The AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens from Nikon is the widest of Nikon’s f/2.8 zoom lenses, offering a versatile ultra-wide-angle focal length range that is well-suited for landscape, nature, and interior photography. Its constant f/2.8 maximum aperture ensures consistent performance and excellent light transmission throughout the zoom range. The optical design is impressive, featuring three aspherical elements and two extra-low dispersion elements that effectively minimize distortion and aberrations, resulting in exceptional sharpness, clarity, and accurate rendering. The lens is also equipped with a Nano Crystal Coat, which controls flare and ghosting to enhance contrast and color accuracy, especially in challenging lighting conditions. Additionally, the Silent Wave Motor enables fast and virtually silent autofocus performance, with full-time manual focus override for precise control in both still photography and video applications.
Key Features:
– Wide-angle zoom lens designed for FX-format sensors, while also compatible with DX-format models, providing a 21-36mm equivalent focal length range.
– Constant f/2.8 maximum aperture delivers consistent performance and excellent light transmission across the zoom range.
– Three aspherical elements minimize spherical aberrations and distortion, resulting in sharp imagery with accurate rendering.
– Two extra-low dispersion elements significantly reduce color fringing and chromatic aberrations, ensuring greater clarity and color accuracy.
– Nano Crystal Coat applied to individual elements suppresses internal reflections, flare, and ghosting, improving contrast and color accuracy in challenging lighting conditions.
– Silent Wave Motor offers quick, quiet, and precise autofocus performance, complemented by full-time manual focus override. The internal focusing design maintains the lens’s overall length and promotes faster focusing speeds.
– Built-in petal-shaped lens hood prevents stray light and flare while providing some protection to the front lens element.
– Rounded nine-blade diaphragm creates a pleasing bokeh quality, enhancing shallow depth of field techniques.