Wednesday, September 4, 2019 TrueToad 1284 My Blog Nikon 24mm f/1.8 S Lens Is It Worth It Nikon has released for Pre-Order their new 24mm f/1.8 lens designed for Z mount camera bodies. The question I receive most is it even worth updating if you already own a legacy f mount f/1.8 Nikkor lens or a 3rd party 24mm lens? At a whopping $1,000.00 ($996.95) I have hesitation at dropping almost a grand on an f/1.8 lens because knowing Nikon will eventually release the Pro-Level Z mirrorless cameras and along with that will begin to appear faster lenses such as a 85mm f/1.4 S lens and a 24 f/1.4 S lens. So the question begs: If I already own a legacy F mount 24mm f/1.8 lens should I purchase the newer S lens or wait for the faster f/1.4 and spend my money then. Even Nikon makes a comparison to their legacy 24 f/1.8 (on sale for $679.95) with the new S lens and below is the readout of that comparison. 24mm f/1.8 S Lens 24mm f/1.8 F mount AF MOTOR NOISE Virtually Eliminated Near Silent APERTURE BLADES 9 7 ASPHERICAL LENS ELEMENTS 4 2 MULTI-FOCUSING SYSTEM Yes No CUSTOM CONTROL RING Yes No MINIMIZED FOCUS BREATHING Yes No MOUNT ADAPTER REQUIRED No Yes MOUNT DIAMETER / FLANGE DISTANCE 55mm / 16mm 47mm / 46.5mm From my point of view the decision to purchase the new 24mm f/1.8 S boils down to the factors below assuming you already own a Z camera. Do you already own a Legacy 24mm f/1.8 and an FTZ adapter? If so consider the next two considerations below. Do you need weather sealing if so the 24mm S lens is superior to the legacy 24 f/1.8 Do you need near-silent operation with no focus breathing - if so the new S lens is superior for video work Do you get annoyed swapping lenses using the FTZ adapter? if so the S lenses eliminate the hassle. Finally, the S lens has superior stabilization on 5 Axis. The one other consideration mentioned earlier is do you drop the money for this f/1.8 lens or wait until Nikon releases the faster f/1.4 version? Since I do not own a 24mm f/1.8 I went ahead and pre-ordered mine mainly due to the fact I want to eliminate using the FTZ adapter as much as possible. Rate article 5.0 Rate this article: 5.0 TrueToad True Toad TrueToad Other posts by TrueToad Contact author Support TruetoadPre-Order Yours through Adorama Switch article On The Trail With a Nikon 400mm Previous Article Nikon Z7 & Z6 One Year Later Next Article Comment Collapse Expand Comments (0) You are replaying to Your comment was added, but it must be approved first. Name:Please enter your name Email:Please enter your email adressPlease enter valid email adress Comment: Please enter a comment Add Comment