[Klaus]

Unbelievable - it finally exists ...
https://www.nikon.com.au/nikkor-z-180-600mm-f5-6-6-3-vr

And another rebadged Tamron
https://www.nikon.com.au/nikkor-z-70-180mm-f2-8

[davidmanze]

This 180-600mm zoom was the missing link for Nikon and will be a mega winner at it's price point of $1,695 ..... I'm actually shocked, I thought it would be perhaps a tad above $2,000 ...... quite exceptional !

[Klaus]

Quite interesting that Nikon and Sony have almost identical specs for these lenses, whereas Canon offers a slower, shorter and more expensive 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1.

The thing that is noticeably missing is the "S" in the lens name, though. Makes me wonder why. The MTFs should be good enough for an S.

[thxbb12]

Very good news, indeed.
Also, the rebadged Tamron 70-180 f2.8 is surprisingly affordable, almost the same price as the Tamron for Sony (in the US at least : $1250 vs $1200).
Furthermore, Nikon managed to make it lighter than the Tamron version.
The Z system is starting to become quite attractive.

[toni-a]

For the 180-600 I guess the speed of the STM motor will be crucial, what's the point of such a lens if it's slow to focus=useless for birding and wildlife photography...hopefully Nikon didn't put a lousy slow autofocus motor...

[davidmanze]

For the 180-600 I guess the  speed of the STM motor will be crucial, what's the point of such a lens if it's slow to focus=useless for birding and wildlife photography...hopefully Nikon didn't put a lousy slow autofocus motor...

they didn't ...... it's a stepping motor ...... and pretty fast.

[toni-a]

For the 180-600 I guess the  speed of the STM motor will be crucial, what's the point of such a lens if it's slow to focus=useless for birding and wildlife photography...hopefully Nikon didn't put a lousy slow autofocus motor...

they didn't ...... it's a stepping motor ...... and pretty fast.

my Canon 80mmf2.0 has a stepping motor too... and it's not fast, if the Nikkor 180-600 has the same speed, it's useless for birding...

[davidmanze]

I suggest you look at the utube reviews (like the one linked below) from those who have already used the lens in the field in the form of pre-production models and see how it actually performs before jumping to wild conclusions ...... see here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEmBkZsF5VE

Steve Perry's glowing pre-review of the lens

[Klaus]

How many non-glowing YT Reviews are out there? ;-) Especially from those who are receiving gear pre-release and being Nikon ambassadors.

However, I'm sure that it is a winner.

Just like with the Sony 200-600mm, the biggest question mark is probably long-term durability. 25 elements are A LOT ...

[davidmanze]

How many non-glowing YT Reviews are out there? ;-) Especially from those who are receiving gear pre-release ...

However, I'm sure that it is a winner.

  That wasn't the question ..... AF performance was ..... of course an unbiased review from you Klaus would be more than welcome ..... that way we would all know ...