Nikon announced a new fast lens for the Z system - the NIKKOR Z 50/1.4

The New Full-Frame NIKKOR Z 50MM f/1.4 Lens

Anything but Ordinary!

Today, Nikon adds the NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 to its line-up of full-frame Z series lenses. Built to capture natural perspectives with remarkable finesse, this new fast 50mm prime lens is anything but ordinary! With a wide f/1.4 aperture, crisp and precise optics, fast autofocus, and impressive rendering performance, users can enjoy their creativity as they capture a wide range of scenes with exceptional depth, clarity, and sharpness in any light. 

Offering exciting versatility for creating in available light, the NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 is the perfect all-round prime lens for creative everyday photography, and an excellent option for travel or events. From unique portraits of people and places to clear and precise close-ups with detail and texture, the large f/1.4 maximum aperture and normal field of view work together to achieve intuitive creativity day or night. Nikon’s fast multi-focusing system accurately acquires subjects even when shooting at f/1.4, and the lens’ impressive rendering capabilities ensure colours are rich and lifelike, contrast is clear and clean, and brightness is beautifully even across the frame. 

Photographers and videographers shooting at f/1.4 will enjoy wide, beautiful, and soft bokeh, perfect for accentuating portrait shots as well as creative backlit frames. In addition, low-light scenes can be captured with incredible detail at lower ISO values, and faster shutter speeds can be used to freeze action without compromising brightness. For photographers seeking impactful close-up shots, the short minimum focus distance of just 0.37m allows for more possibilities to fill the frame or focus on subtle details. 

The NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 is Nikon's second full-frame f/1.4 lens in the Z series and offers the same boundless portability as its similar NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.4 counterpart. Both f/1.4 prime lenses are meticulously sealed for worry-free durability and are light enough for a Nikon Z camera to be suitable for exploring photographers.

Zurab Kiknadze, Product Manager, Nikon Europe, says: “We’re incredibly excited to add this 50mm standard lens to our emerging range of accessible f/1.4 prime lenses. Offering endless creativity and portability, it partners perfectly with our recently launched 35mm f/1.4 lens. Keep these compact Z series primes together in a camera bag and you can maintain a consistent aesthetic while switching your perspective between wide-angle and normal.”

Summary of key features: NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 

Versatile 50mm full-frame prime lens: from dreamy landscapes or city compositions to dynamic street scenes. From authentic portraits and detailed close-ups to smooth videos. Create with the focal length widely preferred for its versatility and loved for its natural, distortion-free perspective.  

Large f/1.4 aperture for creative versatility: provides wide, beautiful, and soft background or foreground bokeh, and more freedom when shooting in low light conditions. Capture more detail at lower ISO values and freeze action without compromising brightness.

Impressive rendering capabilities: whether shooting up close or from a distance, with the aperture wide open or stopped down, subjects are captured with real depth, clarity, and sharpness. 

Fast, quiet autofocus: confidently and discreetly capture moments that might otherwise vanish in an instant. Powered by Nikon’s precise multi-focusing system, this lens accurately acquires subjects even when shooting at f/1.4. 

0.37m close focus distance: allows for more possibilities to fill the frame, reveal subtle details, or conveniently record video in tight spaces. 

Prime video: this lens is suitable for gimbal or cage recording, and its normal field of view is great for interviews and first-person perspectives. Focus breathing is suppressed, and linear focusing can be activated for controlled and precise manual focus shifting.

Intuitive control: the click-less control ring can be used for smooth control over aperture, ISO values, exposure compensation, and more.

Boundless portability: weighs only approx. 420g and all moving parts of the lens barrel are meticulously sealed for worry-free durability.¹

¹ The lens is not guaranteed to be dust- and drip-resistant in all situations and under all conditions.