Zeiss Otus ML 50mm f/1.4 for Nikon Z

The ZEISS Otus ML lenses are crafted for photographers who live to tell stories. Inspired by the legendary ZEISS Otus family, the new lenses bring ZEISS' renowned optical excellence to mirrorless system cameras (available for Sony E-Mount, Canon RF-Mount and Nikon Z-Mount). Designed with ultimate precise mechanics, you are able to capture every detail with unparalleled sharpness, vibrant colours and a nearly three-dimensional effect that brings your story to life. With the Otus ML, manual focusing becomes more than a technique, it's an experience itself and an indispensable tool for your creative freedom. The precisely engineered focusing allows for accurate settings, giving the confidence that every shot turns out exactly as envisioned. With the ZEISS Otus ML lens family, you can rely on your lens in every situation. 

The Otus ML 50mm f/1.4 is indispensable in every photographer's toolbox. Whether you're capturing portraits, street scenes, or cinematic moments, this lens is your perfect partner for bringing your creative vision to life. Capture the moment as you see it, as you feel it and focus on your story.

Optical Excellence for Finest Details

The ZEISS Otus ML lenses represent unparalleled optical performance. Even at f/1.4, in challenging low-light conditions where your eyes might struggle, the lens reveals the finest details and textures with remarkable sharpness. 

Aspherical design

The aspherical lens design ensures consistent imaging performance throughout the entire focusing range as well as sharpness to the periphery of the image. The asphere's more complex surface profile can reduce or eliminate spherical aberration and also reduce other optical aberrations compared to a simple lens.

The Distinctive ZEISS Look

Experience the unmistakable visual language of the ZEISS Otus ML lenses. Thanks to impressive true colour rendition, outstanding sharpness, and incomparable micro contrast, a picture look is created that appears almost three-dimensional - the characteristic ZEISS 3D Pop.

Harmonious Bokeh

The ZEISS Otus ML series is characterised by an extraordinarily shallow depth of field that directs the viewer's gaze precisely to what matters. At the same time, the wonderfully harmonious bokeh - shaped by ten aperture blades - creates smooth transitions, elegantly showcasing the stories' subjects.

Photography with Passion and Precision

Manual focusing is more than a method – it's an opportunity to connect deeply with your craft, giving you unparalleled control and creative freedom. With ZEISS Otus ML lenses, manual focusing becomes an experience in itself. Based on the legendary Otus family, known as best-in-class manual prime lenses, the ZEISS Otus ML offer a uniquely precise mechanical design that gives photographers full control over their images. Focusing is controlled by a smooth, metal focus ring based on a helicoid mechanism. 

DeClick Feature

The ZEISS Otus ML series offers a practical DeClick function for seamless aperture control. By using the supplied tool and an adjustment screw on the bayonet surface, the locking mechanism can be disengaged, allowing for step less and silent aperture adjustments. This enables smooth exposure transitions in video applications, ensuring precise brightness control while panning.

Highest craftsmanship for an unparalleled feel

The full metal construction of the ZEISS Otus ML lenses combines first-class craftsmanship with exceptional quality. The precise and easily readable scales in yellow allow for quick and accurate adjustments to maintain full control. This unique feeling of becoming one with your equipment is supported by the compact and lightweight design.

A Perfect Fit

The ZEISS Otus ML Lenses are optimised for the latest mirrorless camera systems with Sony E-, Canon RF-, and Nikon Z-Mount.