Review on 📸 Capturing Precision: Nikon AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G Lens for Nikon DSLR Cameras by Peter Alradwan

The new Nikon 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 DX VR lens is here! Conclusion: I love this lens. The auto focus speed has improved in still image recording (PDAF) and in movie recording (Live View/CDAF) the focusing speed has improved significantly! This lens is a keeper. I ran some tests and the lens worked fine. The lens focuses very quickly and accurately with very little electronic autofocus noise. Autofocus audio is picked up by the internal microphones, but is quiet enough not to be a problem in normal use. Also, the AF-P lens can focus very close for a kit lens - impressive! The lens seems reasonably sharp and has decent color and contrast. I will update the review when I shoot more with it. The biggest (huge!) improvement is the autofocus speed for both video mode and CDAF through the viewfinder. As Nikon refines this technology (specifically touch technology, which is a kind of dual pixel sensor technology), it will most likely match Canon's live display. CDAF technology in the next iterations. At the moment there isn't much of a difference between AF-P and Canon STM, but Nikon is still noticeably behind in live view/video due to Canon's amazing dual pixel technology. Another benefit of this lens is that it feels smaller and lighter than a Canon STM lens, however the Canon lens is silent in film mode (but I'm not a fan of those Canon flat grip bodies). Combined with the Nikon D5500, the 18-55 AF-P lens ensures that a Goldilocks-sized camera is very comfortable to hold. The 18-55 AF-P lens breathed new life into the Nikon D5500. Shooting and focusing in live view with this setup and the tilt screen is a dream. In normal photography, the aperture corresponds to Canon T6s and STM lenses. Although the Canon STM lens is smoother, I prefer the smaller and lighter D5500+ AF-P lens. Ironically, the smaller Nikon D5500 also has a deeper capture, which is a winning combination. ONE PROBLEM: I'm hoping Nikon can fix the zoom noise issue in movies where the internal mic picks up noise from the lens barrel when the lens is zoomed in from 18 to 18. > 55-> 18 mm (-1 star). I posted a YouTube video demonstrating the problem. Maybe there is noise only in the copy of the lens I got? or maybe the noise will disappear as soon as the lens breaks? I hope to hear from other users, especially users who are getting this in the new Nikon D3400 kit. About the images: #2 is cropped and #3 and 4 are 100% cropped. The second shot is SOOC jpg with no editing except cropping. The third part of the butterfly was in RAW format and slightly enlarged in Nikon's RAW development program. The picture of skin + hair was the back of my hand. Someone must have been upset :-) BUT you get an idea of how close this lens can focus - impressive! These images were captured in real time and sharp on the touch screen. The focus was very, very fast. I was impressed that a DSLR could do CDAF so quickly without dual pixel sensor technology. Well done Nikon! Close-ups aren't true macro photography, but if you can add and crop the high-resolution sensors on these DSLRs, you get a pseudo-macro effect. I call this the telemacro ability. Thus, in addition to fast focusing, low weight and compact size, it also has tele-macro capability.