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Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR
FX G ED AF-S

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Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR

Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G (77mm filters, 25.0 oz./708g, 1.3 feet/0.40m close focus, about $1,097). enlarge. I got mine at Adorama. I'd also get it at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield. You also can get it used at eBay for about $450 if you know How to Win at eBay.

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Sharpness Comparison to all other 24mm lenses

24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 VR (2003-2010)

24-120mm AF-D (1996-2002)

24-85mm VR (2012-)

 

Ideal for

Perfect for use as your only lens on FX digital and film.

 

Not for

I wouldn't bother with this on a DX camera. I'd use a DX lens instead.

 

Introduction       top

Intro   Specifications   Performance   Usage   Compared   Recommendations

Compatibility    History

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This Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR is a hugely popular lens because it covers an ideal range with high speed, great sharpness, close-focusing, great handling and it's reasonably priced for this level of quality.

 

Compatibility       intro     top

Everything works perfectly on every digital Nikon, both FX and DX, and even on Nikon's cheapest digitals like the D40, D40x, D60, D3000, D3100 and D5000.

It's also perfect on decent or recent AF film cameras like the F6, F100, F5, N80 and N75.

The incompatibilities for older or cheaper film cameras are that:

1.) It won't autofocus with the cheapest new AF film cameras like the N55, but if you focus manually, everything else works great. Even if you lose autofocus, these cameras have in-finder focus confirmation dots to help you.

2.) Late 1980s ~ early 1990s AF cameras like the N90s, N70 and F4 will focus just fine, but you'll lose VR. You'll have Program and Shutter-priority modes, but lose Manual and Aperture-priority since you have no way to set the aperture on the camera or on the lens.

3.) You're really pushing it with the oldest AF cameras like the N2020, N6006 and N8008. You'll have no AF, confused exposure modes, and no VR. Manual focus is fine, along with electronic focus indications.

4.) Since it has no aperture ring, it's just about useless with manual focus film cameras.

See Nikon Lens Compatibility for details with your camera. Read down the "AF-S, AF-I," "G" and "VR" columns for this lens. You'll get the least of all the features displayed in all columns, since "G" (gelding) is a handicap which removes features.

 

Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR

Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR. enlarge.

 

History       intro     top

Nikon's first 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-D (1996-2002) was nicknamed "The Streetsweeper" by journalists since they could shoot just about anything that was thrown at them on an instant's notice with it. It was a swell lens.

Nikon's next 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 VR (2003-2010) was awful. It added VR and instant manual-focus override, which was great on paper, but there were two big problems. It had a lot of falloff, which lead to annoyingly dark corners at just about every setting, and it was horribly soft, also at every setting. This horrible optical performance won it a place among Nikons Ten Worst Lenses of All Time.

This new 24-120mm is a huge improvement over the other 24-120s. It retains VR and instant manual-focus override, and adds a full stop of real speed where you need it at 120mm, and is sharp.

Yes, this new lens costs more than twice as much as the old f/3.5-5.6 VR, but the old lens was horrible because it never got sharp, even stopped down.

 

Specifications         top

Intro   Specifications   Performance   Usage   Compared   Recommendations

 

Name        top

Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR

Bottom, Nikon 24-120.

Nikon calls this the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR.

    AF-S: Silent Wave Autofocus Motor.

    NIKKOR: Nikon's brand name for all their lenses.

    G: Gelded (no aperture ring) for cost-reduction and removing compatibility with older cameras.

    ED: Magic Extra-low Dispersion Glass.

    VR: Vibration Reduction.

    Nano Crystal Coat (N): Magic anti-reflection coating that has a variable index of refraction that's far more effective against ghosts and internal reflections than traditional multicoating.

    IF: Internal focusing; nothing moves externally as focused.

    Aspherical: Specially curved glass elements for sharper pictures.

    ∅77: 77mm filter thread.

 

Also has:

    D: Couples distance information to the Matrix Meter.

 

Optics        top

Nikon 24-120mm diagram

Internal diagram, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR. enlarge.

17 elements in 13 groups.

Internal focusing; nothing moves externally as focused.

Three aspherical elements.

Two ED (magic Extra-low Dispersion glass) elements.

Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC).

 

Coverage        top

FX, 35mm and DX.

 

Diaphragm        top

9 rounded blades.

Stops down to f/22.

 

Focal Length        top

24-120mm.

When used on a DX camera, it gives angles of view similar to what a 35-180mm lens gives when used on an FX or 35mm camera.

 

Angle of View        top

84° ~ 20.5° on FX and RealRaw.

61° ~ 13.3° on small-format DX.

 

Close Focus        top

1.3 feet (15-3/4" or 0.40m), measured.

1.5 feet (0.45m).

 

Maximum Reproduction Ratio        top

1:4.2.

 

Hard Infinity Focus Stop?        top

No.

You have to let the AF system focus at infinity.

 

Focus Scale        top

Yes.

 

Depth-of-Field Scale        top

No.

 

Infra-Red Focus Index        top

No.

 

Aperture Ring        top

No.

 

Filter Thread        top

77mm, plastic.

Does not rotate.

 

Vibration Reduction (VR)         top

VR II.

Claims "up to 4 stops" improvement.

 

Size        top

Nikon specifies 3.3" (84mm) diameter by 4.1" (103mm) extension from flange.

 

Weight        top

24.960 oz. (707.6g), measured.

Nikon specifies 23.6 oz. (670g).

 

Hood        top

Plastic bayonet HB- 53 hood, included.

 

Case        top

CL-1218 pouch, included.

 

Included        top

Snap-on front lens cap

Cheaper LF-4 rear cap, not the professional LF-1 as specified.

Plastic bayonet HB- 53 hood

CL-1218 pouch.

 

Quality         top

Made in Thailand.

 

Announced        top

19 August 2010.

 

Available         top

Shipping since the end of September 2010.

 

Nikon Product Number        top

2193.

 

Price, USA        top

$1,097, or about $450 used if you know How to Win at eBay, March 2018.

$1,299.95 list price, USA, August 2010.

 

Nikon 24-120mm and box

Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR and its box. bigger.

 

Performance       top

Intro   Specifications   Performance   Usage   Compared   Recommendations

 

Overall       performance     top

The 24-120mm f/4 VR is a great lens, doing most things very well in a very practical package.

 

Focus       performance     top

AF Speed

AF is reasonably fast, a bit faster than the 28-300mm VR, but not instantaneous, either.

 

AF Accuracy

AF is always right-on.

 

Manual Focus

Manual focus is great; just grab the ring at any time.

It's slow at 24mm, and a little fast at 120mm; the best to which a zoom can hope.

 

M/A - M Switch

Nikon goofed. This switch is supposed to be labeled "A - M."

The "M/A" position means autofocus. It's called "M/A" because you also can focus manually simply by grabbing the focus ring in this position.

The "M/A" position means autofocus. It's called "M/A" because back in the old days, when Nikon had almost caught up to Canon who had been doing this for ten years before, Nikon was trying to show off that you could focus manually while in the AF position.

Paint over the extra M if you're easily confused.

 

Bokeh       performance     top

Bokeh, the character of out of focus backgrounds, not simply how far out of focus they are, is reasonably pleasant at the long end, the only place it might matter. Out-of-focus highlights are soft circles.

 

Distortion       performance     top

The Nikon 24-120m f/4 VR is loaded with distortion. Luckily most Nikons today let you set them to remove this distortion automatically.

Without correction on FX, it has strong barrel distortion at 24mm, and strong pincushion distortion from 35mm through 120mm. Distortion is minimal at 28mm.

Without correction on DX, it still has a lot of distortion: barrel from 24 - 28mm, and pincushion from 35mm through 120mm.

If shot on film or without correction, this can be corrected for critical use by plugging these figures into Photoshop's lens distortion filter. These aren't facts or specifications, they are the results of my research that requires hours of photography and calculations on the resulting data.

 
FX and 35mm at 3m (10')
DX at 3m (10')
24mm
+4.7*
+3.0
28mm
0.0*
+1.0
35mm
-3.5
-1.0
50mm
-4.2
-1.5
70mm
-4.5
-2.0
85mm
-4.5
-1.5
120mm
-4.0
-1.0

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* very minor waviness remains.

 

Ergonomics (handling and ease-of-use)       performance     top

Nikon 24-120/4 VR

Nikon 24-120/4 VR. enlarge.

Ergonomics are fine. Focus, zoom, and everything feels great.

 

Eyeblow       performance     top

The 24-120mm is a "pumper" zoom, so air pumps in and out as you zoom in and out. You may feel some air blow out of the eyepiece into your eye if you zoom out quickly.

You won't usually care, but the design of the 24-120 VR is such that air, and thus dirt, are pumped in and out all the time through both your lens and your camera. The ass-gasket doesn't matter.

 

Falloff (darkened corners)       performance     top

Most Nikons can be set for Vignette Correction, which corrects falloff.

Without correction, falloff on FX is strong at 24mm at large apertures. You'll see it at 24mm at f/4, but that's about it.

Its so strong at 24mm and f/4 you might think you got a defective lens, but they're all this way. Stop down to f/5.6 and it's much less of a problem.

It won't be an issue at all on DX (see crop factor), even without correction.

I've exaggerated this by shooting a gray field and placing these on a gray background.

 

Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR falloff on FX and film at infinity, no correction.

 
f/4
f/5.6
f/8
24mm
50mm
120mm

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Filters, use with       performance     top

There is no problem with filter vignetting, even with a thick filter.

Don't try two stacked filters at 24mm on FX; you will get some cut-off.

The filter ring pumps forwards and back with zooming, but never rotates.

 

Focal Lengths, effective        performance     top

The effective maximum focal length shortens at distances closer than infinity in order to allow this lens to focus as close as it does.

At 7 feet, the 120mm setting is really only about 100mm, effective. It gets even shorter at closer distances. At a couple of feet, the 28-300mm only has slightly more magnification at its 300mm setting, which shortens by an even larger percentage at the same close distances. The 28-300mm gets more magnification at any distance, but not by as great a margin at 2 feet.

 

Lateral Color Fringes       performance     top

There are no lateral color fringes on Nikon digital, which corrects them automatically should this lens have any.

 

Mechanics and Construction       performance     top

Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR

Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR. enlarge.

The Nikon 24-120/4 VR is made as well as most of Nikon's latest lenses, like the 18-200mm VR and 28-300mm VR. It's all plastic on the outside, and what seems like plastic and metal on the inside.

 

Filter Threads

Plastic.

 

Hood

Plastic bayonet.

 

Hood Mount

Plastic.

 

Barrel Exterior

Plastic.

 

Focus Ring

Plastic; rubber covered.

 

Zoom Ring

Plastic; rubber covered.

 

Depth-of-Field Scale

None.

 

Internals

I see both plastic and metal.

 

Aperture Ring

None.

 

Mount

Dull-chromed brass.

 

Markings

Paint.

 

Identity Plate

Gold-look plastic plate on outside of barrel, just below focus scale window.

 

Serial Number

Sticker glued into recess on bottom of barrel.

 

Dust seal at mount

Yes.

 

Noises When Shaken

Assorted mild clunking.

 

Made in

Thailand: lens and both caps.

 

Rear Cap

Nikon LF-4

Nikon LF-4 rear cap. enlarge.

LF-4 rear cap supplied with lens.

 

Weaknesses

Don't ever bang the front of the lens on anything; you will quite likely break some part of the zoom mechanism.

 

Sharpness       performance     top

Warning 1: Image sharpness depends more on you than your lens.

Warning 2: Lens sharpness doesn't mean much to good photographers.

With those caveats, the Nikon 24-120/4 is quite sharp. It's a bit softer on the sides and corners at f/4, but so what: it's still quite good, and in the conditions under which you'd be shooting at f/4, it's unlikely you'd have anything in focus in the corners as well as in the center at the same time.

It is as sharp as the 28-300 VR.

When Nikon makes a great lens it's easy to review: it's sharp.

Nikon's claimed MTF curves:

Nikon 24-120mm f/4 MTF

MTF at 24mm.

 

Nikon 24-120mm f/4 MTF

MTF at 120mm.

These MTF curves are much better than MTF curves of the old, nasty 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 VR (at 24mm and at 120mm).

 

Sunstars       performance     top

With its largely rounded diaphragm, I haven't been able to get any sunstars out of it.

For good sunstars, use an older lens with a more conventional diaphragm. The 9 straight blades of the 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 make exquisite sunstars.

 

Survivability       performance     top

The Nikon 24-120/4 VR is a consumer lens. I doubt that any sample made today will endure 20 years of constant use without needing repair, as can Nikon's professional lenses like the 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D.

This 24-120 has a lot of plastic in it, and depends on the internal motor to focus the lens, not a motor in the camera. Likewise, hit the front of the lens on anything, and you'll probably take out the zoom mechanism.

It will last for years under the kind of use for which its designed, but I don't know that this lens has any destiny as a classic in 20 years, especially if used professionally on a daily basis.

 

Zooming       performance     top

It zooms well, but it is a little crowded at the wide end.

Zoom ring, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR.

Zoom ring, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR. enlarge.

 

Usage             top

Intro   Specifications   Performance   Usage   Compared   Recommendations

Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR

Controls, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR. enlarge.

Focus

Leave it on M/A.

Only set it to M if you want to disable autofocus.

 

Vibration Reduction (VR)

Leave it ON, unless you're on a tripod.

Leave it at NORMAL, unless you're shooting from a moving platform.

 

Compared       top

Intro   Specifications   Performance   Usage   Compared   Recommendations

 

 
24-120 f/4 VR
Anni
2010-
2010-
2012-
1998-2006
2003-2010
1996-2002
Maximum Aperture
f/4
f/3.5-5.6
f/3.5-4.5
f/3.5-4.5
f/3.5-5.6
f/3.5-5.6
Filter
77mm
77mm
72mm
62mm
72mm
72mm
Close Focus*
1.3'/0.40m
1.5'/0.45m
1.25'/0.38m
0.7'/0.22m
1.6'/0.5m
1.5'/0.5m
Max Repro Ratio
1:4.2
1:3.2
1:4.5
1:2
1:4.8
1:4.8
Sharpness
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Horrid
Good enough
Distortion
Heinous
Heinous
Heinous
Minor
Heinous
 
Instant manual-focus override?
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
no
Diaphragm
9
9
7
9
7
7
Weight*
708g
796g
460g
450g
568g
560g
Price, 10/2010
n/a
Price, 12/2012
Price, 3/2018

* Actual measured values.

 

Versus the 28-300mm VR FX

Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR versus 28-300mm VR

Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR and 28-300mm VR. enlarge.

Get the 28-300mm VR. I did. I bought both of these, and sent back the 24-120mm as redundant. The 28-300mm VR is as good, and goes all the way to 300mm, for less money.

The 28-300mm VR was announced on the same day, costs less and does more. I prefer my 28-300mm over the 24-120mm because of the much longer zoom range. They are equally as sharp. While the 24-120 weighs a little less, I'd have to carry a second telephoto zoom with it, so the 28-300mm wins again. I don't find any value in the slightly faster speed at 120mm (f/4 vs f/5.4) or the slightly wider 24mm versus 28mm wide end, and I find a huge value in $150 more in my pocket and a two-and-a-half times longer zoom range in my 28-300mm. Personally I think Nikon dresses-up the 24-120 to make a lot more profit selling you less lens for more money.

This new 24-120 is a great lens, but the 28-300mm VR goes 2.5 times longer, with little increase in size or weight, for less money.

The only two things the 24-120 does slightly better is go to 24mm, instead of 28mm, and add about a half stop more speed. Even at 120mm, there is less than one stop speed advantage to the 24-120mm, and at 28mm, the 28-300mm is faster. 24mm is about the same as 28mm. In fact, 24mm is so much the same as 28mm that Nikon can't even fit "24" close enough to "28" on the zoom ring, and instead has to use a line pointing to where it ought to be:

24mm

Zoom ring at 24mm.

If you anticipate a few situations where you might need the slightly wider angle of the 24-120mm, I'd still get the 28-300mm VR instead and use the money saved to buy a used 18mm f/3.5 AI-s or 20mm f/2.8 AI-s, either of which are far wider and have less distortion than any of these zooms. For even less money, you could buy a used 20mm f/4 or 20mm f/3.5, along with the 28-300mm VR, and still spend less for the two lenses than just the 24-120mm f/4 VR alone!

If you think you might need a faster lens at the long range, the half-stop extra of the 24-120 is meaningless: the 28-300 is f/5.6 at 300mm, but at 50mm, it's f/4.5. If you really need faster in the tele range, use the $270 you saved buying the 28-300mm to buy a used 85mm f/1.8 AF-D over eBay (here's a direct link to the 85/1.8 at eBay), and you'll be way ahead of the 24-120mm for speed and performance.

Both lenses are made with the same quality and materials in Thailand. They look the same.

Both lenses use ED glass, but only the 24-120 bothers to use gold trim. The gold trim for the 28-300mm ED was put on the non-ED 85mm f/1.4 AF-S instead by mistake. (The exterior styling has nothing to do with what's inside.)

Both lenses have instant manual-focus override.

The 24-120mm is about the same size and weight as the 28-300mm VR. Both have the same mechanical, optical and ergonomic quality. The gold "ED" band on the 24-120mm has been left off the 28-300mm in the interest of discretion when the 28-300mm is used by investigators; both lenses are ED.

The "N" nano-crystal coating of the 24-120mm is marketing baloney; the old 24-120 VR had no problem with flare, nor does the 28-300mm.

They both have the same strong distortion.

They are just as sharp as each other, which is pretty sharp. How do I know? I purchased one of each from Adorama, and shot them against each other at the range. The two images are usually indistinguishable, but depending on the test conditions for each frame, one will be slightly better or worse than the other. Neither is better or worse than the other overall.

If you need optical quality better than the 28-300mm, the 24-120mm isn't any better. You'll have to step up to Nikon's extraordinary 24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S ED G N or the 24-70 VR:

Nikon 24-120 and 28-105mm

24-120 f/4, 24-70mm f/2.8 and 28-300mm VR. enlarge.

 

Versus 24-85mm VR FX

The newer 24-85mm VR does pretty much the same thing with less weight and for less than half the price, if you don't mind losing 50% from the telephoto range. If you are going to carry a telephoto zoom along with the 24-120 or 24-85, the 24-85 is a great choice.

 

Versus older 24-120mm lenses

The previous 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S VR (2003-2010) was horribly soft. Either of these 24-120 AF-S VR lenses are much better ergonomically than their even older predecessor, the clunky 24-120mm AF-D (1996-2002).

 

What about the 24-85mm lenses?

Nikon 24-85mm VR

Nikon 24-85mm AF-S G, 24-85mm VR and 28-300mm VR. enlarge.

I'd forget the 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D, sold today and introduced in 2000. It was never very sharp, even on film, even though it has a great 9-bladed diaphragm and works on manual-focus 35mm cameras.

The original 24-85mm AF-S G (2002-2006) is a thoroughly modern lens, with astounding identical optical performance, but lacking VR. It's as sharp as this 24-120 VR and made as well, complete with ED glass and AF-S instant manual-focus override.

The 28-300mm VR is bigger and heavier but less expensive and just as sharp.

Avoid the earlier 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 VR, it's a dog optically.

The 16-85mm VR is a great lens, but only for DX, not FX.

 
Anni
2012-
2002-2006
2000-
2010-
2010-
Filter size
72mm
67mm
72mm
77mm
77mm
AF type
AF-S
AF-S
screw
AF-S
AF-S
Instant manual-focus override?
Yes
Yes
no
Yes
Yes
Close focus

1.25'

0.38m

1.2'

0.38m

0.5'

0.21m

1.3'

0.4m

1.6'

0.5m

Max. repro ratio
1:4.5
1:4.7
1:2
1:4.2
1:3.2
Sharpness
Excellent
fair
Distortion
Heinous
Heinous
Weight

16.2 oz.

460 g

14.5 oz.

412 g

19 oz.

545 g

25.0 oz.

708 g

28.1 oz.

796 g

Price, 7/2012
$300 used
Price, 3/2018
$300 used

 

Versus the really old 28-105mm AF-D

Nikon 24-120 and 28-105mm

Nikon 28-105 AF-D, 24-120 AF-S and 28-300mm VR. enlarge.

If price, size or distortion matters, the Nikon 28-105 AF-D (1998-2006) covers almost the same zoom range as the 24-120mm, but does it without distortion, focuses much closer with an additional macro range absent in the other lenses, and weighs and costs much less. Disadvantages are less sharpness at 105mm, balky manual focus and no VR.

 

Recommendations       top

Intro   Specifications   Performance   Usage   Compared   Recommendations

This 24-120mm is an extremely popular FX lens for all the right reasons. While I prefer the 28-300mm VR, if you think you'd like this ens, you'll love it.

This is a great lens or use on FX and 35mm cameras. While it works great on DX, it's much bigger and more expensive than you need since you're paying this premium to cover a larger sensor that DX cameras don't have. For DX, get a DX lens like the 18-140mm VR DX which does more for less on DX.

I got mine at Adorama. I'd also get it at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield. You also can get it used at eBay for about $450 if you know How to Win at eBay.

This all-content, junk-free website's biggest source of support is when you use those or any of these links to my personally-approved sources when you get anything, regardless of the country in which you live. Nikon does not seal its boxes in any way, so never buy at retail or any other source not on my personally approved list since you'll have no way of knowing if you're missing accessories, getting a defective, damaged, returned, non-USA, store demo or used lens. Get yours only from the approved sources I use myself for the best prices, service, return policies and selection. Thanks for helping me help you! Ken.

I use a clear (UV) protective filter instead of a cap. I only use a cap when I throw this in my bag, otherwise I leave a clear filter on my lens at all times.

The best protective filter is the 77mm Hoya multicoated HD3 UV which uses hardened glass and repels dirt and fingerprints.

For less money, the B+W 77mm 010 is an excellent filter, as is the multicoated version and the basic multicoated Hoya filters or the 77mm Nikon Clear (NC - UV), but the Hoya HD3 is the toughest and the best.

Filters last a lifetime, so you may as well get the best. The Hoya HD3 stays cleaner than the others since it repels oil and dirt, and will outlast this lens.

For color slides like Fuji Velvia 50, I use a 77mm Nikon A2 or 77mm Hoya HMC 81A outdoors.

For B&W film outdoors, I'd use a 77mm Nikon Y48 or O56 filter, or a 77mm Hoya HMC Yellow K2 or 77mm B+W Orange. Use a yellow filter for normal results outdoors on B&W, and I prefer the orange for stronger clouds. If you use no filter the skies and clouds will be washed-out because B&W film is overly sensitive to blue and ultra-violet light; a yellow filter gives a natural rendition.

 

More Information

Nikon's data.

 

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