NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

“Without exaggeration, this is the most unbelievable optic I’ve ever used.”

Joey Terrill
Advertising and Editorial Photographer

“I love this lens! Surprisingly lightweight. Wonderfully fast autofocus.”

Alan Shapiro
Portrait, food and nature photographer

“The achieved bokeh holds the color, is pleasant to the eye and is velvety smooth.”

Katarína Jenčová
Photographer

“The resolution is very high, and the expression of sharpness is very good.”

Kelly Liu
Still Life Photographer

Quality you can see. Literally.

Beautiful, beautiful bokeh.

The NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S isn’t only about the technical; it’s focused on aesthetics and style, too. Wide open at f/2.8, it creates a beautifully artistic background blur, or bokeh effect—gentle, soft and round without discernible edges and no “onion rings” or spirals.

A flare for the dramatic.

Don’t back down to dramatic backlit situations. Nikon’s two innovative anti-reflective coatings, Nano Crystal Coat and ARNEO Coat, keep images sharp and clear by minimizing ghost and flare effects. Boldly shoot directly into harsh light sources with confidence.

Stack your shots.

Use the NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S on a Z series camera with the Focus Shift Mode, and create hyper-detailed images that would be impossible to achieve with optics alone. (Requires third party image stacking software.)

Next generation. Z design.

Mark of excellence. S-Line badge.

Denotes premium NIKKOR Z lenses with the most advanced optics, beautiful bokeh, superior resolution and high contrast.

Mark of excellence. S-Line badge.Denotes premium NIKKOR Z lenses with the most advanced optics, beautiful bokeh, superior resolution and high contrast.

Quick check. Lens info panel.Quickly confirm focus distance, aperture, and reproduction ratio when you’re shooting from a tripod and can’t be behind the camera.

In control. Control ring.Smooth, precise and clickless. Manually adjust aperture, ISO or exposure compensation.

Always ready. Shortcut button.Activate subject tracking, image playback, AF Lock and more from the L-Fn button. Customize your lens for the way you like to shoot.

Close-up convenience. Limiter switch.Constrains the AF system to 0.3m–0.5m working distance for close-up work. Reduces focus searching.

Technology

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  ARNEO Coat

  An anti-reflective coating developed by Nikon and used in conjunction with Nano Crystal Coat to further reduce ghost and flare effects caused by incident light entering the lens vertically. This allows for the outstandingly clear capture of images even when a light source is located within the frame.
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  Fluorine Coat

  Photographers need gear that can withstand the elements. Nikon’s fluorine coat effectively repels dust, water droplets, grease or dirt, ensuring easy removal even when they adhere to the lens surface. Nikon’s fluorine coat endures a high frequency of lens surface wiping and its anti-reflective effect also contributes to the capture of clear images.
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  Stepping Motor

  NIKKOR Z lenses use a stepping motor for fast, accurate, smooth, quiet autofocus with reduced wobbling. This quiet drive system makes the lenses ideal for use when shooting video.
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  Electromagnetic Diaphragm Mechanism

  An electromagnetic diaphragm mechanism in the lens barrel provides highly accurate electronic diaphragm or aperture blade control when using auto exposure during continuous shooting. 
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  ED (Extra-Low Dispersion) Glass

  An optical glass developed by Nikon that is used with normal optical glass in telephoto lenses to obtain optimum correction of chromatic aberrations.
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  Nano Crystal Coat

  An anti-reflective coating developed by Nikon that virtually eliminates internal lens element reflections across a wide range of wavelengths. Nano Crystal Coat solves ghost effects caused by red light and effectively reduces ghost and flare caused by light entering the lens diagonally.
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  Aspherical Lens

  A lens with a curved, non-spherical surface. Used to reduce aberrations and enable a more compact lens size. Aspherical lenses minimize coma and other types of lens aberrations, even when used at the widest aperture. They are particularly useful in correcting distortion in wide-angle lenses and help contribute to a lighter, more compact design by reducing the number of standard (spherical) elements necessary. Aspherical lens elements correct these distortions by continuously changing the refractive index from the centre of the lens.
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  IF Lens

  A NIKKOR lens in which only the internal lens group shifts during focusing. Thus, IF NIKKORS do not change in size during AF operation, allowing for compact, lightweight lenses capable of closer focusing distances. These lenses will be designated with the abbreviation IF on the lens barrel.
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  Super Integrated Coating

  Nikon Super Integrated Coating is Nikon’s term for its multilayer coating of the optical elements in NIKKOR lenses. 
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  Vibration Reduction

  A Nikon in-lens technology that improves image stability by automatically compensating for camera shake. Lenses that offer VR will feature the abbreviation VR on the lens barrel.