N-Photo: the Nikon magazine

Nikon Z 26mm f/2.8

£529/$499 www.nikon.co.uk

The Nikon Z 26mm f/2.8 is so small and lightweight that when you take delivery, you might feel you’ve been handed an empty box. Nikon’s skinniest Z-system lens to date, it follows in the diminutive steps of the Z 28mm f/2.8 and Z 40mm f/2, both of which are available in standard and SE (Special Edition) flavours. Those two lenses aren’t massively bigger or heavier, at 70x43mm, 160g and 70x46mm, 170g.

Another lightweight is the 135g Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR which is 70x32mm in size, although that’s mostly due to its retractable design, and the lens extends to as much as

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