When I purchased my Nikon Z8 last year in January, I got a standard zoom and wide-angle zoom for myself to start. The third lens I really wanted was the Nikon Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR but, at the time, that was too much money to spend all at once as the lens alone retails for AU$2,999.
A year and a half later, Prime Day camera deals have delivered a lovely discount that now makes it easier for me to grab the last lens I've been eyeing – the Nikon superzoom is down to AU$2,089.
That's the lowest price I've seen since I started keeping an eye on it early last year. I was hoping it would drop below the 2K mark, but hey, I can't complain, that's still a massive saving as far as I'm concerned.
If, like me, you're keen on wildlife photography, this is a lens you want in your kit bag as a Nikon Z-series user. And the best part is it's already relatively affordable even at full price for a superzoom lens like this. Better yet, it's also lightweight and easy to handle without a tripod. In fact, its our pick of the best lens for bird photography.
No wonder it scored full marks in our Nikon Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR review, with our reviewer calling it a "humdinger of a lens".
More than the price tag, it's also its capabilities that I've been keen to add to my kit. It's tailor-made for sports, wildlife and aviation photography, even astrophotography thanks to its reach. And our reviewer found it was "razor-sharp" at every focal length that was tested. That's all I ever want from a lens, to be honest.
Adding to its prowess, it enhances light transmission while also reducing light dispersion. It does that by employing six ED (extra-low dispersion) glass elements in a way that also eliminates chromatic aberrations and colour fringing across the entire zoom range.
Additionally, the inclusion of a single aspherical glass element helps minimise distortion and coma at wide apertures. This aspherical element not only improves image quality but also contributes to a lighter and more compact lens, a significant advantage for super-telephoto zoom lenses.
The lens also features an FLC fluorine coating that repels dust, water droplets, grease, and dirt, making it easy to clean and maintain. This coating withstands frequent wiping and its anti-reflective properties enhance image clarity.
At its widest setting, the lens simplifies subject location, and with a quick 70° turn of the zoom ring, users can extend to 600mm for tight framing and beautiful background compression. Customisable control rings and function buttons offer intuitive control – this will allow me to quickly and easily adjust exposure settings and other functions while in the field.
And now that's down to a great price – take my money, Amazon!
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