Telephoto lenses for Nikon Z mount

29 telephoto options that fit Nikon Z series (Z6/Z7/Z8/Z9 full-frame, Z50/Zfc APS-C) — reach for sports, wildlife and compressed portraits. Every spec from the manufacturer's own product name and catalog.

Last verified 2026-08-31

Shooting a specific body? Per-camera fits: Nikon Z30 · Nikon Z5 · Nikon Z5 II · Nikon Z50 · Nikon Z50 II · Nikon Z6 · Nikon Z6 II · Nikon Z6 III · Nikon Z7 · Nikon Z7 II · Nikon Z8 · Nikon Z9 · Nikon Zf · Nikon Zfc · Nikon ZR · Nikon Z5IIC.

In short: 29 telephoto lenses fit Nikon Z mount: 24 full-frame and 5 made for APS-C bodies (Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR, Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD (B061), Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.8 EVO, Viltrox AF 90mm f/2.2 EVO, and 1 more). Full-frame lenses also fit APS-C bodies, where they frame 1.5x tighter. All of them autofocus. 4 accept the maker's teleconverters per the manufacturer's compatibility list: Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S, Nikon NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S, Nikon NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR, Nikon NIKKOR Z 600mm f/6.3 VR S (teleconverter fits).

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Weight & weather sealing: which of these can you carry all day?

On long approaches the decision is often made by weight, not aperture. Published weights for 29 of the 29 lenses above:

Packing light? The lightest here is the Viltrox AF 90mm f/2.2 EVO at 345g. The lightest weather-sealed option is the Viltrox AF 85mm f/2.0 EVO at 360g.

Weights and sealing as published for each lens — 26 from the manufacturer's own spec page, 3 from a published lens database or review quoting the maker's figure (per-lens source recorded in the dataset) · methodology

All Nikon Z lenses: the full Nikon Z index · other mounts: Sony E · Canon RF · Fujifilm X · L-Mount · Micro Four Thirds.