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But I wanted the "streetwalker" 😅

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I am a new to the mirrorless game. I am looking at replacing my ( which is borrowed) Nikon F mount 24-70 for a Z mount. The price is rather hefty for the 24-70 Z mount, and I was looking at this lens as an alternative. I do mostly portrait work, ie: Senior photos. In your opinion, would this lens be a good alternative for the 24-70?

I have this lens and a couple of z primes....I would rather have the primes than this zoom. Primes I am talking about are 40mm, 85mm, 135mm (AIS). It seems like though the 24-120 does provide a convenience, but instead of that if I had 2 bodies with 2 different primes, I would be much happier.

sold my 24-70 2.8 for this lens.. no regrets!

I have the F mount version of this lens and think it may be the worst lens Nikon has ever made. It has heavy vignetting at F4 and is noticeably less sharp than the Tamron 35 - 150 and Tamron 17 - 35 that I bought to replace it. I'm happy to hear the Z mount replacement is much better.

Yes it is, sell it but shoot what moves you , edit what speaks to you.

Thank you for your recap Thomas. I am finally moving from my D750 DSLR to mirrorless. It has given me 9 years of solid service. I decided to wait to see what the Z6 III would be before ordering a Z6 II with this lens. I will be using this camera for my travel photography needs and it is reassuring to know that products launched two years ago are still good for today. I decided not to go for the Z6 III primarily because its price is now way beyond what I am prepared to pay. Furthermore, the new features on the Z6 III are not worth anything to me and wull not greatly impact my images. The Z6 II with the Z 24-120mm cost $ 1,800 (in my area) and my mirrorless journey begins. Thank you again and keep up the good work!

I think the one lens, handheld thing is very interesting. I bought a zf with its 8stops of vr for this purpose as well as the 24-120. I am hoping this offers more creative freedom without compromising image quality- we shall see.

I have so many lenses from Nikon, but this one really I love specially when I travel 👌👌👌 , thank you so much for this nice review about awesome lens 📸🤍

Thanks for sharing your landscape lenses with us. My lenses I use on my weather resistant Fuji X-Pro2 digital mirrorless camera for landscape photography are: 16-55mm f/2.8 Fujinon weather resistant 50-140mm f/2.8 Fujinon weather resistant 12mm f/2.8 Zeiss

I got this a week ago and it is a beautiful lens. I could not agree more with all your points. great review, mate!

It’s fascinating to think about focal lengths and what best suits a given scene. Ideally you want to have a 14-800mm f1.2 on your camera - but we know that’s not the way lens designs work - not yet anyway :) I did test out the new 28-400mm - but it’s a long throw and takes too long to focus, is awkward to use at f8 even though the evf remains bright. If you really need to have on your person the gear necessary to cover such an extreme range, you’d be better off with two bodies and two zoom lenses - maybe this one and a 100-400mm. Also, the images from the 28-400mm just don’t hold up when you dive in. When I really look at my recent walk about shots, I rarely go beyond 120mm anyway. But I think one thing is evident - the 24-70mm f4 S is bound to be discontinued. The 24-120mm is only $100 more and gives you a significantly longer reach while maintaining the same constant f4 maximum aperture and the same S line quality.

Thank you, Thomas. Hi. Which camera and lens were you used to record this video? Thank you.

thank you for this video that‘s very specific for a lens’s evaluate，when I saw your photos in this video I decided to buy one24-120 thank you

Feature wise and IQ . Which one: bnib 24-120/4 or used 24-70/2.8 price difference only 300-350 bucks. In my country there is none used z24-120 but quite some for z24-70/2.8

Are this tripod good for landscape photography?

Any advice for someone with the 24-200 f4-6.3 and a 50mm f1.8 S? Should I ditch the superzoom for the 24-120 f4 (even though it's like a $400 difference on the used market now), or keep with what I've got? Ever since I picked up a 50mm f1.8 S, I just feel like the 24-200mm images are lacking.

Thanks just purchased this camera. Anxious to learn more about it and appreciate your positive and honest opinion.

Thanks for the review. I've used both of the earlier versions of the 24-120...Also my go-to lens on my D850... looking forward to picking this one up to put on my new Z7ii.

Great video. I own this miracle lens also. With my Nikon Z7 ii, its a great combo. The reason why this lens shoot great images, despite F4, its of the 77mm diameter. If this lens was 67mm in diameter, it wasnt that great. This lens is a beast and great in macro too❤.

I like the fact that you've been using this lens for 2 years. I dislike these "reviews" of products that the reviewer has loaned to them by Nikon & they're shooting with it for the first time or even worse...they tell you they have to return in in 2 days. Not only do I not trust those opinions based on longevity, but they are clearly doing the video to get compensated so I just bypass that & look for something like this instead. I can also without all the slick post production tricks or the videos that look like the manufacturer's own promo. A guy sitting at a table telling me what & why based on experience beats that to pieces.

For my Astro work, I tend to use my Z 14-24 f2.8 and my Z 20mm f1.8. Now having said that, I should the zoom at anywhere from 2.8 to 4.0. My 20mm is shoot from 1.8 to 2.8. I have used my Z 70-200 f2.8 at 70mm for MW core shots. For portraits, I shoot strictly outside and I use my 70-200 f2.8 at 2.8 and usually 135 to 200mm. I do own the Z24-120 f4 though and I do use it. It is my “walk around” lens for when I go places to shoot and can’t take multiple lenses.

Awesome shots Thomas. I just bought the ZF and am awaiting these exact 2 lenses. Cant wait to try them now thanks to this video. Cheers!

Awesome shots Thomas. I just bought the ZF and am awaiting these exact 2 lenses. Cant wait to try them now thanks to this video. Cheers!

Love this!

Very interested to know about the lens cover you pot on and off!

Hi, great vid. Just an observation - you mentioned lots of viewers leaving at the end of the location video and missing the rest of the content. I’ve noticed on a number of the location vids you have left in the “outro” typically with a “please comment, like and subscribe, and I will see you in the next one.” I have almost switched off at that point myself a few times.

Thank you for nice review. Is this lens works with Nikon D5500?

I have had this Lens about a year and a half. It is not Perfect, but it is very good. It is usually on the Camera when in the Bag. Too bad it is such a massive Air Pump, sucking Dust into the Interior of the Lens, and onto the Sensor of the Camera. My Z9 is very good at Astral Photography, making Stars, even with the Lens Cap on, with several Dozen Hot-Stuck Pixels, at any ISO above 125 and 1 sec shutter speed. A few days before Xmas in 2022, I did an Outdoor Modeling Shoot. This little Asian Honey wanted to pose outside of a very heavily decorated House, in her Birthday Suit. It was -25C, that night but she insisted, so at about 1 in the Morning... The Z9 and the 24-120 both performed well despite it being much colder than what Nikon speced. She was quite happy with the results too, but was complaining about having some Frostbite

Just watched this video. Excellent content. Loved all your images. After well over 6 months of deciding between sensor formats and brands, you have cemented by choice. It is APSC with the Fuji X-T5. Thanks again for your awesome content 🙌

"The bokeh thing is a nice trick": you just summed up what I believe has been a key motivation behind this strange hobby of ours, and why f/4 seems to many of us like an unacceptable limitation for portrait work. Ultra fast apertures used primarily for background blur are nothing but a lazy gimmick, and, as a gimmick, its mass appeal is relatively recent: I date it back to when DSLRs started becoming mainstream. Before that, fast apertures were purchased to be able to shoot in lower light at higher speeds with lower grain film, DESPITE narrow depth of field, not BECAUSE of narrow depth of field. We collectively need to snap out of our fascination for bokeh and re-learn what makes a portrait interesting. This 24-120 is a perfect tool for that, indeed!

How do you find the ZF pixel shift?

Love this 😊❤

느낌있네요!👍🙃

Causing the mind to create and look deeper to compose, you are right. Totally agree. And i have to say, i agree with dudewelder, hope to see that Zf being used again. Good job on the video, love the nature walk.

Great video !!! kinda wished he used the ZF......maybe next time.

Is that a cool Kodak instamatic lil box jewel of a cam on back? (On your right shoulder...)

I bought it today. I’ve loved the The 24-70 f4 however it will be sold.

Excellent!

I tried this lens this weekend. I have a ZF with 24-70 f/4, i like the 24-70 f/4 but the 24-120 f/4 will replace it. Thanks for the review

Good points. I am not against editing pictures but it's getting to the point where everything looks so manufactured. Everything can be changed digitally and with AI tools it will keep getting more extreme. I don't mind if that's the point, for example a matte painting in a tv show that needs to look a certain way but when it's supposed to be real, I tend to lose interest with all the editing. It feels like a product that is being made in a factory.

Thanks for the great video. As a former owner of a D750, and D850 and a current owner of two Z8s, the menu banks are very annoying. It is ridiculous that Nikon has refused to allow the menu banks to function like U1, U2 settings on the D750. I am continuously messing up the menu banks and have no way to go and reset them. I love my Z8s but hate the menu banks and that there is no way to lock the settings.

Hi Thomas. We seem to have similar size channels and views. And some similar thoughts about photography and art. I recently began trying a concerted effort to “grow my channel” and have been frustrated that when promoting it on FB, the images I am most pleased with appear to be, at worst, the least liked, or, at best, only do well by some random chance or because they are of a location that is well known. Grrr! This is especially true of my nightscape images - they take a huge amount of planning, patience and technique, but they are not well-received by “the algorithm”. I have decided, however, to pursue what I enjoy doing, not what FB or Insta think I should do. BTW, I recently produced a video discussing whether photography is art, which you might be interested in.czcams.com/video/eB57xsHX-Wg/video.html

“Fed to me to make me like it”, that is a top fact. (My opinion, of course). You’re right, i think this AI art stuff has really reached its brain washing hands to a LOT of younger people. It’s almost like that book by Neil Gaimen “American Gods”. New age art is slowly taking over, i feel a bit sad about that, i miss the original art from just the picture taken of a physical form, I personally do not want anything to do with the AI stuff. I will edit, but not add anything that isn’t there. Sometimes, i wish we could go backwards. And sure, I’d love to make money from what i do, and today, that’s becoming so hard to do, from what i can see. Give me original work. I agree, its not lost, but I feel it’s definitely being weeded out. Thanks for the video, really enjoyed it!

Another thing to consider is the cameras themselves. There isn't as much difference between the various brands today when compared to 10-15 years ago. We've nearly reached the saturation point concerning how good modern digital cameras can be with 40-60-100 MP, backlit, IBIS, sensors. Throw in the multi-coated, IS/VR lenses, and the market begins to blur together. Add whatever can be don in post these days and, yeah, everything begins to blend into one. If you really want your images to look 'real' and/or 'true' to the scene, go back to shooting film. Simple enough.

I started to take photos a couple of years ago, no prior experience but I watched a lot of CZcams, I started to post on instagram, I dis well in the first month amassing nearly 2k followers, I started to fall into this rabbit hole of likes and attention, I also started to dislike why the photos I liked the most wouldn’t get as much attention as the ones I liked the least, started to obsess about it a little too much I watched a video similar to this and realised I was taking pictures for the wrong reason, now I don’t post(except for Flickr, I don’t see this as bad as other platforms), I take pictures for me and my walls, I print my own and I believe I have grown more and stress less I have no social media presence anywhere these days and never been happier

Thomas, this is exactly how I feel about Modern Landscape photography, over the last few years I have been withdrawing from many of the sites you mention. Initially, you are presented with so-called Wow photos in the likes of 500 px and yes, initially they seem to be amazing images, but they just seem to go on and on with the same massively overprocessed feel. Some photographers readily admit they can spend hours on just one image with many dozens of layers being used. How can they possibly be a representation of what they actually took?

Wow! You really made me think in this video! I actually watched this twice since these concepts are new to me and I am eager to learn, especially from a seasoned photographer/professor such as yourself. I suppose when I look at a landscape, it's already so beautiful to me, so the goal of my photography is to replicate that beauty. I'm a birder, and sometimes when I see a bird, I am literally overtaken by its beauty. The adrenaline flows and endorphins peak, and I strive to capture that feeling in my shots, if that's even possible. My photography, so that I can stay true to myself and be authentic, must always come as close to the level of excitement I felt observing that bird in nature doing what it does. That will probably always be my "style". And I guess amateur photographers can stay true. But with professional photographers, I can fully appreciate the competitiveness that happens on social media, and I bet many really good photographers can't sleep at night feeling discouraged that they adhered to a standard, acceptable, sameness format (selling out) rather than letting their natural talents take over and dictate how they share their art. I'm so eager to hear what others think.

Can you list the photographers that you mentioned?