Nikon NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens

Nikon NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens

• Z-Mount Lens/FX Format
• Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22
• One ED Element, One Aspherical Element
• 1:1 Magnification
• 6.3" Minimum Focus
• STM Autofocus System
• Focus Range Limiter
• Magnification and Focus Distance Indexes
• Weather-Sealed Construction
• Compatible with ES-2 Film Digitizing Set
• 46mm Filter Diameter

50mm is a natural focal length. Similar to our field of vision, it just feels right in so many situations. The NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8 brings that just-right feeling to the exciting world of macro. Shoot as close as 0.16m and capture the smallest details at 1x life-size magnification—ideal for spontaneous snapshots, food photography or exploring the small details of everyday life. Or use it as an an everyday lens to enhance foreground/background separation and selective focus. Compact, lightweight and weather-sealed, it's likely to become one of your most prized and versatile lenses.

Capturing the micro details

Life-size your subject and draw out its micro details with the lens’s unique capability to reproduce shots with its true magnification ratio of 1:1. With the lens’s short minimum focusing distance of range of 5cm1 to 16cm, users will be able get extremely close to action all while achieving their shot in tack focus with a natural smooth bokeh in the background. Let your photo speak a thousand words with its stunning three-dimension expression that will make your subject pop.

With superior image quality offered by the lens structure of the NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8, users will be able to experience edge-to-edge sharpness that delivers clear rendering in every shot. Additionally, achieve suppressed chromatic aberration to effectively minimise colour bleeding and fringing, at any shooting distance, making your photo the talk of the town. Take it anywhere and everywhere - indoors or outdoors from dawn to dusk. Capture sharp, clear and detailed shots and videos with minimal ghosting and flaring when under the sun or with a light source in the frame. Even when challenged with low-light scenes, the maximum aperture of f/2.82 allows for the adjustment of lower ISO and faster shutter speed, minimising image noise and blur from camera shakes.

With the versatile 50mm focal length, capture sharp, detailed imagery in a multitude of scenes - up close or at a distance, from the water droplets on a leaf after a dewy morning to the vastness of breath-taking landscapes to express your artistic vision through visual storytelling.

Beyond the lens

Take it out and about on your adventures with an ease of mind under everyday conditions, where the dust- and drip-resistant3 performance of NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8 prevents dust and water droplets from entering the lens, or even pollen from sticking onto lens as you get up close during macro photography. In addition to the application of fluorine coat on the front element that provides anti-fouling performance and makes it easier when it comes to cleaning the lenses.

Switch it up with ease

The NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8 weighs approximately 260g, and 66mm in length, making it easy to carry around for long periods of time and allows for users to take control of every shooting opportunity. Enjoy greater flexibility in attaching a range of filters directly onto the lens such as the 46mm filter to reduce reflection, and accessories such as the SB-R200 Wireless Speedlight and ES-2 Film Digitizer by using a SY-1-62 adapter ring to further illuminate small subjects especially during close-ups.

Enhance your macro photography experience with new features of the NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8 for smooth operability while shooting. Acquire faster focus on your subject with the focus limit switch located on the side of the lens, minimising focusing time as you switch the focus limit switch to the close-up position. Get information of the image reproduction ratio easily and promptly with the new focus distance indicator, colour-coded for better visibility and provides details on the distance from the lens to the subject, when extended.

Designed for extremely quiet operation, made possible with the adoption of the stepping motor (STM), enjoy photographing close-ups of animals and insects without startling them, getting the perfect macro shot with minimal operational sounds.