Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S Review
As single lens reflex (SLR) cameras became popular during the 1960's, the 50mm lens became known as the "normal lens". Since this time, the large aperture 50mm lens has been one of the most popular lenses for photography enthusiasts to use. And any new format has to launch this lens relatively early. So here we have the Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S . Seen here on the Nikon Z 7 mirrorless camera (left). For comparison, I have the 1980's era Nikon F3 with the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AiS pancake lens (middle), released in 1980. For the fun of it, I also have the Nikon 1 J5 with the 18.5mm f/1.8 lens (right), which was Nikon's first mirrorless camera system. And as you have guessed already, the 18.5mm lens has the same field of view as a 50mm lens on a film based camera, with the 2.7x crop factor of the 1'' sensor. In this article, I will compare the new Z lens with the classic lens from 1980. But first: Why do we have "normal lenses"? Normal lens Some