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Nikon Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR

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Zoom lens

A zoom lens by Nikon for APS-C cameras, 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6.

MakerNikon
Focal length12-28mm (zoom)
Maximum aperturef/3.5-5.6 (it gets darker as you zoom in)
Made forAPS-C sensors
MountsNikon Z
Stabilisedyes
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080018-42mm equiv.12-28mm on APS-C
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
APS-C 18mm · 90°
How wide 12mm sees at its wide end on each sensor it covers.
f/3.5
f/3.5 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On APS-C (Nikon Z): like 18-42mm on full frame; f/3.5-5.6 gives about the depth of field of f/5.2-8.4 there.
  • On the larger-sensor bodies of Nikon Z: it works with the camera in a APS-C crop mode, at fewer megapixels.

Cameras it fits

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See what it frames: its view on the Nikon Z50 II at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.