The Nikon Nikkor Z 85 mm S is a full-frame short-telephoto prime lens manufactured by Nikon for use on Nikon Z-mount mirrorless cameras.
Introduction On January 5, 2023, Nikon announced the development of the lens (besides the development of Nikkor Z 26 mm as well). This lens was released on February 7, 2023. The lens comes with a bayonet-type lens hood (HB-106).
The lens achieved a DXOMark score of 55, the highest score among all tested lenses as of December 2024 (on par with the Nikkor Z 58 mm S Noct and Sigma 50 mm DG DN Art for Sony E-mount).
Features 85 mm focal length (approximately equivalent field of view of a 127.5 mm lens when used on a DX format camera) S-Line lens Autofocus using dual stepping motors (STM), dedicated focus-by-wire manual focus ring 15 elements in 10 groups (including 1 ED glass and 2 aspherical lens elements and Nano Crystal Coat elements) 11-blade rounded diaphragm Internal focusing (IF lens) One customizable control ring at the back (aperture, ISO and exposure compensation functions can be assigned to it) One customizable function button (L-Fn) A/M switch for autofocus/manual focus modes
Awards The lens was awarded with the TIPA World Awards 2023 in category Best Portrait Lens, the EISA Portrait Lens 2023-2024 award and the Japan Institute of Design Promotion Good Design 2023 award.
Sample images
See also Nikon Z-mount
References
External links
Official sites Nikkor Z 85 mm f/1.2 S product page at Nikon USA's Website Nikkor Z 85 mm f/1.2 S on imaging.nikon.com
Reviews of this lens Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm F1.2 S Lens test - dxomark Nikon Z 85mm f/1.2 S lens review - Christopher Frost