Setting the standard

Some standard zooms are so good that you rarely need a different lens. Here are the best buys for Nikon mirrorless cameras and DSLRs

Standard zoom lenses cover most scenarios for general shooting, so it pays to have a good one. You can buy the vast majority of Nikon mirrorless cameras and DSLRs as a complete kit, which includes a body and a standard zoom, but that’s not always the best option. Many kit zoom lenses (from all camera manufacturers, not just Nikon) look and feel like they’ve been built down to a price, rather than pushing the envelope. Typically, they have a relatively downmarket feature set and a variable aperture rating, which narrows at the longer zoom setting. The excellent Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4 S kit lens is an exception to this general rule; we’ve included it in this Big Test to see how it measures up against fancier fare. So what do you really…

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N-photo: The Nikon (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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