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See the big picture with the smallest of lenses.

The absolute smallest NIKKOR Z lens—the smallest DX format lens ever, in fact—the NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR covers the sweet spot of the zoom range, letting you capture street scenes and landscapes as easily as portraits and close-ups. It has powerful Vibration Reduction (VR) image stabilization to keep your videos steady and your photos sharp. It focuses quickly and silently and supresses focus breathing—ideal for recording videos and high-speed action. And when not in use, it retracts into itself for a compact profile and added protection.

Wide or Vertical 4K Videos

The NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR's zoom range is ideal for everything from interviews and how-to videos to close-ups and establishing shots. Like high-end cinema lenses, it's designed to suppress focus breathing—a common occurrence with smartphones, that makes videos look amateurish. Plus, its AF motor, focusing ring and control ring are virtually silent, so the camera's built-in mic won't pick up noise from the lens during recording.

Technology

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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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    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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    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 center of the lens.

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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.

*As of October 10, 2019. Based on CIPA Standard: this value is achieved when attached to a DX-format camera with the camera’s VR function set to “NORMAL”, and when zoom is set to the maximum telephoto position.

LCD, Video and Photo Gallery images are for illustrative purposes only

Tech Specs

  • Focal Length Range

    Focal Length Range

    16 - 50mm
  • Maximum Aperture

    Maximum Aperture

    f/ 3.5-6.3

  • Format

    DX
  • VR (Vibration Reduction) Image Stabilization

    VR (Vibration Reduction) Image Stabilization

    Yes
  • Approx. Dimensions (Diameter x Length)

    Approx. Dimensions (Diameter x Length)

    2.8 in. (70 mm) x 1.3 in. (32 mm)
  • Approx. Weight

    Approx. Weight

    4.8 oz. (135 g)
  • Mount Type
    Nikon Z Mount
  • Focal Length Range
    16 - 50mm
  • Zoom Ratio
    3.1x
  • Maximum Aperture
    f/ 3.5-6.3
  • Minimum Aperture
    f/ 16
  • Format
    DX
  • Maximum Angle of View (DX-format)
    83°
  • Minimum Angle of View (DX-format)
    31° 30'
  • Maximum Reproduction Ratio
    0.2x
  • Lens Elements
    9
  • Lens Groups
    7
  • Compatible Format(s)
    DX
  • VR (Vibration Reduction) Image Stabilization
    Yes
  • Diaphragm Blades
    7
  • ED Glass Elements
    1
  • Aspherical Elements
    4
  • Super Integrated Coating
    Yes
  • Autofocus
    Yes
  • Internal Focusing
    Yes
  • Minimum Focus Distance
    0.2m at 24mm zoom position, 0.23m at 35mm zoom position, 0.25m at 16mm zoom position, 0.3m at 50mm zoom position
  • Focus Mode
    Autofocus, Manual
  • Filter Size
    46mm
  • Accepts Filter Type
    Screw-in
  • Approx. Dimensions (Diameter x Length)
    2.8 in. (70 mm) x 1.3 in. (32 mm)
  • Approx. Weight
    4.8 oz. (135 g)
  • Lens Type
    Zoom

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