
It weighs around 3lbs and is 8.8-inches long with a diameter of 39 inches. Nikon says this 100-400mm zoom is easy to use handheld. Nikon Z 100-400mm: Build quality & features Weighing in at 3 pounds, the lens is hefty, but can certainly be used handheld. Note: The “VR” in the name of the lens stands for “vibration reduction,” which is Nikon’s name for its IS system.

The lens also includes a built-in optical image stabilizer, which, when combined with the Z-series sensor-shift image stabilization, should provide you with 5.5 stops of compensation (and that’s also when using a teleconverter). The system is also an internal focusing system, which means the lens doesn’t extend or telescope out as you focus it.

The autofocus system uses two STMs (stepping motors), which should provide fast, precise and quiet AF operation, for both stills and videos. Nikon Z 100-400mm: Autofocus & image stabilization Designed for many uses, it should be particularly handy for wildlife and sports photography, or any situation in which getting close to one’s subject isn’t an option. It’s pricey but should be very well constructed. This is Nikon’s first super-telephoto zoom lens in the Z-series lineup and the first to surpass the 200mm mark.

Meet the Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S zoom lens The Nikon Z 100-400mm will be available later this year for $2699.95. Nikon also announced a redesigned Z-mount adapter, the new Mount Adapter FTZ II, more on that in a bit. Last week, in addition to announcing the Nikon Z 9, the company’s new flagship full-frame mirrorless camera, Nikon also unveiled two new Z-series zoom lenses for its full-frame mirrorless camera systems: The Nikon Nikkor Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S, a pricey pro-level lens that’s targeted at sports and wildlife shooters, and the Nikon Nikkor Z 24-120mm f/4 S, an all-around zoom that can be used for everything from travel to portraits to still life.
