N-Photo: the Nikon magazine

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Nikon Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S

£15,499/$15,499 www.nikon.co.uk

A 600mm super telephoto lens has been A on Nikon’s Z-series roadmap for some time, and now that we have the full juicy details, it’s sounding like a lens that’s well worth the lengthy wait.

A welcome surprise is that it comes complete with a built-in 1.4x teleconverter, much like the recently released Nikon Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S. This effectively makes it two primes in one, transforming to a 840mm f/5.6 at the flick of a switch. While we’ve yet to put it through our lab tests, Nikon claims that there’s no discernible drop-off in image quality with the teleconverter.

Not only that, but as the lens is fully compatible with Nikon’s TC-1.4x and TC-2.0x telecoverters, it can be converted to an absolutely gargantuan 1680mm monster telephoto to get incredibly close

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