Thom's Commentary: Nikon’s most serious DX lens to date, effectively a fast aperture ~35mm equivalent prime that’s appropriately DX sized. As you'd expect from a simple prime of this focal length, it's optically very good; good enough to find a place in all Z System DX users' bags. That said, it just misses my giving an outright recommendation to it. To find out why: Read Thom's review of the 24mm f/1.7 DX lens
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- Coverage: crop sensor (DX)
- Build: dust and drip resistant, plastic bayonet
- Optic design:
- 9 elements in 8 groups
- 2 aspherical elements
- Field of view: 61° diagonal
- Stabilization: none
- Aperture:
- f/1.7 to f/11
- 7-blade rounded diaphragm
- Focus:
- autofocus, internal focus
- 7" (0.18m) minimum focus
- 4.7” minimum working distance
- 1:5.3 maximum magnification ratio
- Filters: 46mm filter size
- Lens hood: included HN-42
- Size and weight:
- 1.6” (40mm) long
- 2.8" (70mm) diameter
- 4.8 ounces (135g)
- Model number: 20119
- Price: US$280
- Announced: May 31, 2023
Thom's review of the 24mm f/1.7 DX