Photographylife tested many (all?) Nikkor Z lenses – here is their lens recommendation for the Nikon Z7/Z7II cameras (above is the MTF performance of the three Z lenses I currently own):
- Highly Recommended: Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S
- Highly Recommended: Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S
- Highly Recommended: Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S
- Highly Recommended: Nikkor Z 20mm f/1.8 S
- Highly Recommended: Nikkor Z 24mm f/1.8 S
- Highly Recommended: Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S
- Highly Recommended: Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.2 S
- Highly Recommended: Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S
- Highly Recommended: Nikkor Z 58mm f/0.95 S
- Highly Recommended: Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.8 S
- Recommended: Nikkor Z 14-30mm f/4 S
- Recommended: Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S
- Partly Recommended: Nikkor Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3
- Partly Recommended: Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3
- Don’t Use: Nikkor Z 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 DX
- Don’t Use: Nikkor Z 50-250mm f/4.5-5.6 DX
Next is the list of recommended F-mount lenses for the Nikon Z7/Z7II cameras:
- Sigma 14mm f/1.8 A
- Nikon 19mm f/4E PC
- Nikon 24mm f/1.8G
- Nikon 28mm f/1.4E
- Sigma 50mm f/1.4 A
- Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4
- Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8E
- Nikon 85mm f/1.8G
- Nikon 85mm f/1.4G
- Nikon 105mm f/1.4E
- Nikon’s Exotic Supertelephotos
- Nikon PF Telephotos (Conditionally)
The original article is very detailed with a lot of MTF graphs and sample photos – check it out here.
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