Introduction

Nikon introduces the NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.4, a natural wide-angle lens designed for the Nikon Z mount. With a popular angle of view among street and portrait photographers, a bright f/1.4 maximum aperture, and an affordable price of $599.95, this lens is a must-have for Nikon users.

Versatility and Performance

Exceptional Sharpness and Bokeh

The NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.4 offers outstanding sharpness, beautifully blurred backgrounds, and exceptional low-light performance. This wide-angle prime lens is compatible with Z mount full-frame/FX format mirrorless cameras, making it suitable for various photography styles, including landscapes, street photography, portraits, and photos of flowers and pets.

Versatile Focal Length

With a 35mm focal length and a short minimum focus distance of 10.6 inches (0.27 meters), this lens captures a wide variety of scenes and subjects. Its large f/1.4 maximum aperture makes it a great “carry everywhere” lens, weighing just 14.6 ounces (415 grams) and measuring only 3.4 inches (86.5mm) in length.

Superior Optical Performance

Clarity and Close-Up Portraits

Nikon highlights the NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.4’s superior optical performance, delivering clear images with outstanding clarity, even in close-up portraits with pleasant background blur. Stopping down the aperture enhances sharpness, making it ideal for landscape photography. This lens supports capturing a wide variety of scenes and subjects, appealing to many enthusiast creators.

Ideal for Video

Lightweight and Balanced Design

The lens is lightweight and optimally balanced, perfect for use with gimbals and cages. Its versatile angle of view covers everything from tight close-ups to wide establishing shots. Filmmakers will appreciate the clickless control ring, fast and silent autofocus, and suppressed focus breathing.

Key Features

Beautiful Bokeh

The f/1.4 aperture allows photographers and filmmakers to achieve smooth, creamy out-of-focus backgrounds, precisely controlling depth-of-field for ideal subject and background separation.

Versatile Focal Length

The 35mm focal length is close to that of human vision, making it ideal for capturing a wide range of scenes and subjects. On DX format Z cameras, it becomes a 52mm equivalent prime lens, close to the classic “standard” 50mm.

Close Minimum Focus

A close focus distance of just 10.6 inches (0.27 meters) is perfect for capturing details in food and flowers with beautifully blurred backgrounds.

Compact and Well-Balanced

Weighing just 14.6 ounces (415 grams), the lens is easy to carry and comfortable for handheld shooting.

Fast and Quiet Autofocus

The stepping motor (STM) ensures fast and quiet autofocus for both stills and video.

Clickless Control Ring

The control ring allows easy adjustments of key exposure settings, including aperture, ISO sensitivity, and exposure compensation.

Suppressed Focus Breathing

The advanced optical design keeps the focal length consistent during focusing, ideal for video recording.

Dust and Drip-Resistant

Seals throughout the design help prevent dust and water droplets from entering the lens.

Availability

The new Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.4 lens will be available in mid-July 2024 for a suggested retail price of $599.95.

Author

  • Michael Austin, who has been involved with the audiovisual market for over 7 years, is a highly skilled commercial photographer and videographer with a wealth of experience in various facets of the industry including studio work, event videography and live streaming.

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