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Nikon Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S : Specifications and Opinions

The Nikon Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S is a macro lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2021. The focus is done by Stepper Motor, it has image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 1129 €;

50 users have given it an average vote of 9.9 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Nikon Z: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Nikon Z.

Specifications
Focal lenght	105 mm
Angle of view	23.2°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2.8
Aperture blades	9
Lenses/Groups	16 elements in 11 groups
Min. focus distance	0.29 meters
Reproduction ratio	1.00x
Features
Stabilization	Yes (built in lens)
Focus	Stepper Motor
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	62 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	630 g
Dimensions	85 x 140 mm
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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Fabbu

sent on July 24, 2025

Pros: Nikon mom's outstanding lens.

Cons: perhaps on the display you could manage the magnification ratio and perhaps it could go up to 2. but small stuff.

Opinion: Really a great lens, taken with an offerton in the Brazilian forest... (it's pitiful, but allow me :-)...). At first I had some difficulty in managing the focus precisely. but with the help of focus peaking, and closing the right (easily up to f22) you can get excellent results. I like the grip and the feel. the weight is just right. (weighs as much as the 24-120). I use it every now and then also for landscapes and even there the quality is very high. super recommended for the genre, according to many the best macro lens for Z systems, also considering the FTZ + F mount pairs.

Jacopoxx13

sent on December 23, 2024

Pros: Sharpness, weight, MAF, smoothness of the dials

Cons: Very flexible to the touch, non-adjustable and very short display life

Opinion: Undoubtedly a macro that does very well the yield and quality of the images are not in question, slightly longer than its little brother 105mm f/2.8 G ED VR but not for this heavier, transportable and with a very low weight, lens that does its job not only for macro but also for portraiture, maf precise and without delay (except for extreme light conditions) focus rings and apertures have a nice fluidity but remember that they are electronic and reprogrammable, so physically you don't move anything if you move them with the lens off. To date I have not found any particular aberrations or flares to report (in case I edit the post). Beautiful natural colors and very progressive and "pasty" blur. It has both the distance selector and the M/A maf selector, and a reprogrammable FN key. If nothing to say about the quality of the lenses, about the quality of the materials with which it is made are in my opinion very plasticky and not very quality, it certainly gains in lightness compared to the 105mm F-mount but parsonally I would have preferred to feel a little more quality at the expense of the weight for this reason my grade is 9. Last thing to point out is a made in thailand, against the old made in Japan. Here too, personally, I would have preferred the Japanese parent company, but now the market is like this.

Irix

sent on September 27, 2024

Pros: Fantastic

Cons: Perhaps excessive battery consumption, but still to be verified

Opinion: Hello everyone, I have this wonderful lens, recently purchased, and since I bought it I have the impression that the moment I use it the camera battery drains faster. Does it happen to you too? I don't know if it's normal, or if it is, you'll have an explanation. Excuse the ignorance. Thank you all

Massimo Bracchi

sent on December 06, 2023

Pros: Sharpness, ergonomics, lens hood, weight, oled display, 1:1 focus from f/4.5 to 51.

Cons: It lacks a physical button to activate or deactivate the stabilizer, OLED display timer too short, manual focus control only electronic, again and again Nikon offers the housing for CL-C6 lenses, these lenses deserve much more!

Opinion: First approach with this lens, which for me is the third macro lens. Nothing to say about the quality of the files it produces, coupled with my two Nikon Zs: the Z6II and the Z50. Well balanced, you have a product that, despite its mostly plastic construction, conveys a nice feeling of solidity and accuracy. Controls all at hand, physical keys with precise and soft engagements, the ring controls are very soft and very silent, the manual fire is "Stepper Motor", which involves a certain slowness of movement, you just have to get used to it, but it is not the best, the OLED multifunction display is very comfortable, too bad that the 10-second timer is rather insufficient, It saves energy, but you always have to act on the power button, I would also have preferred a physical button for activating or deactivating the stabilizer, but it is not a big problem, since it is mainly used for the use of the cameras on the tripod. The focus is extraordinarily efficient, the possibility in 1:1 mode to close down to f/51 I find striking, of course, diffraction allowing... But having such a high depth of field is one more possibility in the 1:1 macro world. On the quality of the files and the operating mode in a strictly macro environment, I reserve a more in-depth test, that's all for now!

Marcoluzzo1965

sent on December 29, 2022

Pros: all

Cons: nothing

Opinion: The most resolving optics I've ever owned.... for now I have only done static tests but you already understand everything very well ... I am a fan of sharpness and I believe that 100% magnification of files produced by the Z9 are the best proof of the quality of a lens... the thing that nn I expected was to find a similar engraving even at full opening .... What more do you want from a macro lens? As for the autofocus I can not yet say anything until nn come out insects ... You will see the possible difference with the other macros I owned.

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