3-Way SHOOTOUT: Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24/2.8 S, Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70/2.8 S, Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28/2.8: Beaver Pond, Aerial View (Z8)

2023-08-05 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: beaver pond, Castor canadensis, Eastern Sierra, Lundy Canyon area, Nikon, Nikon Lenses, Nikon mirrorless, Nikon NIKKOR Z, Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S, Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8, Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S, Nikon Z8

Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

In previous series such as Aspen Against Rock Field, I noted sharpness weaknesses in the Nikon Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S at 22mm. What about 24mm, and perhaps its sibling lenses can do better?

This in-depth shootout and analysis from f/2.8 to f/11 compares three Nikon Nikkor Z lenses at 24mm:

• Nikon Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S
• Nikon Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S
• Nikon Nikkor Z 17-28mm f/2.8

3-Way SHOOTOUT: Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24/2.8 S, Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70/2.8 S, Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28/2.8: Beaver Pond, Aerial View

Includes images up to full camera resolution, plus crops.

Unfortunately, 24mm seems to be a hole that no lens steps up to fill well, not to my expectations at least. But which one performs best?

Nikon Z system... Voigtlander for Nikon Z...

Lundy Canyon Beaver Pond, Aerial View

f8 @ 1/320 sec electronic shutter, ISO 64; 2023-06-29 08:59:46
Nikon Z8 + Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S @ 24mm
ENV: Lundy Canyon, altitude 8200 ft / 2499 m, 70°F / 21°C
RAW: Camera ST, Enhance Details, vignetting corrected, WB 5200°K tint 16, push 1 stops, +40 Shadows, -100 Whites, +10 Clarity, diffraction mitigating sharpening

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