More light. More impact.
S-Line NIKKOR Z lenses. Faster. Quieter. Sharper. The ultra-wide Nikon Z mount enables compact full-frame lenses that can take in more light across the entire frame. Bright is brighter. Depth is deeper. Sharpness is all the way to the edge.

FEELING LOOKS LIKE THIS
Dance with the light. The outstanding optical performance of this full-frame S-Line NIKKOR Z lens sets a new standard for f/1.8 lenses. With brightness and detail that outshine the f/1.4 primes that have come before¹ this isn't just a new kind of 50 mm lens. It's a new future for incredible photography.

Open up the light
The ultra-wide Nikon Z mount enables your NIKKOR Z lens to capture more light across the entire frame. Combined with the short distance between mount and sensor, light fall off at the edges of the frame is significantly reduced. The result is new possibilities for detail and nuance-all the way to the edge.

Create widely. Focus freely.
The NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S performs brilliantly when you shoot with available light. Combined with tack-sharp focus and a close focusing distance of just 0.4 m, you can work your kind of natural. Capture your subject along with part of the surrounding environment. Or focus closer for a detailed head and shoulder shot.

Unwavering precision
True to life. Open to light. The superior resolving power of this lens ensures peripheral light falloff is controlled to retain brightness across the frame. Every component of a scene is perfectly reproduced-even when you shoot wide open.

Sharper
Superior reproduction of point light sources, such as streetlights at night, is achieved by minimising sagittal coma flare. Point light sources appear as fine rounded points, even at the edges of the image.

Brighter
Two ED glass elements and two aspherical lens elements ensure crisp, brilliant images with rich colour and deep contrast.

Finer
Nikon's anti-reflective Nano Crystal Coat reduces ghosting and flare for greater image clarity, even in backlit conditions. Or when shooting scenes with numerous direct light sources in the frame.

Artistry at any distance
Smooth bokeh. Spectacular sharpness. Combined with the nuanced shadows and detailed highlights achieved by your Nikon Z camera, you can create images with an incredible sense of depth.

Exquisite bokeh
The f/1.8 aperture and rounded 9-blade diaphragm enable creamy, natural-looking bokeh. Highlights are reproduced as gentle points. You get beautifully smooth results, even if you stop the aperture down a little.

Artistry at any distance
The lens' multi-focusing system ensures your area of focus is rendered sharply, even when shooting at close distances. Highlights are reproduced as gentle points.

Image driven
The NIKKOR Z multi-focusing system and multiple AF drives ensure focusing is incredibly precise, ultra-smooth and practically silent. Making this lens ideal for movies as well as stills.

Your angle
High-speed, large-capacity data transfer between lens and camera enables superb distortion compensation for incredible edge-to-edge sharpness.

Always precise
Floating lens elements ensure precise focus at close distances. An electromagnetic diaphragm ensures precise exposures during high-speed bursts.

Any light
This lens uses in-camera Vibration Reduction to let you shoot at shutter speeds up to five stops slower than otherwise possible.² Capture clearer photos as daylight fades or film scenes without the unwanted effects of camera shake.

Take control
The wide, knurled control ring allows beautifully exact, intuitive operation. When shooting in AF mode, you can assign ISO or exposure-compensation settings to the control ring. When shooting in Manual Focus, the control ring can be used as a focus ring. Focus shifts according to how quickly or slowly you turn the ring, making precision work and filming close-ups easier.

Pitch-perfect performance
Faces full of beauty. The truth in a hidden look. Show more and tell more with a lens that's built for shooting exceptional full-frame video footage.

Quiet on set
The near-silent stepping motor allows the quietest moments to deliver full emotional impact. And with a silent control ring that lets you pull focus with absolute precision, nothing will distract from your tensest scenes.

Breathless
Focus breathing is all but eliminated, enabling reliable composition of expressive shots. Smooth, stable aperture control delivers natural exposure changes throughout the scene.

Everywhere
Get out there. Every movable part of the lens barrel is sealed to protect from dust and water droplets. A fluorine coating actively repels water, dust, and dirt without compromising image quality.

Technical Specifications

Type Nikon Z mount
Format FX/35 mm
Focal length 50 mm
Maximum aperture f/1.8
Minimum aperture f/16
Lens construction 12 elements in 9 groups (including 2 ED elements, 2 aspherical elements, and elements with Nano Crystal Coat)
Angle of view FX format: 47°, DX format: 31°30'
Focusing system Internal focusing system
Minimum focus distance 0.4 m (1.32 ft)
No. of diaphragm blades 9 (rounded diaphragm opening)
Coating Nano Crystal Coat
Filter-attachment size 62 mm (P = 0.75 mm)
Diameter x length Approx. 76 mm maximum diameter x 86.5 mm (distance from camera lens mount flange)
Weight Approx. 415 g (14.7 oz.)
Autofocus Yes
Internal focusing Yes
Focusing Auto, Manual
Supplied accessories LC-62B 62 mm Snap-on Front Lens Cap, LF-N1 Rear Lens Cap, HB-90 Bayonet Hood, CL-C1 Lens Case

¹ As of August 23rd 2018
² Based on CIPA standards