This is a full-frame prime lens for Nikon F, covering 50 mm and a maximum aperture of f/2. Released in 1959, it weighs 200 g. That combination suits portrait and low-light photography.
It is a prime lens designed for full frame cameras. This standard prime lens features a f/2 maximum aperture, making it ideal for street, documentary, everyday, low-light. The optical design incorporates 7 elements / 5 groups, ensuring sharp image quality and minimal distortion. Despite its robust professional construction, the lens delivers exceptional optical performance.
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Good forportraitlow-light
Street Documentary Everyday
§ 01
Specification
Manufacturer data
Focal length
50 mm
Maximum aperture
f/2
Minimum aperture
f/16
Number of diaphragm blades
6
Optical construction
7 elements / 5 groups
Minimum focusing distance
0.60 m (23.62 inches)
Filter size
52 mm
Lens mount
Nikon F
Dimensions
38 x 61 mm
Weight
200 g (7.05 oz)
Lens type
Prime lens
Image stabilization
No
Max Format size
Full frame
Aperture ring
Yes
Usage
Street, Documentary, Everyday, Low-light
Wide open at 2 m, background blur ≈ 1.8% of the frame width
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§ 02
Sample frames
Shot on the Nikon Nikkor S 5 cm f/2
01Volvo 1800ESby jackfate64102Photo boothby jackfate64103Volvo 1800ESby jackfate64104Reduce signby jackfate641052238/1936 [z0aby june177706lighthouse of a passion (2032/1721) [z0aby june177707White butterflyby Jonathan_in_Madrid08Grapes on the vine and in my handby Jonathan_in_Madrid09Evening in the polderby jmdevitt10Nikon D100by jackfate64111Evening in the Ooijpolderby jmdevitt12Elevated (Spring May 2026)by wiejaczka.k13Thassos, Greece. 1983.by M McBey14Tromsdalstinden, April 2026by wiejaczka.k15Tromsdalstinden, May 2026by wiejaczka.k16into a bamboo grove, Bellair Road, Asheville, NC, Nikon FM, nikon nikkor 50mm f/2, Kodak Tri-X 400, Cinestill Monobath, late April 2026by steve aimone17Refletby FvZ Photography18dead trees, spruce forms, windswept, White Head, up from Little White Head, Monhegan Island, Maine, Nikon D3300, Soligor 35-70mm, 5.5.26by steve aimone19ocean vista, Burnt Head to Gull Rock, ocean swells, Monhegan Island, Maine, Nikon FM, nikon nikkor 50mm f-2, Kodak tri-X 400, cinestill monbath, 5.9.26by steve aimone20looking down, from Horn's Hill, aquafer, village, ocean, Monhegan Island, Maine, Nikon FM, nikon nikkor 50mm f-2, 5.4.26by steve aimone