Nikon Nikkor Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR Lens

The Nikon Nikkor Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR Lens is a versatile lens designed for Nikon Z series full-frame mirrorless cameras. The lens is compatible with Nikon Z series full-frame mirrorless cameras. It has an aperture range of f/4-8 to f/22-45, allowing for various depth of field and low-light shooting capabilities. The lens has a focal length of 28-400mm, providing a wide-angle to telephoto zoom range. This makes it suitable for a wide range of photography needs, including landscapes, portraits, and wildlife.

The lens features an STM autofocus stepping motor, ensuring fast, accurate, and quiet autofocus performance. It is equipped with a 5.5-stop vibration reduction (VR) image stabilization system, minimizing camera shake and allowing for sharper handheld shots, even in low-light conditions. A zoom lock switch allows you to secure the lens at its shortest focal length, preventing accidental zooming during transportation. The 9-blade diaphragm creates smooth and pleasing bokeh (out-of-focus areas) in your images.

The lens construction consists of 21 elements in 15 groups, ensuring high optical performance and minimizing various types of aberrations. It features a weather-sealed construction, protecting it from dust and moisture, enhancing its durability, and allowing for shooting in challenging weather conditions. With a 77mm filter thread size, the lens enables the use of various filters to enhance your creativity and control of light. The lens comes with a compact square lens hood, minimizing flare and protecting the front element from direct impacts.

The Nikon Nikkor Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR Lens is an excellent choice for photographers who desire a versatile all-in-one lens for their Nikon Z series full-frame mirrorless cameras. With a wide zoom range, advanced image stabilization, and durable construction, it caters to various photography genres and shooting environments.

Product Features in Detail

The all-in-one superzoom.
No matter where the action happens—right in front of you, across the playing field or somewhere between—you’ll be able to frame the shot you want. Packing all-in-one convenience and super-telephoto reach into a lightweight package, the NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lets you capture more shots in more situations, from right where you are.

Always be in the right spot.
Covering a vast 14.2x zoom range—from 28mm wide shots to 400mm close-ups—this is an ideal superzoom lens for large-field sports, theme parks, travel or anywhere the unexpected is expected.

Super-telephoto details.
Finally get to the heart of the action from the sidelines or bleachers with 400mm of reach (600mm equivalent on APS-C size/DX cameras).

Wide street shots.
Zoom out to get the entire scene into your shot or capture action that’s happening right in front of you.

Candid snapshots.
Vary the look of your shots by using different zoom positions: wide to bring in background elements or tight to isolate your subjects.

Macro-style close-ups.
Fill your frame and create beautiful bokeh with a 7.8 inch minimum focus distance and 0.35x reproduction ratio at 28mm.

Video versatility.
Great moments don’t wait for a lens change. With the NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR, you can follow the action wherever it goes.

Easy to carry.
Just 725 g and 5.6 inches retracted, the NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR is lightweight and well-balanced, and it doesn’t draw attention like some long lenses. Carry it comfortably on your shoulder or in a sling pack or backpack.

Handheld stability.
Leave the tripod and shoot handheld on-the-go. 5.0 stops* of optical Vibration Reduction (VR) keeps dimly lit photos sharp and videos steady. Get an extra boost up to 5.5 stops** when used with a Z series camera that supports Synchro VR.

Dust and drip-resistant.
Carefully sealed, especially around moving parts of the lens barrel, for worry-free durability.
Thorough dust and drip-resistance is not guaranteed in all situations or under all conditions.

Customizable control ring.
Smooth and clickless. Set it to control aperture, ISO, exposure compensation or manual focus.
Linear focus available for video recording.

Zoom Lock Switch
Prevents the lens from accidentally extending in transport; added peace of mind.

Vibration Reduction
A Nikon in-lens technology that improves image stability by automatically compensating for camera shake. Lenses that offer VR will feature the abbreviation VR on the lens barrel.

Electromagnetic Diaphragm Mechanism
An electromagnetic diaphragm mechanism in the lens barrel provides highly accurate electronic diaphragm or aperture blade control when using auto exposure during continuous shooting.

ED (Extra-Low Dispersion) Glass
An optical glass developed by Nikon that is used with normal optical glass in telephoto lenses to obtain optimum correction of chromatic aberrations.

Aspherical Lens
A lens with a curved, non-spherical surface. Used to reduce aberrations and enable a more compact lens size. Aspherical lenses minimize coma and other types of lens aberrations, even when used at the widest aperture. They are particularly useful in correcting distortion in wide-angle lenses and help contribute to a lighter, more compact design by reducing the number of standard (spherical) elements necessary. Aspherical lens elements correct these distortions by continuously changing the refractive index from the center of the lens.

Stepping Motor
NIKKOR Z lenses use a stepping motor for fast, accurate, smooth, quiet autofocus with reduced wobbling. This quiet drive system makes the lenses ideal for use when shooting video.