Nikon 24-120 review, Zeiss stuff, etc

2010-11-28 • SEND FEEDBACK |
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I’ve completed a large chunk of my Nikon AF-S 24-120mm f/4G VR review (coming to DAP), but I am holding publication pending confirmation of my findings against field shots. It is not easy reviewing a 5X zoom lens properly, especially one with highly variable properties.

Silver Canyon Cottonwood
Nikon D3x + Nikon 24-120mm f/4G VR

Zeiss material will follow completion of the 24-120 review. I’ll be adding a variety of images to my Guide to Zeiss ZF/ZE Lenses, for the 25/2.8 Distagon, 28/2 Distagon, 35/2 Distagon, 50/1.4 Planar, 50/2 Makro-Planar, and a few for the 100/2 Makro-Planar and 21/2.8 Distagon. I also made a special effort to compare the two 50mm lenses near and far.

The image below is in AdobeRGB color space because it’s ruined in sRGB. Be sure to view in a color-aware browser.

Ellery Lake at Dawn
Nikon D3x + Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon

Cold November Dawn in Patriarch Grove, White Mountains of California
Nikon D3x + Zeiss 25mm f/2.8 Distagon

Wind-driven snow and ice coat a bristlecone
Nikon D3x + Zeiss 25mm f/2.8 Distagon

Trickling water from late-fall snow
Nikon D3x + Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon

Morning, high in the White Mountains
Nikon D3x + Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 Planar