Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Lens

Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Lens

Overview

The Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Lens is a versatile, high-performance telephoto zoom lens, ideal for wildlife, sports, and landscape photographers. This S-Line lens offers superior optics, fast autofocus, and powerful vibration reduction (VR) technology for sharp, detailed images across a broad focal range. Built for Nikon's Z-mount mirrorless cameras, it delivers excellent reach and flexibility while maintaining a lightweight, portable design.

Key Features

• Extensive 100-400mm Focal Range: Offering a broad zoom range, this lens is perfect for capturing distant subjects, making it ideal for wildlife, sports, and even portraits in outdoor environments.
• Aperture Range: With an aperture of f/4.5 at 100mm and f/5.6 at 400mm, the lens delivers bright performance across the zoom range, ensuring optimal light capture in varying conditions.
• S-Line Optics: As part of the premium S-Line series, this lens features advanced optics, including Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) and Super ED glass elements, which minimize chromatic aberrations and produce sharp, high-contrast images with excellent color fidelity.
• Vibration Reduction (VR): Equipped with built-in vibration reduction technology, this lens offers up to 5.5 stops of stabilization, ensuring sharp images even when shooting handheld at longer focal lengths or in low-light conditions.
• Multi-Focusing System: The advanced autofocus system provides fast, precise, and quiet focusing, making it ideal for tracking fast-moving subjects such as wildlife or sports action.
• Nano Crystal and ARNEO Coatings: These coatings reduce flare and ghosting, ensuring optimal image clarity even when shooting in backlit or challenging lighting situations.
• Weather-Sealed Construction: The lens features a robust and weather-sealed build, with dust, moisture, and dirt resistance, allowing for reliable performance in harsh environments.
• Customizable Controls: The lens includes customizable function buttons and a control ring that can be assigned to adjust aperture, exposure compensation, or ISO, giving photographers more control during shooting.
• Teleconverter Compatibility: The lens is compatible with Nikon's Z-series teleconverters, extending the reach even further up to 560mm or 800mm, depending on the teleconverter used, while retaining autofocus functionality.

Specifications

• Mount Type: Nikon Z mount (full-frame FX format)
• Aperture Range: f/4.5 to f/40 (at 100mm), f/5.6 to f/40 (at 400mm)
• Optical Construction: 25 elements in 20 groups (including ED and Super ED elements)
• Minimum Focus Distance: 0.75m (2.46 feet) at 100mm, 0.98m (3.22 feet) at 400mm
• Maximum Magnification: 0.38x
• Filter Size: 77mm
• Dimensions: Approx. 98mm diameter x 222mm length (3.86 x 8.74 inches)
• Weight: 1435g (3.16 lbs)

Ideal For

The Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Lens is perfect for photographers who need long-reach telephoto performance without sacrificing image quality. It’s especially suited for wildlife, sports, aviation, and outdoor photographers who require sharp, fast, and reliable focusing at extended focal lengths. The combination of vibration reduction and a lightweight design makes it an excellent choice for handheld shooting in the field.