MrPacMan wrote:
Thanks everybody!!!
I will buy D600, is it comfortable to use the zeiss glass?
D600 is still rumorware, so can't tell you with any surety. However, if it is FX and has the same set up as the D800, then it should be fairly easy to MF. However, the Zeiss 85/1.4 suffers from focus shift and like I stated before, does not have a good bokeh for portrait length/distance photos. Couple that with the fact that it is difficult to MF with f/1.4 at 85mm, you probably will be disappointed with most of your images till you spend many weeks with that glass/camera combo.
either way, good luck with your choice and have fun.
Avi B wrote:
Mr. Mohaupt you really got the hang of this lens. Well done!
LoL Thanks Avi... Yeah I used the heck out of it three weeks ago at a wedding. I *ALMOST* left the 80-200 in the bag. It was on fire. I remember people saying that the AF isn't fast; well its been plenty fast for me with two dogs and my first wedding with it. Real gem if you can steal one for the right price IMO.
~M
Mr. Mohaupt wrote:
LoL Thanks Avi... Yeah I used the heck out of it three weeks ago at a wedding. I *ALMOST* left the 80-200 in the bag. It was on fire. I remember people saying that the AF isn't fast; well its been plenty fast for me with two dogs and my first wedding with it. Real gem if you can steal one for the right price IMO.
~M
I love the D, and it's not that it focuses slowly, it's just that harsh light tends to confuse it. When I'm shooting on the beach an hour before sunset, it hunts like crazy. The G is not a "fast" focuser, according to the forum, but in my opinion it's accurate as hell and harder to confuse. I don't know if it's the nano-coat that does it? Less stray light bouncing all over the place.
I don't know why people try to push siggy or roki when the OP clearly wanted an opinion on Zeiss or Nikon 85/1.4. I am starting to think there is some kind of complex in play here (partly joking).
When I was researching these two lenses, I found that the Zeiss 85/1.4 is not an easy lens to use. You have to deal with focus shift and MF at 1.4 is not that easy. However, if you can get used to it, it is a hell of a lens. On the other side, the Nikon 85/1.4D is called the "Cream Machine" for portraits. Its corner sharpness is not adequate for landscape uses though.
All said and done, I almost got the Nikon 85/1.4D, when I had to back off due to unrelated reasons. So, it gets my vote.
I've never used the Zeiss, but all I can say is that I've gone thru 85 1.4D, 1.4G, 1.8G and I keep going back to the 1.4D. It just has that signature rendering that I like a lot. Sharp without being harsh, and pleasing bokeh without being soft.
(partly joking). 
