Picture This! wrote:
i purchased a Nikon Z8 just to shoot the 58/1.4, 105/1.4, 28/1.4e and the 35/1.4g
Such legendary lenses. The Z mount glass may be technically superior but doesnt have the soul of these lenses.
Ah, that's quite a trio of lenses, I am no big fan of anything wider than 50mm but I wish I could add the 105 to my gear list, I have a Contax 100/2 which stunned me on the Z8 (muuuuuch easier to focus than on my Z6II) but AF and that 105 gotta be a real beautiful combo, show us some pictures!!!
I bought a Z8 for the same purpose but the lenses become so unbalanced with the FTZ, maybe with the exception of the 58mm. I much prefer to shoot them on the D850 for this reason. It required quite some time with Reikan FoCal to get the 58mm dialed in but it was worth it in the end.
Picture This! wrote:
i purchased a Nikon Z8 just to shoot the 58/1.4, 105/1.4, 28/1.4e and the 35/1.4g
Such legendary lenses. The Z mount glass may be technically superior but doesnt have the soul of these lenses.
That's just about a perfect lens set, although big and heavy, it is worth the weight for the results. Thanks.
True they balance better on the dslr but the advantages of mirrorless with the z far outweigh that con. The aforementioned lenses focus and work bay better on my z8 than on my previous D850. Plus there are zeiss and voigtlander gems that I use. Using them on a a z body is a much better experience.
mrdan86 wrote:
I bought a Z8 for the same purpose but the lenses become so unbalanced with the FTZ, maybe with the exception of the 58mm. I much prefer to shoot them on the D850 for this reason. It required quite some time with Reikan FoCal to get the 58mm dialed in but it was worth it in the end.
Recently reacquired the 58 /1.4g for my Z8. It has since become my second most fav (vs 28/1.4e ). Both of these F lenses are now drawing the way I envision, when mounted on the Z8. What a lens! what a camera! Here is a quick snap this afternoon of a plant on the front window ledge. Shot with the 58 at F/1.8. I never had closeups with this lens like this!. Southern Window Light by Michael Spinelli, on Flickr
Picture This! wrote:
i purchased a Nikon Z8 just to shoot the 58/1.4, 105/1.4, 28/1.4e and the 35/1.4g
Such legendary lenses. The Z mount glass may be technically superior but doesnt have the soul of these lenses.
I also pair this with the 28mm 1.4e on my new Z8. When traveling I also have the 24-120mm lens with me, and that is a good change of pace.
As someone who never used this lens or this focal length - isn't it too narrow for walkaround lens? Like for travel, family and environmental portraits?
I use 40mm and when in most cases its enough, during trips I prefer wider lens as most of the moments are when we are very close to the building or place that want to be in the background.
phinix wrote:
As someone who never used this lens or this focal length - isn't it too narrow for walkaround lens? Like for travel, family and environmental portraits?
I use 40mm and when in most cases its enough, during trips I prefer wider lens as most of the moments are when we are very close to the building or place that want to be in the background.
You are right, a 35mm or 40mm would make more sense as a walkaround lens, however, the 58mm is so darn interesting I can't leave it alone. It's big and heavy with an adapter, not the best choice, but paired with the 28mm f1.4e, it makes for some great images.
Picture This! wrote:
i purchased a Nikon Z8 just to shoot the 58/1.4, 105/1.4, 28/1.4e and the 35/1.4g
Such legendary lenses. The Z mount glass may be technically superior but doesnt have the soul of these lenses.
Enough are noticing this to call it an emerging trend. We can hope for it to challenge the surveillance lenses being heavily promoted by the various companies - all of them. There is so much more to photography than ever increasing levels of sharpness. It'll take some time, but we have started out.
From DxO software, we see this nonsense:
'Lens manufacturers do their best to make their lenses produce images that are as sharp as possible. Each new generation improves on the previous one, and it’s fair to say that if you were to compare a manufacturer's lenses today against those from a decade ago, the improvement would be obvious.' Onwards and upwards, space cadets!
You see, the artistic intent and creative vision needed to produce memorable images don't even enter the picture in their shriveled view of the photographic world. The cine world is further along the path and now it's time for stills photography to get with the program.
Speaking of programs, it will be a bad day for those hawking post-processing software when (i) the lens makers get the formula right and (ii) people break their cult conditioning. And many have seen the light already and are trying to de-digital their images in post right now - the irony.
This is eye opening, and now forever remembered to uncheck the lens correction box when processing these wonderful character lenses!
Thank you for the insight.
philip_pj wrote:
Speaking of programs, it will be a bad day for those hawking post-processing software when (i) the lens makers get the formula right and (ii) people break their cult conditioning. And many have seen the light already and are trying to de-digital their images in post right now - the irony.
Are you suggesting that we revert back to getting it right "in camera" as that would sound like blasphemy to those folks in the marketing department of Adobe? I have always strived to do that on-scene so as to minimize work in post and steer clear of the subscription goals of various companies.
