Nikon introduces 1 Nikkor 32mm f/1.2 portrait lens for 1 System

Nikon has introduced the 1 Nikkor 32mm f/1.2 portrait lens for its 1 System of mirrorless cameras. The lens, which will provide the angle of view and depth of field control of an 86mmm F3.2 lens for a full-frame system, making it the most enthusiast-friendly lens yet released for the 1 System. The lens, whose development was announced in October 2012, is also the first to use a silent wave motor for focus and to incorporate the company’s ‘nano crystal coat.’ Consistent with these loftier ambitions, Nikon will ask around $900 for the lens when it becomes available in June.

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NIKON ANNOUNCES THE FASTEST 1 NIKKOR LENS YET: THE NEW 32MM f/1.2

The Newest Addition to the Nikon 1 System, the 1 NIKKOR 32mm f/1.2 Lens, Offers Superior Resolution and Incredible Depth of Field to Nikon 1 Shooters

MELVILLE, N.Y. (May 14, 2013) – Today, Nikon Inc. introduced the newest addition to the acclaimed Nikon 1 system, the 1 NIKKOR 32mm f/1.2 lens, a fast medium-telephoto offering for photographers who appreciate the speed and portability of the Nikon 1 System. With a fixed focal length of 32mm and a maximum aperture of f/1.2, the new 32mm lens is the fastest in the ever expanding 1 NIKKOR lens lineup. An ideal lens for portraiture, the 1 NIKKOR 32mm f/1.2 lens is capable of rendering breathtaking images that capture every detail.

The 1 NIKKOR 32mm f/1.2 lens (86mm equivalent in 35mm format) enables brilliant sharpness and is able to resolve intricate details in portraits such as hair, eyes and eyelashes, while also allowing for strategically precise image blur and bokeh. From flattering portraits to still-life art, this fast lens gives users the ability to emphasize a primary subject combined with a skillfully blurred background for a dramatic yet natural separation, and shoot with confidence in challenging light.

Additionally, core NIKKOR lens technologies have been carried over into the 1 NIKKOR series, as the 32mm f/1.2 is the first 1 NIKKOR lens to be equipped with a Silent Wave Motor (SWM), a manual focus ring and a Nano Crystal Coat — all traditional staples of the NIKKOR line. Utilizing the Close-Range Correction System, the lens is able to provide high-resolution, realistic textures and minimized aberration, even during close-up shooting. The M/A (autofocus with manual override) mode lets the user to manually focus during autofocus operation for intuitive and fine adjustments while shooting. Additionally, the lens sports an elegant and portable design while Nikon’s exclusive Nano Crystal Coat effectively reduces instances of ghost and flare for optimal image quality.

With the addition of the new 1 NIKKOR 32mm f/1.2 lens, the 1 NIKKOR lens lineup now offers nine total lenses for photographers seeking the ideal harmony of performance and portability.

Nikon will continue to expand the 1 NIKKOR lineup with lenses that make the most of the capabilities and performance offered by Nikon 1 advanced cameras with interchangeable lenses, while consistently offering new ways for users to express their creative vision.

Price and Availability

The 1 NIKKOR 32mm f/1.2 lens will be available in Black and Silver for a suggested retail price (SRP) of $899.95* in June 2013. For more information on the Nikon 1 system and other 1 NIKKOR lenses as well as other Nikon products, please visit www.nikonusa.com.

*SRP (Suggested Retail Price) listed only as a suggestion. Actual prices are set by dealers and are subject to change at any time.

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$900 for the lens + $900 for a V2 14mp camera= $1,800,… or you can get a D7100 24mp camera with an 85mm F/1.8g Nikkor for the same 🙂

Heaven forbid Nikon gives us the 50f1.2 for FX we’ve been asking for for 5 years!

A 25mm f/0.95 Schneider CCTV lens for a 1″ (about the size of Nikon’s 1 system sensor) sensor costs $2400.00. I figure $900 isn’t too much for a 30mm f/1.2 lens.

Well, I hope the Fuji 56mm f/1.2 will be cheaper. That lens is going to kicking ass and taking names.

For the price, you can get an E-PL5 kit + 45/1.8 with enough money left over for a nice SD card. Might be a better compact mirrorless set for portraits.

Maybe they should make a good 1 series camera also. 🙂 Then maybe this pricey lens might be an option after it comes down in price as well.

Don’t get strategies these days.

Yes, there’s a sucker born every minute…

Just to put that into perspective, Olympus 45 f/1.8 on a m4/3 camera gives you comparable capabilities (90 f/3.6 equiv.) for half the price. 🙂

more like a third of the price.

Didn’t take long for the equivalent police to come a knocking, did it? What a sad pathetic fool you are.

@itkovian

As grating as that maybe, it’s just the fact of life since the 1 system doesn’t exist in a vacuum. If it was significantly smaller or faster than the Olympus 45mm the price might’ve been justified but it’s bigger than the Olympus lens at double the price and not that much faster. Making it worse is that there’s no alternative this in the system.

I’ve been highly interested in the One system myself but it really needs small fast primes to highlight its advantages while letting the users fight off the small sensor size. So far the signs haven’t been too encouraging.

Yes thats right. But why did he have to do the equivalent? I mean I can’t imagine anyone not knowing the equivalent (commentators on this page). I just find it sad that someone would say such a thing. Just some Olympus fanboy with a chip on his shoulder…

399$ would be the right price, knowing the few elements and glass surface used…

To be fair to Nikon, it’s slightly larger and much heavier than the $400 Olympus 45mm.

If Nikon are creating lenses this pricey, maybe they are looking ahead to better models in the 1 series.

Now here the Sigma SD-1 comes! This lens should be able to be mounted on the SD-1.

Priced way too high. Nikon seems to be following Canon when it comes to pricing nowadays.

Yea $700 would be MUCH more realistic. This lens needs to be very very very very very very sharp, corner to corner sharpness wide open to sell for $900. Thats still a stretch.

Though it is a 1.2 lens….I dont know.

Wow, $900 for a lens in a throwaway camera system.