Price: $356.95 - $296.95
(as of May 24, 2025 09:06:23 UTC – Details)
An essential lens for creators, the 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 Power Zoom lens is the widest APS-C size/DX format zoom lens for Z series cameras. Built with an ultra-wide field of view ideal for content creators and vloggers, plus the versatility of a motorized, yet silent Power Zoom function for precision and consistency when using 1 of 11 built in zoom speeds. Built-in VR, all in a compact, lightweight gimbal-friendly lens, you’ll want to take this lens everywhere.
Versatile ultra-wide-angle zoom: From immersive and dramatic 12mm views to more natural views of a 28mm.
VR image stabilization: 4.5 stops of built-in optical VR (Vibration Reduction) counteracts shakiness for steadier
Power zoom: Select from 11 speeds—from slow and subtle to nearly instantaneous.
Close focus: Get as close as 11-inches from your subject.
Convenient zoom control: Versatile options for using the power zoom of the lens, including the zoom ring on the lens, the camera’s magnification buttons, the ML-L7 Bluetooth remote (sold separately) or via the SnapBridge app. as well as NX Tether software and the MC-N10 Remote Grip (sold separately).
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Customers say
Customers praise the lens’s image quality and functionality, with one mentioning it handles live event portraits well. They appreciate its build quality, with one noting its anti-shake feature, and find it compact with smaller file size, making it suitable for gimbal and drone applications. They like its wide angle capabilities, with one highlighting its coverage from wide angle to normal field of view.
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A. Ashley –
Light, Compact, And Excellent Image Quality
I have this paired with a Z5. I don’t mind losing the pixels to the dx format because I don’t need large images, and in fact I appreciate the smaller file size. I love the light weight and small size. Zoom ring is super smooth. I had been using a Canon 10-22 with an adapter – a known good lens, but the IQ of this lens is better. I miss the few mm on the wide end, but really like the extra reach on the long end. A favorably trade-off.One of the reasons I wanted this lens was the in-camera distortion correction. It works very well but not all apps open the RAW files with the corrections applied. Photoshop Elements 2024 (PSE) does open with corrections, but I tried several other consumer grade editing apps that don’t, revealing the ample distortion, particularly on the wide end. I use some of these apps so I am batch converting the NEF files to TIFF using PSE, which preserves the corrections, and then edit in the other apps. Windows 10 default viewer also does not display the correction. The free IrfanView for Windows does display NEF with correction. Correction is also applied to videos.
William Hite –
A great wide lens for the Nikon Zfc
I like wide lens because I take photos at car shows Museums and vacations. I’m enjoying the power zoom and the built in anti-shake. I bought my Nikon Zfc because of it’s smaller lighter than the camera i replaced. The Nikon kit lens is very good but it wasn’t wide enough for my needs. I purchased a Viltrox 13mm F 1.4 lens for wide shots and I was very pleased with photos it took but it was BIG and Heavy and I wanted to travel lighter. I sold the Viltrox to get the Nikon lens which I should have got first.
RICHeRICHpix –
Wide frame for close areas
It’s the main stay in my photo bag and majority of my live event portraits
John L. Daschbach –
Great lens for everyday
On a Z30 it works well with one hand with a dog on a leash on the other.
CollectablesNY –
Definitely worth the investment for video
This is my favorite lens for videography.It pairs perfectly with my nikon z30 and really elevates the feel and quality of the z30âs capabilities.
Karen B –
Great gift!
Such a great deal compared to elsewhere! Easy to install and works just as expected.
Amazon Customer –
New favorite vlog lens.
Perfect lens for my nikon z30
Lars –
Good design and IQ
I like that this lens both focuses and zooms internally – the outside is a sealed shell which makes it more dust proof and sturdy.The power zoom is well Implemented, has a very fluid, physical feel. My Z30 can also use +/- buttons, which can be set to a glacially slow zoom speed – probably quite useful for video.The mount is not metal, which saves weight for gimbal and drone applications.
José Del Solar Gunn –
Great lens, light and cheap.
Marco Gerardo Paez Angeles –
Excelente lente, todo terreno en fiestas, retrato, arquitectura y paisaje. Muy nÃtido y el zoom es super útil. Más grande y luminoso que el que viene con el kit de Z50
Fernando Ramirez –
Si eres aficionado y estás iniciando está bien, francamente, lo encontré falto de nitidez , frágil y demasiado básico, lo único bueno es el power zoom pero en un angular no es algo que pueda destacar mucho , francamente creo que incluso el lente de kit 16-50 ofrece mejor calidad que este lente , opté por regresarlo.
Maurice –
12mm on a crop factor is 18mm full-frame equivalent; I would much prefer a 14 or 16mm equivalent. The aperture is nothing to write home about, and the power zoom is sluggish. But this is the only super-wide option available for crop factor Z cameras, and it does the job acceptably for an ok price. If you need it, you know it, and this is pretty much your only option.