Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8

Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8

Nikon
91 Overall Score
vs
Tokina SZ 8mm f/2.8 8mm

Tokina SZ 8mm f/2.8 8mm

Tokina
35 Overall Score

Scores

Professional
Nikon
89
Tokina
27
Macro
Nikon
88
Tokina
59
Budget
Nikon
85
Tokina
25
Street
Nikon
84
Tokina
32
Portrait
Nikon
84
Tokina
21
Video Cinema
Nikon
82
Tokina
22
Landscape
Nikon
79
Tokina
31
Wildlife Sports
Nikon
73
Tokina
21
Travel
Nikon
70
Tokina
32

Specifications

Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8Tokina SZ 8mm f/2.8 8mm
Optics
Typezoomfisheye
Focal Length Min17 mm8 mm
Focal Length Max28 mm8 mm
Elements1311
Groups119
Aspherical Elements3★—
ED Elements3★—
CoatingMulti-CoatedMulti-coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/22
Min Aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Constant✓★✗
Diaphragm Blades9★—
Build
MountNikon ZFujifilm X
Formatfull-frame★APS-C
Weather Sealed✓★—
Weight0.45 kg0.28 kg★
Filter Thread67 mm52 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeStepping Motor★manual focus only
Stabilization✗✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance190 mm100 mm★
Max Magnification1:5.261:10

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

Tokina SZ 8mm f/2.8 8mm

  • Strong macro (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong build (77th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (11th percentile)11th %ile
  • Below average bokeh (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average aperture (20th percentile)20th %ile

Pricing

Tokina SZ 8mm f/2.8 8mm is $817 cheaper (4.5x less).

Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.80.086score per dollar
vs
Tokina SZ 8mm f/2.8 8mm0.150score per dollar

Tokina SZ 8mm f/2.8 8mm offers 1.7x better value for money

Verdict

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

Scores 91 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 7 of 21 specs.

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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