Very fit for purpose
First, I am not new to photography, buying this kit lens as a toe dip into Z water. I have 5 Nikon bodies and 40 lenses. I bought the Z5 as a walkaround / travel solution. I use other bodies for low light, sports, nature and macro photography. I also bought the Z5 because it adds vibration reduction to my wonderful old F mount prime (and zoom) lenses using the FTZ adapter.
So, let's recognize the concerns with the Nikkor Z 24-50 f/4-6.3; it is expensive, plastic, has a small aperture that is not extremely sharp when fully open. Also, important to me, it doesn't offer great bokeh. Here's why it works for me; it is very compact, light, has a wide 24mm view, and can go to 75mm in DX mode, focuses accurately, is very sharp when the aperture is closed down... a good walkaround solution. If I want bokeh I also have large aperture, very accurate 40mm and 55 mm Z mount compact primes. And finally, I have many other legacy lens options with the FTZ. Some are larger zooms; you hardly notice the FTZ adapter with them. As to the slow aperture, the Z5 sensor is so sensitive that the higher ISO's have little noise; low light is not a problem, nor encountered often in walkaround photography.
I got my new, white box copy of this lens at a large discount on eBay, so the expensive part went away. I am grateful to Nikon for offering this wonderful, compact solution that fits in so well with the rest of my Nikon gear. It meets my needs very well.
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