Nikon Z 35mm f/1.2 S : Specifications and Opinions

The Nikon Z 35mm f/1.2 S is a wide-angle lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2025. The focus is done by Stepper Motor, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 3249 €;

10 users have given it an average vote of 10.0 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	35 mm
Angle of view	63.4°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/1.2
Aperture blades	11
Lenses/Groups	17 elements in 15 groups
Min. focus distance	0.30 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.20x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Stepper Motor
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	82 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	1060 g
Dimensions	90 x 150 mm
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Arran

sent on 01 Marzo 2025

Pros: Sharp wide open , dreamy bokeh , splendid colours.Fast AF

Cons: big lens but doesn't bother me

Opinion: The lens renders nicely with splendid colours.The bokeh is very nice.It follows the characteristics of the other 1.2 S lenses from Nikon.Almost no barrel distortion.Flare control is superb.The lens AF is very fast : did some testing on running dogs towards me and the lens didn't hesitate wide open , and all shots are sharp on the eyeball! Well done Nikon!

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Zermelo

sent on 29 Aprile 2026

Pros: sharpness (even in backlight), color and contrast rendering, resolution, three-dimensionality, medium format look, blurred (and bokeh), aberration treatment: very high resistance to flare, much more than its older brothers, field curvature correction, chromatic aberration correction, negligible (-1.11%) and linear barrel distortion, coma correction. AF excellent, its performance differs depending on the camera used, it gives its best (you will be amazed) with Z8 and Z9, but also with Z6 III. Nice lens hood. Uncompromising optical design construction. Tropicalization.

Cons: for me they are not cons, but there are those who do not appreciate them and therefore it is right to point them out, as expected from an ultra-bright wide angle: fairly pronounced vignetting on large apertures (very easy to remove in post on raw) and tendency to cat's eye out of the center at full aperture (very similar to the Noct as a progression). Made in Thailand and totally useless and also quite ugly microfiber case. No fluorine coating on the outer lenses.

Opinion: Ultra-bright wide-angles are my favorite lenses, although the good ones are rare, difficult to build, expensive and small behemoths for transport. If I had to describe in one word (language purists will excuse the Englishism) the images they manage to produce it would be "lush", a bit like adding a bit of those sidereal synths of the 80s to the natural sounds. It is not a pleasing lens like its older brothers 50mm and 85mm f1.2 or the Plena, many will not feel the need, but those who love this focal length will be bewitched. Among the 35mm f1.2 I've tried so far, especially (among the modern ones) the Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG Art II and the Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.2 LAB, it's the best and the most magical (but also two or three times more expensive): against the Sigma there is a more evident difference under all parameters; the Viltrox holds up better in some things and for many it can represent the right trade off: it has a faster and more precise AF (a difference that equalizes on Z8/Z9) and rounder bokeh balls at full aperture (but less gradual and less veiled blur, although very beautiful) thanks also to a more conventional and less ambitious lens scheme. The Nikon gives that extra quality that makes you go back to the files and the feeling that it has an exaggerated resolution and that it is also designed to tame the very muscular sensors in the near future. A very strong note of demerit is the lack of fluorine coating on the external lenses, a construction necessity or a way to force you to buy the Nikon Arcrest II filter that lives like a flower in all the official photos of the lens? Be aware of it.

Pinscher68

sent on 19 Agosto 2025

Pros: all

Cons: weight

Opinion: The state of the art of optics 1,2.I have the 1,2 triad for now and I believe that competition in the current state of things cannot do better for quite a while. The optical perfection of this lens borders on the unbelievable. It has its own strong and decisive personality, with magical and creamy bokeh. Three-dimensionality, if well used, is the characteristic that is immediately noticeable. It is destined for incredible magic at full aperture and reconfirms the absolute superiority of Nikkor lenses.It costs a lot and weighs: so what? It is an absolute excellent optic, it cannot be cheap and with all the quality glass it mounts, it is difficult to make it even light. But you fall in love.

Valerio Tagliabue

sent on 08 Marzo 2025

Pros: All

Cons: The weight, the price and that, probably, it is not handmade... plus it makes you want to try the 58 as well.

Opinion: A stratospheric lens... the best Nikon has done, I didn't imagine a 35mm like this... it's perfect (even the lens hood) a wonderful color rendering, an incredible distortion correction, the shots seem those of a much greater focal length ... the soft and progressive booken, a three-dimensionality never seen before... in short, everything. Worthy brother of the 50 and 85 with the addition of the angular opening of a 35. Congratulations to the designers, they have made a masterpiece.

TheVeryMagicMe

sent on 01 Marzo 2025

Pros: BOKEH, OVERALL RENDERING, SHARPNESS

Cons: Weight

Opinion: Recently purchased it does a fabulous job! Sharp, fast, precise! The quality is all felt. Honestly, giving away the old f/1.4 I thought they were very close, but after trying it from a dear friend I fell in love with it! I recommend anyone who needs a 35mm to try it! It will amaze you! FABULOUS lens! If, on the other hand, you are looking for something more compact and light, consider something else, it is not a featherweight at all.

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