I love how he says the Nikon rep drove it down to them… like they are in Edmonton. Where did the rep drive down from? The north pole??? 😂

The 28-300vr was the best super zoom ever, I'm not surprised at all that Nikon took it to the next level with a new best ever.

28-400?!!! Had to check and see if it was April 1 for a sec 😳

I'm wondering if at F/11-F/16 the performance is good enough for landscapes. Incredible zoom range for a full frame lens. Nikon's 24-200 is well regarded in the landscape community for a super-zoom.

Nikon is killing it with lenses atm

This will be a perfect backpacking lens. Great for on-the-go landscapes and surprise coyote or bear. Primes in the pack will be great for breaks. I'm very stoked for this lens.

On behalf of the Council of Ravens of Canada (CoRoC), I hereby file an official complaint to PetaPixel to petition to cease and desist the ongoing bullying of the superior avian species. Also I am really happy about this "wave" of superzooms. Versatility can only bring more people on board of photography / video!

Chris getting his bifs and bilfs confused 😂

I just love you guys you made me wanna become a photographer from the dpreview daysr and now it's actually my job and I couldn't be happier.. Greetings from Greece!

Tamron was able to pull off a monster 35-150 f/2-2.8...I'm not surprised that 28-400 f/4-8 is actually doable at that size and price package with modern manufacturing and engineering methods. Optics have steadily been getting better and better over the past two decades, almost exponentially better in some cases.

I’m amazed. I opened instagram to see Nikons advert on their Australia page and I’m baffled by the awesome things they are coming out with. I currently live my 24-70/4 and 100-400, but daily a 24-200. I’m now wondering if I should hand it in for this…

I have the 18 - 200 mm lens you mentioned at the beginning, and with my old DSLR it quickly became my favorite lens for anything outdoors. Now that I have a Z camera I'm looking forward to trying this new 28 -400 mm! Thank you for this review

For travel photography The Nikon Z5 combines with the Nikon Z 24,-120 and Nikon 28-400.

28-400mm sounds like an oxymoron lens to me. Like How? I am blown away by such a superzoom.

0:45 😂😂 BTW the video from the Z8 is fantastic!

Excited to watch, Chris-san.

The lens hood looks great on the lens

you guys are always so enjoyable to watch

Aaaaaand they did this right before the Solar Eclipse. I see you Nikon 👀

Thanks for the review.

Good job, thanks!

I love it, that they have gone for such crazy numbers..

I'm so close to jumping ship to Nikon.

Would love to see a comparison to the 24-200mm in the final review!

Footage looks great. Well done as usual Jordan. What profile did you shoot and grade? And did I hear popping on the audio?

I just got a fly fishing ad while watching this. Hmmm, I wonder why? 🤔

I am commenting again on this video but I just got done speaking with some friends who have vineyards in Virginia, and they are excited about this lens. Most of the pics are during the day, outside in daylight times and such a range has got them drooling. So I guess there’s that market!

4:52.. the ambiance and weathered wood.. this place reminds me of City 17.

Thanks for your review - very objective, and exactly what I wanted to hear --- I am pretty sure I will be buying this lens before summer... as I want it in time for my trip to Banff, and for lazy days at the cottage in Haliburton Forest, Ontario.

Superzoom has also been made by others, but not as such a small lens, so it's great that Nikon came up with it. Of course, you don't get everything with such a lens, but there will surely be many who can see a purpose with this lens 👍

very small and useful range for travel/holiday lens indeed.

Tbh the sunstars at 4:19 look nicer than with most Nikon lenses. I feel they don't really that much but probably should more often

Love the Buick Special. My parents had one.

Reminds me of the Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 that I have for the Fuji X-S10. 27-450mm equivalent.

I am imagining Jay Maisel walking around NYC making incredible images with this lens.

No video coverage? I feel this would excel for outdoor events like weddings/graduations.

I reallllyyyy dig the shot of the antiques building at 4:16. The sun-stars at f/14 look sick. Also, great frame by Jordan at 1:22. This lens looks fun!

And another super lens from Nikon. They are terrifying the market.

thanks!!

The first zoom lens I ever bought was the Tamron 28-300 XR DI IF 18 years ago. Got great photos with that. I can imagine how much better this lens will be even going all the way out to 400 mm.

The video work in this one was great :) Great job Jordan. May I ask what lens you were using on the Z8 to shoot this, there was a nice pop to the image :)

Amazing- the ad just before this review for a Swiss Army knife !

Looking forward to seeing more technical sharpness charts, since hopefully that will have been able to be improved from the old 18-200 and 28-300 F-mount lenses.

I think it's going to be perfect for my channel. And vibration reduced, perfect! Long time Nikon Z series shooter and looking forward to when this lens is launched. Thanks PetaPixel.

This was announced just as I’m looking for a good affordable zoom. Picking up on day one. Should pair well with my ZF.

Valiant effort, but 24mm is important to me and i like to keep lens sizes in check so i'd be probably be happier with the older 24-200mm from Nikon.

CF-100! Nice Chris!

Very cool!

This, in fact, can make me return to Nikon back from Panasonic L mount. I've waited for Panasonic Ultrazoom but I was VERY disappointed - ONLY 28-200 is crap. And now Nikon does this! Veeeery interesting!

The bridge cam lens! They had them laying around.

Will this be the lens to pull me from m43 and my 14-140ii? Hope so!

well I’m sold

I have the 24-200 F4-6.3 Z lens as my easy travel kit lens ... And I got the 70-180 F2.8. The one I use more often since I got it is the 70-180, but the other one is often my choice if I need a lighter kit. The advantages of the 70-180 si that I can put my TC1.4 on it. ... So I have plans to take that one on my vacation this summer. But if I had this lens!? I wouldn't min changeling 24 to 28 at F4 to be able to reach 400 at F8 instead of only 200 at F6.3 ... This is a perfect Safari lens for any one going on Safari to Africa. (Not for the professional photographers, but for tourists) If you have this lens on your cameras and bring a 28 F2.8 and 40 F2.0 as your low light lenses. You have it almost covered. But I would never recommend any one going on a once in a lifetime trip to Africa with only one camera! If I had this lens, I would still bring my 400mm F4.5 + TC1.4 and my two Z6II cameras. And my 20mm F1.8. But one of my cameras would have this on!

Intriguing. Yeah, definitely interested in the 400mm zoom. Kind of a shame about it being f8 from 200mm, but with the enormous zoom the trade off still seems good.

Thanks guys! Well done for Chris getting BIPs (birds in pipe) 😂

I always prefer to divide the focal lengths (24-120, 100-400). But I've been in some circumstances where changing lenses was impractical. for those who stay in places with a lot of wind and dust, it is a great option.

Props to you knowing thst was an (Avro) CF-100 aircraft.

I actually would prefer an improved 28-300. It was a very good lens already and 5.6 at the long end. I would happily trade 400 f/8 for 300 f/5.6

what a range

Perfect lens for traveling, consider adding it to my collection! and a simple question: what's the name of the background music used in the video? Is it from some canned music website?

I have to say, there is nothing wrong with the video out of the G9 {I just watched the Sigma 50mm 1.2 Art video}. However the video out of the Z8 is something else. This video looks great.

Sharpness looks great, bright day wildlife traveling lens

Already have the preorder in but part of me would have liked to see the range tweaked a little to open up the aperture a little more. Also seems sort of another semi redundant lens with the 24-200 and this one, and the 24-70 f4 followed by a 24-120 f4 version.

The thing I am most pleased with is actually the polygonal bokeh... I wish, more lenses would offer just that. Maybe... 20mm F1.0 with 6 Aperture Blades? 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

0:44 that throw had me sweating

I'll be interested to see a later test when you look at sharpness. This seems like a Tamron lens; they just partnered up with Nikon and now this one has the relatively useless locking switch while omitting the very useful stabilizer and AF/MF switches, just like the 28-200mm. People shoot different things, but this trend toward zooms starting at 28mm is sad; I was on a trip recently with the 28-200mm and it was shocking how often the 28mm was just not quite wide enough and I was often switching lenses. Maybe that's the price to pay for a smaller size (maybe there's some sort of physics law involved where 24mm is much harder to engineer than 28mm) I'm not sure. I'm appreciating the recent superzoom releases; I'm always trying to lighten my kit and lately it seemed like the companies were only focusing on those who want giant lenses and a bag full of primes (due to thinking that everyone else must have switched to a smartphone and they could maintain profit margins with the remaining enthusiasts who don't care about weight).

This lens looks great for sports and wildlife shooters when the light outside is good enough, or when cranking up ISO. I will stick with the Z 24-200mm for now which I have my eye on for my Z5. I don't do much wildlife or sports. And 200mm is still good for some sports in close range. I also bought the FX 28-300mm previously for my D780, which I like a lot and have used it at ballet recitals and weddings. Good work and praise to Nikon though, for making a Z 28-400mm, and so light for wildlife/sports shooters!

Such a classy shot of Jordan in front of this sign!😂😂😂

It just goes to show that there is a market for super zooms. I also feel that full frame is the new APSc as Nikon don't seem to be developing anything major specifically for their APSc range. I would expect them to release a true budget ff camera soon

Which camera bag was chris using?

Love it…….what to do with my 24-200 which I still love?

I guess I might just buy one - thanks guys

3:48 I figured 35mm would be entirely glossed over in this review given there are 372 other single mm incremental focal lengths...does he secretly like 35mm?

Perfect for parents taking photos especially soccer

..looking forward to the 17-400mm lens

Really wanna see the contrast between 24-200 and 28-400 since I just got the first one about eight months ago. The moment I saw the launch of this new lens…Ohhhh boy am I so regret buying 24-200 right now😂

That lens very much reminds me of Tamron 18-300 f/3.5-6.3 for APS-C sensors - construction is identical, capabilities too.

Sounds reasonably good, but I'm still waiting for a proper test. I mostly go with the 24-120 S and the Sigma 150-500 (both are superb, IMO), but if the IQ is good enough, I just might switch... third of the weight compared to that combo is something to be considered. I use the Sigma at f/8 anyways, so the loss of light is not necessarily a huge issue... it all comes down to price for me at this point. €1500 or thereabouts, and I might be tempted. €2000 or above, I wouldn't bother with it.

Travel superzoom comparison would be great

More versatile for air shows than a 100-400 as you are able to get close up shots of the planes once they land or are in large groups.

hi. how is the image quality compared to the sony rx10 iv?

It seems very versatile..can it take the z teleconverter?

ONE lens to RULE them all, c'mon, get it right!

Beautiful 👍👍👍📸👍🎥👍👍👍

Hello, is it suitable for Nikon Z NIKKOR ZTC-2.0X Teleconverter? Thank you

I am still happy with my Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD with Z-adapter ... for 1/3 of the price in Canada.

Did you and Jared Polin coordinate to release a video on the same lens with the same title at the same time? Kawaiiiii!

Its like the Tamron 18-400mm F3.5 - 6.3 for APS-C

I am begging on my hands and knees to hear what Chris thinks about the OM 150-600, he's the only person who's opinion on MFT I trust 😢

It looks to be a great "Mom or Dad" lens...when you're not out here trying to make ART but want some decent pics of the kids! Nicely done Nikon! ☺

Just bought a Z6. There are so many choices for standard zoom now on Z mount. I am so lost.

Was this video shot on the same camera and lens? It would be great to know what the rig, including wireless mic, for the shoot was.

I'm kinda looking forward to picking it up for my afternoon walks. It'd be perfect to snap a sunset or a hawk on a pole and everythign in between...during the day in good light of course.

This is a great lens for someone who can't afford to have multiple lenses for multiple jobs. There are compromises, yes. But the zoom versatility, image quality and price make this a very compelling lens for full frame.

The positives imho: good on Nikon to try something different it was a lens no one saw coming. I believe landscape photographer will love this. Does it beat the 24-120f4 ? I believe not, BUT given how popular that 100-400 was for landscape photographers I see them forgoing the 17-28 and the 100-400 and sticking with this and maybe the wider 14-30f4 and boom you have the perfect landscape setup! Me personally I can’t see this for any other target range of photographers

The size of the lens is probably silly on a Z30/Z50. But the range for something like soccer or baseball would be awesome. If only there was a D500 style mirrorless body for it.

Is that a crop sensor or full frame lens?

No sharpness tests?

Nikon continuing with the absolute bangers... Literally making ALL the right moves. Now can we get a high-end APS-C body? Z 70?

It really sounds like they've taken the Tamron 28-400 F mount and adapted it to the Z mount.