Nikon 50mm f1.2 Lens

The Nikon 50mm f1.2 Lens is the fastest lens available in the Nikon lineup. The Nikon 50 reveals new possibilities in low-light photography.

Professional photographers make Nikkor lenses their lenses of choice. Nikon is committed to every aspect of lens manufacturing, maintaining clarity, sharpness, focusing accuracy, range and reliability.

Lenses with a focal length of around 50mm are called 'normal'. The focal length approximates the diagonal of the 35mm film frame area and offers the 43 picture angle said to be the most akin to human vision. Images obtained with normal lenses look 'natural' - making them the most versatile lenses for a wide variety of applications indoors and outdoors.

With a maximum aperture of f/1.2, this lens offers very high speed and a bright, easy-to-focus image in the viewfinder, making it perfect for available-light shooting.

The Nikon 50mm f1.2 Lens is the fastest Nikkor lens that is still in production nowadays! It also provides very shallow depth images when used at f/1.2. This lens is notably superior to the previous 55mm f/1.2 design and produces a better result at f/1.2. So the Nikon 50 is perfect companion for low light photography, superb built quality!

Nikon 50mm f1.2 Lens details:

Focal length: 50mm

Picture angle: 46 with 35mm (Nikon F-series) SLRs;3130' with digital (Nikon D-series) SLRs - equivalent to approx. 75mm in 135 format

Maximum aperture: f/1.2

Minimum aperture: f/16

Lens construction: 7 elements in 6 groups

Minimum focus distance: 50cm (1.7ft)

Maximum reproduction ratio: 1:7.9

Focusing: Manual

Filter attachment size: 52mm

Dimensions: (diameter x extension from lens mount, approx.) 68.5mm x 47.5mm

Weight: (approx.) 360g

Hood: HS-12, HR-2

Case: CL-S1, CL-31S, CL-34A

Usable teleconverters: TC-201, TC-14A