Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR Price: $2200 What I Liked. Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art Lens Price: $1300 I feel this review was basically one of aesthetics and which felt The Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S has the same zoom range as these monsters, but is much smaller and lighter. Update: We've just posted our Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S review . This is the 'pro' version of Nikon's standard zoom for its Z-mount cameras, and it brings much more than just a faster maximum aperture. We've already seen the 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens drop quite significantly in price, so it's likely that the 14-24mm f/2.8 lens will also drop over the coming year. The other ultra wide-angle option available as a proprietary optic for the Nikon Z system is the 14-30mm f/4 lens, which will set you back less than half the price at around £949 This new 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II is now the seventh iteration of this series. I chronicle and compare all seven versions at Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 History. What's new is that the close-focus distance is now rated as 4.6 feet (1.4 meters) instead of the 5 feet (1.5 meters) of every other Nikon f/2.8 tele zoom since 1988. has a silent focus motor built into the lens. Nikon Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S. Nikon Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S. Lenses with built-in focus motor focus faster and more quietly than lenses without a focus motor which rely on the camera's body focus motor. minimum focus distance. The latter matches the new lens with an f/2.8 aperture but is much chunkier, 25 per cent longer and weighs in at 650g compared with 450g. And it has a very oversized filter thread of 112mm compared with the new lens’s rather regular 67mm. Nikon Nikkor Z 17-28mm f/2.8 (Black) at Amazon for $1,196.95. Here is how the lens looks at 24mm: The Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8E VR starts out very strong in the center, with visible drop in mid-frame and corner sharpness due to field curvature. Once stopped down to f/5.6, it shows excellent overall performance. At 35mm, there is a slight drop in sharpness at large apertures in the center, but the mid-frame and Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 G on Nikon D3X. Soon after the big switch, the recession rocked our industry. For me, it was the first time working with a 24-70mm f/2.8 since those great years that I spent IeTpXTS.

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