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p.1 #1 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

A few nice examples.

http://www.bobkrist.com/blog/fast-wide-and-handsome/

This lens looks incredibly sharp and has wonderful bokeh.

Feb 09, 2010 at 06:46 AM

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p.1 #2 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

It does look beautiful. More excited about the 16-35/4 at this moment, but the IQ and bokeh of the 24/1.4 look tasty indeed.

Feb 09, 2010 at 07:28 AM

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p.1 #3 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

I just listed my 14-24mm f/2.8 and plan on getting the 16-35mm f/4 VR. Anyone else, or am I making a mistake? I guess the lack of standard filters and the limited range are what are making me make the move. 14-24 is perfect for landscapes, but people look crazy with that lens . . .

Feb 09, 2010 at 08:00 AM

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p.1 #4 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

segura wrote:
I just listed my 14-24mm f/2.8 and plan on getting the 16-35mm f/4 VR. Anyone else, or am I making a mistake? I guess the lack of standard filters and the limited range are what are making me make the move. 14-24 is perfect for landscapes, but people look crazy with that lens . . .

I don't think that the 16-35 will have much less distortion than the 14-24 at equivalent focal lengths. Speaking of distortion, looking at the new 24f1.4 samples, the distortion control looks amazing for a 24mm wide angle. Almost can use it as a portrait lens

Feb 09, 2010 at 08:08 AM

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p.1 #5 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

Bruce Sawle wrote:
This lens looks incredibly sharp and has wonderful bokeh.

Judging sharpness on 900 pixel wide images isnt the best idea..

Feb 09, 2010 at 09:09 AM

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p.1 #6 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

The 16-35 doesn't look anywhere near as good in the corners as the 14-24mm at overlapping focal lengths . . . probably they will be OK stopped down. The 24/1.4 looks fantastic, though . . .

Feb 09, 2010 at 02:34 PM

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p.1 #7 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

voka_gsw wrote:
Bruce Sawle wrote:
This lens looks incredibly sharp and has wonderful bokeh.

Judging sharpness on 900 pixel wide images isnt the best idea..

Give me a brek its all we have and at 900 pixel it looks great, many people im sure you included have used your lcd to judge sharpness.

Feb 09, 2010 at 02:54 PM

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p.1 #8 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

But on the LCD you can zoom in to 100%, whereas a 900px image has been reduced from its original size and will definitely look better than what you can expect from the unmodified image capture.

Still, the image quality is likely to be That Good and the samples look very appealing. From the specs, I think the 16-35/4 is definitely a better fit for me than the 14-24/2.8 for all sorts of reasons.

Feb 09, 2010 at 03:24 PM

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Rodolfo Paiz wrote:
But on the LCD you can zoom in to 100%, whereas a 900px image has been reduced from its original size and will definitely look better than what you can expect from the unmodified image capture.

Still, the image quality is likely to be That Good and the samples look very appealing. From the specs, I think the 16-35/4 is definitely a better fit for me than the 14-24/2.8 for all sorts of reasons.

Agreed. The 16-35 is tempting due to the size and ability to use filters but I don't shoot enough landscapes to justify it. I love my 14-24 and to sell it to purchase this lens I feel would be a mistake.

Feb 09, 2010 at 03:35 PM

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p.1 #10 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

segura wrote:
I just listed my 14-24mm f/2.8 and plan on getting the 16-35mm f/4 VR. Anyone else, or am I making a mistake? I guess the lack of standard filters and the limited range are what are making me make the move. 14-24 is perfect for landscapes, but people look crazy with that lens . . .

Don't let go of the 14-24 untill you try and compare the 16-35.
You could be very sorry indeed!

There is a lot of difference between 14 and 16mm
and F/2.8 compared to f/4.0

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Feb 09, 2010 at 03:39 PM

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p.1 #11 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

RRRoger wrote:
segura wrote:
I just listed my 14-24mm f/2.8 and plan on getting the 16-35mm f/4 VR. Anyone else, or am I making a mistake? I guess the lack of standard filters and the limited range are what are making me make the move. 14-24 is perfect for landscapes, but people look crazy with that lens . . .

Don't let go of the 14-24 untill you try and compare the 16-35.
You could be very sorry indeed!

+1

Feb 09, 2010 at 03:43 PM

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p.1 #12 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

As a 14-24 owner I have ZERO interest in this guy. VR on 16-35 = dumb / marketing. =)

Feb 09, 2010 at 05:50 PM

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p.1 #13 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

Bruce Sawle wrote:
I love my 14-24 and to sell it to purchase this lens I feel would be a mistake.

Especially since the thing was just announced and is not yet available. See it, test it, try it, then figure out what you want to do. Those people selling 14-24 lenses right now are moving way too fast and risking a very significant mistake.

Feb 09, 2010 at 06:11 PM

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p.1 #14 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

Amazing lens!!! Congrats to all the Nikon users on finally getting a fast wide prime without forking over 3Gs for the 28 f1.4.

Now Nikon just need to introduce a 35 f1.4 and a bunch of Canon users will be swarming to the other side :-)

Feb 09, 2010 at 06:55 PM

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roanjohnnyc wrote:
Now Nikon just need to introduce a 35 f1.4 and a bunch of Canon users will be swarming to the other side :-)

That's just what we DON'T want.

Feb 09, 2010 at 06:58 PM

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p.1 #16 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

Who is "we" in your mind? And why would you not want Nikon to gain market share and a larger user base? Hmm... maybe you have some objection to Nikon producing and selling more cameras and lenses, being able to reduce prices due to economies of scale, investing more in R&D, and broadening the product lines they can offer?

Feb 09, 2010 at 07:50 PM

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p.1 #17 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

Oh, that's not it.

I think he is afraid that a swarm of Canon trolls will come over and start whining in this forum like they do over there now.

Feb 09, 2010 at 08:37 PM

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p.1 #18 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

Hey, this place is great! I just stepped in from the Canon fora! We hoarde are moving over next month, and they sent me in advance, to suss out some good locations to set up camp.

(I do however love my FM2n and Ai-S 50mm 1.2)
RRRoger wrote:
I think he is afraid that a swarm of Canon trolls will come over and start whining in this forum like they do over there now.

Feb 09, 2010 at 10:14 PM

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p.1 #19 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

Yes, I should have spotted you from your avatar.

Looks like you are dropping a lot of shots over there, or do you go thru that many batteries?

As long as you don't unfairly compare the unfulfilled Canon specs with Nikon realities you are welcome.

Feb 09, 2010 at 10:33 PM

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p.1 #20 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

I just sold my 14-24mm for a 16-35VR. For those saying don't jump, you can always return the 16-35mm if you don't like it. I've always felt first hand experience is the best way to decide. If I can't tell issues with it w/o having the 14-24mm side by side then it's not enough of an issue for me. For all my paid work, 16mm should be wide enough provided they've at least matched the 14-24mm in terms of barrel distortion (it's only fault). After fixing all my 14-24mm images for distortions they were around 15.5mm anyway... Having filters in a smaller lighter package and pocketing $400 is nice as well. The biggest loss for me will be 2.8 inside with my son which is just fun shooting for me. But I realized every time I've done that it's been in the daylight (near a window) and f/4 would work. As for the VR haters, yeah, it's not NEEDED on this lens, and I would have preferred it to be ~$740 like canon's version w/o it, but think of this... FOUR STOPS of VR means at 16mm you can shoot at roughly 1 second hand held. That means nice blurred motion w/o needing a tripod for when you can't use them. That will be fun.

Feb 10, 2010 at 04:24 AM

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p.1 #21 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

Like jacobsen1, mine sold today as well. I got a good price and no looking back. Look forward to a hands on with the 16-35mm, but for now I will fall back on the 18-35mm. Decided to take the risk before the new lens comes out and seeing others post their 14-24mm like jacobsen1 and I did.

Don't get me wrong, I loved the lens, but I need to be able to use filters, and a bigger range was what I was missing. ~35 is perfect for me.

Feb 10, 2010 at 04:48 AM

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p.1 #22 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

Nice samples. Love the quality the lens produces. Nice background separation, smooth out of focus rendition. Reminds me of the 85/1.4.

Feb 10, 2010 at 05:24 AM

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p.1 #23 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

RRRoger wrote:
I think he is afraid that a swarm of Canon trolls will come over and start whining in this forum like they do over there now.

Oh, I'm sorry... you mean there's no trolling and whining here? So nice to see that I've been hallucinating.

With the amount of bitching, whining, moaning, and unseemly grousing that I'm seeing around here, I'm surprised that more whiners would be a legitimate concern for anyone but the whiners themselves (avoiding competition, I guess). Let's clean up our own act first and then worry about the rest of 'em. Besides, the whiners tend not to be the ones who buy gear and shoot with it... so the trolls and whiners have a lower-than-average probability of switching anyway.

Feb 10, 2010 at 05:51 AM

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p.1 #24 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

The few images I have seen in the web from both lenses are impressive indeed. I agree that the web is not the place to evaluate sharpness but in general, it has always been a good indication of the quality of a lens when it looked sharp.
Modern Nikon lenses are superb, I have no questions in my mind about that. Old lenses are fantastic too and in my more than 40 years using Nikon, my lenses failed only when I did not do my part.
I can only remember one lens that did not make me happy, the 28-85. The previous owner sold it to me knowing one of the elements moved off axis when the lens suffered a blow. Realignment of the elements and the proper calibration using a collimator to center the optical formula cured the problem.

William Rodriguez
Miami, Florida.

Feb 10, 2010 at 09:06 AM

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p.1 #25 · Bob Krist examples with 24 1.4

24mm $2200!! Really way too much. 16-35 VR where we don't need it-where's the 24-70= VR where we do. Will that be $3000. Really Nikon!

Feb 10, 2010 at 03:55 PM


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