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Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 S Review

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The Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 S lens is a premium offering for Nikon's mirrorless cameras, providing excellent image quality with minimal distortion and fringing at a slightly lower cost than its competitors. The build is solid and the autofocus is fast and accurate, making it a highly recommended lens.

The Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 S lens offers near-perfect image quality and functionality at a relatively lower cost, making it a highly recommended option for photographers.

Pros
  • Excellent image quality
  • Robust build with weather sealing
  • Fast and accurate autofocus
  • Minimal distortion and fringing
Cons
  • Slightly heavy
  • Hood has no additional function
  • Vignetting at wider apertures

The lens boasts impressive sharpness and contrast from f/1.2, with minimal haziness in the corners.

The Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 S lens is a premium option for Nikon's mirrorless cameras, designed to offer exceptional image quality and practical functionality. Despite being slightly less expensive than similar lenses from other brands, the lens boasts impressive sharpness and contrast from f/1.2, with minimal haziness in the corners. The absence of chromatic aberration and distortion further enhances the quality of the images produced. Its build quality is robust, with a weather sealing gasket and a smooth, responsive focus ring. The lens also features a fast and accurate autofocus motor, with minimal sound during operation. Additionally, the lens performs well in terms of bokeh and shows very little chromatic aberration in bokeh highlights. Overall, the Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 S lens offers near-perfect image quality and functionality at a relatively lower cost, making it a highly recommended option for photographers.

The lens performs well in terms of bokeh and shows very little chromatic aberration in bokeh highlights.

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