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Archive 2020Nikon Z 25-50
p.1 #1Nikon Z 25-50
Z5's little kit lens isn't bad. Sure faster or longer are good things, but it comes in over 300g / 11oz lighter than the 24-70 f/4 at 880g vs 1200g combined on a Z5/Z6. IQ seems reasonably good as well, and it's clear they're using all of the real estate the Z mount gives them, rear element is fixed and very nearly protrudes from the back of the lens.
Sorry for a grey morning.
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Sorry for a grey morning.
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Sep 10, 2020 at 11:01 AM
p.1 #2Nikon Z 25-50
Given your username, I'd initially assumed you were adapting the classic 25-50/4 AI-S ;-)
The results look very good, continuing the tradition of Z mount having no weak lenses at all.
The results look very good, continuing the tradition of Z mount having no weak lenses at all.
Sep 10, 2020 at 12:28 PM
p.1 #4Nikon Z 25-50
Looks good to me and seems like a good lightweight lens for the Z system.
Sep 10, 2020 at 01:16 PM
p.1 #5Nikon Z 25-50
mawz wrote:
Given your username, I'd initially assumed you were adapting the classic 25-50/4 AI-S ;-)
The results look very good, continuing the tradition of Z mount having no weak lenses at all.
Ha, I'm a fan of that lens too, except its relative size on an adapter!
Given your username, I'd initially assumed you were adapting the classic 25-50/4 AI-S ;-)
The results look very good, continuing the tradition of Z mount having no weak lenses at all.
Ha, I'm a fan of that lens too, except its relative size on an adapter!
Sep 10, 2020 at 01:26 PM
p.1 #6Nikon Z 25-50
I do like the 24-70mm f/4 as well but I could see this replacing it. It makes a very obvious difference in hand, and makes for easy 1 handed operation (zoom aside) where as the 24-70 is a bit heavy for 1 hand. I kind of expected to replace this with the 24-70 on the Z5 but not so sure now...
lukemeup wrote:
For a cheap non-S kit... it looks pretty damn good.
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jrscls wrote:
Looks good to me and seems like a good lightweight lens for the Z system.
lukemeup wrote:
For a cheap non-S kit... it looks pretty damn good.
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jrscls wrote:
Looks good to me and seems like a good lightweight lens for the Z system.
Sep 10, 2020 at 01:29 PM
p.1 #7Nikon Z 25-50
I rather like this lens very much. Finally a nice a small zoom lens for my walking around with my Z7.
I may end up selling my Z50 as now Z7 +24-50 is light and small enough for me to bring anywhere.
I may end up selling my Z50 as now Z7 +24-50 is light and small enough for me to bring anywhere.
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Sep 10, 2020 at 05:44 PM
p.1 #8Nikon Z 25-50
AdaptedLenses wrote:
I do like the 24-70mm f/4 as well but I could see this replacing it. It makes a very obvious difference in hand, and makes for easy 1 handed operation (zoom aside) where as the 24-70 is a bit heavy for 1 hand. I kind of expected to replace this with the 24-70 on the Z5 but not so sure now...
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I also own the 24-70 f/4 but am really excited to add this small lens to my collection for when I want to go small and light. This lens plus the (some day) 28 and 40mm compacts will keep me from getting a Z50 because I'll have the option of making my Z6 small when I want that, but also larger and high performing with S-Line lenses when I'm going for best IQ. A very versatile system, I'm envisioning.
I preordered the 24-50 soon after it was announced, and now your images have me feeling pretty anxious to get my hands on it.
I do like the 24-70mm f/4 as well but I could see this replacing it. It makes a very obvious difference in hand, and makes for easy 1 handed operation (zoom aside) where as the 24-70 is a bit heavy for 1 hand. I kind of expected to replace this with the 24-70 on the Z5 but not so sure now...
lukemeup wrote
For a cheap non-S kit... it looks pretty damn good.jrscls wrote
Looks good to me and seems like a good lightweight lens for the Z system.I also own the 24-70 f/4 but am really excited to add this small lens to my collection for when I want to go small and light. This lens plus the (some day) 28 and 40mm compacts will keep me from getting a Z50 because I'll have the option of making my Z6 small when I want that, but also larger and high performing with S-Line lenses when I'm going for best IQ. A very versatile system, I'm envisioning.
I preordered the 24-50 soon after it was announced, and now your images have me feeling pretty anxious to get my hands on it.
Sep 10, 2020 at 06:01 PM
p.1 #9Nikon Z 25-50
I just picked up one. I already have in the Z line the 14-30 and 24-70 f/4 versions. BUT after a few quick test photos this might me most used lens.
For casual work and something that allows me to carry the camera without the bulk and weight of the others this is great.
For casual work and something that allows me to carry the camera without the bulk and weight of the others this is great.
Nov 21, 2020 at 04:43 PM
p.1 #10Nikon Z 25-50
Quite interested to see how this lens and the Sony 28-60 perform on high res sensors. Following the post.
Nov 22, 2020 at 04:04 PM
p.1 #11Nikon Z 25-50
I got this lens with my Z5, mine is an excellent copy with very little variance throughout. I also had a damn near-perfect copy of the 24-70 f4, as well as an average copy 24-70 f4 that's slightly decentered, to compare it with.
At 24mm - The perfect 24-70 might be ever-so-slightly sharper closed down to f/8 but it's too close to call on 24mp. Vs the average 24-70 copy, the 24-50mm is clearly sharper at 24mm all around.
At 35mm - Both copies of the 24-70 seem to have a slight to very-slight sharpness advantage at every aperture, though the average 24-70 is softer in some places/apertures due to variance.
At 50mm - Same as the 35mm position.
So, I'm pretty impressed with the quality of this non-S lens. I think for many people it will be more than sharp enough, including me. My only complaint is that I think 6.3 was too dark for the Z5's reduced low-light AF performance compared to the other Z cameras - at 50mm I've seen AF-C miss or get confused even in good light when the subject is shadowed/heavy backlighting. I can only hope that Nikon will keep with updating the AF in these Z cameras, the Z5 included.
Now if you're on a high-res sensor and you're used to the look of the 24-70 f4, you may lose some sharpness when switching. Granted I was never able to test on the 45mp sensor, but it would make sense that the S zoom would outperform there. But as I said above, this lens is a very good performer for a low-cost option, and I think it would be more than sharp enough for most people.
At 24mm - The perfect 24-70 might be ever-so-slightly sharper closed down to f/8 but it's too close to call on 24mp. Vs the average 24-70 copy, the 24-50mm is clearly sharper at 24mm all around.
At 35mm - Both copies of the 24-70 seem to have a slight to very-slight sharpness advantage at every aperture, though the average 24-70 is softer in some places/apertures due to variance.
At 50mm - Same as the 35mm position.
So, I'm pretty impressed with the quality of this non-S lens. I think for many people it will be more than sharp enough, including me. My only complaint is that I think 6.3 was too dark for the Z5's reduced low-light AF performance compared to the other Z cameras - at 50mm I've seen AF-C miss or get confused even in good light when the subject is shadowed/heavy backlighting. I can only hope that Nikon will keep with updating the AF in these Z cameras, the Z5 included.
Now if you're on a high-res sensor and you're used to the look of the 24-70 f4, you may lose some sharpness when switching. Granted I was never able to test on the 45mp sensor, but it would make sense that the S zoom would outperform there. But as I said above, this lens is a very good performer for a low-cost option, and I think it would be more than sharp enough for most people.
Nov 25, 2020 at 03:55 PM
p.1 #12Nikon Z 25-50
The longer focal lengths look very good, but are you guys happy with the vignetting in the 2nd and 3rd shots?
Dec 15, 2020 at 06:19 PM