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Lenstip review of the Nikkor Z 24 mm f/1.8 S
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(04-21-2020, 10:16 AM)JJ_SO Wrote: I don't think we will ever get any information about the problems Nikon faced when transferring production lines to Thailand and China. The S-line zooms are made in Thailand (even the cheapos for APS-C, and they are pretty good), the primes are made in China.

I don't want to come up with old prejudices, there is good quality coming from China - but also a lot of crap, if it has to be only cheap. But somehow I think about the time of experience with lens construction in Japan and what I read about work ethics in Japan. How can this be transferred to another country? Which was primarily selected by Nikon to cut costs (and raise margins, too) due to low salaries.

The S-line lenses are not exactly cheap, and they are not exactly fast. If I want nice bokeh, I use the FTZ adapter and mount a Sigma. The fastest zooms are f/2.8, the fastest AF-primes are f/1.8 at price close to f/1.4 of third party manufacturers. And then there is a manual focus showcase lens beyond the financial possibilities of 98 % of Z-owners. The best thing one can say about Nikon's product strategies is, it is different from others. But with the new EOS R5 Canon increases the gap and Nikon keeps falling back. At least, I'm not guilty of having Z recommended to anybody. Shy

I'm getting a little nervous about Nikon ....... the Z bodies are pretty good ...... but still lagging behind with their AF ..... the S lenses are decent overall but unadventurous ..... many will be switching from F1.4 glass to F1.8, or use the adapter .... 
   Canon seems to be marching along nicely with already spectacular glass and as you say are cutting a pretty decent lead ....... has Nikon accepted to be second to Canon ? ....
  At this time of change with so many DSLR shooters peering over the fence looking at the ML options ...... it starting to look a little underwhelming from the Nikon camp !!

 ...... Nikon better get on the case pretty smartish ..... because when most have made the change to ML (willingly or not) and bought a few lenses ..... 
 
  ........ what sort of size market will exist after that for huge corporate camera companies?
  


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RE: Lenstip review of the Nikkor Z 24 mm f/1.8 S - by davidmanze - 04-16-2020, 06:20 AM
RE: Lenstip review of the Nikkor Z 24 mm f/1.8 S - by davidmanze - 04-16-2020, 07:20 AM
RE: Lenstip review of the Nikkor Z 24 mm f/1.8 S - by davidmanze - 04-16-2020, 08:22 AM
RE: Lenstip review of the Nikkor Z 24 mm f/1.8 S - by davidmanze - 04-21-2020, 05:12 AM
RE: Lenstip review of the Nikkor Z 24 mm f/1.8 S - by davidmanze - 04-21-2020, 07:25 AM
RE: Lenstip review of the Nikkor Z 24 mm f/1.8 S - by davidmanze - 04-21-2020, 11:28 AM
RE: Lenstip review of the Nikkor Z 24 mm f/1.8 S - by davidmanze - 04-22-2020, 03:12 AM
RE: Lenstip review of the Nikkor Z 24 mm f/1.8 S - by davidmanze - 04-22-2020, 11:13 AM

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