Nikon Nikkor Z 400mm f/2,8 TC VR S

Z400 2.8 purchased as a used lens with a 10 rating.paired with Z9 primarily for sports. Amazing auto focus and sharp pictures. Built in 1.4 TC giving 560mn ( 2 lenses in one) early days but pleased

Lens has exceeded expectations, and considering the cost my expectations were high. Sharpness and handling are both excellent, as they should be. Worth $14k more than the 400 f4.5? Time will tell.

I happen not to be on the waiting list long before I received notice that this lens was available to me. It arrived very quickly and the free shipping was very much appreciated. I can't be happier with the service I received.

Nikon's Z 400mm f2.8 TC VR S is an excellent super-telephoto with one extremely compelling feature over rival systems: It has a built-in 1.4x teleconverter which changes it into a 560mm f4.0 lens at the flick of a switch. This makes the lens much more versatile and a unique "two-for-the-price / weight-of-one" lens for sports and wild-life photography. The lens also produces very sharp images with virtually no field-curvature or colour aberrations and can confidently be used wide open and with the built-in 1.4x teleconverter or Nikon's Z TC-2.0x. Its Bokeh is very nice and the optical image stabilization of over 5 stops proves really helpful with the challenges of hand-holding a 400mm lens. This is also helped by shaving almost 1 kg off the weight of its predecessor, the AF-S 400mm f2.8E FL ED VR. All this makes the Z 400mm f2.8 TC VR S rightfully earn a Highly Recommended - despite its high price.