Nikon completes its budget notquite-trinity with a cut-price 70 180mm f/2.8 tele-zoom. That max focal length is a bit odd, but it’s cracking value for a fast telephoto zoom and the ideal accompaniment to Nikon’s budget wide-angle and standard zoom f/2.8 lenses.
Nikon has announced the Z 70-180mm f/2.8, a fast all-purpose telephoto zoom that’s around half the price of its S-line Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S ‘trinity’ lens. Like the S-line lens, this one has a fast, constant f/2.8 aperture that’s great for portraits, lifestyle, sports, nature, landscapes, cityscapes, events and more, even in low lighting conditions.
Its maximum zoom is a little shorter at 180mm and it doesn’t feature image stabilisation either, though it does boast weather-sealing, quiet focusing and suppressed focus breathing, which makes it a good…