, 24mm and 35mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

17-55mm /2.8G AF-S ED-IF DX

DX: 17mm at F/5.6 and F/8.0, 28mm and 55mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

18-35mm /3.5-5.6D AF ED-IF

FX / Film: 24mm-28mm at F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: 24mm-28mm at F/8.0

18-55mm /3.5-5.6G AF-S ED-IF I / II / VRI / VRII

DX: 24mm-45mm at F/8.0

18-70mm /3.5-5.6G AF-S ED-IF

DX: 24mm-50mm at F/8.0

 18-105mm /3.5-5.6G AF-S ED-IF DX VR

DX: 24mm-70mm at F/8.0

18-135mm /3.5-5.6G AF-S ED-IF DX

DX: 24mm-105mm at F/8.0

18-200mm /3.5-5.6G AF-S ED-IF VR / VRII

DX: 24mm-135mm at F/8.0

20-35mm /2.8D AF
FX / Film: 20mm at F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0, 24mm and 35mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0,
F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: 20mm at F/5.6 and F/8.0, 24mm and 35mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

24-70mm /2.8G AF-S ED-IF N

FX / Film: 24mm at F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0, 50mm and 70mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0,
F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: 24mm at F/5.6 and F/8.0, 50mm and 70mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

24-120mm /4.0G AF-S ED-IF N VR

FX / Film: 24mm at F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0, 70mm and 120mm at F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and
F/16.0.
DX: 24mm at F/8.0, 70mm and 120mm at F/5.6 and F/8.0.

28-70mm /2.8G AF-S ED-IF N

FX / Film: 28mm at F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0, 50mm and 70mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0,
F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: 28mm at F/5.6 and F/8.0, 50mm and 70mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

28-300mm /3.5-5.6G AF-S ED-IF VR

FX / Film: 70mm-120mm at F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: 70mm-120mm at F/8.0

35-70mm /2.8D AF
FX / Film: 35mm at F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0, 50mm and 70mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0,
F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: 35mm at F/5.6 and F/8.0, 50mm and 70mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

55-200mm /4.0-5.6G AF-S ED-IF DX I / II / VR

DX: 70mm-105mm at F/8.0

55-300mm /4.5-5.6G AF-S ED-IF DX VR

DX: 70mm-135mm at F/8.0

70-200mm /2.8G AF-S ED-IF VR / N VRII

FX / Film: 70mm-200mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: 70mm-200mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

70-300mm /4.0-5.6G AF
FX / Film: 100mm-200mm at F/8.0

DX: 100mm-200mm at F/8.0

70-300mm /4.5-5.6G AF-S ED-IF VR

FX / Film: F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: F/8.0

80-200mm /2.8D AF ED
FX / Film: 80mm-200mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: 80mm-200mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

80-200mm /2.8D AF-S ED-IF

FX / Film: 80mm at F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0, 135mm and 200mm at F/4.0, F/5.6,
F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: 80mm at F/5.6 and F/8.0, 135mm and 200mm at F/4.0, F/5.6, and F/8.0

80-400mm /4.5-5.6D AF ED VR
FX / Film: 135mm-200mm at F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: 135mm-200mm at F/8.0

200-400mm /4.0G AF-S ED-IF VR / VRII

FX / Film: 200mm-400mm at F/5.6, F/8.0, F/11.0, and F/16.0
DX: 200mm-400mm at F/5.6 and F/8.0