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Nikon Z MC 50mm f/2.8 : Specifications and Opinions

The Nikon Z MC 50mm f/2.8 is a macro lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2021. 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 639 €;

11 users have given it an average vote of 9.6 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	50 mm
Angle of view	46.7°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2.8
Aperture blades	9
Lenses/Groups	10 elements in 7 groups
Min. focus distance	0.16 meters
Reproduction ratio	1.00x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Stepper Motor
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	46 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	260 g
Dimensions	74 x 66 mm
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Reviews

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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Alex_premoli_

sent on March 18, 2025

Pros: compactness, weight,

Cons: autofocus not always precise and smooth, plastic cheap to the touch, tiny lens hood and the uncomfortable case

Opinion: With this lens that I have used a few times, I have created photos of a medium / good quality, nothing excellent. As for Nikon Z 40mm f/2 and Nikon Z 28mm f/2.8 the quality of the plastic is cheap. and to the touch you can feel it a lot, and it is much easier to mark; ti has a feeling of little solidity compared to the series s. Tiny lens hood and the usual awkward case of the z series. I don't particularly recommend it for the sale price. Paid Nital 594.99. SCORE: 6

Massimo Bracchi

sent on September 10, 2021

Pros: Lightweight, construction with excellent material quality, bezel with fluid and constant movement, compatible with annular flashes, images at the level of Z S series optics.

Cons: Launch price, no stabilizer, autofocus not very manageable in the macro field, usual lack of an adequate container case.

Opinion: Let's leave aside the purely technical laboratory considerations, they are on the net, and let's go on a real-life use. The lens, both mounted on the Z50 and Z6 II, offers a quality product feel, with the multifunction bezel well manageable, fluid and constant in use, compact and lightweight, well balanced on both the Z50 and Z6 II. Once the camera is turned on, the lens starts operating, automatically positioning the extendable barrel, in case of active AF, in the most appropriate way in reference to the subject to be photographed, choosing, in close-up photography, the most suitable among three levels of extension. Obviously, with manual fire, we will be the ones, moving the ring, to choose the optimal extension. We then mount the very small hood, which has the function above all of protecting the lens in case of accidental impacts, and proceed with the test of some macro shots, which is most interesting in this lens, even if the use of the same as a primary lens does not disappoint at all, apart from a certain level of clearly visible coma. Macro, we said. But I would position myself as a close-up, because the focal length of this lens, especially in the FF, is actually too short, to talk about real macros, if not on absolutely static subjects. I recommend the use of manual focus, the AF does not have the accuracy it can have, for example on a 105 mm macro, you lose time for a proper setting and... you miss the crucial moment in a dynamic photo. This is on both ML aps.c and FF. But let's come to the real lack of this lens, or the stabilizer, which, incidentally, on this focal length would not be necessary, if only that, in the case of macro without a stand, this serves, and how! Result? On the Z6 II, which has the stabilizer in the camera, you can do it, while on the Z50 the lens is almost unusable freehand for macros, at least a monopeed is essential to avoid shaky photos or, worse, images with micro-shake. I finish on a positive note: I easily mounted my ring finger flash on the lens, and precisely because of the short focal length, which requires me to get closer to the subject, I obtained a striking result in terms of brightness, avoiding raising the ISO sensitivity too much, a combination that I think I will use in all my future macros. I forgot the price: I always say, Nikon has an excessive launch price for its products and this lens is no exception. Made in China, plastic, even if well built, you can not charge more than similar products made in Japan (see Sigma) with metal parts, and then apply the usual timed discounts. Commercial choice? Surely, in the meantime, competitors fly far and churn out increasingly performing and innovative products.

Max Aquila

sent on July 18, 2021

Pros: compactness, lightness, sharpness, contrast, price

Cons: lack of a second position of the fire limiter, from infinity to half a meter, out of macro zone

Opinion: a small lens with which to take many, many, great photos, not only at close range. I have both Nikkor Z MC and this little one does not make me regret at all the other excellent 105/2.8 I wrote about him in two articles: https://www.nikonland.it/index.php?/articoli/editoriali/nikkor-z-mc-5028-re-di-fiori-r634/ and then also: https://www.nikonland.it/index.php?/articoli/evidenza/nikon-es-2-su-nikkor-mc-5028-riprodurre-pellicola-su-nikon-z-r633/

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Nikon Z MC 50mm f/2.8 : Specifications and Opinions

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