Low-light lenses for Nikon Z mount
60 low-light options that fit Nikon Z series (Z6/Z7/Z8/Z9 full-frame, Z50/Zfc APS-C) — fast apertures (f/1.8 and brighter) for dim conditions. Every spec from the manufacturer's own product name and catalog.
Shooting a specific body? Per-camera fits: Nikon Z30 · Nikon Z5 · Nikon Z5 II · Nikon Z50 · Nikon Z50 II · Nikon Z6 · Nikon Z6 II · Nikon Z6 III · Nikon Z7 · Nikon Z7 II · Nikon Z8 · Nikon Z9 · Nikon Zf · Nikon Zfc.
Weight & weather sealing: which of these can you carry all day?
On long approaches the decision is often made by weight, not aperture. Published weights for 51 of the 60 lenses above (the other 9 have no verified weight in our dataset yet — omitted, never estimated):
| Lens | Weight | Weather sealing |
|---|---|---|
| Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7 | 135g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row (no designation suffix), released 2023-05-31; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z DX MC 35mm f/1.7 | 220g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'MC'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary | 285g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'DC DN', released 2023-04-01; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Meike AF 55mm f/1.4 (APS-C) | 286g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row (no designation suffix), released 2024-??-??; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary | 295g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'DC DN', released 2023-04-01; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Viltrox AF 33mm f/1.4 | 310g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row (no designation suffix), released 2021-08-23; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Meike AF 33mm f/1.4 (APS-C) | 314g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row (no designation suffix), released 2024-07-13; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.4 | 320g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row (no designation suffix), released 2021-08-23; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 | 350g | None claimed |
| Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.8 EVO | 355g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Evo', released 2026-06-08; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Yongnuo YN 23mm f/1.4 DA DSM Pro | 368g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'DA DSM WL Pro', released 2024-08-12; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S | 370g | Weather-sealed (S-Line) |
| Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 EVO | 375g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'II Evo', released 2026-04-20; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Yongnuo YN 56mm f/1.4 DA DSM Pro | 375g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'DA DSM WL Pro', released 2024-??-??; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Yongnuo YN 33mm f/1.4 DA DSM Pro | 378g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'DA DSM WL Pro', released 2024-06-10; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sirui Sniper 23mm f/1.2 | 386g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Sniper', released 2023-??-??; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Viltrox AF 55mm f/1.8 EVO | 390g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Evo', released 2026-04-20; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sirui Sniper 16mm f/1.2 | 403g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Sniper', released 2024-??-??; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sirui Sniper 33mm f/1.2 | 404g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Sniper', released 2023-??-??; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.4 | 415g | Not verified |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S | 415g | Weather-sealed (S-Line) |
| Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary | 420g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'DC DN', released 2023-04-01; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 | 420g | Not verified |
| Sirui Sniper 56mm f/1.2 | 427g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Sniper', released 2023-??-??; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S | 447g | Weather-sealed (S-Line) |
| Tamron 16-30mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 (A064) | 450g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Di III VXD G2'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sirui Sniper 75mm f/1.2 | 466g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Sniper', released 2024-06-14; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S | 470g | Weather-sealed (S-Line) |
| Tamron 17-70mm F/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD (B070) | 540g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Di III-A VC RXD'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 (A063) | 540g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Di III VXD G2', released 2024-04-18; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.8 II | 540g | None claimed |
| Meike AF 24mm f/1.4 MIX | 560g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'MIX', released 2025-08-08; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Sirui Aurora 85mm f/1.4 | 570g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Aurora', released 2024-10-25; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Tamron 35-100mm F/2.8 Di III VXD (A078) | 575g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Di III VXD'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Tamron 12-20mm F2.8 (A084) | 585g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row (no designation suffix); sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.2 Pro | 595g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Pro'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Meike AF 85mm f/1.4 MIX II | 656g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'STM MIX II', released 2026-07-17; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Meike AF 85mm f/1.4 MIX | 735g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'STM MIX', released 2023-09-25; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro | 830g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Pro', released 2026-02-10; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.4 Pro | 835g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Pro', released 2025-11-19; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 (A065) | 865g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Di III VC VXD G2'; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.2 LAB | 970g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'LAB', released 2025-12-17; sealing not stated on the source page) |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena | 995g | Weather-sealed (S-Line) |
| 7Artisans AF 135mm f/1.8 | 1014g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Max', released 2026-05-20; sealing not stated on the source page [corrected 2026-09-02: thousands separator had been dropped on import]) |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.2 S | 1060g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'S', released 2025-02-05; sealing not stated on the source page [corrected 2026-09-02: thousands separator had been dropped on import]) |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S | 1090g | Weather-sealed (S-Line) |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.2 S | 1160g | Weather-sealed (S-Line) |
| Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD (A058) | 1190g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'Di III VXD', released 2023-07-25; sealing not stated on the source page [corrected 2026-09-02: thousands separator had been dropped on import]) |
| Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB | 1265g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'LAB', released 2025-03-19; sealing not stated on the source page [corrected 2026-09-02: thousands separator had been dropped on import]) |
| Laowa AF 200mm f/2 FF | 1588g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'C-Dreamer', released 2025-10-15; sealing not stated on the source page [corrected 2026-09-02: thousands separator had been dropped on import]) |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct | 2000g | Not verified (weight from the Nikon Z-mount list row for designation 'S very fast, manual focus"}]],"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"abbr","href":"./Template:Abbr"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Noct"},"2":{"wt":"very fast, manual focus"}},"i":0}}]}\' id="mwDWs">Noct', released 2019-10-10; sealing not stated on the source page [corrected 2026-09-02: thousands separator had been dropped on import]) |
Packing light? The lightest here is the Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7 at 135g. The lightest weather-sealed option is the Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S at 370g.
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