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50 Nikon Nikkor Z 50mm F1.8 S

The Nikon Nikkor Z 50mm F1.8 S is a prime lens for Nikon Z (Full frame) that covers 50 mm at f/1.8, weighs 415 g and focuses as close as 0.4 m. Next to 4 other full frame Nikon Z prime lenses in its focal range, it suits you if you carry it all day or travel light.

  • f/1.8widest aperture
  • 415 gweight
  • 16bodies it fits
To one scale. Nikon Nikkor Z 50mm F1.8 S: length 86.5 mm, diameter 76 mm, filter thread 62 mm.86.5 mmø76
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

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To one scale. Nikon Nikkor Z 50mm F1.8 S: length 86.5 mm, diameter 76 mm, filter thread 62 mm.86.5 mmø76
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Where it sits

5 lenses

Full frame Nikon Z prime lenses in its focal range that state each value, this one included. Each tick is one; the thick one is this one.

Bodies it fits

16 bodies

All cameras, by maker and mount

Specifications

Focal length
50 mm1
Widest aperture
f/1.81
Closest focus
0.4 m2
Maximum magnification
0.15x2
Stabilization
No
Mount
Nikon Z2
Covers
Full frame
Type
Prime
Weight
415 g2
Length
86.5 mm2
Diameter
76 mm2
Filter thread
62 mm2
Elements
122
Groups
92
Aperture blades
92
Hood
HB-902

Sources

  1. Wikidata, checked Oct 9, 2026 (CC0 1.0)
  2. Nikon product specifications, checked Oct 6, 2026

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • Read from the lens name: each maker marks the sensor size a lens covers (Sony FE/E, Canon RF/RF-S, Nikon DX, Tamron Di III/Di III-A, Sigma DG/DC); every Fujifilm X lens is APS-C and every Micro Four Thirds lens is Four Thirds.
  • Read from the lens name: Sony marks optically stabilized lenses OSS, Canon IS, Nikon VR, Fujifilm OIS, Panasonic O.I.S., Tamron VC and Sigma OS; a lens from these makers without the mark has no optical stabilization.
  • Prime or zoom, read from the focal length in the lens name.

Each value is checked automatically against the source it links, on the date shown. How we build these pages

† The makers' own tables, row by row, with labels in our plain words (translated where the maker's page isn't in English); each row's numbers are checked against the page it links.

Full specifications†

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Full specificationsNikon Nikkor Z 50mm F1.8 S2
Focal length50 mm
Maximum aperturef/1.8
Minimum aperturef/16
Angle of view47° (FX format)
Angle of view31°30' (DX format)
Minimum focus distance0.4 m/1.32 ft
Maximum reproduction ratio0.15x
Diaphragm blades9 (rounded diaphragm opening)
Filter-attachment size62 mm (P = 0.75 mm)
WeightApproximately 415 g/14.7 oz

How the pick works

  1. Widest aperture3

    Lower wins once they are 0.3 apart.

  2. Weight2

    Lower wins from a 12% gap.

  3. Focal length (longest)2

    Higher wins from a 15% gap.

  4. Focal length (widest)2

    Lower wins once they are 2 mm apart.

  5. Optical stabilization1

    Having it wins.

  6. Closest focus, wide end1

    Lower wins from a 15% gap. Compared only between lenses of the same focal length (widest).

  7. Filter thread0.5

    Lower wins once they are 5 mm apart.

  8. Lead for a pick1

Our pick or our take adds up the importance of each real difference, with these importances and thresholds: a gap smaller than its row's threshold is too close to call and counts as the same. They are our editorial choice, not a measurement, the same on every page, and they never read prices, sales or who sells it.

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