Less than half the price of Nikon’s top-flight Z 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, this one is much more compact and lightweight. As well as having a retractable design for compact stowage, the glass elements towards the front of the lens naturally have a smaller diameter, the trade-off being that the f/4 aperture rating transmits less light and doesn’t allow for such a tight depth of field.
Other Nikon Z lenses such as the Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4 S also feature metal focus rings, but they are much thinner in comparison. NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S @ 24mm, ISO 64, 1/40, f/4.0 Speaking of the focus ring, since all Nikon Z lenses have focus-by-wire stepping motors, the focus ring is not coupled mechanically to anything, so it can
The Nikon Nikkor Z 28-75mm F2.8 is an appealing, enthusiast-level standard zoom lens that offers background-blurring optics at a far more affordable price than the 24-70mm F2.8 S. Nikon Nikkor Z
I happen to also have the very fine 24-70mm/f4 S kit lens. That is the one I use for landscape and travel, mainly because it is much lighter. Here is another example for comparison: an F-mount 24-70mm/f2.8 E AF-S VR on a Nikon D750, also at 24mm, f2.8. It is 6pm now so that the lighting is different. You can see the moon at the bottom of the frame.
The performance of the Nikon Z 28mm f/2.8 and the Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4 S is surprisingly similar at a given aperture and portion of the frame. The only meaningful difference I see is a slight sharpness advantage to the 24-70mm f/4 S in the midframe, thanks to its lower level of field curvature.
The minimal amount of field curvature on the Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4 S makes it look better in the midframe, especially at 50mm. However, the corner performance of the 40mm f/2 is much better than the corner performance of the 24-70mm f/4 S. All told, I’d rate the Nikon Z 40mm f/2 as sharper than the zoom, but they’re not wildly different.
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nikon z 24 70mm f2 8 s review
