Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Standard Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Nikon Z mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Fair |
| Sports | Average |
| Portrait | Excellent |
| Travel | Good |
| Street | Very Good |
| Wedding | Excellent |
| Walk Around | Good |
| Vlogging | Good |
| Landscape | Good |
| Macro | Poor |
Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S is a member of Nikon's S-Line series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
S-Line Series Lenses in Nikon Z Mount
Reasons to Buy Nikon Nikkor Z 50mm F1.2 S Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Nikon Nikkor Z 50mm F1.2 S lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Weather Sealed |
| Autofocus |
| Distance Scale |
| DoF(Depth of Field) Scale |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Very Fast Aperture |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
| 9 Diaphragm Blades |
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Lens Mount
Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S is compatible with cameras that have Nikon Z lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Nikon Z lenses are Nikon Z30, Nikon Z9 and Nikon Z fc.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S has a maximum diameter of 90mm and total length of 150mm. It weighs 1090g / 38.4 oz.
Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S has a filter thread of 82mm.
Focal Range
Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S has a fixed focal lenght of 50mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 75mm.
Weather Sealings
Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S with a weather sealed camera body such as Nikon Z30, Nikon Z9 and Nikon Z fc.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.15x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.45m. 0.15x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S has a max aperture of F1.2 and a minimum aperture of F16.
Optical Formula
Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S's optical formula consists of 17 elements in 15 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 2 ED
- 3 aspherical elements
- Arneo
- Nano Crystal coatings
Lens Hood
Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S is available in Black color.
Popular Comparisons of Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S
Here is the eight most popular comparisons of Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S amongst Camera Decision readers.