The primary selling point of the new 26mm f/2.8 pancake lens from Nikon is its incredibly small size. At just 23.5mm in length, it’s the slimmest AF lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras available, and at just 125g it’s barely noticeable in your kit bag – or even your pocket.
This makes it appealing as part of a walkaround camera for street photography, where discretion is welcomed, but thanks to its wide angle, landscapes and architecture are also subjects worth considering.
All that said, it’s a bit oddly positioned in the current Nikon Z line-up, with it not providing too much that you can’t pick up elsewhere for better value. For example, there’s already a 28mm f/2.8 lens, which you can buy for less than half the price of the 26mm. Admittedly, it’s not a pancake lens, but it’s still pretty small (43mm/170g). So unless you’re desperately craving that extra 2mm of
