Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4

Enjoy natural perspectives and a whole new sense of freedom! With its large f/1.4 aperture, fast autofocus, smooth background bokeh, and excellent low-light performance, this 50mm full-frame prime lens lets your creativity run wild.

50mm focal length. The beauty of a natural view.
There’s nothing like a fast 50mm prime lens to enjoy a natural perspective with extraordinary finesse! From unique portraits of people and places to sharp close-ups of details and textures, the NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 lens captures a variety of scenes in any lighting condition. With its normal (or “standard”) field of view and razor-sharp optics, you’re free to follow your instincts: take a few steps back to better fit the scene, or move closer to your subject without distortion.

Versatile f/1.4 wide aperture
The f/1.4 maximum aperture gives you immense flexibility to shoot in natural light at lower ISOs, use faster shutter speeds, and work creatively with depth of field or backlit scenes. With a large f/1.4 aperture, you can emphasize your subject with a wide, softly blurred background or foreground bokeh. Shooting landscapes, urban environments, or street scenes? Simply stop down the aperture and you’ll get sharp, high-resolution details in every frame.

Sharp, close-up shots
Sun, moonlight, starlight, streetlights, candlelight: even at an aperture of f/1.4, this lens’s multi-group AF system keeps your subject sharply focused. Autofocus is fast and quiet, so you can confidently and discreetly capture moments that might otherwise disappear in an instant. For more elaborate compositions, a close focusing distance of 0.37 m lets you fill the frame, reveal fine details, or comfortably record video in tight spaces.

Natural perspectives, beautiful rendering
With its impressive rendering performance, the NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 lens is anything but ordinary. Colors are vibrant and true, contrast is sharp and clear, and brightness is perfectly even across the frame. Whether you’re shooting close-up or at a distance, at wide open aperture or at a narrow aperture, your scenes are rendered with real depth, clarity, and sharpness.

Built for exciting travel
Versatile enough to avoid having to constantly switch lenses. Light enough to keep on your camera while you’re out and about. Compact enough to slip into any camera bag. This 50mm f/1.4 prime lens is an incredible travel lens, even if you’re staying at home! Carefully designed to resist dust and moisture1, it’s ready to tell your stories in images, however and wherever you explore.

Specifications

Type
Nikon Z mount

Format
FX/24 × 36 mm

Focal length
50 mm

Maximum aperture
f/1.4

Minimum aperture
f/16

Optical construction
10 elements in 7 groups (including 1 aspherical element)

Angle of view
FX format: 47°

DX format: 31°30′

Focusing system
Internal focusing system

Minimum focusing distance (from focal plane)
0.37 m

Maximum reproduction ratio
0.17 x

Number of aperture blades
9 (circular aperture)

Aperture range
f/1.4 to 16

Filter attachment diameter
62 mm (P = 0.75 mm)

Dimensions (maximum diameter x distance between the end of the lens and the support plane of the camera lens mount)
Approx. 74.5 × 86.5 mm

Autofocus
Yes

Internal focusing
Yes

Focusing
Automatic, manual

Supplied accessories
LC-62B front lens cap, LF-N1 rear lens cap, HB-115 lens hood

Note
In this document, the terms “FX format” and “FX” refer to an angle of view equivalent to that of a 35mm format (“full frame”) camera, and the terms “DX format” and “DX” refer to an angle of view equivalent to that of an APS-C camera.
Nikon reserves the right to change the appearance, specifications, and performance of this equipment at any time without notice.