Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8

Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8

Nikon
91 Overall Score
vs
Rokinon 12M-C 12mm

Rokinon 12M-C 12mm

Rokinon
43 Overall Score

Scores

Professional
Nikon
89
Rokinon
29
Macro
Nikon
88
Rokinon
62
Budget
Nikon
85
Rokinon
36
Street
Nikon
84
Rokinon
29
Portrait
Nikon
84
Rokinon
27
Video Cinema
Nikon
82
Rokinon
25
Landscape
Nikon
79
Rokinon
35
Wildlife Sports
Nikon
73
Rokinon
21
Travel
Nikon
70
Rokinon
25

Specifications

Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8Rokinon 12M-C 12mm
Optics
Typezoomfisheye
Focal Length Min17 mm12 mm
Focal Length Max28 mm12 mm
Elements1312
Groups118
Aspherical Elements3★2
ED Elements33
CoatingMulti-CoatedNano Crystal and UMC Lens Coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/22
Min Aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Constant✓★✗
Diaphragm Blades9★7
Build
MountNikon ZCanon EF
Formatfull-framefull-frame
Weather Sealed✓★✗
Weight0.45 kg★0.50 kg
Filter Thread67 mm—
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeStepping Motor★manual focus only
Stabilization✗✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance190 mm★201 mm
Max Magnification1:5.26★—

Pros & Cons

Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8

  • Strong user sentiment (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong optical (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong bokeh (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong af (87th percentile)87th %ile

Rokinon 12M-C 12mm

  • Strong macro (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong optical (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong social proof (72nd percentile)
  • Below average bokeh (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average aperture (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average build (32nd percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8

Scores 91 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 8 of 21 specs.

Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports