Nikon launches fast 24mm f/1.4G ED Nikkor lens
Nikon targets professional landscape photographers and photojournalists with its new ultra-fast prime lens for FX-format D-SLRs.
Nikon's new AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED costs just under £2000, but if you want the shallow depth of field that f/1.4 brings, and the premium image quality that's promised from the ED glass, aspherical elements and nine-bladed aperture, you're going to have to be prepared to pay a premium. Nikon has invested in a new optical design for the new 24mm f/1.4 that's said to offer improved performance at wider apertures. Official specifications and press release follow…
Press release
NIKON DELIVERS THE AF-S NIKKOR 24MM F/1.4G ED: THE ULTIMATE WIDE ANGLE LENS
RRP: £1949.99/€2319.00
Sales start date: March 2010
Nikon today announces a class leading ultra-fast aperture wide angle lens, the AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED. Designed for professional reportage and landscape photography, the new lens features a ground-breaking optical design for Nikon’s range of class leading FX-format DSLR cameras.
Zurab Kiknadze, Product Manager Lenses, Accessories & Software, Nikon Europe says: “The new 24mm lens continues to strengthen Nikon’s professional lens line up which already includes a range of award winning NIKKOR zoom lenses such as the AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED. The shallow depth of field and bright viewfinder image offered by this new fast aperture prime lens will appeal to many photographers, particularly in the photojournalism community.”
New NIKKOR optical design
The AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED features a unique optical design which provides improved image quality, with minimal distortion and excellent edge to corner sharpness especially at wider aperture settings. The new optical system combines Nikon’s exclusive anti-reflection Nano Crystal coat, ED glass and aspherical lens elements to deliver brilliant, high contrast image quality with minimised distortion and aberration. The f/1.4 aperture and nine blade rounded diaphragm contribute to render images with stunning NIKKOR trademark bokeh.
Discreet and Durable
The lens boasts a dedicated Silent Wave Motor for smooth and discrete autofocus operation, and is built to last with extensive use of magnesium in its construction, and weather and dust sealing, including around the mount. The AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED comes complete with dedicated secure fitting hood HB-51, and soft pouch.
AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED Specifications
Focal length: 24mm
Max/min aperture: f/1.4 / f/16
Lens construction: 12 elements in 10 groups (with two ED glass and two aspherical lens elements, and Nano Crystal Coat)
Picture angle: 84° (61° with Nikon DX format)
No. diaphragm blades: 9 pcs. (rounded)
Closest focusing distance: 0.25 m/0.82 ft
Filter/attachment size: 77mm
Diameter x length: Approximately 83 x 88.5 mm
Weight: Approximately 620 g/21.9 oz
Posted by PhotoRadar on Tuesday, 9th Feb 2010 at 10:10am GMT.
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