I've seen other KZfaqrs absolutely trashing the aps c z lenses for image quality. This is what's wrong with some KZfaqrs, they get spoiled by high-end gear and when they get something subpar, they simply trash it. Unlike you, Chris, you're unbiased and very detailed with your tests. Keep it up!

This is currently my most used lens for personal photography since I bought the two lens z50 bundle. I'm glad Nikon sent you the two lens kit to test. I've been able to use it for wildlife and portraiture with very nice results. Love that you're covering Nikon zmount lenses. A solid Nikon to cover is the 50mm af-s 1.8g if you're on a budget. It's a very common prime sold to both aps-C and full frame customers

Thank you for this, now the Z50 is looking much more compelling

His voice, accent, and music all come together to make the perfect soothing review video 👌. Keep it up!

This wobbliness mentioned @2:20 is quite common for a lens with VR. Lens image stabilization is based on a shiftable element, so there's nothing to be worried about.

Your reviews are simply the best. 💜

The noise you heard when you shake the lens is the VR part of the lens. Daaaaaa

This lens is quite sharp, great review!

Nikon has done a fantastic job so far with their Z lenses. Thanks for the review.

I love it when budget lenses can have great performance like this. The Canon 55-250 STM is a great performer and this one seems even better.

Been taking portraits with this lens. Had my subject in a field where there were trees in the background about 50 yards behind her. I stood back and zoomed in to about 200mm to close in on her so the distance of the trees behind gave me a beautiful blured background. Do thats one way to get great bokeh when taking portraits.

Nice good review, I am old enough to remember the two Leica Elmar lenses that collapsed some 30 years ago. As for the lens hood that’s £30 extra, a must for this lens. All in all a nice little performer!

Thank you for your review I’m enjoying my Z50 and it’s kit lenses. An honest review.

Great review, thank you 👍🏻

Well done, Nikon! Thank you Chris for the review.

Thank you for your very detailed and informative review. I like the way you go into the different focusing tests at different lengths of the zoom. That helps my decision making a great deal. I do not have a Z50, but I have the new Z fc which came with the kit lens, 16-50mm. I was thinking about adding this zoom lens as a potential additional lens for long reach photos. You are very honest in the way you describe the over-all lens manufacturing quality, which I totally understand at it's selling price. I find it rediculous that Nikon does not include a lens shade with the lens, why not? It's just another form of lens protection made out of composite plastic. 👎. I get the whole "bring the cost down" thing. Anyway, thanks again, your review is short and to the point. Thank you. 👍👍😎📸

Great review Christopher. I'm glad you've decided to look at Nikon now as most other 'reviewers' barely know the difference between reciprocity failure and pushing exposures! Just to clarify, the Z50's sensor is 20.8mp, so a similar pixel density to a 46.8mp full-frame sensor, which I wouldn't say is un-demanding. In fact, Nikon produced this sensor series first seen in the D500 after about 8-years of using a 24mp DX sensor (the highest that was around then), probably reflecting the fact the 21mp is a better balance of detail and diffraction usability [I believe you can get smartphones with 80mp sensors these days, LOL]. Anyway, let's not beat around the bush, the performance of this 50-250 is astonishing for the price and basically achieves similar to Canon L-lenses and Nikon Gold Ring versions from 5 years ago, in a much more handy package. This is due to the use of advanced aspheric elements in the optical formula, and top-level lens coatings. Moreover, the Z50 is a phenomenal performer for virtually all forms of amateur photography and video, again blowing away anything that was around 5 years ago, and I speak as a 30-year Nikon user with plenty of legacy gear. If only Nikon (or Hahnel/Annsmann) could get spare batteries out soon! Only really the field of fast sports / wildlife is beyond it's abilities, where not just fast AF-S tracking and frames rates, but also an optical viewfinder remains essential. Hence, an amateur needs still to buy a D500 for that. I'm looking forward to your findings on other Z and adapted F lenses. I can recommend any 300/2.8 or 200/2 from the last twenty years if you like perfection! But really, if you have a Z50 kit with 16-50 and 50-250, you are far ahead of any historical APS-C set-up, and many full-frame packages.

Really looking for this review, you are a star.

Thank you for your usefull and unbiased review. Nikon has had that tradition of offering cheap and cheerful plasticky lenses with good or even very good optical performance at very budget-friendly prices. You can't really ask for much more at that price point. The two DX Z zooms won't be in the way of taking good photos and even videos, and if they do, they won't be to blame but the six inches behind the EVF.

Hello again! ;) Thank you for your Nikon reviews!! I looked at the Z50 for months but then I bought a Fuji and after your reviews I regret it a little bit. Even though the Fuji system is great... but the Z50 would have been awesome for my hiking tours. Camera + 2 lenses less than 1 kilo(!) And you get amazing image quality for such a small and inexpensive kit. The Z primes work really really good on the Z50 too - Photo-me-Ike did great comparisons with the full frame Z6. The reason why I moved to Fuji was Nikons (not existing!) APS-C lens strategy.

Excellent video 😊!

I'm impressed

love the channel 📸

It's really a great lens for its price. May be a build quality is not the best, but fortunately Nikon almost never accepts compromises on image quality for its lenses.

A Nikon lens many regular users will be very happy with, and in fact it can also be used by the slightly more knowledgeable users with great success, and of course a professional user can also get really good pictures with this little winner!

I love my Z50 kit lenses! The 50-250mm is my primary lens, and the 18-50mm is an excellent all-purpose lens. If you can afford the new Z lenses, have fun, but the kit lenses are a great way to get awesome imagery on a budget.

If you want to use it for macro photo by getting as close to the object as possible use around 160 mm of focal length (not the full 250 mm). At this focal length the object will be the biggest on the picture taken. If you use the Nikkor DX 16-50 mm lens instead use around 34 mm of focal length (not the full 50 mm) to get the object the largest on the photo.

First I was not really on fire when Nikon lined up their Z50 with both kitlenses. I was looking for the Z6, but now with this 2 great little lenses I have an awesome kit for traveling and have it already ready for quick shots... For full frame Look the Sigma 18-35mm f1. 8 is a perfect complement - specially the AF shows now great performance. I am using the Sigma also for Astrophotography - great Job Nikon! But for next time I wish the opportunity for wireless remotes and an fully articulating flip screen!!

it's much better than the efm counterpart damn

Another great Z Mount review! Thank you for taking a look at these new lenses. Would you consider wading into more theoretical comments on the optics? For example, I noticed a marked lack of color fringing on the test chart. Why is this?

Thank you so much for your reviews! Awesome channel. Just managed to save for a z50. Should i go with the 2 kit lenses? or just the body and get a different lense?

The best feature of Z50 is Image Capture 8MP during 4K Video recording!

It might sound like nitpicking but the Z50's sensor resolution rounds to 21 mp. And its horizontal resolution is just 8% less than a 24 mp sensor or 12% less than a 26 mp sensor. Such differences are indistinguishable by the human eye.

The EOS-M was selling like hot cakes when there were only 22mm f/2.0 pancake, 11-22mm and 55-200mm, all great sharp and reasonably priced lenses, I wish the Z50 would have done the same as a starting point.

Z DX lenses have very exelent sharpess

Is this actually way sharper than the Canon version?

Good Review, how does the lens performs on Z5 or full frame camera?

I'm currently using a Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED VR on my Nikon Z50 with the ftz adapter. Do you recommend switching to the Nikon Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR?

Bro i just want to ask a question I have purchased this camera nikon z50 I got both kit lens in 55-250mm lens there is a sound coming from inside the lens when I'm shacking it and when I'am attaching it on the camera it is not coming.is it happening with your camera also?

For the Z7 shooters, this may be a very inexpensive, and viable option for someone who wants a small telephoto zoom lens for travel, of course you have to be OK with the 19MP images but the only people that will really care about that would be those who either crop a lot or print large (beyond say 8x10). But you're not really losing much over a using a dedicated APS-C camera (maybe 1.5MP, but not enough to make a huge difference).

It seems that Z mount lenses are quite nice even low price kit. Not same as kit lenses we used in DSLR, how dramatic image quality in mirrorless.

i'm really impressed

Reminds me of the 70-300 dx version I had, amazing results for such a cheap and lightweight plastic little lens

I have z5 I bought it after watching ur vdo....zoom shot looks better.

I've never seen you as a Canon fanboy although your main gears are Canon, in contrary, I find your judgement towards other brands the same standard as you judge Canon.

Whenever i see those sharp lenses, i'm getting a bit disappointed with my old tokina 50-210mm. Starts at f2.8-4, but image quality is really not good. Have to stop down everytime to get usable pictures.

You gave the Canon 55-250 STM the "Red Ring", guess you have to give this one a "N" badge and a Gold ring :D

I never understood why more lens manufacturers don't put an aperture ring on their lenses, or at least let you remap the ring on the lens the way this one does, so you don't need to map the control dial to adjust every single setting. I mean it comes pretty natural to adjust the aperture directly on the lens, from my experience with Fuji lenses, and there is plenty of room for an aperture ring on longer lenses like these.

The lens does not rotate till 250mm as mentioned on it.. it stays in btw 200-250mm.. y is that so?

It's a shame that Nikon doesn't develop some prime for the aps-c mirrorless camera because it has a lot of potential.

Cmon Sony make something like this at that price even with a plastic mount! I know they never will but don't I have the right to dream?

Any chance you'll be reviewing the new Laowa 9mm f/5.6 lens? (Hopefully you don't mind too much people asking you if you'll review lenses in the comments!)

Review Nikon Z5 vs Nikkor Z 24-200mm f4-6.3

No CA, flare resistant, great consistent little performer for landscape "travel lite life" :)

Which studio mic do you use? Thanks for the vid!

This is really good performance. How does it compare to the xf55-200?

Is this lens good for plane spotting?

I am courious - what are you using lenses like this for? Sure I had kit tele lens when I started with photography, but after more than ten years, I use only 85/1,8 as my longest lens (on full frame) and see very little reason why I would need longer. 200 mm seems usable only if you do sports or wild animals. 375 mm with this f-stop?

What do you think of z50 in comparison with z6.. Is the sensor good enough for overall use. Im gonna buy this camera once the price drops. By the way I really enjoy your reviews.

I'd be happy to pay $25 more for a metal mount, and even more happy to pay $50 more for improved overall build quality. The optical quality is spectacular, though.

Hi Christopher. Thanks for the review. One thing no one is taking about is that this lens is Parfocal. Can you verify this. It's pretty amazing for a kit lens to be Parfocal.

If Z50 had vari-angle screen, I'd switch to Z DX. The lenses are sharp, compact, light, and affordable. 😺

Is it compatible with z5?

how about z5 with this lens?

Please test Nikon Z 24-200mm

Does this lens suits with Nikon z5

z读ze是最标准的 ，我赞同

any plans on making a review on the new a7s?

The optics are loose because of the Stabilization System. The lenses have to move inside...

These zmoumt lenses are starting to look like winners. :)

Amazing.. Thanks. 🙏 🇵🇭.

their new lenses are really sharp....the new Z lenses

Thanks for the Review. I'm planning to use this lense on a Z6 due to it's size and light weight. Is this a good idea? Has anyone tried this combination?

Why won't this fit my nikon d3200? But it says it would?

100% likes - nice =)

Is it worth getting this lens for my nikon z6? I see it’s really good lens and cheap to be honest

Fuji xf 10-24mm pleaseee🙏🙏🙏

Please sony make one of these! In need a small, long, sharp lens for my a7riii, even if i have to crop in.

Is it sutable nikon D 850?

How about reviewing Nikon's 70-200mm F/4 ??... Pleaz-pleaz-pleeeeaaazzz... 🙂

Jupiter-8 review when?

It’s a DX lens, there is no conversion. It’s a crop frame lens. 50mm is 50mm, 250mm is 250mm.

Looks like a neat little Tele. BUT and that's always a nogo for me when buying a lens: The plastic Lens mount. I absolutely can't stand lenses who don't have a metal lens mount due to the fact that a plastic construction is much more prone to cracking the mount when you drop your cam by accident. Nontheless: Thanks for the vid Christopher. Good work as always :-)

These Nikkor Z kit lenses make my Fuji XF 18-55 and 55-200 look like trash when it comes to image quality.

That lens will shame lot of full frame lenses in image quality

2:20 isn't it because of VR?

That's some serious performance, especially for that kid of money.

Hello community. i am completly new on this world of camera, not background so ever. I just bought mi first camera a Z50 with this lens. This lens make a little very small noise, that makes me cringe. i do not know if it is normal. Can someone bring me peace of mind?

The lens flare is not noticeable at all. Impressive.

I was surprised to see samples of this and tiny pancake kit lens on z50. They looked like taken with a prime lens. I must say sharpness wise its as consistent as good 24-70 f2.8 lenses on ff camera. And that flare resistance. Nikon has done some magic here. Although rendering quality does look like a kit lens. Not beautiful and breathtaking as some premium glass. I wish nikon make a z version of 16-80 with this sharpness. That lens has amazung character to its images.

Both of the new APS-C lenses are very impressive.

4.5-6.3 thats scared me off ,

Review Canon EF 28-300mm or Canon EF 35-350mm legend lens 👍 Thankyou

It's a shame that the Z50 was so underwhelming and that Nikon isn't pumping out a full DX lens lineup. There's definitely room for an APSC ecosystem with cheap very high quality lenses built on the latest production methods (e.g. without the mediocre older lenses of EF-M, E-APSC, and XF).

“even at f6.3” hold on a sec and let's figure out how many stops there are from f1.4 to f6.3

Nikon Z holy trinity is current pinnacle of full frame leader optically. Just look at 24-70f2.8 and 70-200f2.8, leagues above whatever Sony has to offer. That was based on test units sent by Sony to reviewers. Reality is even worse. GM zoom lenses are made in China, inconsistent quality control, non existence quality assurance, you get lens lotto at its best. Nikon is much more reliable and consistent.

First?

f4,5 - 6,3 hahahhahha😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

This tutorial is very helpful....... to the 20 Nikon shooters left. Lol jk