Nikon has just announced the release of its 135mm, f1.8 full frame S Plena Z-mount lens which it has been teasing for the past several weeks. In case you're wondering, the "S" in Nikon's S line apparently stands for "Supreme Optics and Design," and judging from its specs and the sample photos on Nikon's website this quality optic certainly appears to merit that designation.
135mm has always been every camera manufacturer's most commonly used focal length for portrait (i.e., moderate length telephoto) lenses, but unless the sample photos lie there's nothing common about this optic that boasts the following features:
- Aspherical design;
- Extra-low dispersion (ED) glass;
- Short-wavelength refractive (SR) glass for precise chromatic aberration compensation;
- Meso amorphous coating;
- Arneo coating;
- Stepping motor;
- Auto-priority manual mode;
- Internal focusing that prevents the lens changing in size during auto-focusing;
- Electromagnetic diaphragm mechanism
Impressive as these specs are, it's the quality of the sample photos that is truly outstanding. The bokeh produced by the Plena is nothing short of amazing, and the color rendition is nearly perfect.
At a list price of $2,496.95 the Plena is certainly not for every photographer, but if it lives up to its advertising I'm certain it will become a must-have for every serious portrait and wedding professional as well as those bokeh enthusiasts willing to pay a premium to achieve effects such as those shown in the sample photos.
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