The ‘Big N’ has announced its first DX-format macro lens for Nikon Z lenses, but sample imagery shot on the new Nikon Z DX MC 35mm f/1.7 appears to illustrate that it’s much more than just a close-up merchant. Beyond some fetching macro images of a cat, a daisy, a lemon, a mushroom, and a cockatiel, the sample imagery also includes landscapes of a beach at sunset, mist-covered woodland, and rolling green hills, as well as a mid-shot portrait, and a still life.
Think macro lens and it’s hard not to think beyond close-ups, but however specialist, these lenses can actually prove extremely versatile. This looks to be especially true of the Nikon Z DX MC 35mm f/1.7, because it has an equivalent focal length of 52.5mm, essentially making it a ‘nifty fifty’. That means this new crop-sensor optic has the potential to be a very versatile tool indeed.
