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Nikkor Z DX 16-50 mm f/3.5–6.3 VR

Maker	Nikon
Lens mount(s)	Z-mount
Technical data
Type	Zoom
Focus drive	Stepping motor
Focal length	16-50mm
Focal length (35mm equiv.)	24-75 mm
Image format	DX (APS-C)
Aperture (max/min)	f/3.5–22 (wide) f/6.3–40 (tele)
Close focus distance	0.2m
Max. magnification	1:5
Diaphragm blades	7 (rounded)
Construction	9 elements in 7 groups
Features
Lens-based stabilization	Yes
Macro capable	No
Application	Normal zoom
Physical
Max. length	32 mm
Diameter	70 mm
Weight	135 g
Filter diameter	46 mm
Angle of view
Diagonal	83°–31°30' (DX)
History
Introduction	October 2019
Retail info
MSRP	$299 USD (as of 2019)

The Nikon Nikkor Z DX 16-50 mm f/3.5–6.3 VR is a DX-format (APS-C) zoom lens with a variable aperture of f/3.5–6.3, manufactured by Nikon for use on Nikon Z-mount mirrorless cameras.

Introduction

On October 10, 2019, Nikon announced the first DX-format (APS-C) Z-mount camera, the Nikon Z50. Along with the camera, two DX lenses were also released, the Nikkor Z DX 16-50 mm f/3.5–6.3 VR and the Nikkor Z DX 50-250 mm f/4.5–6.3 VR. According to Nikon, at the time of release, the lens was the absolute smallest Nikkor Z lens (superseded by the full-frame Nikon Nikkor Z 26 mm f/2.8 in 2023), and also the smallest APS-C/DX-format lens ever. It sports an all-plastic construction and a plastic mount, to make the lens lighter. The lens has a retractable design, making it more compact when not in use. Unlike previous DX-format kit lenses for the F-mount, the 18-55 mm f/3.5–5.6 zooms, this lens offers a shorter focal length on both ends (by 2 and 5 mm, respectively), with a darker aperture on the telephoto end (f/6.3 instead of f/5.6). The lens does not come with a lens hood.

Silver version (SL)

On June 29, 2021, Nikon also announced an otherwise both optically and design-wise identical silver version of the lens, alongside the release of the Nikon Zfc and the Special Edition version of the Nikkor Z 28 mm f/2.8 (SE) prime lens.

Features

• 16-50 mm focal length (approximately equivalent field of view of a 24-75 mm lens on a full-frame format camera)
• Autofocus using a stepping motor (STM), focus-by-wire manual focus ring
• 9 elements in 7 groups (including 1 ED and 4 aspherical lens elements)
• 7-blade rounded diaphragm
• Vibration Reduction (VR) optical stabilization
• Internal focusing (IF lens)
• One customizable control ring at the back (manual focusing by default, aperture, ISO and exposure compensation functions can be assigned to it)

• On a Nikon Z50
• On a Nikon Z50
• On a Nikon Z30
• Silver version (SL), mounted on a Nikon Zfc

Sample images

• At 16 mm, f/3.5
• At 16 mm, f/4.5
• At 16 mm, f/5.6
• At 16 mm, f/8
• At 16 mm, f/8
• At 18.5 mm, f/3.8
• At 19 mm, f/3.8
• At 28 mm, f/6.3
• At 50 mm, f/8

See also

• Nikon Z-mount

References

1. "NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR specifications". imaging.nikon.com. Nikon Corporation. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
2. "Nikon introduces the Z50, a DX-format mirrorless camera for Z-mount". DPReview. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
3. "Nikon releases the NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR standard zoom lens, and the NIKKOR Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR telephoto zoom lens". Nikon Corporation. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
4. "NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR - Product page". Nikon Corporation. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
5. Mansurov, Nasim (2019-10-10). "Nikon Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR Review". Photography Life. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
6. "Nikon releases the Z fc DX-format mirrorless camera". Nikon Corporation. 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2025-01-22.

External links

Official sites

• Nikkor Z DX 16-50 mm f/3.5-6.3 VR product page at Nikon USA's Website
• Nikkor Z DX 16-50 mm f/3.5-6.3 VR on imaging.nikon.com

Reviews of this lens

• Nikon Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR Review - Photography Life
• Nikon Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens review with samples - Christopher Frost

• Nikon Z-mount lenses
• Camera lenses introduced in 2019
• Camera lenses introduced in 2021