Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8

Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8

Nikon
91 Overall Score
vs
Samyang SY24M-O 24mm

Samyang SY24M-O 24mm

Samyang
53 Overall Score

Scores

Professional
Nikon
89
Samyang
52
Macro
Nikon
88
Samyang
73
Budget
Nikon
85
Samyang
47
Street
Nikon
84
Samyang
56
Portrait
Nikon
84
Samyang
74
Video Cinema
Nikon
82
Samyang
50
Landscape
Nikon
79
Samyang
45
Wildlife Sports
Nikon
73
Samyang
35
Travel
Nikon
70
Samyang
29

Specifications

Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8Samyang SY24M-O 24mm
Optics
Typezoomwide-angle
Focal Length Min17 mm24 mm
Focal Length Max28 mm24 mm
Elements1313
Groups1112
Aspherical Elements3★2
ED Elements34★
CoatingMulti-CoatedUMC coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/1.4
Min Aperturef/2.81.4-22
Constant✓★✗
Diaphragm Blades9★8
Build
MountNikon ZFour Thirds
Formatfull-frame★micro-four-thirds
Weather Sealed✓★—
Weight0.45 kg★0.64 kg
Filter Thread67 mm77 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeStepping Motor★Manual Focus
Stabilization✗✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance190 mm★250 mm
Max Magnification1:5.26★—

Pros & Cons

Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8

  • Strong user sentiment (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong optical (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong bokeh (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong af (87th percentile)87th %ile

Samyang SY24M-O 24mm

  • Strong aperture (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong bokeh (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong optical (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong macro (78th percentile)
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (30th percentile)
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Pricing

Samyang SY24M-O 24mm is $501 cheaper (1.9x less).

Verdict

★ Winner: Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8

Scores 91 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 9 of 21 specs.

Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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