Nikon shooters are getting a new $690 portrait monster

When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Image: 7artisans Earlier this year at CP+, 7artisans showed off a full-frame autofocusing 135mm F1.8 lens. Now, the company is launching it for Nikon's Z mount, and has fully unveiled the specs and price. The AF 135mm F1.8 (7artisans occasionally adds "Max" to the end of the name, but not consistently) has 16 elements in 13 groups, with six extra-low dispersion lenses and five high refractive index elements. It has a 0.68m (2' 3") minimum focusing distance, and can achieve up to 0.25x magnification. Its aperture has 12 blades, which the company says will provide "naturally circular bokeh" and 12-point starbursts. Autofocus duties are handled by a stepper motor, and the lens has a switch for going between manual and auto focus. It also has two function function buttons, though it's not entirely clear whether they can be programmed to do different things, or if it's the same function but easy to access w