We are days into a brand-new year, and Nikon is already dropping new gear! This morning, the company announced the NIKKOR Z 24-105mm f/4-7.1 lens, a versatile, budget-conscious companion for your Z series full-frame camera.
Lightweight at just 350g with a focal range suitable for a wide range of subjects, it is designed to be your everyday lens. It features a quick, quiet stepping motor (STM) that delivers smooth autofocus for still and video recording. It is also equipped with a control ring that can be customized to adjust focus, aperture, exposure compensation or ISO sensitivity.
Nikon says the lens will be available in mid-January 2026, priced at a friendly $679.99.
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Read Nikon’s press release below:
NIKON RELEASES THE NIKKOR Z 24-105MM F/4-7.1: A VERSATILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT 4.4X ZOOM LENS THAT ELEVATES EVERYDAY CAPTURE
An Affordable Zoom for Everyday Photo and Video
MISSISSAUGA, ON - Nikon Canada Inc. has announced the versatile NIKKOR Z 24-105mm f/4-7.1 standard zoom lens for Nikon FX-format /full-frame mirrorless cameras. This new lens features a broad 24-105mm wide-angle to medium-telephoto focal range, making it simple to capture all kinds of scenes and subjects, from expansive landscapes, distant landmarks, food, friends, street snapshots, travel and more.This highly versatile and compact lens is easy to carry all day for any excursion, with a weight of only 12.4 oz / 350 g. It features a minimum focus distance of just 0.2 m at the wide-angle end and 0.28 m at the telephoto end, so users can achieve attractively blurred backgrounds, with closeup shooting for impressive rendering that highlights the primary subject.
Features of the NIKKOR Z 24-105mm f/4-7.1
- The versatile wide-angle 24mm to medium telephoto 105mm range of focal lengths is optimal for a wide range of scenes and subjects.
- Lightweight design of only 12.4 oz / 350 g is comfortable to use all day.
- The short minimum focus distances of 7.9 in. / 0.2 m at the wide-angle end and 11 in. / 0.28 m at the telephoto end, combined with a maximum reproduction ratio of 0.5× (at focal lengths of 70mm to 105mm), facilitate close-up shooting.
- Use of a stepping motor (STM) ensures fast and quiet autofocusing for smooth video recording.
- Zoom capability can be expanded to the equivalent of a maximum 210mm range of focal lengths, without sacrificing resolution, using the Hi-Res Zoom1 feature of select Nikon cameras2.
- Equipped with a customizable control ring to which focus (M/A), aperture, exposure compensation, or ISO sensitivity can be assigned.
- Designed with consideration of dust and drip-resistance.3
Price and Availability
The NIKKOR Z 24-105mm f/4-7.1 lens will be available in mid-January 2026 for a manufacturer suggested retail price of $679.95* MSRP.For more information about the latest Nikon products, including the vast collection of NIKKOR Z lenses and the entire line of Z series cameras, please visit www.nikon.ca
*1. Some features may not be accessible or may have limited functionality when using High-Res Zoom.
*2. When used with the Z9, Z8, Z6III, Z5II, Zf, Z50II, or ZR. The angle of view is equivalent to that of the 36-315mm lens in FX/35mm [135] format when used with the Z50II (as of January 7, 2026).
*3 Thorough dust and drip resistance is not guaranteed under all conditions or in all situations. For further information, please contact Specifications, equipment, and release dates are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer.
*SRP (Suggested Retail Price) listed only as a suggestion. Actual prices are set by dealers and are subject to change at any time.