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Description

Nikon Z 85mm

Popular for portraiture, the NIKKOR Z 85mm f1.8 S from Nikon is a short-telephoto prime characterized by its flattering focal length and bright f1.8 design. The maximum aperture strikes a balance between size, weight, and speed, offering suitable speed for working in difficult lighting yet remaining sleek enough for handheld use. In terms of optics, two extra-low dispersion elements are featured, and help to reduce colour fringing and chromatic aberrations in order to achieve high clarity and colour fidelity. Also, both Nano Crystal and Super Integrated Coatings are used to suppress flare and ghosting for greater colour fidelity and higher contrast.

  • The prime portrait-length lens is designed for FX-format Z-mount mirrorless cameras.
  • Bright f1.8 maximum aperture suits working in difficult lighting conditions and also offers increased control over depth of field for isolating subjects and working with selective focus.
  • Two extra-low dispersion elements greatly reduce colour fringing and chromatic aberrations in order to produce greater clarity and colour rendering.
  • A Nano Crystal Coat, along with a Super Integrated Coating, has been applied to lens elements to minimize surface and internal reflections for a marked reduction in lens flare and ghosting.
  • The 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 qualities, that are 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.
  • Specialized electromagnetic aperture mechanism provides greater exposure control stability that is especially beneficial when working with fast continuous shooting rates.
  • Dust- and moisture-resistant lens barrel benefits the lens’ use in inclement conditions.

Captivating Portraits. Breath-taking Details.

Elevated by advancements of the revolutionary Z mount, the NIKKOR Z 85mm f1.8 S is a premium S-Line lens that blends optical ingenuity and artistic nuance. Flattering perspective. Breath-taking resolution. Stunning bokeh. Unwavering focus and lifelike accuracy compensation. This is an 85mm prime lens that will thrill and inspire those who shoot portraits, headshots, fashion, weddings, tight video shots, street photography or any situation that highlights the human form.

S-Line: NIKKOR quality at its absolute best.

At the top of the ever-expanding NIKKOR Z lens line-up, S-Line lenses push Nikon’s tradition of optical excellence and innovation to unprecedented new heights. Superior performance and resolution. Sophisticated features and operability. Specialised technologies and reliability enhancements. All while taking full advantage of the monumental Nikon Z mount and adhering to the strictest image quality and build standards.

Nikon Z 85mm

Pure Natural Beauty

Few subjects showcase the strengths and shortcomings of a lens more clearly than the human face. Our eyes are so adept at detecting focus issues, facial shape distortion, unnatural skin tone — nearly any imperfection. The NIKKOR Z 85mm f1.8 S captures the human form in breath-taking clarity and sharpness.

Flattering Perspective: The shape of a face is greatly affected by focal length. The NIKKOR Z 85mm f1.8 S’s 85mm perspective is within the sweet spot for portraits and fashion, rendering faces naturally and beautifully, free of distortion.

Eye-Detection AF: Z series’ outstanding Eye-AF and the NIKKOR Z 85mm f1.8 S’s extreme sharpness ensure your portraits and headshots will have tack-sharp focus right where you want it — on the eyes of your subject.

Extreme Sharpness: The extreme sharpness and resolution of the NIKKOR Z 85mm f1.8 S make it particularly well suited for capturing the subtlety and nuances of facial expressions and the emotions they convey.

Dreamy Bokeh

Beautifully blurred backgrounds naturally, and sometimes dramatically, direct your viewer’s eyes to the main subject. The nine rounded aperture blades of the NIKKOR Z 85mm f1.8 S give defocused points of light a soft, round consistent shape. Plus, the transition from tack-sharp foreground to dreamy background is smooth and natural.

Great for Documentaries, Interviews and More

The artistic qualities, natural perspective, quiet autofocus and smooth aperture control of the NIKKOR Z 85mm f1.8 S make it outstanding for video work in documentaries, interviews, B-roll footage and anywhere you want to isolate your subject from the background. Use the customisable control ring to create smooth iris transitions, or let Auto Aperture Control adjust the iris during exposure changes.

Nikon Z 85mm

Superior Optical Performance

Lifelike Accuracy: 2 Extra-low Dispersion (ED) elements correct chromatic aberrations (optical colour defects). Nano Crystal Coat (N) virtually eliminates flare, ghosting and coma. Optical advancements of the Z mount and S-Line render point-light sources sharper than ever without the usual diamond-shaped distortion—perfect for nightscapes, starscapes and more.

Edge-to-Edge Brightness: One of the many advantages of the larger Z mount is its ability to retain even illumination, especially at the corners of the frame. This results in bright, even exposures with minimal vignetting.

Multi-Focus System: Finely detailed high-resolution photography can sometimes be susceptible to lens aberrations, such as colour fringing, especially at close ranges. The NIKKOR Z 85mm f1.8 S incorporates an all-new multi-focusing system, consisting of two AF drive units precisely synchronised to deliver fast, accurate autofocusing and drastically reduce aberrations.

Enhanced Build and Reliability

Customisable Control Ring: In addition to a dedicated manual focus ring, the control ring can be used for quiet aperture control (great for iris transitions during video recording or situations where complete silence is critical) or exposure compensation.

9-Blade Rounded Diaphragm: Produces stunning bokeh and stops down smoothly and evenly for consistent exposures at any frame rate.

Unwavering Autofocus: Powered by an ultra-quiet stepping motor and enhanced by the additional light gathered by the Z Mount, focusing is fast, silent and accurate. Great for stills; even better for video.

Dust and Drip Resistant: Extensively sealed to keep dust and moisture out, especially around all moving parts of the lens barrel, for worry-free durability.

Dual Detect 5 Axis VR: Uses the Z cameras’ superior in-camera image stabilisation system for up to 5 stops* of pitch, roll, yaw, X and Y shake correction. Additional electronic VR (e-VR available) during video capture.

*Based on CIPA Standard

Next-Generation Z Design and Optics

Designed and optimised to take full advantage of the Z system’s larger mount, Z lenses gather substantially more light, providing even illumination and improved sharpness from the centre of the frame to the far edges. Autofocusing is fast and quiet. Video recording is clean and smooth with highly minimised focus breathing and reduced wobbling. Intuitive on-lens controls can be customised to your individual shooting style and so much more. Z lenses are designed with a sense of consistency that combines reliability and beauty with next-dimension optical performance for complete freedom in image creation.

Nikon Z 85mm

Nikkor Z 85mm f1.8 vs Nikkor 85mm f1.8G (using Mount Adaptor FTZ)

  • The Nikkor Z 85mm f1.8 features 5-axis in-camera stabilisation whereas the 85mm f1.8G features 3-axis.
  • AF motor noise in the Nikkor Z 85mm f1.8 is virtually eliminated whereas in the 85mm f1.8G it is near silent.
  • The Nikkor Z 85mm f1.8 features 9 aperture blades and the 85mm f1.8G features 7.
  • The Nikkor Z 85mm f1.8 has a multi-focusing system and custom control ring.
  • The Nikkor Z 85mm f1.8’s mount diameter is 55mm/16mm and the 85mm f1.8G is 47mm/46.5mm.
Additional information

Additional information

Weight 0.81 kg
Dimensions 22.86 × 14.48 × 11.94 cm
Brand

Nikon

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