Nikkor Z 14-30 f/4 vs 17-35 AFS ED IF f/2,8 zoom

Thanks for your comment Mick. As far as range I am looking for something wider tan 17 mm and don't mind loosing the 5 at the top. Listening my kit is an added advantage. I now have to see what I can get for the 17-35 before I pull the trigger.

When I got my Z 7, as a kit including the FTZ and 24-70 f4, the one thing I added was that 14-30.
It really adds to the value of the Z 7!
In my case I was trying to replace my 16-35VR/ D700 combo.
The new gear succeeds in every way.
The detail in shots of close up subjects is amazing- but it was great with the old combo too!
The difference is really if you need to crop hard or zoom in. Then there's no comparison. The size and weight difference is also incomparable!
The old 16-35 distorted a little at the wide end, as you'd expect from a 16mm but the new lens looks 'normal' at 14mm, probably as a result of the in-camera voodoo going on. I like it.
Can't really see any downsides to your idea, but confess to being surprised how much you can sell your old lens for.

Thanks for your encouragement for me to spend my money. I plan to investigate all this tomorrow.

I agree, over the years I have had a long string of Nikkor glass.my first Nikon was a Nikkorex F. Lenses are always a good investment as they keep there value longer than bodies. The lens I am selling to B&H was purchased in 2008. It has depreciated about 50% over that time. It is still a great lens and if I had not gone Z, I would have kept it. One of the reasons That finally pushed me to the Z7 was size and weight. Once in that environment you realize that while the FTZ let's you use so many F lenses, you often pay a weight and performance penalty that you don't with a native Z lens.I will still keep my 16 mm fisheye, but it will see less use now that I can go to 14 mm. I do plan to use some of my MF lenses, 50, 55, 24 mm as they work well on the Z7 and are small and light even with the FTZ. In any case the 14-30 significantly reduced the size and weight of my travel kit for use when we get back to normal.

Mick of course cost is always an issue. With the new 70-200 z it also appears heavy. If I sold my 24 -120 and the 70-200 I could put a small dent in the cost. Over the last few years I have shot mostly wildlife and travel images including landscape and macro. I lived an hour from the coast and had a reservoir 5 minutes from my house where there were lots of egrets and herons.Until I bought the PE version of the 300 mm, I used my 70-200 vr more than my old 300 mm. Doing international travel drove me to the 24 to 120 because of weight and the problem of always seeming to have the wrong lens mounted out of my 17-35 or 35-70 or the 85 mm when I carried that.I also carried a 1.4 TC, as you really didn't need a super tele in Europe. I don't think I want to ignore the 70 to 200 range and I don't want a variabe aperture lens. If the 24 to 120 is really not good on a z7 then it would make sense to part with it. On the D810, I could do with just that lens as a travel lens.I saw the 24-120 on Nikons D850 list with a star next to it, but could not find a reference to what the star meant. But if it was ok for the D850, what issues appear when used on the Z7?

Now that I live in Napa, I am an hour away of a different part of the coast, and about 3 minutes from the Napa River, but have not explored any of it yet.

So I need to give this some thought. In the meantime I can evaluate how these 2 F mount lenses work with the Z7.

I see Nikon is producing a 70-200 f/4 z lens. Is there any data or release date info on this lens? I assume it would be cheaper and lighter than the f/2.8 version. It might be an option.

I am still staying close to home with the pandemic. Up to this year I have traveled extensively. I have canceled all my planed trips. I hope next year we can get back to normal. So all my purchases have been triggered by the desire to lighten my load, though I do see a lot of road trips in my future where weight is not an issue.I am also trying to reduce my kit to essentials as I move to keep or purchase only the best lenses to work with the Z7.