I must admit, I am scratching my head with this. I had the Z 24 f1.8S and it was superb, razor sharp wide open and sharp across the frame once stopped down.This is borne out by the glowing reviews on both Photography Life and Camera Labs. Looking at both these glowing reviews, I wonder why there is not more love for this lens. I guess that most people have it covered with their zooms and most people stop down for landscapes and would rarely need the f1.8 ability and thus why the lens isn't more popular. The 20mm f1.8 is probably more apt for night-time skies. Admittedly, I sold the Z 24 f1.8S but that was because I didn't use it enough to warrant having it and I needed the funds to help purchase another lens at the time. I just didn't need the f1.8 ability to really take advantage of it, I mostly shot stopped down at this focal length for landscapes etc as I assume most others would also. At f8 it was still sharper than my Z 24-70 f2.8 S I and the same would be said for the 24-70 f2.8 S II that I now own. Bokeh was very nice wide open and stopped down, considering it is a 24mm wide angle. Over all IQ was exceptional, IMO.
I must admit, I am scratching my head with this. I had the Z 24 f1.8S and it was superb, razor sharp wide open and sharp across the frame once stopped down.This is borne out by the reviews on both Photography Life and Camera Labs. Looking at both these glowing reviews, I wonder why there is not more love for this lens. I guess that most people have it covered with their zooms and most people stop down for landscapes and would rarely need the f1.8 ability and thus why the lens isn't more popular. The 20mm f1.8 is probably more apt for night-time skies. Admittedly, I sold the Z 24 f1.8S but that was because I didn't use it enough to warrant having it and I needed the funds to help purchase another lens at the time. I just didn't need the f1.8 ability to really take advantage of it, I mostly shot stopped down at this focal length for landscapes etc as I assume most others would also. At f8 it was still sharper than my Z 24-70 f2.8 S I and the same would be said for the 24-70 f2.8 S II that I now own. Bokeh was very nice wide open and stopped down, considering it is a 24mm wide angle. Over all IQ was exceptional, IMO.
Apr 15, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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