Nikon Nikkor Z DX 24mm f/1.7 Introduced

Nikon has introduced the brand new Nikkor Z DX 24mm f/1.7 lens for APS-C cameras, the Z-mount lens offers a 36mm equal on Nikon’s APS-C mirrorless cameras, such because the Nikon Z50, Z30 and Zfc. The lens is compact and light-weight at simply 135g, and has a minimal focus distance of 18cm (12.4cm from the entrance of the lens), permitting for close-up pictures, and the intense f/1.7 aperture means it offers a a lot brighter picture than the usual zoom lenses.

The Nikkor Z DX 24mm f/1.7 lens is the primary DX prime lens for Z-mount cameras, and may give good video efficiency, as it’s designed to have quiet focus, in addition to minimal focus respiratory. The lens is mud and drip-resistant which ought to assist in less-than-ideal climate situations.

The lens might be accessible from the fifteenth June, priced at £289 (UK), € 329 (ROI).

From Nikon: London, United Kingdom, thirty first Might 2023: Right now, Nikon expands its vary of NIKKOR Z DX lenses by introducing the primary DX-format prime lens. The NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7 lens is quick, sharp, sensible up shut, and a terrific performer in low mild. Compact and versatile, it’s the right prime lens for vibrant on a regular basis pictures.

Weighing simply 135 g (approx.), the NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7 pairs with Nikon Z DX cameras to create a super-compact package that’s comfy to hold and superbly versatile. Extensive however not too broad, the lens’ 24mm mounted focal size offers an angle of view equal to 36mm on a full-frame (FX) digital camera: Nikon Z DX shooters will get extremely near a traditional 35mm perspective, which provides very good framing flexibility and is nice for landscapes, avenue pictures, portraits, and extra—in addition to video.

With its f/1.7 most aperture, brief 0.18m minimal focus distance, and enormous, natural-looking bokeh, this lens’ inventive credentials are spectacular. Customers can simply seize crisp photographs of low-light conditions or use sooner shutter speeds to freeze movement, and so they can create an actual sense of depth by making topics stand out in opposition to superbly blurred backgrounds. For close-ups, customers can seize sharp photographs when the entrance of the lens is simply 12.4cm away from a topic: mixed with the shallow depth of subject attainable at f/1.7, photographs of topic particulars and close-up video footage will mesmerise.

Nikon Nikkor Z 24mm f1.7 lens with hood on the Nikon Z30. Picture: Nikon

Zurab Kiknadze, Product Supervisor, Nikon Europe, says: “We’re extraordinarily blissful to see the primary DX prime lens be a part of the Nikon Z household. The NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7 hits the candy spot between picture high quality and flexibility: it’s the right prime for inventive on a regular basis pictures and a terrific improve from an ordinary package zoom lens.”

Abstract of key options: NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7

• 24mm DX mirrorless prime lens: nice for landscapes, avenue pictures, portraits, and extra. Offers an angle of view equal to 36mm on a full-frame (FX) digital camera. Transfer nearer and fill the body with a topic, or keep the place you’re to herald parts of the background and create photographs with extra context.
• Quick f/1.7 most aperture: combines with the big Z mount to let in additional mild: preserve ISO low and seize crisp low-light photographs, or use sooner shutter speeds with out sacrificing brightness.
• Massive, natural-looking bokeh: shoot broad open at f/1.7 to make topics and portraits pop, or give photographs and movies an actual sense of depth.
• Quick, silent autofocus: powered by a quiet stepping motor.
• Sharp up shut: a minimal focus distance of simply 0.18m permits sharp photographs when the entrance of the lens is simply 12.4cm away from a topic.
• Nice for video: with a perspective that’s near the traditional 35mm view favoured by filmmakers, it is a nice little prime lens for video too. It’s superbly quiet, and focus respiratory is supressed.
• Light-weight, compact, and guarded: weighs simply 135g (approx.) with a compact dust- and drip-resistant construct.1
• Included lens hood that accepts filters: the Nikon HN-42 lens hood helps forestall ghosting and flare when taking pictures. It’s additionally attainable to connect 46mm filters to the hood.

FOOTNOTE

1 The lens shouldn’t be assured to be dust- and drip-resistant in all conditions and underneath all situations.

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