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17–28 Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8

The Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 is a zoom lens for Nikon Z (Full frame) that covers 17-28 mm at f/2.8, weighs 450 g and focuses as close as 0.19 m. Next to 2 other full frame Nikon Z zoom lenses in its focal range, it suits you if you shoot in low light or want a blurrier background. If you want a wider view at the short end, every other one that does better on width gives up brightness.

  • f/2.8widest aperture
  • 450 gweight
  • 16bodies it fits
To one scale. Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8: length 101 mm, diameter 75 mm, filter thread 67 mm.101 mmø75
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

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To one scale. Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8: length 101 mm, diameter 75 mm, filter thread 67 mm.101 mmø75
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Where it sits

3 lenses

Full frame Nikon Z zoom lenses in its focal range that state each value, this one included. Each tick is one; the thick one is this one.

Bodies it fits

16 bodies

All cameras, by maker and mount

Specifications

Focal length
17-28 mm
Widest aperture
f/2.8
Closest focus
0.19 m (at 17 mm)1
Maximum magnification
0.19x1
Stabilization
No
Mount
Nikon Z1
Covers
Full frame
Type
Zoom
Weight
450 g1
Length
101 mm1
Diameter
75 mm1
Filter thread
67 mm1
Elements
131
Groups
111
Aperture blades
91
Hood
HB-1071

Sources

  1. Nikon product specifications, checked Oct 6, 2026

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • Focal length and widest aperture as the lens's own name states them.
  • Read from the lens name: each maker marks the sensor size a lens covers (Sony FE/E, Canon RF/RF-S, Nikon DX, Tamron Di III/Di III-A, Sigma DG/DC); every Fujifilm X lens is APS-C and every Micro Four Thirds lens is Four Thirds.
  • Read from the lens name: Sony marks optically stabilized lenses OSS, Canon IS, Nikon VR, Fujifilm OIS, Panasonic O.I.S., Tamron VC and Sigma OS; a lens from these makers without the mark has no optical stabilization.
  • Prime or zoom, read from the focal length in the lens name.

Each value is checked automatically against the source it links, on the date shown. How we build these pages

† The makers' own tables, row by row, with labels in our plain words (translated where the maker's page isn't in English); each row's numbers are checked against the page it links.

Full specifications†

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Full specificationsNikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.81
Focal length range17-28 mm
Maximum aperturef/2.8
Minimum aperturef/22
Lens element configuration13 elements in 11 groups (2 ED glass elements, 1 super ED glass element, 3 aspherical lens elements)
Angle of view104°-75° (FX format)
Angle of view79°-53° (DX format)
Minimum focus distance0.19 m/0.63 ft (at 17 mm)
Maximum reproduction ratio0.19x
Diaphragm blade count9 (rounded diaphragm opening)
Filter attachment size67 mm
Lens dimensions75-mm/3-in. maximum diameter x 101-mm/4-in. distance from camera lens mount flange
Lens weightApproximately 450 g/15.9 oz
Included accessoriesLC-67B Lens Cap (front cap), LF-N1 Lens Cap (rear cap), HB-107 Lens Hood, CL-C1 Lens Case

How the pick works

  1. Widest aperture3

    Lower wins once they are 0.3 apart.

  2. Weight2

    Lower wins from a 12% gap.

  3. Focal length (longest)2

    Higher wins from a 15% gap.

  4. Focal length (widest)2

    Lower wins once they are 2 mm apart.

  5. Optical stabilization1

    Having it wins.

  6. Closest focus, wide end1

    Lower wins from a 15% gap. Compared only between lenses of the same focal length (widest).

  7. Filter thread0.5

    Lower wins once they are 5 mm apart.

  8. Lead for a pick1

Our pick or our take adds up the importance of each real difference, with these importances and thresholds: a gap smaller than its row's threshold is too close to call and counts as the same. They are our editorial choice, not a measurement, the same on every page, and they never read prices, sales or who sells it.

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