Nikon 1 32mm f/1.2 Announcement

Nikon has just announced a brand new lens for the CX mount – the Nikon 1 32mm f/1.2. While this news might not be interesting for Nikon DSLR, it surely will be to anyone that owns a Nikon 1 camera system. It is the first Nikon 1 lens with an insanely fast aperture of f/1.2, Nano Crystal Coat, Silent Wave Motor and a real manual focus ring. With a focal length of 32mm, this lens is equivalent to an 86mm lens on full-frame, which makes it a really nice portrait lens. In terms of depth of field, because the sensor of the Nikon 1 system is only 1 inch in size, the full frame equivalent would be around f/3.2 – a downside of a small sensor. Still, considering how much technology Nikon put into this lens, it will surely be the sharpest lens in the Nikon 1 line.

The specs of the lens look great, but the price is rather steep – $900 MSRP. That’s a pretty hefty sum for a small CX lens. It is obviously a pro-level lens targeted at existing Nikon 1 V1/V2 owners, so I do not expect it to be super popular among J1/J2/J3 and S1 owners.

Some sample images from the lens (courtesy of Nikonusa.com):

Not bad at all!