Customer Ratings & Reviews

I was looking forward to getting this lens, from a keen photographer who has sold a few prints :) I pre-ordered & sold my 70-180 & 2x teleconverter for this lens due to the size & weight decrease, and the extended reach & hopefull increased photo quality too. I am impressed with the near & far range that I can now get, it's also lightened my kit and made my setup a bit less tripod-dependant as it is a bit easier to now hand hold. A great all-round near & far travel zoom lense which has met my expectations. My only issue is, not related directly to the lens is that I bought what I thought would be a compatable 77mm filter which doesn' t seem to fit? The attached photo's show its zoom capabilities at 3 levels!

Awesome Zooming capabilities Clear and crisp focus Manual focusing works great

I am absolutely in love with this lense. Ver sharp and the auto focus is beyond expectations!

We do a lot of national park trips and sometimes we fly budget airlines to get there so space matters. It would be great to fly with the arsenal of lenses but if checking a bag is the thing that makes or breaks a trip, I’ll take my chances. This takes beautiful pictures with my Z8. I was worried about the aperture size, which ideally could be better, but for the price and convenience, I’ll gladly edit the noise in post processing. The lens also has a nifty lock that keeps it from opening in a bag. It’s also surprisingly compact and light.

Great zoom lens for walk around . Capture images both near and far with great clarity. I use this for some street photography and getting closer shots. Very versatile..

Already gave it a test drive and photographed some birds outside of my house, since also shooting with a z50 my lens is a 600mm equivalent at the long end which is great since i shoot wildlife! Very happy with the lens, not super heavy and compact as well!

Love it! I had been waiting for a “reasonably” priced zoom lens and this is perfect. I love the range - I don’t have to switch lenses as much!

This takes exceptional photos near and far. I love the ease of not having to carry multiple lenses. I wish this had been available sooner!

Its the perfect lense. Wide angle to decently far telescoping.

This lens is incredible! Very sharp details. Such a wide range from wide angle to telephoto, it is a light, grab and go lens. The only difference from the Z 100-400 is the more expensive 100-400 will accept the Z 2x converter, which I almost never use. Same sharp detail. The first one for my wife was so good, I bought another for my camera. We both have the A 7II.

Needed a lens with more of a zoom but didnt want anything huge...this fit my needs perfectly.

The only good thing about the lens is it has a good range and that's about it. The photos are not sharp and if you take photos on a cloudy day then there is so much noise in the pictures. Also, need to bump the ISO quite a lot.

The 28-400 lens is a nice hobby lens, its not super sharp and its not super fast. But it is a good lens for non professional use. I used it on my z8 and z7ii. Best in well lit places. Its a versatile lens for sure. Love the range. Id buy it again. Great for pictures you sre postig online.

Great lens with fantastic zoom range and in a very compact size.

It is an excellent all in one lens for travel. I am happy to have it.

The best lens I ever have.traveling with this lens is better

Its lighter than the AF model, while being just as good every other way. I don’t mind MF if it saves me $1500.

Good versatile lens for general purpose tasks. With polarized filter it takes good shots on the beach. For indoor it's good with flash.

For the $1299 price tag, I'd say it's........meh. Kinda pricey to be honest. When you buy this and a yesterday's edition Z6ii camera body, you're looking at nearly $3K. That's just a steep price for what this is... Are the photos sharp? Yes, they are....but it's kind of useless when the lights go down....way too much "noise" in your photos....keep that in mind...