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The Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S is a tele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2021. The focus is done by Stepper Motor, it has image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 3299 €;
29 users have given it an average vote of 9.7 out of 10.
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This lens is available with the following mounts:
Nikon Z: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Nikon Z.
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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.
Pros:Balance, optical quality, speed of action, vibration compensation
Cons:Footprint, cost
Opinion:It is a great goal, in no uncertain terms. Its definition, its incredible balance, its vibration compensation system and its speed of action make it a super lens that can be used in many contexts not only for photographic hunting. I still have to explore all its features but I have no doubt it is really a great lens. I come from Sigma, a very good lens at a very affordable price but there is no comparison between the two and on the other hand the cost difference between the two is high.
Cons:Hooking in flight is problematic with birds, even of the black kite type
Opinion:I'm not much of a photographer, but it's the first time I've not been able to take pictures, if not rarely, of birds in flight. In a nutshell, you can't hook them. Most of the time it's wasted time. Sometimes it happens that it focuses behind the subject. Can someone give me some advice, please.
Opinion:It is a zoom with a very usable focal range, which allows you to go up to 400mm freehand (and you can also multiply!). Moreover, unlike other brands, the diaphragm does not rise above f5.6, maintaining weights and dimensions within more than acceptable areas. I can say that it is "almost" a lens to always carry in the backpack without getting too tired, and counting on an excellent quality of materials and coatings. It is designed to work hard and in any weather condition, with great sharpness in all focal lengths and lightning-fast focus. Surely on some occasions it would be nice to have an f4, but the Z cameras manage well the high iso and the "lightness" always forces some compromise, you know. Despite the not exactly fast opening, however, it manages to return a homogeneous and pleasant shade (considering its limits) and with the right light you can also get good outdoor portraits. Having to use only one adjective to define it I would say: FUN! I add a note - With little light (like after sunset) there are some difficulties with focusing on Z6/Z7 (but I think it's normal). The system fails to hook well to 400mm, on small subjects. On Z9 I don't know but I guess there are no problems.
Pros:weight, AF, image quality even at extreme apertures and focal lengths, good multiplied with 1.4x, price appropriate to quality,
Cons:Foot to be replaced with a universal ark, non-existent case (like all recent Nikon lenses)
Opinion:I had it just released a year ago, I use it for a high percentage of shots, both in landscape and in birdlife with and without TC1.4 x. With the z9 it is the best I can afford at this stage (I exclude x now the extreme fixed), however very satisfied, I almost always use it with monopod, but also free hand is manageable, and well balanced. I kept it glued in South Africa x 20 days to the z9 and I also appezzato in the night Safari sessions, sure I had an extra diaphragm I would have had some Iso less to manage in pp. In fact the brightness is the only flaw, if combined with the 2x still acceptable with TC 1.4 x.
Pros:weight, AF, smooth image quality and multiplied with 1.4x, flexibility thanks to function keys, minimum focusing distance
Cons:price, a little dark and the zoom is not inside the lens
Opinion:An optics that I bought at its release on the market. Light, robust, tropicalized. Nikon's new Arneo treatment makes you regret the T* zeiss almost at all. The AF is very fast and responsive even with the TC14, with the TC20 instead it loses something (I use it on Z9). Same speech on the image quality, more than excellent at any focal length, very good with the tc14, it only becomes sufficient with the TC20. If I want to make a light output, I take this and the two multipliers and in fact space from 100mm to 800mm (and leave the 600mm fl at home). The function keys are very useful to customize their use according to your needs. I also own the 70-200 that I used sometimes multiplying it, but this lens is far better. The 70-200 now I practically do not use it anymore except when I need its brightness, but at that point I use more often the super bright fixed ones that I have. If I have to find faults that are not the cost to buy it I would say that they are the brightness and the fact that the zoom is not internal to the lens, but you can not have everything in life.
Photos taken with Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S
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