Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.4

13 May 2026 · Lens Review

Z-mount shooters have been routing their 'character lens' budget toward Laowa and Tamron for years. Nikon's 35mm f/1.4 Z is the first native option worth stopping that habit. It's not a clinical Nikon sharpness exercise — it renders with personality, which is exactly what you want when a client needs editorial portraiture or environmental work that doesn't look like it came off a production line. If you're already in the Z ecosystem and you've been tolerating adapted glass or paying a premium for third-party bokeh, this is the lens that closes that gap without leaving the native mount.

30 Oct 2026 · Lens News

Viltrox's AF 35mm F1.4 Pro is available now for $829 in Sony E and Nikon Z mounts, completing the three-lens F1.4 Pro prime set. Weather-sealed metal body, 16 elements in 11 groups (including UA, ED and HR glass), 11 aperture blades, voice coil autofocus, and 0.3m close focus. The aperture ring clicks or de-clicks, and there's a customisable Fn button plus AF/MF switch on the barrel. At 760-780g it's considerably heavier than the native Sony GM and Nikon Z equivalents.