At 70mm, central sharpness is excellent from f/4 to f/8, very good at f/11 and f/16 and good at f/22. The edges are very good at f/4 and f/5.6, excellent at f/8, very good at f/11 and f/16 and ...

Looking for ultimate quality is something else, but with zooms as good as the Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4S even the very best primes are given a run for their money. The major casualty of a zoom is of ...