sorry, another question. How is the focusing indoors? It is my experience that with some of the super zooms there is not a consistency with multiple images that are taken. I do a great deal of event photography and would love to use this lens . Please advise and thank you.
great review, it always seems the images taken with lens that are tested with outdoor images. How good is this lens in focusing indoors in lower light? My experience is the advantage my Nikon z6 has is that shooting with higher ISO numbers it still creates a clean image which should help this lens indoors. I wonder is that the case?
Robert John
September 27, 2021 10:18 am
Oh dear Nikon. If they had built a) a Z mount dx camera as good as the Canon 90D, 2) a 10-24 Z mount dx lens and 3) the promised 200-600, then buying mirrorless would be a slam-dunk. As it is, we have the 24-200, but without the necessary accompaniments. I do wish Nikon would grow out of their fx fetish.
Dave Ralph
September 6, 2021 7:09 am
Spencer, you indicate there is no VR switch. Makes me wonder about tripod use in low light since many VR Nikkors are not happy in VR on a tripod. For instance, I was doing landscape photos in a heavy foliage, very dark stream bed with my D810 and the F mount 24-120 f4, which has largely replaced my 24-70 f2.8. But, I left the VR turned on. All the tripod photos lacked critical sharpness. ‘Drove me whacky in the field trying to find the right settings – totally futile.
How was Z 24-200 on a tripod?? This makes a difference as to which lens/camera combo to purchase to jump into mirrorless.
Thanks.
Steven Sparks
September 2, 2021 8:07 am
You didn’t mention any suggestion of using this lens with the Nikon Z50 camera? Seems like that would be a splendid light weight combo for an all day photo walk, especially for an old guy like me; and the extra reach to 300mm equivalent would be fun; and using the middle of the lens means better sharpness in the corners. Not sure about the VR without in camera VR but it should be ok?
radix
August 11, 2021 12:58 pm
Hi Spencer, great review. I realy like it. I am thinking of purchasing this 24-200 lens +Z5 body as it the best travel lens+body combo on the market I think.
As I can see this Z5+24-200 and some of the Canon R6 +24-105 lens shots were done at the same location . Is it possible to receive some RAW pictures (similar shots) from both nikon and canon? This would be for my personal checking. I want to purchase NIKON set but I would like to check some colors as well compared to canon :)
earl
August 8, 2021 9:29 am
nice review…as all these super zooms seem to fall off worse in the corners, it seems to me this might be a very nice option for a smaller DX camera. I can see a Zfc with this as a nice combo…35-300mm with VR
Michael Christ
July 27, 2021 11:59 pm
Really enjoyed your experiences/review and the readers comments on the Nikon 24-200 lens. I have read that you sold your 70-200mm f4 lens. Are they comparable in image quality? Or was it a matter of convenience? Thx so much for your response!
They’re reasonably comparable – the 70-200mm is sharper but not drastically so. But the 24-200mm is so much lighter and smaller (especially with the FTZ adapter taken into account) that the decision was pretty easy for me.
Baadal
July 14, 2021 2:35 am
How will this lens be for landscapes with the Z7, shot mostly on tripod at f/8 ? Or better to use one of the primes (85 f/1.8 for eg) and shoot pano ?
You’d get sharper photos with the 85mm f/1.8, but the 24-200mm is plenty sharp at f/8. It depends on your standards really. I’ve made 24 x 36 inch prints at f/16 on lenses less sharp than this, and they look great to me up close.
Bill V
July 8, 2021 11:09 am
This lens has pretty much replaced my 24-70 f/4 for landscape. The fringing on the corners at 24mm on the 24-200 is not as noticeable as the low-rez issues I get on the 24-70 when I am constantly cropping because I don’t get the landscape reach with 24-70.
sorry, another question. How is the focusing indoors? It is my experience that with some of the super zooms there is not a consistency with multiple images that are taken. I do a great deal of event photography and would love to use this lens .
Please advise and thank you.
Superzoom is normally for outdoor use.
great review, it always seems the images taken with lens that are tested with outdoor images. How good is this lens in focusing indoors in lower light? My experience is the advantage my Nikon z6 has is that shooting with higher ISO numbers it still creates a clean image which should help this lens indoors. I wonder is that the case?
Oh dear Nikon.
If they had built a) a Z mount dx camera as good as the Canon 90D, 2) a 10-24 Z mount dx lens and 3) the promised 200-600, then buying mirrorless would be a slam-dunk.
As it is, we have the 24-200, but without the necessary accompaniments.
I do wish Nikon would grow out of their fx fetish.
Spencer, you indicate there is no VR switch. Makes me wonder about tripod use in low light since many VR Nikkors are not happy in VR on a tripod. For instance, I was doing landscape photos in a heavy foliage, very dark stream bed with my D810 and the F mount 24-120 f4, which has largely replaced my 24-70 f2.8. But, I left the VR turned on. All the tripod photos lacked critical sharpness. ‘Drove me whacky in the field trying to find the right settings – totally futile.
How was Z 24-200 on a tripod?? This makes a difference as to which lens/camera combo to purchase to jump into mirrorless.
Thanks.
You didn’t mention any suggestion of using this lens with the Nikon Z50 camera? Seems like that would be a splendid light weight combo for an all day photo walk, especially for an old guy like me; and the extra reach to 300mm equivalent would be fun; and using the middle of the lens means better sharpness in the corners. Not sure about the VR without in camera VR but it should be ok?
Hi Spencer, great review. I realy like it.
I am thinking of purchasing this 24-200 lens +Z5 body as it the best travel lens+body combo on the market I think.
As I can see this Z5+24-200 and some of the Canon R6 +24-105 lens shots were done at the same location . Is it possible to receive some RAW pictures (similar shots) from both nikon and canon? This would be for my personal checking. I want to purchase NIKON set but I would like to check some colors as well compared to canon :)
nice review…as all these super zooms seem to fall off worse in the corners, it seems to me this might be a very nice option for a smaller DX camera. I can see a Zfc with this as a nice combo…35-300mm with VR
Really enjoyed your experiences/review and the readers comments on the Nikon 24-200 lens. I have read that you sold your 70-200mm f4 lens. Are they comparable in image quality? Or was it a matter of convenience? Thx so much for your response!
They’re reasonably comparable – the 70-200mm is sharper but not drastically so. But the 24-200mm is so much lighter and smaller (especially with the FTZ adapter taken into account) that the decision was pretty easy for me.
How will this lens be for landscapes with the Z7, shot mostly on tripod at f/8 ? Or better to use one of the primes (85 f/1.8 for eg) and shoot pano ?
You’d get sharper photos with the 85mm f/1.8, but the 24-200mm is plenty sharp at f/8. It depends on your standards really. I’ve made 24 x 36 inch prints at f/16 on lenses less sharp than this, and they look great to me up close.
This lens has pretty much replaced my 24-70 f/4 for landscape. The fringing on the corners at 24mm on the 24-200 is not as noticeable as the low-rez issues I get on the 24-70 when I am constantly cropping because I don’t get the landscape reach with 24-70.
Same here! I love the 24-70mm f/4, but the 24-200mm does everything I need in that range for landscapes.