NIKON NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S Portrait Fast Prime Lens for Nikon Z Mirrorless Cameras

Expensive but well worth it. A must have for portrait photography

Todo perfecto

I’m very happy with this lens.

Nikons long awaited 85/1.8 prime for the Z-series is finally shipping and Im happy to report its been worth the wait. Design and build are as expected based on the existing f/1.8 series primes, which is to say relatively light and compact in a decent, if unremarkable, composite casing. AF is fast and accurate and the lens balances very nicely on my Z7. Image quality, as hoped, excels. The lens is tack sharp wide open right across frame. On testing, I can detect a very slight bump in sharpness at f/2.8 in the extreme corners on a planar subject (brick wall). But this is only detectable by making painstaking comparisons at the pixel level. You would never notice it in real world shooting. Simply choose your aperture, focus on any part of the frame at any distance and prepare to be amazed. Its all here. Biting (but not clinical) sharpness from wide open. Exquisite detail at the plane of focus. Beautiful creamy background blur. Smooth transitions. And exceptional colour purity, which is probably down to the remarkable lack of colour fringing, even on out-of-focus highlights. It all adds up to that look which only the best short telephoto lenses have: that beguiling combination of sharp details and glowing highlights against a soft wash of colour, all balanced in perfect harmony. The lens is just as well behaved on stopping down. Depth of field simply increases, untroubled as far as I can tell by any significant focus shift or field curvature, just as you expect and just as you want. No unpleasant surprises. Complaints? If pushed, I would say it doesnt focus quite as close I would like but, in fairness, thats true of every 85mm prime Ive ever used. Its just how it is. Some will say it should have been f/1.4. Not me. Not when its half the size and weight of those hero lenses. Not when the rendering is this good. I pair mine with the equally exceptional 14-30/4 zoom, which on my Z7 makes for a fantastic two lens kit for travel and backpacking. Highly recommended.

Great product and arrived well packed in perfect shape.

Superb lens for portrait photography as well as street photography with some telephoto elements to it. Lens is not too heavy and feels very premium quality.

Amazon Prime is a registered Nikon seller which is important to me. I never buy grey imports which are always cheaper. I researched this lens and it is an absolute beauty.

Great price and beautiful lens. Light weight!

Excellent!!!

It is a really good lens just for outside pictures