Nikon Z 24-70mm F2.8 S Review, sample images and full technical review

My Nikon 24-70 F2.8 S review and just how good is this lens, we will look at centre sharpness, corner sharpness, distortion, vignetting, focus speed, focus breathing, additional features, balance and Bokeh too of course.

I walk you through how sharp the Nikon Z 24-70 F2.8 S lens is at 24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 70mm for both centre and corner sharpness and while this lens is incredible there are a few points to note in there if you tend to pixel peep a lot.

I walk you through the control ring and how it works as well as the OLED display and why I think that's a fantastic feature to have in a lens with its backlit display and depth of field preview as well as the lens fn button too of course.

We look at contrast and see how well it performs with heavily backlit scenes. We talk about its weight, size and weather sealing as well as vignetting too of course and how you can expect this lens to perform for you.

Will the Z 24-70 work as a macro lens? Well It kind of does at a pinch so that's another great little feature to have.

We look at Bokeh and how well it performs and transitions from in focus to out of focus backgrounds, with a few example images.

For the videographers we look at focus speed, focus breathing and focus noise to see how useable this lens is for videography and spoiler alert it does an amazing job.

My overall experiences with this lens have been nothing but positive and I know if I were starting out again today it would be the first lens I would buy.

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0:00 Intro
0:34 Why this lens is vital for my photography
0:55 How it compares to my F mount 24-70 F2.8
1:22 24-70 F2.8 S Lens Features
1:32 Lens OLED Display
2:00 Depth of Field Display
2:41 Lens Control ring
3:15 Lens FN button
3:28 24-70 F2.8 Lens Sharpness
3:53 Centre sharpness results
5:45 Corner Sharpness and what's the best Aperture?
7:30 Corner Sharpness Results
8:13 Contrast
8:34 Contrast results
9:03 Is it really smaller than the F mount version?
9:55 Balance and feel of the Z 24-70mm F2.8 S
10:36 Weather sealing
10:54 Vignetting
11:18 Lens Distortion
11:34 Focus breathing, focus speed and focus noise.
11:44 Focus Breathing and focus speed
12:37 Focus Noise
13:02 Bokeh or Background Blur
13:32 Bokeh examples from the Nikon Z 24-70 F2.8 S lens
13:53 Is it a macro lens?
14:07 Future proofing with this lens?
14:42 Nikon Z 24-70mm F2.8 S Review Conclusion