This new lens has instantly become the one I MUST carry at all times. It offers incredible range, extremely high image quality and a relatively compact and light package.Yes, as many reviewers have said, there's distortion, particularly at wide angles, where it's more noticeable on most lenses, but...

Sharpness; broad focal range; size; focus speed; accurate focus acquisition

Distortion

Nikon's upgraded 24-120mm now has a constant f/4 aperture. Along with its 5x zoom range and vibration reduction, it should be a very interesting all-purpose lens.

Very good sharpness throughout the zoom range; Vibration reduction; Build quality; Constant f/4 aperture; Useful zoom range

Harsh vignetting at 24mm; Distortion at either end of the zoom range

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Durable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Sharpness

Heavy

The focus is extremely fast and image is great.

Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Strong Construction

Heavy

Announced in mid-September 2010, the AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR is an update to the popular 24-120mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 VR that features a constant f/4 maximum aperture across the focal length range.

You want a capable; reasonably fast; general-purpose lens to match one of Nikon's larger DSLR bodies; Your preferred subjects include landscapes; portraits; interiors and weddings; You prefer a lens that retains the same maximum aperture throughout its zoom range; You'd like a lens that requires no

This is a very sharp lens and it is a natural fit for my D700. I have owned the 24-120 F3.5-5.6 VR version of this lens for several years and never understood why it got such negative reviews, it is a very good lens also.

Consistent Output; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Sharp; Strong Construction

NONE

Wedding, event, travel, portrait and landscape photographers in need of a do-everything-well, all-purpose zoom lens that can fit in the palm of your hand should run to their nearest Nikon dealer and gobble up the new AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR.

Nikon's produced a nice kit lens for full-frame bodies, though it's not without its caveats. The lens fared quite well in our tests, for the most part - the big problem is the wide open performance at 70 and 85mm, where it's quite soft indeed when used at ƒ/4.

So as I eluded to in build quality some seem to be perfect in function and some seem to have issues. I have had two of these and a short search on the internet will confirm what I found to be true. The first one did not seem to focus well and seemed to have a catch in the zoom mechanism.

Having used the old 24-120AF and two samples of the 24-120 ED VR with variable aparture, I was more than excited when Nikon announced this new optical instrument. It it superior to its predecessors in every aspect.

Sharp; Versatile

Distortion; Lightfall-off on 24 mm