Sharpness at 105mm

The sharpness tests for this review were carried out using a real-world subject rather than a test chart. The Nikon Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S lens was attached to a Nikon Z6 II camera body, which in turn was mounted on a sturdy tripod. Self-timer mode was activated. Slight tonal changes are due to slight changes in natural light during the session.

The full frame at 105mm

Centre sharpness is outstanding even when shooting wide-open at f/2.8, through to f/16, with f/22 and particularly f/32 being adversely affected by diffraction.

The edge performance is almost as good as the centre, with f/2.8-f/16 again producing the sharpest results.

Aperture	Centre Crop	Edge Crop
f/2.8
f/4
f/5.6
f/8
f/11
f/16
f/22
f/32