{"id":1076,"date":"2010-08-23T09:38:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-22T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentyuphotography.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/nikon-af-s-nikkor-24-120mm-f4g-ed-vr.html"},"modified":"2012-02-29T09:25:21","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T20:25:21","slug":"nikon-af-s-nikkor-24-120mm-f4g-ed-vr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentyuphotography.com\/blog\/nikon-af-s-nikkor-24-120mm-f4g-ed-vr\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f\/4G ED VR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nikon announcement of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/729948-USA\/Nikon_2193_AF_S_NIKKOR_24_120mm_f_4G.html\/BI\/6936\/KBID\/7480\" target=\"_blank\">AF-S 24-120mm f\/4 VR<\/a> is a direct competition with the Canon EF 24-105mm f\/4 IS. It features: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Standard 5x zoom lens covering 24-120mm focal range with a constant maximum aperture of f\/4 <\/li>\n<li>Vibration Reduction (VR II) provides the equivalent of a shutter speed approximately four stops faster; two modes are available \u2014 Normal and Active <\/li>\n<li>Nano Crystal Coat virtually eliminates internal lens element reflections to effectively reduce ghost and flare <\/li>\n<li>Two ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass and three aspherical lens elements minimize lens aberrations for superior picture quality <\/li>\n<li>Two focus modes selectable \u2014 M\/A and M <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is a comparison between the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/729948-USA\/Nikon_2193_AF_S_NIKKOR_24_120mm_f_4G.html\/BI\/6936\/KBID\/7480\" target=\"_blank\">Nikon AF-S 24-120mm f\/4 VR<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/397662-GREY\/Canon_0344B002AA_24_105mm_f_4L_IS_USM.html\/BI\/6936\/KBID\/7480\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 24-105mm f\/4 IS<\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"800\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"400\">Nikon AF-S 24-120mm f\/4 VR<br \/>\n          <br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-HVjIrw6w9EY\/THZNP_p-rLI\/AAAAAAAAgEE\/71heWgpxVtw\/s800\/product_01.jpg\" \/><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"400\">Canon EF 24-105mm f\/4L IS USM<br \/>\n          <br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-pBqFWaTHr_0\/THZNQG_c4eI\/AAAAAAAAgEE\/W7psGhFlrhM\/s800\/ef24_105_4lisu_c_186x279.jpg\" width=\"268\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"400\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-uVd46qKaCVk\/THZNP5RfXPI\/AAAAAAAAgEE\/rmJUxsv6jBY\/s288\/24_120_ED_VR_const2_i.jpg\" width=\"258\" \/><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"400\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-2CU0WYaxD8Y\/THYz2Tq85II\/AAAAAAAAgEE\/wZQqPNIeArc\/s288\/24-105_block_diagram.jpg\" width=\"258\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"400\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-uConEHTyfmY\/THI_ToYHk0I\/AAAAAAAAgEE\/9tyx-Pcawmw\/s400\/23-08-2010%25209-26-20%2520p.m..jpg\" \/><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"400\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-vTBOGwWBKnQ\/THI_3SZAC4I\/AAAAAAAAgEE\/BztQwdwlElk\/s400\/23-08-2010%25209-30-47%2520p.m..jpg\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"417\">\n<p>Focal length &amp; Maximum aperture<br \/>\n            <br \/>24-120mm f\/4 <\/p>\n<p>Lens construction<br \/>\n            <br \/>17 elements in 13 groups (with two ED glass and three aspherical lens elements, and Nano Crystal Coat) <\/p>\n<p>Angle of view<br \/>\n            <br \/>84\u00b0- 20\u00b020\u2019 (61\u00b0- 13\u00b020\u2019 with Nikon DX format) <\/p>\n<p>Minimum focus distance<br \/>\n            <br \/>0.45 m\/1.5 ft. (throughout the entire zoom range) <\/p>\n<p>Maximum reproduction ratio<br \/>\n            <br \/>0.24x <\/p>\n<p>No. of diaphragm blades<br \/>\n            <br \/>9 (rounded) <\/p>\n<p>Filter-attachment size<br \/>\n            <br \/>77mm <\/p>\n<p>Diameter x length<br \/>\n            <br \/>(extension from lens mount) <\/p>\n<p>Approximately 84 x 103.5 mm\/3.3 x 4.1 in. <\/p>\n<p>Weight<br \/>\n            <br \/>Approximately 710 g\/25 oz. <\/p>\n<p>Supplied accessories<br \/>\n            <br \/>77mm Snap-on Front Lens Cap LC-77, Rear Lens Cap LF-4, Bayonet Hood HB-53, Flexible Lens Pouch CL-1218<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"417\">\n<p>Focal Length &amp; Maximum Aperture<br \/>\n            <br \/>24-105mm f\/4<\/p>\n<p>Lens Construction<br \/>\n            <br \/>18 elements in 13 groups<\/p>\n<p>Diagonal Angle of View<br \/>\n            <br \/>84\u00b0 &#8211; 23\u00b0 20&#8242; (with full-frame camera)<\/p>\n<p>Focus Adjustment<br \/>\n            <br \/>Inner focusing system with focusing cam<\/p>\n<p>Closest Focusing Distance<br \/>\n            <br \/>1.48 ft.\/0.45m<\/p>\n<p>Zoom System<br \/>\n            <br \/>5-group helical zoom (front group moves: 32.5mm)<\/p>\n<p>Filter Size<br \/>\n            <br \/>77mm<\/p>\n<p>Max. 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