Nikon Nikkor Z 85 mm f/1.2 S

On January 5, 2023, Nikon announced the development of the lens (besides the development of Nikkor Z 26 mm f/2.8 as well).^[2] This lens was released on February 7, 2023.^[3][4] 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 f/0.95 S Noct and Sigma 50 mm f/1.4 DG DN Art for Sony E-mount).^[5][6]

• 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

The lens was awarded with the TIPA World Awards 2023 in category Best Portrait Lens,^[7] the EISA Portrait Lens 2023-2024 award^[8] and the Japan Institute of Design Promotion Good Design 2023 award.^[9]

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