GoroMajima wrote:
I just pulled the trigger and striked a great deal on ebay for the lens. After looking through 10000 of pictures it was just a matter of time for me owning one... Kinda feel bad though that I have to sell my native Z lenses for now since I got to the system because of them( losing the sleekness and wr...).
People here say you have to learn all the quirks of this lens. Could someone elaborate on this on a little bit? What are the quirks and the workaround?
I know already the issue of the minimum focus distance and sharpness, but for people that is a non issue. I would stop down anyways. ...Show more →
Not knowing exactly what body you're using, I'll assume for now it is the a Z body... either the Z6 or Z7 since you mention selling your native z glass.
For the Z system, there is much less guesswork than with a DSLR body. The Z system uses a different focus system and doesn't require AF fine tuning so you don't need to spend hours calibrating your lens like I did with my D800, then my D810 and then my D850. Maybe not hours but you won't have to do it is my point.
The Z6 is more forgiving being lower megapixels. Pixel peeping at 100% will yield very nice results at F1.4.
The Z7 will tax the 58mm a bit more but the slightly poorer sharpness at 100% won't negate the beautiful bokeh.
Other than that, fire away! I love backlit scenes with the 58mm. If sharpness isn't to your levels, you can correct it to an amazing degree by using Topaz sharpen.
Hardcore wrote:
Not knowing exactly what body you're using, I'll assume for now it is the a Z body... either the Z6 or Z7 since you mention selling your native z glass.
For the Z system, there is much less guesswork than with a DSLR body. The Z system uses a different focus system and doesn't require AF fine tuning so you don't need to spend hours calibrating your lens like I did with my D800, then my D810 and then my D850. Maybe not hours but you won't have to do it is my point.
The Z6 is more forgiving being lower megapixels. Pixel peeping at 100% will yield very nice results at F1.4.
The Z7 will tax the 58mm a bit more but the slightly poorer sharpness at 100% won't negate the beautiful bokeh.
Other than that, fire away! I love backlit scenes with the 58mm. If sharpness isn't to your levels, you can correct it to an amazing degree by using Topaz sharpen.
This is similar to my experience. I've hardly used the Neo-Noct on my D850 (after careful AFFT) barely 55 shots in 20 months compared to 1300+ on Z. (the D850 handles the telephotos mostly.) The key features of the Z7 make this fast prime so much simpler and quicker to frame, focus and review: besides minimal AFFT if any, the EVF, focus-peaking and IBIS are a real pleasure. And, contrary to the negatives, it balances well with the FTZ.
This is clearly a lens I'll need to spend some time with to make it sing - just picked up one here on FM though, and some first shots on the Z7 - any good tips on subjects in motion wide open on Z bodies?
imxkal wrote:
Isn't it difficult to shoot wide open during a bright sunny day
have to say - yes that can be a problem indeed !
This is one of the flaws of the DF and d750 in my opinion, in daylight situations a 4000th of a second is just not enough to really open the aperture more than f2.0 or f1.8 .
Actually had experienced this again some days ago - so perhaps need to get a dedicated filter for solving this issue...
