Nikkor Z 20 mm f/1,8 S

[Mistral75]

Essai du Nikkor Z 20 mm f/1,8 S sur Nikon Z7 par Amy Davies pour Photography Blog :

Nikon Z 20mm f/1.8 S Review | Photography Blog (5 + 3 pages)

As Nikon approaches the two year anniversary of the introduction of the Z system, it's got an excellent range of different lenses available for its full-frame mirrorless system. The Z 20mm f/1.8 S is a good addition for a number of different subjects, and although it might not quite be considered as much as an "all-rounder" as some other lenses like the 24mm and the 35mm, it's a good choice for those who shoot common subjects such as landscape or architecture.

It's also perhaps a bit more appealing than the existing 24mm f/1.8 lens in that it gives you a focal length not already covered by lenses like the 24-70mm f/4 standard lens. Although perhaps wider than you might normally consider for such purposes, the lens still copes well with other subjects such as portraits, and as such it could be a useful addition for events and wedding photographers.

If you're somebody who owns the APS-C Z50 camera, the crop factor associated with the smaller sensor gives you a 30mm equivalent, which arguably makes it a viable option for street photography and all-round shooting. Due to its large size however, it's perhaps a bit unbalanced for use with the Z50 - this is one lens which is definitely best suited to full-frame cameras.

As we've seen with other new Nikon lens launches, the Z 20mm f/1.8 S lens starts off with quite a high retail price. You can pick up the Z 24mm at a much cheaper price, while other lenses like the Z 35mm are available for around half the price. You could also consider using an F mount 20mm lens with a Z mount adapter - such lenses can be picked up for a few hundred pounds lens than the proprietary option. Hopefully over time, we'll see the 20mm drop in price to become a more affordable option - but if you need the extra width, it's perhaps something you'll be happy to consider spending a little extra on.

Overall, if you're in the market for a wide-angle prime lens, this is the widest you're currently able to get in a proprietary mount for the Z system. While the 14-30mm f/4 might be a more versatile (and wider) option, if you do a lot of low-light shooting, or want the flexibility the wider aperture gives you, then a prime lens might be a better recommendation.

Here we have a lens that produces excellent quality images, is as impressively sharp as other Z series lenses and displays pleasing and attractive bokeh. If you're somebody who requires a the width of a 20mm lens, the new Z 20mm f/1.8 S comes highly recommended - it's only the price which is currently bringing the overall score down a touch.

[Mistral75]

Essai du Nikkor Z 20 mm f/1,8 S sur Nikon Z7 par Arkadiusz Olech et Maciej Latałło pour LensTip.com :

Nikon Nikkor Z 20 mm f/1.8 S review - LensTip.com

Points forts :

- fût solide, protégé contre les intempéries et principalement en métal
- très bonne résolution au centre
- bonne qualité d'image sur les bords du format APS-C/DX
- qualité d'image appréciable sur les bords du format 24x36 dès la pleine ouverture
- faible aberration chromatique longitudinale
- aberration chromatique latérale négligeable
- pas de problèmes graves de distorsion
- vignetage modéré sur capteur APS-C/DX
- bokeh agréable pour cet angle de champ
- autofocus silencieux et assez précis
- excellentes performances en contre-jour.

Points faibles :

- vignetage évident en 24x36
- beaucoup de problèmes liés à la coma.

While the Nikkor Z 24 mm f/1.8 S didn't impress us tremendously, although, overall, it was a good piece of equipment, the 1.8/20 model was a very nice surprise. We found just two flaws, one of them quite obvious and only to be expected – after all nobody would think a lens with such parameters might correct vignetting in a perfect way. Coma problems were quite a painful slip-up for a change but we felt they were also completely forgivable, taking into account the number of advantages provided by this lens.

Taking care of an even image quality across the frame up from the f/1.8 aperture, is particularly visible. The tested lens is able to put to shame not only the Nikkor 1.8/24 but also the 1.8/35 model, praised by us to heavens and a lot easier to correct. It is really a huge achievement and a feature you might expect only from an excellent ultra wide-angle lens.

Finally a few remarks concerning the price. Asking almost $1050 for this lens is a lot, especially that its reflex camera equivalent can be bought for $800, but you can't call that sum unearthly. Nowadays the situation on the market is a bit different, you deal here with a novelty and – what's most important thing – an excellent lens that is a joy to use. With so many assets the high price tag seems to be a tad easier to swallow. You can also hope that, after some time, you'll be able to get 10-20% discount. Of course you can always hunt for cashback deals and Nikon features them quite regularly too.

[55micro]

Pas de bol pour la photo astro 

"Forgivable", ouais... sur un GA fixe ouvert, c'est quand même étonnant d'avoir laissé filer cette caractéristique.

[Mistral75]

Essai du Nikkor Z 20 mm f/1,8 S sur Nikon Z 7II par John Riley pour ePHOTOzine :

Nikon Nikkor Z 20mm F/1.8 S Lens Review | ePHOTOzine (3 + 1 pages)

Points forts :

- piqué exceptionnel
- pas de flare
- pratiquement pas d'aberration chromatique au centre
- raisonnablement léger
- autofocus rapide et silencieux
- contrôle silencieux du diaphragme
- bokeh agréable
- mise au point rapprochée
- ouverture f/1,8 lumineuse
- le vignetage peut être un avantage créatif.

Points faibles :

- prix élevé
- aberrations chromatiques sur les bords (corrigeable)
- vignetage (corrigeable)
- distorsion en barillet (corrigeable).

The Nikon Nikkor Z 20mm f/1.8 S is an outstanding fast 20mm ultra-wide for Nikon Z cameras.

There are just so many excellent lenses on the market, from all marques, that we could end up spoilt for choice. In terms of pure performance, the Nikon Z lenses are right at the top of the tree, and time and again they have released superb optics. They also handle extremely well.

The only bugbear is the price, but then again there is a cost attached to quality, and value for money is not just about price. In terms of what we get for our cash and how we can make the lens work for us, this is yet another absolutely superb offering.

20mm is a true ultra-wide and capable of being a very rewarding creative tool. Coupled with the dramatically excellent performance, the Nikon Nikkor Z 20mm f/1.8 S is without a doubt an Editor's Choice.

[AlainNx]

Essai du Nikkor Z 20 mm f/1,8 S sur Nikon Z 7II par John Riley pour ePHOTOzine :

Nikon Nikkor Z 20mm F/1.8 S Lens Review | ePHOTOzine (3 + 1 pages)

Points forts :

- piqué exceptionnel
- pas de flare
- pratiquement pas d'aberration chromatique au centre
- raisonnablement léger
- autofocus rapide et silencieux
- contrôle silencieux du diaphragme
- bokeh agréable
- mise au point rapprochée
- ouverture f/1,8 lumineuse
- le vignetage peut être un avantage créatif.

Points faibles :

- prix élevé
- aberrations chromatiques sur les bords (corrigeable)
- vignetage (corrigeable)
- distorsion en barillet (corrigeable).

Comment cet auteur fait-il pour tester un objectif en étant incapable de le mesurer, ni le peser, ni de donner aucun chiffre ni caractéristiques physiques ?

[Marcellou]

Je suppose que ces caractéristiques tu les trouves sur le site de la marque...
En revanche tout ce qu'il cite se sont ses appréciations ! 

[Mistral75]

Mise à jour en version 1.01 du logiciel embarqué du Nikkor Z 20 mm f/1,8 S :

Nikon | Download center | Firmware du NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S

• Correction d'un problème constaté avec les appareils photo de la gamme Z : l'écran de prise de vue s'éclaircissait momentanément et « F-- » s'affichait à la place de l'ouverture pendant l'opération d'autofocus.

[barberaz]

Venant de recevoir le 20mm je jette un oeil au firmware LF 1.00 donc MAJ à faire, mais étrangement je constate que le C est repassé 1.01 alors que j'ai fait la MAJ 1.10, bug?

[VOIJA]

C'est aussi mon avis 

[log@n]

Finalement,  il est bon ou pas ce 20mm dans la vraie vie? Vu le prix je regarde aussi le 14-30/4 , pas comparable évidemment sauf à 20mm.

[dsmvidal]

J'ai eu le 14-30 et je l'ai revendu pour le 20mm meilleure ouverture et meilleur piqué ! mais ce n'est pas un zoom ! Eternel débat ! J'ai revendu le zoom car je ne l'utilisais pratiquement pas entre 14mm et 20mm.

[log@n]

Merci pour ce retour.... J'avais ce pressentiment peut-être d'en venir à une focale mieux maîtrisée avec en plus l'ouverture.  Mais il est plus encombrant.  Dilemme.

[Mistral75]

Mise à jour en version 1.10 du logiciel embarqué du Nikkor Z 20 mm f/1,8 S :

Nikon | Download center | Firmware du NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S

• Possibilité de régler la mise au point manuelle de façon linéaire via la bague de réglage de l'objectif. Lorsqu'une option autre que [Non linéaire] est sélectionnée pour le réglage personnalisé f9 [Plage de rotation bague de MAP] dans le [MENU RÉGLAGES PERSONNALISÉS] de l'appareil photo, vous pouvez tourner la bague de réglage de l'objectif dans la plage sélectionnée pour faire passer la mise au point de la distance minimale à l'infini, quelle que soit la vitesse de rotation de la bague. En décembre 2022, l'option [Plage de rotation bague de MAP] est disponible avec le Z 9 (firmware « C » version 2.00 ou ultérieure) et les Z 7II / Z 6II (firmware « C » version 1.40 ou ultérieure).

[Potomitan]

Pour Christopher Frost, cet objectif est le plus piqué de tous les 20mm qu'il a testés jusqu'à présent.

https://youtu.be/7p3RlL4hZLg
Les cinq 20mm les plus piqués (Tokina, Sony, deux Sigma et ce Nikon)

[55micro]

Pour Christopher Frost, cet objectif est le plus piqué de tous les 20mm qu'il a testés jusqu'à présent.

Vu 
et le Sigma f/2 en 2e

[fredz]

Je me suis pris ce petit 20 1.8, car je voulais plus lumineux que le 14/24 2.8
pour mes photos de mariage en soirée

[fredz]

Il y assez peu de photos sur le forum :/

[Mistral75]

Essai du Nikkor Z 20 mm f/1,8 S sur Nikon Z 7 par Markus Stamm pour Optical Limits :

Nikkor Z 20mm f/1.8 S Review - OpticalLimits

Commentaire introductif de Markus sur le forum : "Nice one!"

Qualité optique : 8,5/10
Qualité mécanique : 9/10
Rapport performances / prix : 9/10

The Nikkor Z 20mm f/1.8 S is an excellent ultra-wide-angle lens that also illustrates the progress that lens design has made over the last few years.

In terms of resolution, the broader center quality is nothing short of outstanding at f/1.8. The borders are also impressively sharp whilst the corners are still very usable for applications such as astrophotography, where good corner sharpness is required. Stopping down boosts the corners to a very good level.

Image distortion is on a medium level and CAs are fairly well controlled even in RAW images. The only real weakness of the lens is vignetting which is very high in RAW images at large-aperture settings. Using software correction is advisable here.

A really surprising aspect is the high quality of the bokeh which is much smoother than what we have seen from other lenses in this class.

The build quality of the lens is on a very high level. There are some plastic parts on the lens body yet it feels sturdy and solid. Controls on the lens are reduced to a minimum with just an AF/MF switch and the focus-by-wire control ring. The latter works electronically with variable speed and can be customized to control a (small) selection of other functions.

The stepping AF motor is both fast and quiet.

While not cheap, it's quite obvious that the Nikkor Z 20mm f/1.8 S deserves our highest praise - highly recommended!