NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S

Like other S lenses, the 24-120 f/4 is very sharp. I like the close focusing so I only need to switch to the 105 micro lens for near 1:1 imaging. The 24-120 also works excellently with 830 nm infrared converted Z7. No hot spots!

The Z 24 - 120 f/4 is a great lens for general use and travel; I bought it as part of the Z8 kit. I appreciate the near-macro close focus of about 14", as well as the outstanding image quality, and the light weight, modest size, and extra reach of the lens compared with the Z 24 - 70 f/2.8. However, with the Z 24 - 120 on my Z5, which is converted for infrared, there is a significant hot spot at all apertures from f/5.6 to a severe hot spot at f/22. See the attached photo, which was shot at f/22. Instead of this lens for IR, the Z 24 - 70 f/4 is excellent for IR, with no significant hot spot.

I'd been using the 24-200, and just wanted something a tad faster. The 24-120 is all I expected and WAY more! It's as crisp and clear at 24mm as it is at 120mm (or "DX cropped" to 180)!

Nikkor glass is among the finest in the industry. the quality, clarity and color rendition are fantastic. the 24-120 ZS is no exception. I can use this lens to do very high screen images with my Z7-II. I can also be a thousand feet away and read the sponsors on the fair grounds buildings in Shenendoah County, Virginia USA. I can also freeze various billboards and road signs at seventy plus miles per hour so I can read them while my wife keeps her eye on the road. This lens is definitely worth the money.

I'm not sure if this is a review of the lens or Nikon service... the lens is excellent, but in the process of banging around Utah red rock country the zoom mechanism partially failed, restricting the range to @100-@30. I still shot with it, but on returning I used Nikon's repair service through their website. It was about as slick and quick as you can imagine, and I had the lens back in around a week, counting UPS ship time. Impressive. Even though I wish the lens hadn't failed, I have to give Nikon serious points for their service.

I own both Z6’s and most of the Z primes along with a couple of Z zooms.My complaint is: since I purchased this Z24-120 4 / S I haven’t used the other lenses very much. It had been a while since I took out my Z 85 mm 1.8 / S.It is a great lens, but (a couple of times) I found myself trying to adjust its focal length

I'm a magazine photographer, who shoots almost every type of subject. I most often gravitate to one of the Nikkor tilt-shift lenses, even on my Z9, because they allow for maximum creativity. Sometimes however, maximum flexibility is needed. The 24-120mm fills this flexibility requirement perfectly. On my D850s, when a zoom was called for, I used a 24-70mm f/2.8, but I often found the focal length range too limiting. The fix was to bring a 70-200mm as well. Great lenses, but the combination was often too heavy and required two bodies for maximum speed. The 24-120mm f/4 G lens was a great alternative, but a little slow and optically compromised. This Nikkor 24-120mm is a different story! It is light, fast handling, optically fabulous and on the Z9, a real "Goldilocks" lens. It just seems to do everything well. Thank you Nikon!

This is an amazing lens. I shoot many prime lenses, but this is virtually as good in most situation. This is the only lens needed for the vast majority of subjects I photograph. You cannot go wrong with this as the only lens you carry. If you carry this and the Z 14-30 S, you have pretty much all you need.

I have both 4.0 and 2.8. Needless to say but 2.8 is must have in any pros bag. I got the 4.0 with my first mirrorless camera, Z 7, and it was part of the kit. Unlike most Kit lens it is at the top of the food chain. So if you can't swing the extra $$$ for the 2.8 crank up the ISO the Nikon sensors can handle it. To a point that is why its 4*