Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S Lens

The NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S is a highly versatile everyday lens designed for Nikon’s Z-mount mirrorless cameras. It offers a wide-angle to short-telephoto zoom range, making it suitable for various applications such as landscape and portraiture. With its constant f/4 maximum aperture, this lens delivers consistent performance throughout the zoom range while maintaining a relatively compact and lightweight design.

Optical Design:
– The lens features a sophisticated optical design with three ED elements, one aspherical ED element, and three aspherical elements, effectively reducing chromatic and spherical aberrations for exceptional sharpness and clarity.
– ARNEO and Nano Crystal Coats are applied to minimize ghosting, reflections, and flare, resulting in improved contrast and clarity, especially in challenging lighting conditions. The Nano Crystal Coat controls diagonal incidental light, while the ARNEO Coat controls vertical incidental light.

Autofocus:
– The multi-focus system incorporates two synchronized AF drive units, utilizing stepping motors for fast, accurate, and quiet autofocus performance throughout the zoom range.
– Full-time manual focus override is available, and the internal focusing design ensures the lens maintains its overall length and promotes faster focusing speeds.
– A dedicated manual focus ring at the rear of the lens allows precise control over focus position.
– The lens has a minimum focusing distance of 1.1′ and a maximum magnification of 0.39x, enabling close-up photography.

Handling and Design:
– The lens features a programmable control ring that can be customized to control aperture, ISO, or exposure compensation, providing convenient adjustment of camera settings.
– An assignable L.Fn button works together with camera-based Fn buttons, allowing quick changes to exposure settings and other functions.
– The lens barrel is dust- and moisture-resistant, and it benefits from a front fluorine coating, ensuring durability and suitability for use in various weather conditions.