Like the Nikon Z 28-70mm f/2.8, the Nikkor Z 17-28mm f/2.8 is thought to be Nikon’s incarnation of a Tamron lens, in this case the 17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD. It joins the firm’s Z-mount line-up as the third full-frame wideangle zoom, sitting alongside the Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S (£2,099) and Z 14-30mm f/4 S (£1,149). Unlike those two optics, the Z 17-28mm f/2.8 isn’t an S-line lens, which means it doesn’t have some of their premium features. But does it still have what it takes to appeal to Nikon Z-series photographers?
Features
Nikon set out to provide a relatively compact and lightweight wideangle zoom lens with a constant aperture of f/2.8, which goes some way to explaining why the Z 17-28mm f/2.8 doesn’t go as wide as the company’s other full-frame wideangle zooms, or the 16-35mm lenses from some other brands. It’s constructed
