Zoom, zoom, zoom!

Mike Harris reckons that Nikon's new Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR could be the one lens to rule them all for keen photographers

- Mike Harris

The number one question I receive at N-Photo is: what camera should I buy next? To which I reply: what lenses do you have? We all love cameras. There’s nothing quite like picking up a new one, but while faster and more accurate AF, a better sensor and faster burst speeds might change the way you shoot, these specs are unlikely to change what you can shoot.

The long and short of it

You can spend thousands on a flagship Z 9; one of the best sports and wildlife cameras ever made. But if all you’ve got to go with it is a Z 24-70mm f/4 S, you’ve got yourself an F1 car and a set of slicks in the pouring rain…