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Nikon NIKKOR Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S

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Product Overview

Nikon NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S is a telephoto zoom lens that covers a common yet nonetheless exciting focal range. Like similar offerings from competitors, however, it is an external zoom lens, though Nikon has designed it like an internal-zoom one.
This choice means that, while the NIKKOR lens is not particularly heavy for what it is, it is a notably longer lens. The tradeoff here is that Nikon is able to make the lens more robust. Combined with built-in image stabilization, this makes the NIKKOR Z 100-400mm lens a good option for outdoor sports and wildlife photography.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 41%
Pros
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Great optical performance
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • External zoom without zoom lock

What external reviewers found

External score 86%
Pros
  • Excellent optical and sensor-based image stabilization
  • Very good hand-holding
  • Sharpness at 100mm focal length
Cons
  • No fluorine coating
  • No zoom creep

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Specifications

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Nikon Z-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
25 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
20 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
6 ED elements, 2 Super ED elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
98 mm / 3.86 in
Size | Length
222 mm / 8.74 in
Weight
1355 g / 47.88 oz

Function

Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
Autofocus
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.38x
Min Focus Distance
750 mm / 29.53 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2021-10-28

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External Reviews

cameralabs[1]

Reviewer score 86% (normalized by Neofiliac)
Reviewers from cameralabs have found:
Nikon’s new Z 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 VR S is a worthy successor to the venerable AF-S 80-400.6G ED VR which the new lens surpasses in almost every aspect. The lens focuses in around 0.5 sec from infinity at 200mm focal length to 2.11m (1:10 magnification), which is fast. The zoom ring has a pretty short throw of 80 degrees and a 45mm wide rubber surface with a good grip.
Pros
  • Excellent optical and sensor-based image stabilization
  • Sharpness at 100mm focal length
  • Very good hand-holding
Cons
  • No zoom creep
  • No fluorine coating

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References

  1. ^ Nikon Z 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 review. [cameralabs].

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