Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S II Lens

Building on a classic, the Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S II represents Nikon’s newest standard zoom lens favored by professionals for its versatility across diverse shooting conditions. This second-generation Z-mount lens is the world’s first 24-70mm f/2.8 to offer an internal zoom mechanism, enhancing weather sealing, delivering quicker autofocus response, and reducing weight by 16% compared to its predecessor.

World's First Internal Zoom 24-70mm f/2.8

Distinct from other 24-70mm f/2.8 lenses, this model incorporates an internal zoom and focusing mechanism that keeps its length constant during use. This innovative design not only reduces weight by 16% (130g) and shortens the lens by approximately 14mm compared to its predecessor when fully extended, but also enhances dust and moisture resistance due to fewer external moving parts. For videographers, the internal configuration lessens center of gravity shifts by 30%, improving stability when using a gimbal. All “Trinity Lenses,” including this 24-70mm f/2.8, the NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S, and the NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S, now share this internal zoom design for consistent handling and appearance.

S-Line Optics

This updated lens design reduces the number of elements by three while improving image sharpness and color accuracy. It includes special lens elements that reduce distortion and color fringing, and its improved flare resistance boosts contrast in bright light. The lens produces smooth, natural background blur with 11 rounded diaphragm blades. It also focuses closer than before, down to 24cm at 24mm and 33cm at 70mm, allowing for a maximum magnification of 0.32x at the longest focal length.

Refined Anti-Glare Coatings

Nikon's Meso Amorphous Coat delivers the highest level of anti-reflective performance in a NIKKOR lens, surpassing the Nano Crystal Coat for diagonal incident light and equaling the ARNEO Coat’s effectiveness for vertical incident light. To provide comprehensive anti-glare protection, the lens also incorporates the ARNEO Coat, which helps minimize ghosting, reflections, and flare, ensuring enhanced contrast and precise color reproduction even under intense lighting and backlit situations.

Silky Swift VCM Autofocus

Introducing the Silky Swift Voice Coil Motor (VCM), a first for zoom lenses, which replaces traditional gears with magnets to achieve faster, more precise, and smoother focusing movements. A guide bar minimizes focus vibrations, enabling quicker continuous autofocus. This system delivers focusing speeds five times faster than the previous 24-70mm f/2.8, reduces scan times by up to 40%, and enhances tracking accuracy during zooming by 60%. It also cuts noise levels by half, benefiting video recording. The advanced multi-focusing setup minimizes focus breathing for improved compositional control, supports full-time manual focus override, and utilizes an internal focusing mechanism that moves only internal lens groups to maintain lens length and accelerate focus response.

(WARNING: This product contains magnets that may interfere with pacemakers or other medical devices.)