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Home → Reviews → Cameras and Lenses → Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Review

Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Review

By Spencer Cox 141 Comments
Last Updated On January 28, 2024

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Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Sample Images

Nikon Z9 Review Sample Photo Wildlife Bison
NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 320mm, ISO 800, 1/1250, f/5.3
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NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 400mm, ISO 64, 1/500, f/5.6
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NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-1.4x @ 250mm, ISO 1000, 1/500, f/6.7
Grand Teton Mountain Telephoto Black and White Nikon Z 100-400mm Z9
NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 175mm, ISO 64, 1/640, f/6.3
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00011
NIKON Z 7_2 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 140mm, ISO 64, 1/125, f/8.0
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NIKON Z 7_2 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 400mm, ISO 250, 1/800, f/8.0
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Lens-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00003-1.4x-teleconverter
NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-1.4x @ 145mm, ISO 4500, 1/500, f/6.3
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Lens-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00034
NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 360mm, ISO 64, 1/3, f/8.0
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00005
NIKON Z 7_2 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 400mm, ISO 200, 1/1600, f/5.6
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00012
NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 100mm, ISO 64, 1/160, f/5.6
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NIKON Z 7_2 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 130mm, ISO 64, 1/8, f/4.8
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NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-1.4x @ 560mm, ISO 200, 1/2500, f/8.0
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NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 195mm, ISO 64, 1/2, f/16.0
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Lens-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00035
NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 400mm, ISO 64, 1/200, f/8.0
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Lens-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00026
NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 400mm, ISO 64, 1/320, f/5.6
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NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-1.4x @ 185mm, ISO 1800, 1/500, f/6.7
Black and white landscape with clouds Yellowstone
NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 100mm, ISO 64, 1/500, f/7.1
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00014
NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 100mm, ISO 450, 1/500, f/10.0
Bison in the river in Yellowstone National Park
NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/1250, f/5.6
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Lens-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00030
NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 400mm, ISO 64, 1/125, f/5.6
Black and white landscape with clouds Yellowstone Nikon Z9 Review
NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 100mm, ISO 64, 1/640, f/7.1
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Lens-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00006
NIKON Z 7_2 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 210mm, ISO 280, 1/500, f/8.0
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NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-1.4x @ 195mm, ISO 720, 1/500, f/6.7
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NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 300mm, ISO 64, 4/5, f/16.0
Clouds and fog in the morning Nikon Z9 Review
NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 300mm, ISO 64, 1/2000, f/6.3
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Lens-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00027
NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 400mm, ISO 64, 1/320, f/5.6
Backlit Tree with Fog and Mist at Sunrise
NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 240mm, ISO 64, 1/320, f/6.3
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Lens-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00023
NIKON Z 7_2 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 160mm, ISO 64, 1/60, f/8.0
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NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-1.4x @ 560mm, ISO 250, 1/2500, f/8.0
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River Nikon Z9 Sample Photo
NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 175mm, ISO 64, 1/125, f/7.1
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00014
NIKON Z 9 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 100mm, ISO 450, 1/500, f/10.0
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Lens-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00009
NIKON Z 7_2 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 400mm, ISO 180, 1/800, f/7.1
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Lens-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00028
NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 400mm, ISO 64, 1/640, f/5.6
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Lens-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00032
NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 300mm, ISO 64, 4/5, f/16.0
Nikon-Z-100-400mm-f4.5-5.6-VR-S-Lens-Review-Sample-Image-Photography-Life00010
NIKON Z 7_2 + NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S @ 260mm, ISO 180, 1/1600, f/5.0

Images copyright © Spencer Cox, Libor Vaicenbacher, and Steven Gottlieb. Text copyright © Spencer Cox. All rights reserved. Copying or reproduction is not permitted without written permission from the author.

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