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Nikon NIKKOR Z 28mm f2.8 SE Lens

Name: Nikon NIKKOR Z 28mm f2.8 SE Lens
Brand: Nikon
SKU: 4960759909275
Price: 309.0 GBP
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Nikon NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8 SE Lens

Retro-Inspired Design Meets Modern Performance

The NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8 SE combines classic design with the latest in optical innovation, offering a compact, versatile lens that delivers stunning image quality. Designed to complement the Nikon Z fc DX mirrorless camera, this lens brings a retro look with cutting-edge performance for today’s photographers and videographers. Whether you’re shooting portraits, landscapes, or video content, the NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8 SE ensures sharp, richly detailed images with a beautifully blurred background.

Key Features

Classic Design, Modern Performance: Styled to match the retro aesthetic of the Nikon Z fc, this special edition lens brings classic elegance with the advanced technology of the Z series.
Wide-Angle Versatility: With a 28mm focal length on full-frame cameras or a 42mm equivalent on DX-format cameras, this lens is perfect for landscapes, street photography, and vibrant vlogs.
Bright f/2.8 Aperture: The wide f/2.8 aperture and 7-blade rounded diaphragm create smooth, natural bokeh, ideal for beautifully blurred backgrounds in portraits and close-ups.
Dynamic Close-Ups: Get as close as 19 cm to your subject, perfect for detailed food photography, product shots, or artistic close-ups.
Fast, Silent Autofocus: Nikon’s multi-focusing system with dual stepping motors ensures fast, accurate, and silent autofocus, making this lens perfect for both stills and video recording.
Weather-Sealed Construction: Built to withstand tough shooting conditions, this lens is sealed to protect against dust and moisture, ensuring reliable performance in all environments.

Stunning Bokeh and Sharpness

The NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8 SE delivers exceptional sharpness and clarity, even when focusing on subjects up close. The combination of the wide Z mount and the fast f/2.8 aperture ensures beautiful subject isolation with smooth, creamy bokeh. Whether shooting video or stills, you can achieve striking compositions with blurred backgrounds that enhance your subject.

Dynamic Close-Ups: With a minimum focus distance of just 0.19 m, you can capture your subject with incredible detail and clarity, making this lens ideal for close-ups of food, products, or even bold portrait shots.
Softly Blurred Backgrounds: The wide aperture and rounded 7-blade diaphragm ensure soft, natural-looking bokeh, helping your subject stand out against blurred backgrounds.

Optimised for Video and Stills

Designed for modern content creators, the NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8 SE is perfect for shooting video as well as stills. The fast, smooth, and virtually silent autofocus system allows for professional-quality results without distracting motor noise, while the programmable control ring adds extra versatility when shooting in both AF and manual modes.

Silent Autofocus: The lens’ stepping motor ensures fast, silent focusing, ideal for capturing candid moments or recording videos without unwanted noise.
Adaptable Control Ring: The silent control ring can be customised to adjust focus, aperture, exposure compensation, or ISO, giving you fast and intuitive control while shooting.

Compact and Lightweight

Weighing just 160g, the NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8 SE is easy to carry and use, making it perfect for spontaneous shooting on the go. Its small, unobtrusive design ensures that you’re always ready to capture the perfect moment without adding extra bulk to your kit.

Portable and Discreet: This lens is small enough to stay on your camera all day, ideal for travel, street photography, and everyday shooting.

Durable and Weather-Sealed

Designed to perform in all conditions, the NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8 SE features dust- and drip-resistant construction, making it reliable in challenging weather conditions. Whether you’re capturing street scenes in the rain or family portraits on the beach, this lens can handle it all.

Technical Specifications

Lens Mount: Nikon Z mount
Format: FX/35 mm
Focal Length: 28 mm
Maximum Aperture: f/2.8
Minimum Aperture: f/16
Lens Construction: 9 elements in 8 groups (including 2 aspherical elements)
Angle of View: FX format: 75°, DX format: 53°
Minimum Focus Distance: 0.19 m (0.63 ft)
Maximum Reproduction Ratio: 0.2x
Diaphragm Blades: 7 (rounded diaphragm opening)
Filter Size: 52 mm
Dimensions: Approx. 71.5 mm diameter x 43 mm length
Weight: Approx. 160 g (5.7 oz)
Autofocus: Yes
Focusing Options: Auto, Manual

Included Accessories: LC-52B Lens Cap (front cap), LF-N1 Lens Cap (rear cap)


Type	Nikon Z mount
Format	FX/35 mm
Focal length	28 mm
Maximum aperture	f/2.8
Minimum aperture	f/16
Lens construction	9 elements in 8 groups (including 2 aspherical elements)
Angle of view	FX format: 75°, DX format: 53°
Focusing system	Internal focusing system
Minimum focus distance	0.19 m (0.63 ft) (measured from focal plane)
Maximum reproduction ratio	0.2x
No. of diaphragm blades	7 (rounded diaphragm opening)
Filter attachment size	52 mm (P = 0.75 mm)
Diameter x length (extension from lens mount)	Approx. 71.5 mm (2.9 in.) maximum diameter x 43 mm (1.7 in.) (distance to end of lens from camera lens mount flange)
Weight	Approx. 160 g (5.7 oz)
Autofocus	Yes
Internal focusing	Yes
Focusing	Auto, Manual
Supplied accessories	LC-52B Lens Cap (front cap), LF-N1 Lens Cap (rear cap)

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Understanding: Aperture

Aperture is the opening in a camera lens that controls how much light enters the camera. It's measured in f-stops like f/2.8 or f/8. Lower f-stop numbers mean wider openings, letting in more light and creating a shallow depth of field (blurry background). Higher f-stop numbers mean smaller openings, letting in less light and creating a larger depth of field (more of the scene in focus). Aperture also affects the quality of out-of-focus areas in the image (bokeh).

Understanding: Lens Types

Different lenses have different purposes to achieve different styles of images, some popular ones include:
Prime Lens: Fixed focal length, sharp images, great for portraits and dark settings.
Zoom Lens: Variable focal length, versatile for different shots and everyday use..
Wide-Angle Lens: Captures wide scenes like landscapes.
Telephoto Lens: Magnifies distant subjects, ideal for sports & wildlife.
Macro Lens: Perfect for close-up photography of small subjects.
Fisheye Lens: Ultra-wide perspective, creates unique images.

Understanding: Lens Mounts

Different camera brands use different lens mounts, which are like connectors that attach lenses to camera bodies. Each mount is specific to a particular brand and camera series. For example, Canon uses the EF and RF mounts, Nikon uses the F mount, Sony uses the E mount for its mirrorless cameras. These mounts dictate which lenses are compatible with which cameras. Some brands offer adapters to use lenses from other systems, but it's essential to ensure compatibility for proper functionality and autofocus performance.

Understanding: Manual and Autofocus

Manual focus and autofocus are two ways to adjust the sharpness of a camera lens. With manual focus, you turn a ring on the lens to bring the subject into focus yourself, giving you full control over what appears sharp in the image. Autofocus, on the other hand, relies on the camera's built-in technology to automatically adjust the focus for you, usually by detecting contrast or phase differences in the scene. Autofocus can be convenient, especially for fast-moving subjects or when you need to capture a quick shot, whereas manual focus allows for precise adjustments and creative control over the final image.