Hey All,
I was wondering if anyone had used an older, manual focusing lens like the Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 with Nikon D800/E?
Or, the mighty Nikkor 135mm f/2.0 DC lens, also with D800/E cameras
Any good results? Disappointments?
Thanks
Greg
I am very pleased with my 30 year old 28mm f3.5 AIS on my D800.
I had thought about the new 28mm f1.8, but I use the lens for landscapes stopped down and I just don’t see that it is worth it for me to update. The old 28mm f3.5 AIS produces the best sun stars and is very flare resistant.
Dennis
rd4tile wrote:
I use a 50mm f1.2 with my 800E, works fine and is really sharp from f2 on.
These are good news. I'm actually thinking about getting the 50mm f/1.2.
I'd appreciate if you rd4tile post a couple of images taken with your 50mm f/1.2 lens and D800 camera.
If you could take them at say 1.2 and 2.8.
Thanks a lot
Greg
I had occasion to shoot for a week with a friend's D800 and since I practically shoot ONLY with MF Nikkor glass, that is what I did when I had that camera. I mounted eight different lenses and none of them disappointed me or embarrassed the D800... 28 f/2 AI-s, 50 f/1.2 AI-s, 55 f/1.2 S-C AI'd, 85 f/1.4 AI-s, 135 f/2 AI-s, 180 f/2.8 AI-s, 300 f/4.5 AI-s ED-IF and 400 f/5.6 AI-s ED-IF. I won't be rushing out to buy one for myself, in part because the D700 is such a wonderful camera that handles these old Nikkor lenses so well. But should I reach a time when I feel a need to upgrade I'd have no reluctance to use my existing kit of MF Nikkors with the D800. And there are quite a number of folks posting on the Manual Focus Nikon Glass thread who are using a variety of these lenses and producing some outstanding work. You might want to check out the last few hundred pages of that thread...
