Thom's Commentary: Big, heavy, expensive, and manual focus only. However the new NOCT provides a look you can't get any other way and is optically the best prime Nikon has made. This lens is particularly interesting to video users. Recommended (but highly conditionally) Review coming
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- Coverage: full frame (FX)
- Build: S-line
- Optic design:
- 17 elements in 11 groups
- 3 aspherical, 4 ED elements
- Arneo and Nano coating
- Fluorine front element coating
- Field of view: 40° diagonal
- Stabilization: none (can use sensor-VR)
- Additional controls: LCD distance and DOF info, Fn button, extra programmable ring
- Aperture:
- f/0.95 to f/16
- 11-blade rounded diaphragm
- Focus:
- manual focus, internal focus
- 20" (0.5m) minimum focus
- Filter: 82mm filter size
- Lens hood: supplied HN-38
- Size and weight:
- 6"(153mm) long
- 4: (102mm) diameter
- 70.6 ounces (2000g)
- Extras: supplied Pelican-style carrying case
- Model number: 20086
- Price: US$8000
- Announced: October 10, 2019