Nikon Z DX 24mm f/1.7 lens review

Neat, another new Nikon Z DX lens for all those crop shooters out there; this time, an affordable prime lens.

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[willywerner]

Great review as always . Nikon advertise that it has some kind of weather sealing . I bought this lens and i think it's a gem, better than my Sony Zeiss 24mm f1.8 ( Nikon is sharper ), Fuji XF 23mm F2 ( Nikon close up quality destroys it ), and as good as my Canon 22mm F2 or Olympus 17mm F1.2 .
My copy is razor sharp in 3/4 of the frame straight from f1.7 and the extreme corners never keep up but it still better than the Zeiss and the Fuji . Also F1.7 is exactly half a stop between F1.4 and F2 and versus the F2 of the Canon and Fuji's it's a nice little bonus to have on APS-C .
For the 190€ i paid for it it's a bargain of a lens and because it's so light and compact at 130g, it is now my favorite 35mm equivalent on APS-C format .

[amermeleitor]

Nikon is doing great, in a good place about price / image quality / usability. I hope Nikon will grow its market share.

[FaXeN-HD]

Honestly your reviews are the best out there. I've been following you since the beginning of my photography journey a few years back and I'm always happy when I see you reviewed something I'm thinking of getting.
So, thanks a lot for all those videos!

[Ben_Stewart]

This is one lens I will be picking up as soon as they release a Z50ii

[jpeg_video]

I have this lens and I love it! It’s so light and small. It’s a very practical lens! I recommend it to every Zfc and Z30 user!

[craigcarlson]

Chris, Thanks for getting to this lens. I’ve switched whole hog into Nikon Z and use a Z50 for travel and every day carry. When Nikon gives us a Z50ii with IBIS i’ll no doubt get this lens.

[shrayesraman]

Been waiting for this one! Already bought it and loving it!

[rickguzman]

Mr. Frost, as relatively new photography hobbyist (for 3 years now), I'm a fan of your content. Seeing a minidisc player included in this video has somehow endeared you to me even further. Keep on keeping on! And thanks for the great content.

[Kunal]

Finally! A 35mm equivalent for the Z apsc. Weather sealing shouldn't have been given a miss though.

[yannpoure]

It's a great lens. I love it. I've used it under a rain. No problem! Great image quality paired to a Nikon z50. VR? No need at this focal lenght since you don't take pictures in complete dark situations. Go for it.

[goo_ooze]

It reminds of the lovely Canon EF-M 22mm f/2.

[SATS]

You are kicking GAS, seriously this lens is too tiny and looks good! I want to buy Nikon camera now! We love your style of reviews. Keep up the good job and let me see what I can do for my GAS 😅

[evanmcknight]

Thanks for the fair and objective review. This is indeed a nice lens for the price.

[BrooklynJimmie]

I like it so far. I just purchased it for the z30. Nice light on the go setup.

[PetGroomingByUnlimitedCutz]

Great videos, your delivery is clear and not excessive.

[shand]

I wonder how a Canon ef-s 24mm stm pancake lens would fare, adapted on a Canon R7?
I use one on my Canon 77d and it is wonderful.

[afh]

Great review as always. Of the many ones I've watched, this is one I've actually had for 6 months with a Z30. IDK if my lens is defective or this is normal, but there is very strong vignetting at the corners in low light at wide aperture (main reason I got this was for low light). I take all RAW images and have to adjust corrections (vignette control?) in Nikon NX Studio to get many of the wider aperture images to look right. It's less noticeable in bright light as in the vignette testing in this review.

[syksystransitagency]

I don't own a Nikon, and most likely never will. I still watch every review, these are brilliant! Amaizing work! Always looking forward to them, especially with Canon, as I have one myself. Thank you for the stellar content and reviews!

[stevebeeston]

I'm a big fan of Christopher's reviews, but this is a DX lens and should have been tested on a DX camera

[tielmaster]

Been waiting for this! Thanks and great as usual!