Nikon 1001 Nights latest article covers the NIKKOR-H 85mm f/1.8 which I have and which Colin just compared to modern lenses a page back.
More relevant to this community is a bonus technical section at the end of the article that mentions consideration for MFNG in the thickness of the low pass filter during design of Nikon Z cameras.
James Markus wrote:
Was playing around at the end of October trying to convert an old Voigtländer 6x9cm Bessa I folding camera into a Xpan format camera. Like a poor man's version of the expensive Hasselblad XPan. To support the 35mm film across the vast 6x9cm opening - I purchased 1mm thick crystal clear Plexi which is held in place with two tiny smears of contact cement. No damage to the camera if removed. It worked but it needs refining. To get the Plexi I was required to purchase 10 sheets. Today I played with one of the left over sheets. Have plans on two more photo shoots utilizing more of the left overs....Show more →
SiMuMe wrote: Nikon 1001 Nights latest article covers the NIKKOR-H 85mm f/1.8 which I have and which Colin just compared to modern lenses a page back.
More relevant to this community is a bonus technical section at the end of the article that mentions consideration for MFNG in the thickness of the low pass filter during design of Nikon Z cameras.
Thanks for this note. I had read through that 1001 Nights entry a day or two ago. Your note prompted me to read it again and more carefully. It was very educational.
Those are very nice. In the last one I like the way you focused on the entrance and left the distance OOF. The distance, which is to say the future of wherever we are going, is always OOF.
jimmuller wrote:
Very nice. Just curious. How far away were the subjects? The 3rd one sure doesn't suffer for lack of sharpness.
Hi Jim, the book and the branch were at MFD, about 0.5m away from the camera. The third picture is at f2, the lamp was about 1m away. Beginning with f2, the lens is very sharp in the center, at f2.8 and smaller I would call it "razor sharp". For me, the 50 1.2 AIS is a dual-personality lens, wide open it is very dreamy and a bit hazy, at f2 and onwards it draws very sharp and defined.
Shots like the first and second one were pure luck with my Df, the Zf helps a lot in this case... I really like the 50 1.2 AIS, but I'm still learning to use it.
Calling these abstracts "Soap Rainbow Layers" which is descriptive. Soap water between two layers of Plexi, backlit by a light Barb got at Aldi in the "Aisle of Shame". (it's a thing the regulars know about) D850 with the 55mm f3.5 ai micro
jimmuller wrote:
Thanks for this note. I had read through that 1001 Nights entry a day or two ago. Your note prompted me to read it again and more carefully. It was very educational.
Awesome. Glad it found use. I find the articles fascinating especially as they apply to the lenses I own. How the technical transfers to the optical performance and what I see in the images I take with the lenses. I lean towards George's approach to lens evaluation though, shoot it, if I like it, shoot it again .
James Markus wrote:
Calling these abstracts "Soap Rainbow Layers" which is descriptive. Soap water between two layers of Plexi, backlit by a light Barb got at Aldi in the "Aisle of Shame". (it's a thing the regulars know about) D850 with the 55mm f3.5 ai micro
Only James, only James will think there were photos to be made from this and I'm glad you thought of it. These are great. The type of photo I can see hanging on my wall.
SiMuMe wrote:
Light is incredible on that third one and it looks Z S-lens level sharp.
Yes, the 50 1.2 AIS is really astonishing. I also have the Z 50 APO from Voigtlaender, and I think the 50 AIS at f2 rivals the APO in the center of the image. It is one of my sharpest lenses, almost too sharp for portraits. I still have no Z S-lens (only the 28 and 40), currently I think about getting the Z 35 1.4 (most of the time I prefer a slightly softer rendering)...
SiMuMe wrote:
Only James, only James will think there were photos to be made from this and I'm glad you thought of it. These are great. The type of photo I can see hanging on my wall.
He! I had to google "Aisle of Shame". (It's less exciting that it sounds.)
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