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Key Features
- Z-Mount Lens/FX Format
- Constant f/4 Maximum Aperture
- Four ED and Four Aspherical Elements
- Nano Crystal & Super Integrated Coatings
Spanning an impressive wide-angle range, the NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S is an ultra-wide zoom for Nikon's FX-format Z-series mirrorless system. The broad field of view is especially well-suited to landscape, architectural, and astrophotography applications, and the constant f/4 maximum aperture maintains a consistent exposure throughout the zoom range. In regard to the optical design, the lens features four extra-low dispersion elements and four aspherical elements, which reduce a variety of aberrations and distortion to produce imagery with high sharpness, clarity, and accurate color rendering. Both Nano Crystal and Super Integrated Coatings are used, too, to suppress flare and ghosting for greater color fidelity and higher contrast.
How bad is the Barrel Distortion at each focal ...
How bad is the Barrel Distortion at each focal length? The lens looks quite big so I guess the Barrel Distortion may be acceptable to professional cityscape photographers. I have been thinking about ordering it. Thank you very much.
This lens has significant barrel distortion, but it is easily and (in some cases) automatically corrected with photo software like Photoshop.
Date published: 2021-06-21
What is the lens weight
What is the lens weight
1.07 lb / 485 g
Date published: 2021-01-29
Hi I have the Z6 Nikon camera, in general dose ...
Hi I have the Z6 Nikon camera, in general dose this lens do well with handheld photography?
This will really depend on the lighting situation. F4 is not the fastest Lens, but the Z6 has In body Stabilization, which will help a lot in low light situations. Also, you can bump the iso up pretty high with the Z6 and have acceptable image quality. The only thing you will lose not having a faster lens is a shallow depth of field, but this usually doesn't matter much in an ultra wide and typically you will want a larger depth of field for the photography people tend to use this type of lens for.
Date published: 2021-07-14
I currently use the NISI V6 filter system with ...
I currently use the NISI V6 filter system with this lens, and when using the CPL and an ND or two combined, there is no vignetting at 14mm. It's great not having to use a 150mm filter system. But the NISI sustem is not as simple to use as others such as the new Haida M10 system. But I don't know whether or not it will vignette with this lens at 14mm. Does anyone have a slide-in filter system other than NISI that works with this lens at 14mm? Thanks
Vignetting would be minimal on the Haida. It would depend how close you look and also if the background is lighter or darker. The Nisi V6 and Haida M10 are very similar though, they have differences in the locking mechanism which I believe is what you are referring to, but both are easy to use in my experience once you get used to it. I don't see that it would improve your ease of use much by going to the Haida M10.
Date published: 2020-03-25
Has anyone used this lens with the Z50 handheld. ...
Has anyone used this lens with the Z50 handheld. Area the photos OK even without image stabilization since the Z50 doesn't have in-camera stablization?
I don't have a Z50 but this seems like an odd lens to buy for a DX body. You lose the ultra-wide nature of the lens which is what you are paying for. The lens becomes a 21-45mm lens on a DX body. You are better off buying a wide angle DX lens specifically for your model like the Z 16-50, which is also a lot less expensive.
But to your question. This isn't a heavy lens. If you shoot at 1/50 or faster you should be fine. If you are wanting to shoot at slower speeds, then yes, I'd use a mono or tripod with a Z50.
Date published: 2021-09-21
What size filter does the 14-30 take?
What size filter does the 14-30 take?
this lens takes 82mm filters
Date published: 2021-01-11
What is the close-focus for this lens?
What is the close-focus for this lens?
The minimum focusing distance is 11".
Date published: 2020-06-18
How is this lens' manual focus compared to a ...
How is this lens' manual focus compared to a mechanical focus lens?
I love this lens, but this is a "focus by wire" lens (like all other S lenses so far I think, except perhaps the 24-70 f2.8), which means it's great for quiet video autofocus, but for manual stills focusing it's pretty bad actually. There's a very slight delay, when turning the programmable ring, and seeing the focusing effect through the viewfinder or rear screen. It's actually pretty terrible for precise manual focus, but that's the case for all such mirrorless lenses that focus by wire. Also, the resistance is extremely slight, and the effective focus throw is rather short. So it's terrific for autofocus and especially video, but not great at all for stills manual focus imo. The ability to zoom in through the viewfinder does help a lot. If you really want a direct manual focus lens, buy another one, but none will provide the quality, focal lengths and light weight of this one. It's pretty spectacular all things considered.
Date published: 2021-06-25