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Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S NIKKOR

 

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  • User Score (271)
    9.7 9.7 from 271 reviewers
  • Expert Score (4)
    9.3 9.3 from 4 reviewers
  • Design (2)
    9.9 9.9 from 2 reviewers
  • Value for money (5)
    9.8 9.8 from 5 reviewers
  • Construction (2)
    9.6 9.6 from 2 reviewers
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. The Digital Picture

    The Digital Picture
    9 July 2010

    While I hope to create a full Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G AF-S Lens, my first priority is to include results from this lens in the lens comparison tools available on the site. This page currently exists because it is required by the database and content management systems for me to post information and standard results for the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G AF-S Lens. Read more

  2. What Digital Camera

    What Digital Camera
    9.3/10
    7 April 2008

    Nikon's 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S lens is a fast, ultra-wideangle zoom designed for full-frame cameras like the D3 and D700. Read more

    • Excellent optical design, build, chromatic aberration control.
    • Filters can’t be used, though this is somewhat to be expected.

  3. photodo

    photodo
    9 February 2011

    A well built and presented optic that breaks new ground on the camera it is designed for. Excellent image quality only slightly let down by the distortion at the wide end, something that can be easily sorted in post processing. By way of comparison, here is the chart from the venerable AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 lens tested on the same camera. Read more

    • Good optical performance, Extreme wide angle capability, Excellent Build quality
    • Some distortion at the wide end, An expensive optic, Lacking ability to attach filters

  4. Pop Photo

    Pop Photo
    13 July 2011

    Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S The fastest and widest of Nikon's full-frame zooms, this pro lens ($1,800, street) scales up to 21-36mm on the Nikon D300. Introduced with the full-frame D3 and unofficially matched to Nikon's 24-70mm and 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses, this superfast, constant-aperture, full-framer is almost in a class by itself. Read more

  5. ePHOTOzine

    ePHOTOzine
    15 November 2011

    A well built and presented optic that breaks new ground on the camera it is designed for. Excellent image quality only slightly let down by the distortion at the wide end, something that can be easily sorted in post processing. Read more

    • Good optical performance, Extreme wide angle capability, Excellent Build quality
    • Some distortion at the wide end, An expensive optic, Lacking ability to attach filters

  • User Reviews

  1. Great wide angle zoom lens

    Amazon
    10/10
    Reviewer: sdone, Amazon
    15 January 2012

    I have been using Nikon products for well over 40 years and, although I would call myself only an accomplished amateur photographer, I know what makes a good lens. Of course I grew up in the days of film cameras and Nikon Photomic FTN I think it was, using prime lenses and thought, in those days, they were the only way to go and they were. Read more

  2. Quite expensive but meet expectations!

    J&R
    10/10
    Reviewer: MederoReggae, J&R
    28 January 2011

    The Nikon 14-24mm is a great lense for creative imaging, landscapes, and in most cases it will delivers amazing angles of subjetcs when utilized properly under any light condition. Read more

    • Amazing wide-angle effect, Consistent Output, Great picture quality, Strong Construction
    • Difficult to Clean, Heavy, No Filters

  3. one excellent bit of glass

    10/10
    Reviewer: wsj2day, Nikon
    31 December 2011

    without doubt a superb piece of glass! i have owned and used this lens now for the past 6 months and love it! i have no reason to doubt the 'true' ability of this lens and only my lack of 'daring' (and the bloody cost of the thing) is holding me back from just taking all sort of chances with it: "have to get that shot" - "at all cost" Really, this is a marvelous piece of glass, one you will never be disappointed with, just release your imagination and watch it be... Read more

  4. Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G IF-ED AF-S Nikkor review by lightknight

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    Reviewer: lightknight, slrgear.com
    7 April 2011

    Not much left to say here...simply the world's best wide angle zoom bar none. If you can live with the very real issue that you can't add a ND or GND to it then it offers the best image quality its possible to obtain on a full frame DSLR. The only problem I struck was using it at night was in high humidity but clear conditions - the huge front element was prone to misting over on exposures in excess of a minute or more but this is a fairly rare or exotic occurance and I... Read more

    • unriveled image quality, build, really wide
    • filters are impossible, front element very vulnerable

  5. WOW! simply WOW

    OneCall
    10/10
    Reviewer: erichfussphotography, OneCall
    2 November 2009

    noting really to say, it does exactly what its supposed to and says it will do. Read more

    • Consistent Output, Durable, Easily Interchangeable, Quick Focus, Rugged, Sharp Focus, Strong Construction
    • Difficult to Clean

  • WikiFreak Description

As we might have expected the 14-24mm is excellent going where no lens of its type has gone before. Far sharper than the fixed lenses of its type, it lacks all the things you want to be missing such as coma or softness at the apertures, making the other lenses of its variety look like pale imitations.

Nikon’s 14-24 mm F/2.8 is just about the sharpest 14 and 18mm lense on the market in head to head competitions, and far sharper in the corners at f/2.8 than anything has a right to be.

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As we might have expected the 14-24mm is excellent going where no lens of its type has gone before. Far sharper than the fixed lenses of its type, it lacks all the things you want to be missing such as coma or softness at the apertures, making the other lenses of its variety look like pale imitations.

Nikon’s 14-24 mm F/2.8 is just about the sharpest 14 and 18mm lense on the market in head to head competitions, and far sharper in the corners at f/2.8 than anything has a right to be.

In point of fact Nikon has taken a difficult task and made it look oh so easy, making the 14-28 sharp all over, although it does get a bit softer at the f/2.8 in an FX frames farthest corner. Still you’d have to say that this lens is exactly what they say it is, and their claims of excellence are certainly backed by the evidence. The proof as they say is in the pudding.

There isn’t another ultra wide that’s going to come close to this clear and sharp picture even when its wide open.

Looking at the actual photos you may not see the improvement in them, but one sure way to view it is to look into the corners of your FX frame when its wide open, where most of the previous lenses are going to run into trouble. The one drawback that’s seen is that you can’t filter the new 14-24 like you can the older models.

In addition to a crisp perfect shot, Nikon seems to have tamed their ghosts and flare issues as well, with little more than a single dot showing up when shooting with sunlight on the lens. The lateral color fringes that other lenses add to your photo are simply non existent, which is something of a surprise in a lens of this type as well. .

One thing that strikes you nearly immediately is that there isn’t any corner darkening in your images(what photographers call falloff) That’s not the norm and we find it incredible that its so conspicuously lacking in the new Nikon. With this kind of workmanship, and a lens that is exactly what they say it is, all in all it looks like Nikon has hit a home run.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

Ultra-wideangle, high-speed zoom NIKKOR lens.

  • Constant maximum aperture of f/2.8 at all focal lengths
  • Enhanced optical formulas, engineered to produce exceptional sharpness, contrast and color, render outstanding image integrity
  • ED (Extra-low dispersion) glass elements minimize chromatic aberration to deliver stunning sharpness and contrast
  • Aspherical lenses including large-diameter PGM elements eliminate various types of lens aberration even at the widest ape…

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