>>3728658They meant that it is a professional lens for a professional to use, as opposed to someone worried their camera lens might stick out 1 inch more than another camera lens. But hey, if you still want to a creep like Tatsuo Suzuki, there's always Fuji.
It would be funny if Nikon only made it this big (17 elements) to say "fuck you" to the Ken Wheelers out there who have a hard-on for old Nikon lenses because of the "low element count." Look at the results you get with the Z 50mm 1.2 and try to argue it's not optically "the tits whiz bang hullabaloo elephant fart knock out perfection" to your patreon audience.
