Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm F1.2 S Lens

Description

Hone your creative vision with the sharpest, fastest 50mm prime we've ever created, the Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm F1.2 S Lens. Extraordinary rendering power across the entire frame. Vast f/1.2 maximum aperture. Breakthrough autofocus. Liberating distortion and glare control. Weatherproof build. All empowered by Nikon's revolutionary Z Mount, a system that shines with fast lenses. Dream it, and the NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S will do it.

The NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S bears the S-Line designation reserved for premium NIKKOR Z lenses with the most advanced optics, superior performance and finest craftsmanship. Staring back at you in every photo and video will be clarity, depth and flawless focus. This is a lens designed for maximum impact and image quality. How will it change the way you shoot?

Some of the most difficult—and rewarding—shots involve backlighting. The NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S excels in these situations. Anti-reflective Nano Crystal Coat (N) and ARNEO (A) coatings virtually eliminate flare, ghosting and coma by suppressing incidental light coming from any direction.

Key Features:

• Bright normal-length prime is designed for FX-format Z-mount mirrorless cameras, but can also be used with DX models where it provides a 75mm equivalent focal length.
• Impressively bright f/1.2 maximum aperture excels in low lighting conditions and also offers extensive control over depth of field for working with selective focus techniques.
• Three aspherical elements are used to reduce spherical aberrations and distortion in order to realize sharp imagery with accurate rendering.
• Two extra-low dispersion elements greatly reduce color fringing and chromatic aberrations in order to produce greater clarity and color rendering.
• ARNEO and Nano Crystal Coats are used to prevent ghosting, reflections, and flare in order to realize improved contrast and clarity when working in strong lighting and backlit conditions. The Nano Crystal Coat controls incidental light from a diagonal direction while the ARNEO Coat controls incidental light from a vertical direction. A Super Integrated Coating is also featured on multiple elements to help ensure consistently accurate colors.
• Multi-focus system incorporates two separate AF drive units, which are synchronized, to deliver especially fast and accurate focusing performance. This system uses stepping motors, which offer impressively smooth and quiet autofocus performance that is well-suited to both stills and video applications. Full-time manual focus override is also possible and an internal focusing design is used, where only the internal lens groups are moved during focusing, to maintain the overall length of the lens during use and to promote faster focusing speeds.
• Programmable Control Ring is, by default, set to adjust manual focus, but can also be used to control aperture or exposure compensation.
• Integrated OLED lens information panel allows you to quickly confirm aperture setting, focus distance, and depth of field figures right on the lens in both bright and dark situations.
• Assignable L.Fn button works in conjunction with camera-based Fn buttons to provide a seamless point for quickly changing exposure settings and other functions.
• Specialized electromagnetic aperture mechanism provides greater exposure control stability that is especially beneficial when working with fast continuous shooting rates.
• Rounded nine-blade diaphragm promotes a pleasing out of focus quality that benefits the use of shallow depth of field and selective focus techniques.
• Dust- and moisture-resistant lens barrel benefits the lens' use in inclement conditions.

• Outstanding Resolution That Expresses Even The Finest Details

• An ideal lens construction is achieved by symmetrically positioning symmetrical lens groups in front of and behind the aperture. This equalizes the power balance between the front and rear groups, enabling natural light passage to an image sensor without forced refraction, which provides great potential for the lens’ optical performance. While realizing the maximum f/1.2 aperture that requires an extremely high optical technology, outstanding resolution, natural bokeh, superior point-image reproduction, minimum distortion and effective focus-breathing compensation are all accomplished, offering overwhelming rendering performance.

Astonishing Smooth Bokeh Offered By F/1.2

The NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S is designed to deliver beautiful, impressive bokeh that will enhance the enjoyment of your image-making. Large bokeh is created thanks to the extremely shallow depth of field of the fast f/1.2 aperture. Beautiful gradation of the degree of bokeh from the sharply focused focal plane brings effective emphasis to your primary subject with naturally blurred background, creating a sense of depth. In addition, large, round bokeh is beautifully reproduced with minimized color fringing at the edges.

Superior Point-Image Reproduction

Adoption of three aspherical lens elements effectively controls sagittal coma flare to minimize distorted images of point light sources, while also suppressing color fringing caused by chromatic aberration and unnatural depiction of bokeh. This enables point-light reproduction more beautiful than that perceived with the naked eye.

The First F/1.2 Lens Equipped With Stepping Mmotors

The integration of stepping motors was realized thanks to the large diameter of the Z mount, which creates more space inside the lens barrel. This offers quiet and smooth AF with a constant focusing speed, also serving as a great advantage for video recording.