I own many, many different 50mm lenses. They have different characters, speeds, sizes, weights and shapes. The Nikon Z 50mm/f1.8 S rules them all. This lens is incredibly sharp wide open and at any other aperture, it’s a pleasure to use it for portraits and other shots with a shallow depth of field. I sometimes wonder if it is too sharp… anyway, I don’t think I will ever need another 50mm lens, unless I ever need an 0.95 or 1.2 aperture lens.