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The NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena is Nikon India Private Ltd.’s newest addition to the NIKKOR Z S-Line line of lenses, and it has outstanding image quality, robust construction, and cutting-edge optics. The lens has the best rendering performance of the S-Line series, is ideal for usage in video, and has a maximum aperture of f/1.8. It also has quick and highly accurate autofocus (AF) and a small body.
The NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena is Nikon’s second premium-grade lens after the Noct to be given a special name, and it is a renowned lens that exemplifies Nikon’s pursuit of optical perfection. The name “Plena,” derived from the Latin word for “beautiful,” “Plenum,” is a great fit for this lens because of its remarkable optical performance. The lens’s meticulous design guarantees consistent illumination and circular bokeh from edge to edge. The Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena is equipped with a stepping motor for capturing silent conditions, a click-less control ring, and a multi-focus technology for fast AF performance, as stated by Sajjan Kumar, Managing Director of Nikon India Pvt. Ltd.
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Achieve photographic greatness with world-class bokeh
The NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena improves upon the NIKKOR Z lenses’ already impressive bokeh. The lens produces a huge, gorgeous bokeh even at its maximum aperture of f/1.8, which gives photos an alluring sense of depth. The lens prevents unsightly color fringing and keeps the bokeh effect looking astonishingly gorgeous and mysterious while also eliminating any distracting foreground or background features.
The NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena is capable of producing almost circular bokeh from edge to edge. The homogeneous distribution of light across the lens’s surface helps to reduce vignetting and keep AF errors under control. The bokeh’s shape is uniform from the center to the edges of the frame, allowing users to capture images with harmonious, accurate, and aesthetically pleasing emotions.
Exceptional rendering performance combined with clarity.
The NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena, made with painstaking precision, provides remarkable S-Line rendering performance at 135mm. This lens is a testimony to Nikon’s pursuit of perfection, allowing users to create stunning works of art by faithfully reproducing the complex textures of their subjects’ skin and hair.
The NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena assures every detail, from landscapes to night scenes, is captured in spectacular clarity by having the greatest point-image reproduction performance among NIKKOR Z lenses. Its superiority is on display in its large amount of peripheral light volume at its maximum aperture of f/1.8.
Furthermore, the lens’s multi-focus mechanism enables photographers to capture every moment with pinpoint accuracy, even when working with a small depth of field. Thanks to the fast and accurate AF, users may experience precise focusing, ideal for highly detailed candid portraits and street photography at the highest aperture, without having to worry about AF operating sound. Additionally, slow focusing during video recording allows for smooth AF.
Images taken in direct sunlight may include ghosting or flares. Ghosting and flares from incoming light sources would be greatly minimized by Nikon’s proprietary Meso Amorphous Coat and ARNEO Coat.
The Ideal Imaging Companion
The NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena is the second premium grade lens in the Z mount series to be given a specific moniker indicative of its performance, after the NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct lens. This premium lens design represents remarkable optical performance befitting top-tier NIKKOR Z lenses, and is engraved with the word “Plena” to emphasize its supremacy in capturing magnificent, complete emotions that harmonize the brightness of objects with gorgeous bokehs.
This lens’s user-friendly design makes the most of the huge diameter to give users a sense of balance and an outstanding effect without making them feel intimidating. To further allow users to concentrate on capturing the photos they want, the lens has an L-Fn button at the top of the lens body that can be used to assign functions (much like the Fn1/Fn2 button) or to change settings smoothly while shooting in the vertical orientation.
The newly designed control ring also permits superior operability, so users may have a smoother operation with a nice torque sensation. In addition to providing a more natural interface, the ring lets users adjust settings by simply rotating it. Furthermore, the lens’ flexible 82-mm filter-attachment size makes the most of the huge aperture and is compatible with a broad variety of lenses, allowing users to record a greater variety of human emotions. The lens’s focus is more easily controlled and the lens stays put during transit thanks to the anti-slip rubber on the front of the lens.
Designed to make filming a breeze
The NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena’s ability to shoot video is indicative of Nikon’s dedication to adaptability. This lens was developed specifically for video recording, making it simple for filmmakers to get professional results. With a click-less control ring and stepping motor (STM) for the AF and aperture mechanism, shooting in calm conditions, like catching a sleeping lion, is much simpler.
Natural-looking video recordings are guaranteed with the NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena. They may shift their concentration from the foreground to the background, or vice versa, and their respiration will compensate for the change in focus. Videos also have more realistic fluctuations in brightness because to the steady exposure and gradual aperture transitions.
In addition, its superior dust- and drip-resistant performance is ensured by sealing on various areas of the lens, including the movable parts of the lens barrel, and a rubber gasket on the lens mount, providing peace of mind for creators who demand the utmost durability from their equipment. To further refine aperture control and maintain exposure control (AE) stability, even during continuous shooting, the lens has its own drive mechanism for the diaphragm, which is activated by electronic impulses from the camera.
The NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena lens will change the way photographers and filmmakers record their surroundings. This lens exemplifies Nikon’s optical prowess in every respect; its bokeh, rendering performance, design, and use are all superb.
NIKKOR Z 135mm Price and Availability
Release date is set for the middle of October, and the price is INR 2,42,995.00.
Visit https://www.nikon.co.in for more on the new NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S and further Nikon goods.
About The NIKKOR Brand
Nikon’s name brand for its lens line is NIKKOR. Nippon Kogaku K.K. (Romanized as “Nikko”) is the original name of the corporation; the NIKKOR moniker was created by adding a “r” to the end of the word, as was customary at the time for photography lens brands. Nikon stated in November 2018 that the company has reached a major manufacturing milestone, having manufactured 110 million NIKKOR lenses for Nikon interchangeable lens cameras.
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About Nikon India
Nikon India sells, promotes, and repairs all Nikon imaging, Nikon Sport Optics, and Nikon Biological products. Some examples of Nikon Imaging products include the Nikon COOLPIX, Nikon D-SLR cameras, and the many NIKKOR lenses and accessory options. Sales, servicing, and application support for the Nikon Biological line of Microscopes and its accessories are all part of Nikon India’s area of business.
In addition to its main office in Gurgaon, Nikon also maintains locations in Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Delhi. In order to provide comprehensive service and support to Nikon clients in India, the company has a network of 23 authorized service centers (ASCs), 14 Nikon Collection Centers, and over 1500 dealers. Nikon has also set up 140 Experience zones around India to demonstrate their whole line of Mirrorless, D-SLR, COOLPIX, and NIKKOR cameras, lenses, and accessories.
