Don’t hold back. Extreme super-telephoto reach.
Who doesn’t like options when shooting at a distance? This lens’ broad 180-600 mm focal-length range easily covers the most popular focal lengths for wildlife, birds, and aircraft photography, while leaving plenty of flexibility for sports and landscapes. You can nail sharp shots at close range too thanks to a minimum focus distance of just 2.4 m at 600 mm, and 1.3 m at 180 mm.

Excellent agility
No matter your subject, the light weight (approx. 1955 g) of this full-frame super-telephoto zoom lens puts so many more shots and locations within reach. You can travel lighter than expected, and the internal zoom allows balanced handheld shooting: zoom in or out, and then pan or tilt, all without a tripod. You may even find yourself shooting scenes from entirely new perspectives!

Spot-on autofocus
AF is optimised for shooting fast-moving subjects like birds, wildlife, sports, and aircraft in both stills and videos. The high-speed Stepping Motor (STM) is extremely quiet during focusing and movie recording—which is perfect for capturing timid wildlife. Tracking is rock-steady when used in conjunction with Nikon Z mirrorless cameras that incorporate Animal or Vehicle subject detection.

Powerful in-lens stabilisation
Nikon's in-lens optical Vibration Reduction compensates for vibrations from handheld shooting, panning, tripod movements, wind—anything—to give you a 5.5-stop advantage.1 You’re free to shoot at slower shutter speeds without sacrificing sharpness, which is ideal in low light. For fast-moving action, SPORT Mode stabilises the viewfinder image, making it easier to acquire rapid or unpredictable subjects.

Zoom to 1200 mm with a Nikon Z teleconverter!
Sometimes, you just need as much reach as you can get. Stack Nikon’s lightweight Z series 2.0x teleconverter on this super-telephoto zoom lens and you can extend your reach to 1200 mm. Or go to 840 mm with the Z series 1.4x teleconverter. There’s no loss of image quality: the lens’ six ED glass elements reduce axial chromatic aberration even when using a teleconverter.

Type Nikon Z mount
Format FX/35mm
Focal length 180 – 600 mm
Maximum aperture f/ 5.6 to 6.3
Minimum aperture f/ 32 to 36
Lens construction 25 elements in 17 groups (including 6 ED elements, 1 aspherical element, and a fluorine-coated front lens element)
Angle of view FX format: 13° 40' to 4° 10' DX format: 9° to 2° 40'
Focusing system Internal focusing system

Minimum focus distance(measured from focal plane)
180 mm zoom position: 1.3 m (4.27 ft)
200 mm zoom position: 1.36 m (4.47 ft)
300 mm zoom position: 1.67 m (5.48 ft)
400 mm zoom position: 1.94 m (6.37 ft)
500 mm zoom position: 2.19 m (7.19 ft)
600 mm zoom position: 2.4 m (7.88 ft)

Maximum reproduction ratio 0.25 x
VR (Vibration Reduction) image stabilization Yes
No. of diaphragm blades 9 ( rounded diaphragm opening )
Aperture range 180 mm zoom position: f/5.6 to 32 600 mm zoom position: f/6.3 to 36
* The value displayed at minimum aperture may vary with the exposure increment selected on the camera.
Coating Fluorine coat
Filter-attachment size 95 mm (P = 1.0 mm)
Dimensions (maximum diameter × distance to end of lens from camera lens mount flange) Approx. 110 mm x 315.5 mm (4.4 in. x 12.5 in.)
Weight Approx. 2140 g (4 lbs 11.5 oz) (including tripod collar ring) Approx. 1955 g (4 lbs 5 oz) (excluding tripod collar ring)
Autofocus (AF) Yes
Internal focusing Yes
Focusing Auto , Manual
Focus limit switch Two positions: FULL (8 to 1.3 m) and 8 to 6 m

1x Rear Cap LF-N1

1x Lens cap LC-95B

1x Lens hood HB-109

1x Lens case CL-C6

1x Strap LN-4

Additional information
1 Based on CIPA Standard; in NORMAL mode; this value is achieved when attached to a mirrorless camera equipped with a 35mm film-size image sensor.
2 The lens is not guaranteed to be dust- and drip-resistant in all situations and under all conditions.