At long last – Nikon's unveils some serious glass for crop sensor mirrorless cameras

• Nikon announces two new Z-mount lenses for its APS-C cameras
• These are both firsts for the 'DX' range – an f/2.8 zoom and a macro lens
• Both optics are designed for video and still photography

Nikon just announced its two latest Z-mount lenses, the Nikkor Z DX 16-50mm f/2.8 VR wide-angle zoom and the Nikkor Z DX MC 35mm f/1.7 macro lens, which is great news if you’re an avid user of Nikon’s entry-level models featuring an APS-C sensor, such as the recent Z50 II.

It's about time, really – the lion share of Nikon's lens announcements over the past couple of years have been for full-frame, largely leaving APS-C users out in the cold.

Back in the DSLR days, there was a significant number of 'DX' optics for the F-Mount, but mirrorless equivalents have proven slow to make an appearance. It ...