| AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm 4G IF-ED [1] | |
| Maker: | Nikon |
| Feat-Is: | n |
| Feat-Usm: | y |
| Feat-Macro: | n |
| Application: | Wide-angle zoom |
| Flength: | 12-24mm |
| Fov: | 1.5 |
| Aperture: | 4 - 22 |
| Groups: | 7 |
| Elements: | 11 |
| Diaphragm: | 7 (rounded) |
| Close-Dist: | 0.30m |
| Max-Mag: | 1:8.3 |
| Weight: | 465g |
| Max-Diameter: | 90mm |
| Max-Length: | 82.5 mm |
| Filter: | 77mm |
| Hood: | HB-23 |
| Case: | CL-S2 |
| Av-Diag: | 99°-61° (with DX format) |
| Start: | 2003 |
The AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm 4G is a lens manufactured by Nikon for use on Nikon DX format digital SLR cameras. It provides an angle of view on a DX format camera similar to that of an 18-35mm lens on a 135 film format camera.
Nikon announced the lens on 18 February 2003[2] as the first lens specifically designed for the Nikon DX format.[3]
This lens was replaced by the AF-S DX NIKKOR 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED announced on April 14, 2009.[4]
At the time the lens was introduced, Nikon did not make a zoom lens which would provide an ultra-wide-angle view on a DX format camera. Due to the crop factor of the DX format, wide-angle zoom lenses such as the 18-35mm provided an angle of view equivalent to a 27-52.5mm lens; more typical of a normal zoom.
The purpose of the 12-24mm was to fill this gap in the ultra-wide- to wide-angle range that would otherwise require users to purchase relatively expensive prime lenses such as the 13mm, 15mm and 18mm Nikkors.