{"id":12881,"date":"2010-01-01T10:50:28","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T18:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=12881"},"modified":"2010-02-15T22:06:33","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T06:06:33","slug":"nikon-24-70f2-8-afs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/nikon-24-70f2-8-afs\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikon 24-70f2.8 AFS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The is one sharp, solid, workhorse of a lens! <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve shot with the 24-70AFS the longest and have to admit, it\u2019s not a lens I thought I would end up going nuts over or buying. I was wrong. This is a fine lens delivering the image quality we\u2019ve all come to expect from Nikon glass. The first thing I thought when I picked up the lens was, \u201cit\u2019s much smaller than I thought.\u201d While it\u2019s has a 77mm front element, the lens barrel itself is smaller in diameter than that. It feels really good in the hand; a powerful, stubby, bright, fast lens.<\/p>\n

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The first thing I noticed about the 24-70AFS is it has a much beefier lens shade. I mean, beefed up! You\u2019ll notice that it is much thicker, the density of the shade itself is half again what we\u2019ve been use to. It\u2019s also one deep sucker. If you have a polarizer attached to the lens, you won\u2019t be able to rotate it if the lens shade is attached. Next you\u2019ll notice the front bell of the lens has a shape and design new to Nikon lenses, zooms in particular. It\u2019s really built. The 24-70AFS is a solid lens, feels great in the hand and is nicely balanced. Its IF and big zoom ring makes working with the lens really fast and in combination with the SWM, it flies!<\/p>\n

The 24-70 range on the FX format makes for a great combo. I can easily see many photographers, especially wildlife adoring this lens instantly, especially on a second body (D3 of course). The edge to edge performance at 24mm is quite sweet. And like the 14-24AFS, the 24-70AFS resolves amazing detail. Detail in flower pedals, grass stems and eyebrows is gorgeous, every pore in skin comes through. While it doesn\u2019t state in the specs it\u2019s a flat field lens, the 24-70AFS performs as if it were.<\/p>\n

The 24-70AFS is not really a light weight lens coming in just under 2lbs (31oz) but is a heartbeat lighter than the 28-70. Even so, I find myself putting the 24-70 on the D3x when heading out the door. Its constant f\/2.8 and focal length range make it a great \u201cknock around\u2019 lens. With its beefy shade and construction, knocking it around isn\u2019t a real concern. While working with the IPs, I \u201cabused\u201d the lenses in that they don\u2019t get special treatment, life\u2019s knocks where blocked. This includes rain, snow and a dust storm. Not of it phased the lens. It\u2019s a rock!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

02.15.10 The is one sharp, solid, workhorse of a lens! I\u2019ve shot with the 24-70AFS the longest and have to admit, it\u2019s not a lens I thought I would end […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[79],"tags":[143,142],"series":[],"class_list":["post-12881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-whats-new","tag-nikon-24-70","tag-nikon-24-70-afs"],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Podcast.jpg?fit=1500%2C1500&quality=100&ssl=1","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"amazon":{"key":"amazon","url":"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/Podcast\/B08JJQC1GR?ref=a_pd_item-n_c0_bc&pf_rd_p=1da7ab30-c785-4a0e-a160-4a7e7077b353&pf_rd_r=EEDMYHQM3DZ05FPRTHMJ","label":"Amazon","class":"amazon","icon":"amazon.png"},"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"rss":{"key":"rss","url":"","label":"RSS","class":"rss","icon":"rss.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2fRA9VaVfSdQMKf1ipxr0tipxr0t","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"itunes":{"key":"itunes","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/moose-podcast\/id1107405746","label":"iTunes","class":"itunes","icon":"itunes.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/moose-podcast","embedCode":"

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