Nikon has just announced a new wide-angle zoom lens for its full-frame Nikon Z mirrorless cameras: the NIKKOR Z 17-28mm F/2.8. This lightweight and compact lens will be an excellent versatile addition to your kit that can stay on your camera body all day long. It’ll be available next month for $1.199. Nikon continues to release and expand its NIKKOR Z lens lineup at a very constant pace! Indeed, this year, the company has already released the Nikon NIKKOR Z 800mm F/6.3 VR S, and they still plan to introduce 50+ lenses by the end of 2025. In the “holy trinity” of lenses, Nikon already has the NIKKOR Z 70-200mm F/2.8 VR S, the NIKKOR Z 24-70mm F/2.8 S, and the NIKKOR Z 14-24mm F/2.8 S. However, the 14-24mm F/2.8 S wide-angle zoom lens is a high-end option that retails for $2.500. If spending that much money on a wide-angle zoom lens doesn’t make sense to you, and you’re ready to make some compromises, Nikon has just introduced the more affordable NIKKOR Z 17-28mm F/2.8 lens. Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm F/2.8 features As its name suggests, the NIKKOR Z 17-28mm F/2.8 is not part of the Nikon NIKKOR S “premium” lineup of lenses. But, it does not mean that this compact and lightweight lens – only 450g/15.9oz – does not offer an excellent price/feature ratio. Image credit: Nikon Indeed, this wide-angle zoom lens has a fixed F/2.8 maximum aperture throughout the entire zoom range. In addition, there is a high-speed...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 21 September, 2022