hans98ko wrote:
The OP Elijah started this thread without having the lens for weeks or months, then when he has his, he post pictures that are way too contrasty and saturated and I said to myself that cannot be true. Now I pick up mine from our local NPS yesterday and I am having pictures just as beautifully represented as those of tek9. So, what is wrong here? Nikon produce 2 different types of these lenses or user's errors? I think is more of the later because he now has gone over to Canon and left this thread hanging. Umm... I think threads like these should be started by the first owner of these lenses with real pictures rather than hogging the threads without pictures for weeks and months like this and the 105E.
And by the way nice pictures tek9. ...Show more →
Sorry to disappoint you with my contrasty images
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hijazist wrote:
Rather than "user error", I call Elijah's pictures wonderful and they were one of the reasons I bought the 58 1.4 and the 105 1.4 Even though post processing is subjective, I believe that the majority on the Nikon lens forums appreciates Elijah's PP skills evidenced by the number of likes he receives on them.
Congrats on the lens, I might pick one soon
The idea to start this, the 58, and 105 threads (before the lenses were available) was to start a discussion among potential owners and set the stage for the "cult" to follow.
Late to the game, thanks for the kind words Hussain. The 28E was a truly incredible lens. I just can't sit in one spot long for some reason, I like to try different things.
Nowadays, I have so much on my plate I don't spend much time with my gear anymore, let alone lurk around FM.
I have absolutely no desire to switch or buy/sell gear anymore as well, the gear I currently own will be with me for a long time...
Thank you, Charles. It is a nice piece of glass, you might want give it a try
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PratyushPandya wrote:
👆 looks great.
Is it noticeably better than its 1.8G brother?
And how does it behave on D750, if anyone has the combo?
I never used 28mm f1.8G. I believe you will get about the same performance once stop down. but that is not the reason I want buy fast glass. It is a step above 50 or 85 f1.8G in term of raw performance.
The lens AF is perform flawless under good light on my DF, and almost for all condition for D850. I would assume the same with D750.
Now some general feel after a few days use. (I might update my impression with more use but usually it is not required for me to get a feel of lens)
The lens do have bokeh fringing, and bokeh can be busy at certain condition, but I haven;t found one fast WA lens without bokeh issue yet. However, the infocus rendering reminder me OTUS 55 at f1.4, sharp with good color or color correction. Sharpness at center is flawless at any aperture, at corner f5.6 and f8 for extreme corner for D850. This is a well trade off to balance performance, price, weight and size. I don't want OTUS size for 28mm.
The focus transition is smooth, bokeh is over all smooth and not high contrast. It will be a very nice food lens that for close distance shooting, bokeh is very smooth. I can see Nikon engineer is paying attention to bokeh. This is the best fast WA fast glass I ever used, very similar to Zeiss Sonnar in RX1.
Here are a few random shots other day. BTW, 28E have a very nice sunstar.
And how does it behave on D750, if anyone has the combo?
I've shot the 28 f1.8G a bit on my D850 and D750, and I'd say that it lacks that extra magic of the 28 f1.4E. Like the other f1.8G primes (like the 35 f1.8, 50 f1.8 and 85 f1.8), the 28 f1.8G is sharp wide open and does a great job controlling CA, but the out of focus areas don't have as much character as the f1.4E and can get a little busy with dappled/high contrast backgrounds. There's a look to the 28 f1.4E that I could never really get out of the 28 f1.8G (shot in a similar fashion to the shots in this thread), much like how the 105 f1.4E has a gorgeous look to it wide open.
That said, you'd need to really like the 28mm field of view to justify spending the extra $$ for the 1.4E. I'd recommend picking up a 28 f1.8G first, to see if you like the FOV, and if you fall in love with it, pick up the 1.4E.
Random tidbit is that 28mm is a common focal length for cinema, so it can give a cinematic feel especially when shot close for portraits
sungphoto wrote:
I've shot the 28 f1.8G a bit on my D850 and D750, and I'd say that it lacks that extra magic of the 28 f1.4E. Like the other f1.8G primes (like the 35 f1.8, 50 f1.8 and 85 f1.8), the 28 f1.8G is sharp wide open and does a great job controlling CA, but the out of focus areas don't have as much character as the f1.4E and can get a little busy with dappled/high contrast backgrounds. There's a look to the 28 f1.4E that I could never really get out of the 28 f1.8G (shot in a similar fashion to the shots in this thread), much like how the 105 f1.4E has a gorgeous look to it wide open.
That said, you'd need to really like the 28mm field of view to justify spending the extra $$ for the 1.4E. I'd recommend picking up a 28 f1.8G first, to see if you like the FOV, and if you fall in love with it, pick up the 1.4E.
Random tidbit is that 28mm is a common focal length for cinema, so it can give a cinematic feel especially when shot close for portraits...Show more →
Thank you for your thoughts. I enjoy street photography, and 28mm happens to be my favorite focal length. I once traveled through Europe for two weeks with Zeiss ZE lenses, and 28ZE was, by far, the most used lens on that trip.
You mention the word cinematic, and that's exactly how I perceived the images from that 28ZE.
Even though post processing is subjective, I believe that the majority on the Nikon lens forums appreciates Elijah's PP skills evidenced by the number of likes he receives on them. 
