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Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S | Premium Constant Aperture Wide-Angle Zoom Lens for Z Series mirrorless Cameras | Nikon USA Model

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Condition
New
Screen size
8.2 cm
Weight
1.1 lb
Color
Black
Lens Type
Wide Angle
Compatible Mountings
Nikon Z
Maximum Focal Length
30 mm
Warranty
1 year manufacturer

Features 5

  • NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S is perfect for adding depth and drama to stills and video as the ideal partner for compact Z series cameras
  • Compact 14-30mm zoom range with a fixed f/4 aperture and outstanding image quality
  • Retractable lens mechanism collapses the lens down to a mere 3.5 inches for safe and minimal packing
  • Nikons Stepping Motor (STM) provides smooth, fast and quiet autofocusing

Description

A compact and portable ultra-wide zoom with a fixed f/4 aperture, top-notch NIKKOR image quality and sharpness throughout the entire frame. Essential for travel, adventure, events, and wide-angle video applications. Impressive aberration correction, smooth, quiet autofocus and breakthrough performance, all inside the first filter-attachable full-frame ultra-wide NIKKOR lens ever.

Specs 43

Brand Nikon
Focal Length Description Ultra-Wide Angle Zoom Lens
Lens Type Wide Angle
Compatible Mountings Nikon Z
Camera Lens Description Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S | Premium constant aperture wide-angle zoom lens for Z series mirrorless cameras | Nikon USA Model
Lens Wide Angle
Compatible Camera Mount Nikon Z
Maximum Focal Length 30 millimeters

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Review Image by Michael Jin
Review Image by Michael Jin
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Review Image by Michael Jin
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I'll start by saying that I wasn't planning to like this lens. My main gripe when this lens was announced was that it wasn't an 11-24mm or a 12-24mm. While I would like Nikon to eventually release a wider lens, I've come around to the belief that they found a great balance in this lens. The lens weighs next to nothing and doesn't take up much space in the bag thanks to its compact design that gets even smaller when you set the zoom to its storage mode (basically retracts the lens completely). Despite this, the actual build feels pretty solid and I can attest that the weathersealing is excellent. The main thing that really makes this lens stand out is the ability to take standard 82mm circular filters. As of this writing, this is the only ultra-wide zoom on the market that boasts both 14mm on the wide end and the ability to use standard circular filters. Tally up these things and it's probably the most practical ultra-wide angle zoom on the market. All of this would mean little without performance and we come to a bit of a mixed bag here. In terms of sharpness, the 14-30mm f/4 S seems to be sharper across the frame at all apertures than the 14-24mm f/2.8G and it makes the 16-35mm f/4G look like a complete joke. The coatings do an excellent job at retaining contrast and mitigating flare. The color rendition is very accurate (images accompanying this review are uploaded with no color correction using the Camera Neutral profile). I haven't found any notable chromatic aberration to speak of either. That brings us to vignette and distortion. You know that saying that "You can't have your cake and eat it, too."? With every lens, there's going to be some sort of trade-off. Generally speaking, high quality, well-corrected optics will result in the trade-off of a large and heavy lens. While this lens is razor sharp and excels in many optical aspects, the compact design of the lens meets its trade-off in the form of significant optical distortion and vignetting. People who use Lightroom probably won't even notice this because Nikon has worked with Adobe to automatically apply a software correction to the RAW file upon import to fix the distortion and vignette (I'd guess that it's about 2 stops at its most extreme on the wide end), but you'll definitely notice both if you're using any other RAW conversion software. So we have a bit of a controversy here. If the distortion and vignette is corrected automatically upon import in the software so you wouldn't even notice it, does it matter? In my opinion, yes, it does. The reason is because any corrections that you're doing in software rather than optically is going to require interpolation of the data on your sensor and it will inevitably lead to SOME loss of quality. The same can be argued about the vignette where locally fixing it leads to less dynamic range able to be captured in those portions of the image. If you have a Z7 like I have, then the loss of quality is likely not noticeable for most purposes, but it's there and it needs to be acknowledged. Having said this, one can argue whether optical distortion or even a strong vignette are necessarily bad things. I know it sounds pretty stupid to say, but unless you're using this lens to shoot architecture, real estate (like I do), or other subjects with really straight lines, you're not really likely to notice even moderate levels of distortion or vignette as real world scenes are complex enough to mask those types of flaws. If you ARE shooting straight lines, then you're either going to have to live with software correction or look elsewhere. For me, the size, weight, and 82mm filter thread still make this lens much more desirable than a larger, better corrected lens. Admittedly, I cheat the system here by having a sensor with far more megapixels than I'm likely to ever actually need. So why am I giving this lens 5 stars despite these flaws? There's a physical reality that you have to deal with for every lens. Because of this, I believe in judging a lens based on what it's intended to be and what the value of the overall package is. In this case, we have a lens that's extremely sharp, has excellent resistance to flare and CA, possesses great color rendition, is light weight, is compact, and can take standard circular filters while reaching 14mm on the wide end. This is an extremely high quality, 5-star package that's unprecedented in its combination of features. Yes there are flaws, but the only way to realistically solve those flaws would be to make the lens bigger, heavier, and likely remove the ability to take those circular filters. In my opinion, that's the realm of Nikon's upcoming 14-24mm f/2.8 S lens, not this one. This is going to be a choice between functionality (this lens) vs. unparalleled optical quality (a much bigger and heavier lens). I can definitely say that Nikon is making the decision a very interesting one by releasing such a good 14-30mm f/4. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2019 by Michael Jin
Amazing at what its meant to do
If you understand what this lens is, this is a fantastic piece of glass in your bag. If you are going Z system and you need a feather light and ultra small landscape lens with excellent IQ, this is a must have. Ordered this from Amazon.com as the vendor on January 12th and received the legit US version with 1+4 warranty card. I compared this directly to my F mount 20mm f1.8G, which is itself considered to be Nikons best ultra wide prime lens. I love that lens. Super sharp, minimal distortion, brilliant colors, and great contrast. The 14-30 f4 is virtually identical to the 20mm f1.8G at 20mm f4. Side by side, super pixel peeping, you cannot tell these two apart in terms of sharpness, contrast, colors, and so forth. The only difference is that the 20mm f1.8G has color fringing at f4 (and lower), while the 14-30 f4 never shows color fringing at any focal or aperture setting. I did not expect the 14-30 f4 to perform this well. Amazing! The small size and light weight are exactly what I want in dedicated ultra wide to wide zoom landscape lens. I never bought any of the previous generations f4's and f2.8's for that reason. Too big, too heavy, too cumbersome. I cannot take these on a hike with me. Weather sealing? Good luck with that. Edge to edge sharpness? Good luck with that. Obviously, the 14-30 is an f4 and not an f2.8 or f1.8 or smaller prime. 10 years ago, that mattered. You were lucky to get decent low light performance at 1600 ISO without a crazy amount of grain. With the Z6, thats a problem of the past. And since nobody cares about the Bokeh in the 14-30mm focal range, thats also not a thing. The use case where not being able to go lower than f4 is less desirable is with astro. But, things, of course, are never what they seem. I cannot shoot my 20mm f1.8G at f1.8 for astro. Way too much coma. I have to stop down to f2.8 to get acceptable results, but really the coma does not go away until f4. The 14-30 f4 matches that performance at f4. So, in reality, there is no speed advantage for astro with the 20mm f1.8G, for example, if you want quality results. There are astro-friendly primes that can shoot faster with no coma, but they tend to suck at everything else. Comparing the 14-30 f4 to other AF multi-use lenses, the 14-30 f4 actually fairs pretty well in astro. There are two potential negatives with this lens, and one may not affect you. One is sample variation. There have been reports that sample variation may be high with this lens. Decentering, etc. My suggestion, is get out the test target and snap away. You should be able to determine if you got a bad copy there. Otherwise, get out there and shoot a ton with it while you can still return it. Second, the "baked in" corrections. For some, this is a real problem and you cannot do anything about it. The theory being that with "baked in" corrections the IQ suffers unrecoverable loss of detail, contrast, and so forth. I cannot perceive that in my images. Again, I compared this to what many consider to be a god-like prime and easily Nikons best ultra wide prime at the moment (which does not have "baked in" corrections). You cannot perceive the pixel stretching, blah, blah, blah. The images are identical (other than the 20mm f1.8 at f4 still showing color fringing). Believe what you want. I have done my tests and I have drawn my conclusions on actual results. The "baked in" corrections cause no ill effect that is perceivable even with the most extra pixel peeping. For video shooters, this lens is usable throughout its range just fine. However, I prefer 20-30mm because the distortion is less, and I am too lazy to correct distortion in Davinci Resolve. 14-16mm, especially, is distorted in the corners. Resolve can totally straighten this lens out, so if you are willing to put in the time the results can be worth it. AF is silent, comparable to the 35mm Z and 50mm Z. You will not get the transmittance and IQ of a cinema lens. If you need that, this lens will not work for you. However, I would not rate the transmittance and IQ as poor. Its what you would expect from an ultra wide to wide zoom f4 lens. I was not going to buy this lens. I really wasnt. It took me a good, long while to realize what this was. I decided to give it a shot being fully ready to return it. I am so glad I took that chance. This lens is amazing. Tiny, light, screw filters, prime lens edge to edge sharpness, beautiful colors, awesome contrast, minimal distortion. Rather good weather sealing to boot. Is the cost high? At full price of $1300, not really. This lens is covering 4 primes (14, 20, 24, 28), which would cost you about $3850 combined for the best F mount versions. And it is matching or exceeding the IQ of each of those primes. Reviews on YT are showing it beating all the F-mount ultra wide to wide zooms, pro or otherwise. At $1300, this is a great value. On sale, no brainer. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2020 by Free88
The versatility of sharp and wide!
I didn’t think I would really have much use for this one, but I was coerced into buying it by my evil friends! I was totally wrong. This thing is on my z8 frequently. It is a great all around lens, as odd as that may seem. Great fo indoors and outdoors. Also nice macros…
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2026 by B. Stewart
Fantastic lens - as good as everyone says. And incredibly compact. See FILTER advice.
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Coming from a Nikon F mount camera, this wide angle lens is small, light, and awesome. It will take filters and weighs less than 1/2 of my other wide angle lenses. F4 is okay - I would prefer F2.8, but the weight trade-off is worth it. For landscapes it’s a winner! Sharpness is amazing on the Z7ii. FILTERS: Just a quick piece of info after a lot of research and real life testing - Kase 82mm mag CPL will work with this lens without vignetting, you just need to use the inlaid ring to make front magnetic (not the mag adapter that screws onto the lens and the front sits a few mm beyond the front of the lens barrel threads) and then either use a Kase Skyeye or Revolution non-threaded mag CPL filter (the Wolverine version will not work as it wont fit into the front of the lens where the threads are - its outer diameter is exactly 82mm which makes it 1mm too big to fit inside the threaded area - The Skyeye and Revolution outer diameter is 81.15mm). The 82mm inlaid ring allows the CPL to slide into the lens' threaded area and ends up fitting flush onto the front of the lens and avoids vignetting. Same story with a mag UV - use the inlaid ring and the Revolution threadless magnetic filter (no non-threaded Kase Skyeye UV is available per Kase tech support). The Revolution is really just an improved Skyeye with better coatings, but "uses the same frame". Obviously using a mag UV allows you to pop that off and then pop a CPL on - this avoids filter stacking, which is a no-go with this lens. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2020 by R
Is this Nikkor's perfect wide lens for the average shooter?
I tried this out on my Zf and was blown away by the clarity and less than ideal conditions that it and the body could return a useable picture. That f4 acts more like a f2.8 to me. I love it. It's worth the money if you do lots of inside jobs, and tight areas. I also noted that while the f4 works well, it really does improve with a small flash for foreground lighting. As long as the flash is an ince or two high you won't get any hood shadow off it. I haven't tried a body-tight flash yet, but I easily could run the tiny SB400 with no issues. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2025 by Mr Floaty.
My Go-To Wide Zoom
I’ve really love this lens. It’s sharp, lightweight, and the 14mm end is properly wide without distorting the image. I also actually like that it’s f/4, it lets me keep my ISO lower, which keeps noise down, and the images stay clean. It’s become one of those lenses I always pack when I go on a trip. Great for architectural shots in close quarters. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2026 by Nick
Excellent lens for architectural photography
This lens was put to good use almost immediately on arrival, documenting each room of both our new house and our son's new house. In both cases, it was able to cover a much wider view than the standard 24-70mm kit lens, great though that lens is too in other uses. There have been concerns about sample variations in corner sharpness with this lens, but mine is tack sharp all the way to the corners even at the widest setting. Despite its wide field of view, it also has no other obvious lens flaws, even in such tough uses as landscape photos that include a direct view of the sun. (Stop down to a small aperture for the best-looking sun rays in such shots.) Straight lines look straight, without barrel or pincushion distortion. The only obvious limitation is that its widest aperture is F4, which may not always be enough indoors or at night without a tripod. In return, it is just as compact when not in use as my 24-70mm F4 and 50mm F1.8 S lenses, making it easy to fit them all in my 10L sling bag. Users who need a brighter aperture for such uses as astrophotography may want to await promised future alternative wide lenses, but for me, this 14-30mm F4 S lens solves all my wide-angle shooting needs very well indeed. Recommended! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2019 by Man in the Middle
Love this lens.
S Line quality never disappoints and this lens lives up to the hype. I use it more for street photography than landscape and really enjoy it.
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2026 by Jeremy Sublette
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