Nikon has announced the release of the NIKKOR Z 24-105mm f/4-7.1, a standard zoom lens designed for full-frame FX-format Z mount mirrorless cameras. The lens is positioned as a compact and lightweight option that supports a wide range of everyday photography needs across different shooting environments.
The lens covers a 24 mm wide-angle to 105 mm medium telephoto focal range, allowing users to capture landscapes distant subjects food photography and casual portraits with a single lens. Despite the broad zoom range, the lens weighs approximately 350 grams, making it suitable for travel long shooting sessions and everyday carry.
Close-up performance is a key focus of the design. The lens offers a minimum focusing distance of 0.2 meters at the wide-angle end and 0.28 meters at the telephoto end. Combined with a maximum reproduction ratio of 0.5x at focal lengths between 70 mm and 105 mm, the lens supports detailed close-up shots with noticeable background separation.
For video and still photography, the lens uses a stepping motor to deliver fast and quiet autofocus performance. This helps reduce focus noise during video recording and allows smoother subject tracking. Users can also extend the effective zoom range up to an equivalent of 210 mm by using the camera’s Hi-Res Zoom feature without a reduction in image resolution on supported models.
Operational flexibility is supported through a customizable control ring which can be assigned to focus aperture exposure compensation or ISO sensitivity. The lens is also designed with dust and drip resistance in mind to support shooting in varied outdoor conditions.
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