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Archive 2012Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
p.6 #1Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
Picked one up at my local camera shop today to play,pretty nice!!!
Mar 03, 2012 at 01:50 AM
p.6 #2Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
Looks like B&H is shipping a new batch. I haven't gotten an email from them, but I noticed that my credit card had finally been charged, and when I checked my order status on their site, it has been updated to "shipped" with a tracking number and ETA of Friday.
Mar 13, 2012 at 10:54 AM
p.6 #3Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
chris.bersbach wrote:
Looks like B&H is shipping a new batch. I haven't gotten an email from them, but I noticed that my credit card had finally been charged, and when I checked my order status on their site, it has been updated to "shipped" with a tracking number and ETA of Friday.
Lucky... Mine still says back ordered :-)
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Looks like B&H is shipping a new batch. I haven't gotten an email from them, but I noticed that my credit card had finally been charged, and when I checked my order status on their site, it has been updated to "shipped" with a tracking number and ETA of Friday.
Lucky... Mine still says back ordered :-)
~m
Mar 13, 2012 at 11:33 AM
p.6 #4Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
just checked, and yes I should receive it next monday =)
Mar 13, 2012 at 12:49 PM
p.6 #5Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
When did you pre-order yours? Maybe I can get an idea of how far down I am.
~M
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Mar 13, 2012 at 01:21 PM
p.6 #6Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
I pre-ordered mine from B&H the day of, or maybe the day after the release, and it just shipped yesterday.
Mar 13, 2012 at 03:59 PM
p.6 #8Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
Mr. Mohaupt wrote:
When did you pre-order yours? Maybe I can get an idea of how far down I am.
~M
Jan10th
When did you pre-order yours? Maybe I can get an idea of how far down I am.
~M
Jan10th
Mar 13, 2012 at 05:12 PM
p.6 #9Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
Has anyone tested it in backlit portrait conditions yet? The lenstip review is pretty damming about it's flare performance and given it's a portrait lens this could be a serious issue.
Mar 17, 2012 at 06:27 AM
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p.6 #10Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
Got mine last week.
Not so impressed by the sharpness at 1.8, but after af- tuning (+20!!!), it performed very good. Maybe a little sharper than the D- version, but not much.
Colors and contrast are a little better than on the old one (D- version), but not much. Autofocus are fast enough for soccer/handball and children in action, as the old one was.
Corners gets sharp when stopping down a few stops, same performance as the D- version. Very good.
CA are also visible with this lens.
All in all a good performer, as the old one was. If it wasn`t for the "need" of getting rid of the screw- focusing part, I would have kept the old one and used the money on other lenses.
Not so impressed by the sharpness at 1.8, but after af- tuning (+20!!!), it performed very good. Maybe a little sharper than the D- version, but not much.
Colors and contrast are a little better than on the old one (D- version), but not much. Autofocus are fast enough for soccer/handball and children in action, as the old one was.
Corners gets sharp when stopping down a few stops, same performance as the D- version. Very good.
CA are also visible with this lens.
All in all a good performer, as the old one was. If it wasn`t for the "need" of getting rid of the screw- focusing part, I would have kept the old one and used the money on other lenses.
Mar 17, 2012 at 07:28 AM
p.6 #11Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
finally got a shipping notice from my Amazon pre-order!
I'm still not sure how this will fit in my lineup since I have the Sigma 85 and really enjoy it, but I'm always up for trying a new 85mm. The smaller size and weight is appealing, and it isn't all that often that I shoot at f1.4-1.6.
I'm still not sure how this will fit in my lineup since I have the Sigma 85 and really enjoy it, but I'm always up for trying a new 85mm. The smaller size and weight is appealing, and it isn't all that often that I shoot at f1.4-1.6.
Mar 18, 2012 at 06:39 PM
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p.6 #12Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
Played one today for about 10 hours, and I am looking at my captures but not 100% convinced that I can let go my 1.4G.
Mar 18, 2012 at 06:53 PM
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p.6 #13Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
brett maxwell wrote:
finally got a shipping notice from my Amazon pre-order!
I'm still not sure how this will fit in my lineup since I have the Sigma 85 and really enjoy it, but I'm always up for trying a new 85mm. The smaller size and weight is appealing, and it isn't all that often that I shoot at f1.4-1.6.
It`s bigger than the D- version, Brett :-). Almost as big as the AF- S 1.4, though the 1.4 is a bit heavier.....
finally got a shipping notice from my Amazon pre-order!
I'm still not sure how this will fit in my lineup since I have the Sigma 85 and really enjoy it, but I'm always up for trying a new 85mm. The smaller size and weight is appealing, and it isn't all that often that I shoot at f1.4-1.6.
It`s bigger than the D- version, Brett :-). Almost as big as the AF- S 1.4, though the 1.4 is a bit heavier.....
Mar 19, 2012 at 02:28 AM
p.6 #14Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
Frode wrote:
Got mine last week.
Not so impressed by the sharpness at 1.8, but after af- tuning (+20!!!), it performed very good. Maybe a little sharper than the D- version, but not much.
Colors and contrast are a little better than on the old one (D- version), but not much. Autofocus are fast enough for soccer/handball and children in action, as the old one was.
Corners gets sharp when stopping down a few stops, same performance as the D- version. Very good.
CA are also visible with this lens.
All in all a good performer, as the old one was. If it wasn`t for the...Show more →
What camera are you using, D7000?
Got mine last week.
Not so impressed by the sharpness at 1.8, but after af- tuning (+20!!!), it performed very good. Maybe a little sharper than the D- version, but not much.
Colors and contrast are a little better than on the old one (D- version), but not much. Autofocus are fast enough for soccer/handball and children in action, as the old one was.
Corners gets sharp when stopping down a few stops, same performance as the D- version. Very good.
CA are also visible with this lens.
All in all a good performer, as the old one was. If it wasn`t for the...Show more →
What camera are you using, D7000?
Mar 19, 2012 at 07:02 AM
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p.6 #15Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
rbromfield wrote:
Not so impressed by the sharpness at 1.8, but after af- tuning (+20!!!), it performed very good. Maybe a little sharper than the D- version, but not much.
Colors and contrast are a little better than on the old one (D- version), but not much. Autofocus are fast enough for soccer/handball and children in action, as the old one was.
Corners gets sharp when stopping down a few stops, same performance as the D- version. Very good.
CA are also visible with this lens.
All in all a good performer, as the old one was. If it wasn`t for the "need" of getting rid of the screw- focusing part, I would have kept the old one and used the money on other lenses.What camera are you using, D7000?
I use the D3, D300 and D7000. The 1.8G have been used mainly on the D3 so far.
Frode wrote
Got mine last week.Not so impressed by the sharpness at 1.8, but after af- tuning (+20!!!), it performed very good. Maybe a little sharper than the D- version, but not much.
Colors and contrast are a little better than on the old one (D- version), but not much. Autofocus are fast enough for soccer/handball and children in action, as the old one was.
Corners gets sharp when stopping down a few stops, same performance as the D- version. Very good.
CA are also visible with this lens.
All in all a good performer, as the old one was. If it wasn`t for the "need" of getting rid of the screw- focusing part, I would have kept the old one and used the money on other lenses.
I use the D3, D300 and D7000. The 1.8G have been used mainly on the D3 so far.
Mar 19, 2012 at 07:39 AM
p.6 #16Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
I got mine today from Amazon. I'm a recent Canon convert, and on my d700 at 1.8 it's sharper than my 1.2L II was on my 5d2 at 1.8. It's pretty weird to be able to shoot a fast prime wide open and get repeatable results over and over again (i.e., it achieves critical focus and sharpness 90% of the time, vs 30% of the time on the Canon). It focuses slightly faster, though not that much. Tends to fringe a bit more than the Canon in high contrast areas, but it's not too much worse. It's significantly lighter, which is good and bad. Will be interesting to see how it holds up to use and abuse. Overall I'm super impressed. Size-wise, it's about as big as the Canon 50 1.2L but significantly lighter.
Mar 19, 2012 at 08:47 PM
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p.6 #17Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
nswelton wrote:
I got mine today from Amazon. I'm a recent Canon convert, and on my d700 at 1.8 it's sharper than my 1.2L II was on my 5d2 at 1.8. It's pretty weird to be able to shoot a fast prime wide open and get repeatable results over and over again (i.e., it achieves critical focus and sharpness 90% of the time, vs 30% of the time on the Canon). It focuses slightly faster, though not that much. Tends to fringe a bit more than the Canon in high contrast areas, but it's not too much worse. It's significantly lighter, which...Show more →
Agree about the fringing part (though, it gets better when I blend down). I`m not sure of the build quality though (plastic feeling, don`t wanna loose this on the ground). Anyway, all in all a fine lens.
As mentioned before, if one have the D- version, I would keep it. It`s not that big a jump in picture quality. In my opinion :-).
I got mine today from Amazon. I'm a recent Canon convert, and on my d700 at 1.8 it's sharper than my 1.2L II was on my 5d2 at 1.8. It's pretty weird to be able to shoot a fast prime wide open and get repeatable results over and over again (i.e., it achieves critical focus and sharpness 90% of the time, vs 30% of the time on the Canon). It focuses slightly faster, though not that much. Tends to fringe a bit more than the Canon in high contrast areas, but it's not too much worse. It's significantly lighter, which...Show more →
Agree about the fringing part (though, it gets better when I blend down). I`m not sure of the build quality though (plastic feeling, don`t wanna loose this on the ground). Anyway, all in all a fine lens.
As mentioned before, if one have the D- version, I would keep it. It`s not that big a jump in picture quality. In my opinion :-).
Mar 20, 2012 at 01:31 AM
p.6 #18Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
got mine today. optical qualities seem very good. it's not as small as I'd hoped, holding it along side the Sigma 85/1.4 doesn't feel much different. it's nearly half the weight of the Sigma though (405g vs 768g, on my postal scale). I really like that it shares a filter size with my 35/1.4.
Mar 21, 2012 at 03:36 PM
p.6 #19Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
I'll add an image to this thread - here's one of the 85 wide open. My usually non camera shy nephew....
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Mar 21, 2012 at 09:31 PM
p.6 #20Nikkor AFS 85mm/1.8G
Its good to hear people are getting their shipment from Amazon. I'm still on the waiting list and hope to get a shipping notification soon (fingers crossed).
Mar 21, 2012 at 10:00 PM