Nikon 105mm f/1.4 FX vs. Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena

Ray-traced side by side from their optical patents for the same upper-body portrait framing: compare the Nikon 105mm f/1.4 FX (4.2 m working distance, 75.0 mm pupil) against the Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena (5.4 m working distance, 75.0 mm pupil).

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Optical & Portrait Metric Nikon 105mm f/1.4 FX Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena What It Means in Practice
Upper-Body Working Distance 4.21 m 5.40 m The Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena requires 1.2 m more room behind you for the same subject size.
Effective Focal Length (Breathing) 111.5 mm (+6.1%) 130.2 mm (-3.6%) Nikon 105mm f/1.4 FX frames like 111.5 mm (+6.1%) at 4.2 m; Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena frames like 130.2 mm (-3.6%) at 5.4 m.
Depth of Field (Sharp Zone) 20 cm (4.11 m – 4.31 m) 25 cm (5.28 m – 5.53 m) The Nikon 105mm f/1.4 FX has a 22% thinner focus zone (20 cm vs. 25 cm)—requiring more precise eye focus.
Entrance Pupil Diameter 75.0 mm (f/1.4) 75.0 mm (f/1.8) Nearly identical distant background blur size at equal framing.
Minimum Focus Distance 1 m 0.82 m Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena focuses 18 cm closer (1 m vs. 0.82 m) for tighter close-ups.
Patent Prescription WO2019116563A1 (14/9) WO2024147268A1 (16/14) Published optical prescriptions traced in the 3D simulator above.

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Which blurs the background more, Nikon 105mm f/1.4 FX or Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena?

At the same subject framing, distant background blur scales with the entrance pupil diameter (focal length ÷ f-number). Nikon 105mm f/1.4 FX at f/1.4 has a 75.0 mm entrance pupil, while Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena at f/1.8 has a 75.0 mm entrance pupil.

How does working distance differ between Nikon 105mm f/1.4 FX and Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena?

For an upper-body portrait, Nikon 105mm f/1.4 FX stands 4.21 m from the subject (sharp zone 20 cm, from 4.11 m to 4.31 m), whereas Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena stands 5.40 m away (sharp zone 25 cm, from 5.28 m to 5.53 m).

How do the optical designs of Nikon 105mm f/1.4 FX and Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena compare?

Nikon 105mm f/1.4 FX uses 14 elements in 9 groups (WO2019116563A1, effective focal length 111.5 mm at portrait distance). Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena uses 16 elements in 14 groups (WO2024147268A1, effective focal length 130.2 mm).

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