Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena review: bokehlicious
Two-minute review Nikon follows up its showstopping Nikon Z 58mm f/0.95 S ‘Noct’ with its second signature Z-mount lens, the Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S ‘Plena’. Both are unashamedly specialist portraiture lenses offering optical quality that goes beyond mere shallow depth of field, and into the realms of supreme bokeh. These are Nikon’s best lenses for those with an eye for detail. The Plena is a more tantalizing prospect than the Noct for a number of reasons. For one, it's less than a third of the price, much more in line with Nikon’s Z 85mm f/1.2 S. Still, at $2,600 / £2,700 / AU$4,600 you’d hardly call the Plena cheap, especially when Sigma has its own 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art that costs less than half the price, which is compatible with Z-mount cameras via an adaptor. Still, if you’ve got the cash to splash and want to make a statement, the Plena will do that for you. This is also an autofocus lens, whereas the Noct is manual-focus only. Paired with Nikon’s wide area subj...