{"id":2063,"date":"2020-02-12T08:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T07:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iangrandjean.com\/blog\/?p=2063"},"modified":"2020-02-12T20:49:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T19:49:51","slug":"oh-goody-new-toy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.iangrandjean.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/12\/oh-goody-new-toy\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh goody, new toy…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The NIKKOR Z 20mm f\/1.8 S<\/strong> has just been officially announced – it should be available in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NIKKOR Z 20mm f\/1.8 S<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This is certainly going on my shopping list. It’s not as compact as the previous AF-S and AF-D versions, which is a shame because their size made them VERY discreet. And this new version is 150g heavier, and obviously, considerably more expensive – we’re expecting this to cost around the 1200\u20ac mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if the performance increases are anything like the other recently released NIKKOR Z lenses, this should be a very interesting addition. Comments from a couple of NIKON testers suggest edge to edge sharpness wide open…and the MTF charts seem to confirm this, showing fairly constant contrast and sharpness right out to the edges. PS this is good<\/strong> news!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I personally find this a more interesting lens than either the 24 or the 35mm, although each has it’s uses. Being a fan of \u00ab\u00a0super-wides\u00a0\u00bb this could easily become my ‘standard’ lens – but first, let’s see what it’s like on the camera…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current f\/1.8 prime lens lineup consists of these other lenses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n