Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED-IF Nikkor Lens
The Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G lens was announced on 23-August-2007 together with the Nikon D3 digital SLR camera (pictchallenge-archives.net has a great picture of the D3 plus 24-70mm lens - scroll down one or two pages, an notice how slim the lens barrel is), this is destined to be another classic professional zoom lens from Nikon, surpassing the legendary Nikon 28-70mm f/2.8 lens.
Here's the direct link to the online PDF product user manual for the 24-70 (right-click to save to your hard disk).
Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens (view a larger photo)
Nikon 24-70mm reviews and user opinions
Preston Mack finds the Nikon 24-70 to be sharper than the Canon equivalent, and doesn't hesitate to use this lens for portraiture work. The Canon 24-70mm was "mushy" in the 50mm range.
Bjorn Rorslett's Nikon 24-70mm impressions:
Bjorn Rorslett really knows his Nikon lenses, and gives the Nikkor 24-70 lens a rating of 5 / 5, saying that the quality of the 24-70 lens in almost every measurable dimension exceeds that of the 28-70mm lens. Flare and ghosting, courtesy of the Nano Crystal coating, is much reduced, and also gives better magnification.
Review and test of the Nikkor 24-70mm and 14-24mm lenses:
Pictchallenge-archives.net's piece is written in French, and you'd probably want to read this related forum thread that discusses the article.
Sample photos by camera / type of photography
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Lady, sitting. warm interior lighting
An official Nikon D700 sample.
Flower photo by Oscar Rico
The EXIF data shows that aperture was f/10 and focal length was 70mm. I think the bokeh looks great at these settings.
Photographed with Nikon D3 plus 24-70 combination.
Extreme weather photography
Jim Reed puts the D700 through its paces, and used the Nikkor 24-70mm to great effect.
Official Nikon D3 photo samples
Nikon held absolutely nothing back in releasing this set of images, showing off the sensational high-ISO performance of the camera. Five out of the six images there are shot with the Nikon 24-70mm lens. Here are direct links to the full-sized images:
- Colorful objects, ISO 200 - Superb color range in this picture.
- Conversations, ISO 200 - Useful for judging the bokeh of far-away subjects at wide-open aperture of f/2.8.
- Trumpeter ISO 6400 - THE ISO 6400 image to beat
- Portrait, ISO 3200 - notice the WB (white balance) temperature - 2630K! And all the colors and tones are flawlessly reproduced.
- Portrait, ISO 400 - Who needs to shoot ISO 100 portraits anymore when you can get creamy smoothness at ISO 400?
Official reference sites
NikonUSA.com - has information on key features, technical specifications, related accessories and you can download the product manual.
imaging.nikon.com - has MTF charts and a lens construction diagram.