The list below keeps track of all the Nikon Z-mount lenses that have been announced so far, in order from least to most recent: However, it doesn’t ship until later in 2022. There’s also the very exciting Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3, which is Tamron’s first official lens for Nikon Z cameras, that was announced August 30, 2022.

At the moment, the Nikon Z 24-200mm comes the closest, although it’s a superzoom (albeit a good one). Two years ago, I already was calling the lack of a lightweight Z-series telephoto a “lingering issue” and “the most obvious lens that’s missing.” It feels even more glaring now. Nikon, please, make this a surprise announcement – it should have been on the priority list a long time ago, but especially now that the Z system is otherwise starting to look so well-rounded. What Nikon really needs to push to its Z lens roadmap is a sharp and lightweight 70-200mm f/4 S or 70-300mm f/4-6.3. Overall, this is a fairly complete lineup, although there is still one glaring gap. In any case, it will add a true pancake lens to the Z system, great for hikers and travel photographers. Since the silhouette of the 26mm lens in Nikon’s diagram is tiny, I predict that it’s somewhere from an f/4 to an f/5.6. Compact lenses pair very well with the lightweight Z cameras, and I’d love to see a comprehensive set of them some day. It’s also nice to see that Nikon is continuing their line of compact prime lenses with the unannounced 24mm DX and 26mm FX lenses. Both of these lenses could be great choices for sports and wildlife photographers, especially coupled with the Nikon Z9. At the same time, the mystery 600mm S-line lens looks like it will be a high-end option and a pretty massive optic, probably with the near-perfect performance we’ve come to expect from Nikon’s exotic supertelephotos. Two of the most interesting are the 200-600mm lens (not S-line), which may be a relatively inexpensive option for photographers who need a long lens. There aren’t a ton of upcoming lenses left on the roadmap – only six at this point. Meanwhile, it gives us an insight to the unreleased 26mm full-frame lens: It’s a tiny pancake lens, even smaller than Nikon’s 28mm f/2.8 and 40mm f/2. For example, by the size of the unannounced S-line 600mm lens, we can infer that Nikon is going to give it a large maximum aperture and isn’t as worried about the size or weight of that lens. I find it a useful graphic for determining the rough sizes and shapes of the unreleased lenses. This image is from August 2022, and it shows all of Nikon’s Z-series lenses. This graphic is also worth keeping in mind: And second, given the current supply chain issues that many companies are having, it might push new releases further into the future. First, Nikon has released some surprises that were not previously on the roadmap (1.4x and 2x teleconverters, as well as the Nikon Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3 and 28-75mm f/2.8 zooms). It’s possible that those three lenses will ship before the others.Īt the same time, it is hard to predict what specific lenses will be announced in 2022 versus 2023 for a number of reasons. However, it should be noted that the unannounced lenses which have been on the roadmap the longest are the 85mm S, 200-600mm, and 600mm S. The new roadmap doesn’t list any date projections for when the unannounced Z lenses will go on sale. Hopefully, Nikon will release more information on the other lenses soon. We don’t officially know the maximum aperture values of some of these lenses, so take my predictions for what they’re worth. Lenses that have not yet been formally announced are marked in bold:

In total, every Nikon Z lens we know about is as follows.

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