Widely regarded as the ideal focal length for portrait photography, this beast of a lens from Nikon is part of its f/1.2 S series of optics. These promise to deliver the absolute best in image quality, but come with a seriously hefty price tag to match their seriously hefty weight. This Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.2 S weighs in at over 1.2kg, and costs £2,999. At the time of writing, the only other f/1.2 Nikon Z optic available is the 50mm f/1.2 S, but a 35mm f/1.2 lens is likely to appear at some point.
Nikon already has an 85mm f/1.8 lens, which has been in the Z line-up since 2019. At £799, it’s significantly cheaper than the f/1.2 version and much lighter too. But that ultra-large aperture should give even creamier out-of-focus areas, with Nikon claiming that special attention was given to the rendering of bokeh during development.
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