Nikon NIKKOR Z 24 mm f/1.8 S Mirrorless Camera Lens JMA103DA

In a nutshell:- I paid 675 GBP on Amazon Market Place and boy, didn't l get a brand new lens at a discounted price. It was my first time buying at "AMP."- I use this lens for filming the outdoors on a Nikon z6 and the results have been fantastic.- I don't find manual focus to be difficult to achieve (not even on stars), although l do prefer the 'physical' feeling a 'real' manual lense provides (e.g. G lenses). All in all, l have no complains in this regard.- The lens exhibits absolutely zero focus breathing. In my opinion, if only for this, this lens is already worth the asking price (for video work). I can be lazy and let the AF do the work for most shots on daylight knowing l won't have focus issues (once you know how the camera AF works and so you know what to do and what not to do).- Silent AF. The lens motor will not ruin your shots unless you're filming in a very quiet environment and the AF is going all the way from fore to background and viceversa. In this specific instance, the camera mic (or external mic if close to the camera, about 1m close) will pick up the lens very quiet motor noise.- Personally, l like the bokeh of this lens (easily achievable at f1.8 when close to the subject) and the sun stars. I find it a bit difficult to achieve sun stars without flaring. I haven't tested that much and I guess 50% is on me if no more as I don't usually go for such shots so I don't have much experience.Overall, I would surely buy this lens again even at the asking price. For the type of filming I do, the lens is fantastic. I know the video footage l'll capture will look great (as long as you know what you're doing, of course) and I trust the camera AF with this lens so l'm using it almost all the time unless the environment isn't well illuminated.For the record, l have 2 G lenses (28mm and 50mm) with which I was quite happy but now I find myself reluctant to remove the z lens from the camera.

This lens produces sensational results. Was delivered quickly. I actually heard my Z7 make a noise like 'squeee' when I unboxed, and when in the field, if I listen closely enough at the mount they do sound like a pair of lovers coupling, but you do need to listen very closely as the autofocus is nearly silent. Point light sources are rendered magnificently and the colours are insane, any astro work you do will be immediately improved. If you're struggling between this and the 20mm 1.8 S, know that this lens is half a kilo lighter and takes the same size filter as the 24-70 F4 (72mm) these two points were why I chose the 24mm over the 20mm. Happy Z'ing folks!

This lens is truly impressive. I have a number of 24mm primes and this is by far one of the best I have ever used. Very sharp, amazing contrast, lightweight and all round just blew me away. I use this primarily for astro photography and this lens has virtually no coma issues and is perfect for low light/night photography.

A little pricey but another wonderful lens from Nikon Z series.