The Zoom Lens You Didn't Know You Needed: Nikkor Z DX 12-28mm!

Dave reviews the Nikkor Z DX 12-28mm lens. A power zoom lens designed for cropped sensor Nikkor Z mount cameras to fill a much-needed hole in their DX lens lineup. If you are a vlogger or content creator, is this the zoom lens you didn't know you needed? Watch to find out.
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[@Whatreally123]

I wish Nikon release an updated Zfc with IBIS and 4k60. This lens and the 26/28 makes this perfect for my travel needs.

[@TheQuietBeast]

I got it for stills only, feels really great I think. PZ don't bother me too much, it is well implemented. This will be great for landscapes and architecture (in good light)

[@stephanweiskorn6760]

Excellent video 😊!

[@adrianvanleeuwen]

According to some other online people this lens you can use the + or - magnify buttons to activate the zoom in or zoom out option for this lens while recording in video, however you have to turn on this feature first. Nikon on their website says the same. (The other method shown in this video of course, is turning the zoom ring on outside.) In the menu to activate the power zoom option: go to "g5 power zoom options" and turn on, then the magnify + or - buttons operates it on back, and you can set the speed in menu, and you may need the latest firmware to get this to work unless you bought the camera recently it may have latest firmware.

[@LockeLeon]

Now we only need a good aps-c prime for the Z mount.

[@veeaa]

Sigma's got you covered.

[@Willymaze]

The 24mm DX. Let's wait and see if it's at least 1.8 and not 2.8. If that ends up being the case I will get the Sigma 23 1.4 for Sony and adapt.

[@raymondbenton5928]

Love the Viltrox 13mm 1.4.

[@jpdj2715]

If you need an 85 "full frame" (FX) effect, just buy the 50/1.8S. That's the sharpest lens out there. And not big. And not expensive. Wider angles is a bit more difficult. As you're only using the centre of an FX lens, you now have cut away all the vignetting and other "deterioration" towards the FX corners

[@veeaa]

@@jpdj2715 While the 50mm 1.8S is a fantastic lens, in my opinion the Sigma 56mm 1.4 would be a better fit due to being smaller, almost as sharp, more affordable, faster and thus thinner DOF. The Nikkor would make sense if a full frame body is planned in the future.

[@jpdj2715]

Thank you for sharing the experience, TCSTV. I would be interested to hear and see from you how this lens works with a 46MP FX body (that has IBIS) and potentially with the new Nikon video/zoom grip - and the video results thereof. The vlogging aspect is really nice, but I'm sure this lens has more potential than selfie recording. As you frequently shoot movies with two talking heads, there's another thing that would be nice for a video. I've seen some KZbin videos by British Nigel Danson in the English and Scottish Atlantic coastal climate. With his FX Z camera(s), he records his voice - out there - with a wireless Sennheiser lavalier microphone. The audio results are impressive. How would you set this up with two of these microphones into a Z camera, each into their own audio track of stereo? No, not a "cheap" setup, but excellent results.

[@GetSkillStudio]

Very impressive

[@TheWillRogers]

On the zoom ring, will turning it, say, 1/3 of a turn always move the focus plane same ammount? Or is the amount of zoom tied to the amount of time you're turning the zoom ring?

[@DetroitDis]

So why is it I can not get the power zoom to work when the camera is in the video selection mode the switch that has the diso on it

[@GungKrisna12]

A must have for Nikon Z APS-C owners?

[@normee7249]

Nikon should kit this lens with the Black Body Zfc...or at least offer a black Zfc body only option 🤔

[@samridhr.shrestha4676]

🎉

[@tonyferrell3456]

Would this lens be recommended for still only shooters? I like the 18-42 versatility, but don't know how the zoom will perform shooting stills only.

[@theothersuperdave]

Hi and thanks for watching. The zoom is pretty intuitive and certainly very useable for photography. Keep in mind that this is a wide or wider lens so the throw from 12mm to 28mm is not very far. Hope this helps. Thanks

[@KibbitUpIt]

I want a full frame version!

[@rens071]

Full frame might be Distortion in 12mm. Z 14-30mm should be enough.

[@frankfeng2701]

Let's see how long it takes for Tamron to release the Z mount version of 20-40 😅

[@casacarroll]

I already have the 16-50mm, would buying this lens be overkill? I primarily do landscape photography.

[@veeaa]

Only you can know if you need a wider lens.

[@krishphotos4435]

If I use this lens in my Nikon z6ii ? Then what crop factor will apply here ?

[@DaveTCSTV]

Hi and thanks for watching. Nikon has a 1.5x crop factor when shooting with their APS-C cameras or with a full frame such as your Z6 II set to crop mode. The DX 12-24 with the 1.5x crop applied will be a 18-36mm equivalent. Thanks

[@krishphotos4435]

@@DaveTCSTV and photo video quality ?

[@JonPorter94087]

I use the 12-28mm on my Z6-2. With the crop factor it becomes an 18-42mm equivalent and file size drops to 3,936 x 2,624 pixels.

[@okaro6595]

Yes, you'd get only about 11 megapixels. There are better options for full frame like Nikkor Z 17-28mm f/2.8 or Nikkor Z 14-30mm f/4 S. Sure the price is different.

[@networm64]

Oops the price!

[@gusatvoschiavon]

everyone needs to make lenses like fuji, 3 prices range(or more) to the same focal lenght, i hate that if i want a lens like this and i cant have a better quality one or the contrary in some cases

[@ryankwan1934]

Nikon does that for full frame. They treat DX as their red headed step child. Always have, always will.

[@devilangel4655]

Well you have Sigma 1.4 Viltrox 1.4 But in prime then…

[@nightowlnzab]

Unfortunately not just Nikon, Canon are pretty guilty of this too. Sony is slightly better on the lenses (bolstered by third party options) but their bodies need an update.

[@maxhammick948]

Where's the fuji equivalent of this lens? The only UWA zooms in X mount are the very expensive f/4 ones or the absurdly expensive f/2.8 one - there's no cheap UWA offering

[@ryankwan1934]

@@maxhammick948 That's a fair question. The inverse is where are the Z DX equivalents to all the Fuji fast primes and zooms?

[@wakeywarrior]

Shame not F2.8

[@terrywbreedlove]

Let's be honest most people don't go further than sharing images online and an occasional small print. For these uses you are wasting money on anything more than a kit like this.

[@eagleeatsmonkey3621]

It is a criminal act in 2023 to cheat customer with a cheap plastic lens mount at this price … plastic worn out easily and is not easily recyclable and harm our environment with millions of worn plastic mount … a metal mount cost only $2 more during the manufacture process and we for sure will gladly pay a few bucks more for a metal mount … please don’t cheat and ruin mother earth

[@landyshserebristyy2493]

Nikon specializes in the production of junk for DX

[@okaro6595]

This is a perfectly good lens. On DX the price is the most important factor. People will not put over $500 on a lens. If you want the best you should go FX.