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Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena Camera Lens in Black - 20123
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Nikon 20123 NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena Camera Lens in Black
A 135mm prime unlike any before it. Astonishing edge-to-edge clarity. Dreamlike circular bokeh. A focal length treasured for portraits, still life, cinema and landscapes. All with superlative craftsmanship and performance optimized for wide-open shots. Plentiful. Abundant. Extraordinary. This is the Plena.
Features
- Groundbreaking Peripheral Illumination.
The NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena’s innovative design delivers more light to the edges and corners of the frame across the entire aperture range—uniform brightness that invites viewers to explore every inch of your creation. - Wide Open Without Vignetting.
With so much light reaching the corners of your frame, you won’t have to stop down your aperture to prevent vignetting—it’s already minimized by design. - A Lens Only Nikon Could Create.
The extra-wide diameter of Nikon’s Z mount allows for a larger curved rear element that projects light evenly across a full-frame image sensor. - Exquisite Foreground And Bokeh.
Add spectacular drama and style to your photos and videos with large, round bokeh that spreads across the entire frame, right to the edges. - Smooth, Natural Gradation.
Sharp details melt away into dreamlike orbs that gracefully envelop the focal plane. - Stunning Without Stopping Down.
An 11-rounded-blade aperture gives the bokeh its beautiful near-circular shape even at its widest setting of f/1.8 - Pure Color And Sharp Edges.
Advanced SR and ED glass lens elements produce bokeh free of onion rings and color fringing. - Astonishing Precision And Clarity
Combine soft shallow depth of field with breathtaking high resolution. The delicate textures of skin and hair are meticulously rendered with lifelike nuance, free from chromatic aberrations. - Point Light, Totally On-Point.
City lights and stars are captured with refined brilliance across the entire frame, giving nighttime photos and videos an unparalleled level of clarity. - Cut Through The Glare And Flare.
Nikon’s most advanced anti-reflective coatings, Meso Amorphous Coat and ARNEO Coat, are combined to overcome the harshest light coming from multiple directions. - Fast, Accurate And Near-Silent Autofocus.
Nikon’s Multi-Focus System uses dual STM stepping motors moving in sync for enhanced precision, especially when shooting wide open. The ultra-fast system also operates in near-silence, so you can track moving subjects without mechanical noises or vibrations. - Add A New Dimension To Your Footage.
With smooth, responsive, quiet handling and a manageable 995 g total weight, the NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena can bring extraordinary depth and richness to your 8K and 4K footage. - Smooth, Precise Focus Pulls With Minimal Breathing.
Linear focus is available in either rotation direction when using compatible Z series cameras, and your framing remains remarkably consistent even when moving focus from the foreground to the background. - Power Aperture Makes It Easy To Maintain Your Lighting.
Use the clickless control ring or your camera’s Fn1 and Fn2 buttons to smoothly, steplessly open and close the aperture, allowing you quickly to respond to lighting changes beyond the reach of Auto ISO. - An S-Line NIKKOR Z Lens.
At the top of the NIKKOR Z lineup are special lenses developed in pursuit of a higher level of optical performance—lenses that push the boundaries of traditional design, meet a higher standard of quality and enable new forms of image creation.
Technology
- Aspherical Lens
A lens with a curved, non-spherical surface. Used to reduce aberrations and enable a more compact lens size. Aspherical lenses minimize coma and other types of lens aberrations, even when used at the widest aperture. They are particularly useful in correcting distortion in wide-angle lenses and help contribute to a lighter, more compact design by reducing the number of standard (spherical) elements necessary. Aspherical lens elements correct these distortions by continuously changing the refractive index from the center of the lens. - ED (Extra-Low Dispersion) Glass
An optical glass developed by Nikon that is used with normal optical glass in telephoto lenses to obtain optimum correction of chromatic aberrations. - Short-Wavelength Refractive Lens
SR is a high- and specialized-dispersion glass lens that refracts light with wavelengths shorter than that of blue. By controlling short-wavelength light, the lens is able to achieve highly precise chromatic aberration compensation so that the colors in your images are more accurately reproduced. It also allows for more flexible optical designs, which allows for compact, lighter lenses to be designed. - Meso Amorphous Coat
Meso Amorphous Coat realizes the highest anti-reflection performance in NIKKOR history. Meso Amorphous Coat provides an effect superior to that of Nano Crystal Coat for diagonal incident light, and an effect equivalent or superior to ARNEO Coat for vertical incident light. With its superb performance, ghost and flare caused by incident light from various directions are noticeably reduced, delivering clear images even under harsh conditions. With this coating system, amorphous particles, that are even smaller than nano particles, are utilized to create even more gaps within the coating to form an ultra-fine mesoporous structure, attaining a lower refractive index. In addition, a higher-precision base coat is employed to further enhance the anti-reflection effect. - ARNEO Coat
An anti-reflective coating developed by Nikon and used in conjunction with Nano Crystal Coat to further reduce ghost and flare effects caused by incident light entering the lens vertically. This allows for the outstandingly clear capture of images even when a light source is located within the frame. - Stepping Motor
NIKKOR Z lenses use a stepping motor for fast, accurate, smooth, quiet autofocus with reduced wobbling. This quiet drive system makes the lenses ideal for use when shooting video. - A/M
A/M stands for Auto-Priority Manual Mode. This mode also enables an easy transition from autofocus to manual during AF operation. However, mode switch sensitivity has been altered to reduce the possibility of sudden unintentional switching to manual focus while shooting. - IF Lens
A NIKKOR lens in which only the internal lens group shifts during focusing. Thus, IF NIKKORS do not change in size during AF operation, allowing for compact, lightweight lenses capable of closer focusing distances. These lenses will be designated with the abbreviation IF on the lens barrel. - Electromagnetic Diaphragm Mechanism
An electromagnetic diaphragm mechanism in the lens barrel provides highly accurate electronic diaphragm or aperture blade control when using auto exposure during continuous shooting.
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General
Color
Black
Compatibility
Nikon
Type
Telephoto
Macro
No
Maximum Reproduction Ratio
0.2x
Filter Size
82mm
Lens Elements
16
Lens Format Coverage
Full Frame
Lens Groups
14
Fixed Focal Length
135mm
Maximum Focal Length
135mm
Focal Length (35mm Film Equivalent)
202.5mm
ED Glass Elements
4
Aspherical Elements
1
Maximum Aperture
f/ 1.8
ARNEO Coat
Yes
Nano Crystal Coat
Yes
Minimum Aperture
f/ 16
AF Actuator
2 STM (stepping motor)
Minimum Focus Distance
2.69 ft (0.82 m)
Lens Mount Compatibility
Nikon Z-Mount
Angle of View
18°
Image Stabilization
Achieved with in-camera sensor-shift VR when used on a Z series camera with in-body VR
Focus Type
Auto/Manual
Silent Focus
Yes
Aperture Blades
11 (rounded diaphragm)
Lens Construction
16 elements in 14 groups
Dust/Water Resistant
No
In the Box
NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena, LC-82B Lens Cap (front cap), LF-N1 Lens Cap (rear cap), HB-108 Lens Hood, CL-C2 Lens Case
Focusing System
Multi-Focus System
Approximate Dimensions
Diameter (in)
3.9
Package Size HxWxL (in)
7 x 6 x 12
Warranty Information
Labor Warranty
1 Year Limited
Parts Warranty
1 Year Limited
Approximate Weight
Package Weight (lbs)
2
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Frequently Asked Questions
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The minimum focus distance is 2.69 feet (0.82 meters), allowing you to capture subjects fairly close while maintaining sharpness and excellent detail.
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Image stabilization is achieved through in-camera sensor-shift VR when used with a compatible Nikon Z series camera that has in-body VR, enhancing steady shots especially at slower shutter speeds.
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The lens features a Multi-Focus System using dual STM (stepping motor) actuators for fast, precise, and near-silent autofocus performance, ideal for both stills and video.
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Yes, the aperture ring is clickless (power aperture) allowing smooth, stepless aperture adjustments which are perfect for seamless exposure changes during video recording.
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It incorporates advanced Nikon coatings including Meso Amorphous Coat, ARNEO Coat, and Nano Crystal Coat to significantly reduce flare and ghosting, even with strong light sources in the frame, resulting in clear, contrast-rich images.
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