Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED

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problems include weight, protecting the front element in use, and avoiding including the sun in the frame / just outside the frame, as you will get flare if you do. The Z 14-30mm f4.0 S was Nikon’s second zoom lens for their Z system and the first ultra-wide zoom for full-frame bodies with a sufficiently flat front element to accommodate 82mm filters – which are much cheaper than 112mm filters. In its collapsed state the zoom is much shorter than the Z 14-24mm f2.8 S and also 170g lighter. It has a one stop slower focal ratio of f4.0 but goes up to 30mm focal length giving it 25% more reach over the new Z-Nikkor. Sure, you can get the same angle of view from 24mm with cropping but that would reduce the number of pixels in the image by 36% – e.g. on a Z7 from 45MP to 29MP. The other benefit undoubtedly is price: The 14-30mm is around half the price of the Z 14-24mm f2.8 S. The lens performed beautifully in my Nikon Z 14-30mm f4.0 S review and consequently got Highly Recommended.

As for its mirrorless equivalents on other mounts, there's no close alternative on Canon's RF-mount, the nearest equivalent being the longer-ranging, less-wide RF 15-35mm F2.8L IS USM. The nearest match is the Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN Art, which is available on both Leica L and Sony E-mounts. The Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S set a new standard in ultra-ultra wide angle lenses. It was the best on the planet, by a large margin, until Nikon's newer 16-35mm VR raised the bar even higher. This 14-24mm is significantly sharper than any other fixed or zoom ultrawide from Canon or Nikon that I've ever used, and I've used both Canon and Nikon's 14mm, 18mm and ultra-wide zoom lenses extensively. How does the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G compare to the Nikon 16-35mm f/4.0G VR? Let’s take a look at the below comparisons at 16mm:There's no optical image stabilization on this lens, but that's par for the course in wide-angle lenses. Most Z-mount cameras offer in-body image stabilization anyway, and blur from camera shake is typically less of a concern for wide-angle photography in the first place. This is the first Nikon ultrawide on which Nikon has removed the aperture ring to save money. These G lenses are useless with manual focus cameras. Nikon refers to this permanent design of the lens barrel as a hood, which does serve a hood's purpose against damage and fingers, but not much against stray light. The good news is that modern lenses like this have little problem with stray light, unlike the awful old 15mm f/3.5 AI-s.

For a full-frame wide-angle lens, the only other alternative from Nikon is its 14mm prime, which produces much more corner softness through its aperture range. Chromatic aberration is worse and vignetting is awful (over a full stop darker in the corners). The lens does take rear gelatin filters and has an aperture ring. Rugged and weather-sealed, the Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S is a professional-level lens that'll stand up to regular use. And believe us, with a lens this powerful and versatile you'll be getting a lot of use out of it. Let’s see how the Nikon 16-35mm f/4G VR compares to the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G. I decided to test both lenses at 24mm and 35mm – the focal lengths I use the most for landscapes: The HB-96 lens hood is the smaller and lighter of the pair, and is compatible with the standard lens cap. The HB-97 lens hood is much bulkier, especially if you're using its huge lens cap, but it does accept 112mm screw-on filters. It's not a particularly standard size (and will prove to be a very expensive one), but both Nikon and B+W do make filters in this size.

Being a wide-angle lens, the 14-24mm ƒ/2.8 does exhibit some corner darkness, but in keeping with the excellent quality of this optic at its worst it shows up as a half-stop darker, at that's with the lens set to 14mm and ƒ/2.8. At any other focal length / aperture combination, corner darkness doesn't exceed a quarter-stop. Filter-thread: 72mm. That’s one step smaller than the professional standard 77mm filters. So those filters are cheaper, but you may have to get new ones or use a 72>77mm step-up ring. The Sigma 24/1.4 uses 77mm filters. [0] The short answer is that it’s one of the best lenses we’ve ever tested. Nikon has managed class-leading performance in almost every measure, while also bringing the lens’s weight down to a remarkable 650 grams (1.43 pounds). By comparison, the F-mount version weighs 1000 grams (2.20 pounds), which is more than 1.5 times as heavy. The Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S