Compare Nikon 18-55mm F3.5-5.6G VR vs Nikon 24-70mm F2.8E vs Nikon Z 24-70mm F2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Composite
Motor
Stepper motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
20 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
16 groups
15 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two aspherical elements + super integrated coating groups
3 aspherical and 2 ED elements + nano crystal and fluorine coatings groups
Four ED and two aspherical elements + Arneo and Nano Crystal coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
55 mm / 2.17 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
65 mm / 2.56 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
63 mm / 2.48 in
155 mm / 6.10 in
126 mm / 4.96 in
Weight
205 g / 7.24 oz
1070 g / 37.81 oz
805 g / 28.45 oz
Function
Angle Of View
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22–38
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
18 mm ~ 55 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
27.0 mm ~ 82.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.38x
0.27x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: HB-N106 (sold separately)
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-01-05
2015-08-04
2019-02-14
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
60%
60%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
- Very affordable
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Some distortion not well corrected
- IQ falls short of what its price would suggest
- Excellent image quality
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite large for what it is
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
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