Customer Ratings & Reviews

This lens is amazing for my wildlife, landscape, and astral photography!

So far, I love it. I haven’t had a chance to use it yet, but love the function buttons and the way the hood mount attaches. I also love that the length is fixed even when zoomed.

It’s clarity with distance is remarkable. It’s responsiveness is superior.

This lens is worth every penny. This is the best lens for wildlife photography

Very sharp lens. The bokeh is outstanding. In my opinion, optically superior to the Sigma 60-600 mm The only negative is that they do not provide a case for this lens.

While it is a little slower (f-stop wise) than the older 200-500mm, this lens is an improvement in every way. When paired with one of the newer Z series cameras. Use with a Z8 or Z6iii if you can afford them; otherwise it should work great with a Z50ii. I have used it on a Z8, and have been thrilled with the autofocus. I held on to my D800E and D750 kit this long, because I wasn't willing to sacrifice autofocus. Nikon has really done a great job here, so unless you are in the market for $15,000 lenses...you will truly enjoy the experience and results you get with the 280-600mm.

My problem is not with the lens itself (as of yet). I am so upset about the shipment of my order. I wanted to buy in person, however no stores around me had one in stock. So, I decided to order online......ugh. The box is badly damaged. It was inside another box, but there was no "cushion" or bubble wrap. I am hoping that my lens is not damaged. I JUST received it about an hour ago. I'm hoping all is well. I will attach pictures. I would not advise to have it shipped...which I should have known. Oh, and I am one of the people who saves their boxes.

beware of shipping with BEST BUY as you can see. So they can do Beter.

I’m really pleased to this lens. It’s sharp very easy to use the focus ring with its short throw. It’s wonderful and I would highly recommend this lens to anyone.

I absolutely love this lens. Its bigger and heavier than i had expected however its worth it for the quality!

Outstanding sense across the focal length available, superb autofocus too given the relatively dark max aperture.

Lens has been great thus far. Plenty of range and reach for shooting at a distance. Fast focus when paired with the new Nikon Mirrorless cameras and the internal zoom is a huge bonus.

This is an excellent lens. I recommend using a tripod with it because of the weight.

Like most reviews say, this is a lens that punches above its weight, creating fine photos while not breaking the bank.

Very good tele lens for the price. I use it for bird photography. Very sharp.

It's big and heavy, but it's a great value. Produces sharp results, even handheld, but you definitely need to do your exercises.

High quality build. Just too soft at the longer distances. I was looking for super sharp but this lens offers pretty sharp. I tested it out using a Nikon Z7II. Pretty much the old F mount 200-500 but for Z cameras. I paid the restocking fee and returned it.

This lens is outstanding. Nikon came out with a real winner at a fantastic price point for a lens of this quality.

I think they sent me an open box item. The outer delivery box was in perfect condition. The Nikon lens box from Best Buy looked as if it had been tossed around the warehouse like a basketball. It was scratched up and had a gaping hole in it. The recommended lens cover was the wrong size. This lens requires a 95 mm. I have a trip planned and the timing of this fiasco makes it terribly inconvenient and extremely frustrating.

Truly excited about the Nikon 600mm lens purchase!! Can’t wait to bring some photos back to show Chelsea and Tyler in the camera department. Great team with solid product knowledge!!