Approaching the Scene 186: Nikon 24-70 S vs 24-120 S + How to Test Lenses

(LINKS BELOW) Let’s take a tour of real-world images as well as sharpness test images from these two standard lenses. Along the way I’ll show you how to test your own lenses for frame wide sharpness at various apertures and explain why my beloved 24-70 S is for sale. For someone who always eschewed the big 24-70 zooms, it’s been shocking how much I’ve loved my time with the 24-70 F4 S “kit” lens that released with Nikon’s Z7. In preparing this video I saw just how many of my favorite images over the past few years have been on this “kit” lens. After a bit of testing, I am happy to say that the new, more versatile 24-120 S lens is even better.

LINKED TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 Intro to ATS 186
01:40 Join our next free Office Hours and submit questions for us
02:25 We are going to take questions in Death Valley & Joshua Tree
03:10 Why ignore the 28-75 Z and 24-70 2.8 S?
04:25 Since its release I have LOVED the 24-70 F4 S
05:30 The new 24-120 S has displaced it.
06:52 How to filter images by metadata in Lightroom’s library
08:30 Images highlighting why I love the 24-70 F4 S
13:45 Images displaying why I love the new 24-120 S
15:53 How to test a lens with just a brick wall and steady tripod
18:03 24-70 brick wall test results
19:48 24-120 brick wall test results
20:10 Using LR compare view to view results side by side
24:02 The 24-120 performance at 120mm

B&H Nikon 24-120: https://bhpho.to/30YMlCr
B&H Nikon Z9: https://bhpho.to/2XQjXBh
B&H Nikon 100-400: https://bhpho.to/31eQimV
B&H Nikon FTZii: https://bhpho.to/3bisuQu
B&H Nikon Z9 EN-EL18d battery: https://bhpho.to/3nCn0WD

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I invite all of you to join Rick, Woody, David, Darren and me for our free live Office Hours Tuesday April 12th at 10AM Pacific. We’re on a bit of a hiatus while on the road teaching workshops in Death Valley and Joshua Tree, but we’ll be taking questions you submit at the signup site on the road in these amazing locations and posting Q&A videos as we can. Be sure to submit your questions at the Office Hours signup site.

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