On January 5, 2023, Nikon announced the development of the lens. The lens was introduced on February 7, 2023, alongside the
Nikkor Z 85 mm S. According to Nikon, at the time of release, the lens was the slimmest autofocus full-frame lens for mirrorless cameras, and at only 125 g, the lightest amongst Nikkor Z lenses. The lens comes with a bayonet-type lens hood (HB-111) and a dedicated slip-on lens cap (LC-K108), which can be attached to both the lens or the lens hood. There is no filter thread on the lens, 52 mm filters can only be mounted on the lens hood. == Features ==