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Archive 2017The Nikon FX Image Thread
p.55 #1The Nikon FX Image Thread
things I forgot about.
both taken w/Nikon 24-120/4
Nara, JP
Nagano, JP
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both taken w/Nikon 24-120/4
Nara, JP
Nagano, JP
Edited on May 19, 2018 at 05:37 PM · View previous versions
May 19, 2018 at 05:32 PM
p.55 #2The Nikon FX Image Thread
charles.K wrote:
Thank you for the kind words Ayas
Yes my R 50 Cron is the later version with the built in hood. On the D850 it is very easy to manual focus with the confirmation dot as it is fast and accurate. Michael (Zhangue) also here on the forums has found similar results. I have always had a strong following towards Mandler lenses in particular, M 50 Nocti f/1.0, 75 Lux and 50 Cron IV. Mandler as a lens designer had the ability to produce sharp lenses without killing them with micro contrast.
Ayas, very nice shot and great to see...Show more →
You're most welcome Charles, and thank you for your warm welcome and compliment
I've read up on the differences between the early and later versions. Most discussions seems to be on how they render bokeh and it seems to come down to subjective preferences. Now I'm tempted to get the later version and compare
Thanks for the tip on using the confirmation dot. I haven't tried it but seems like it works well. I don't know too much about lens design but I know Mandler lenses are held in very high regard, and from what I've seen of sample images, I prefer their rendering to other R lenses.
Love the colors in these shots. While the 50 Art is nice, I think it may be too clinical? To me R 50 Cron is still king
Thank you for the kind words Ayas
Yes my R 50 Cron is the later version with the built in hood. On the D850 it is very easy to manual focus with the confirmation dot as it is fast and accurate. Michael (Zhangue) also here on the forums has found similar results. I have always had a strong following towards Mandler lenses in particular, M 50 Nocti f/1.0, 75 Lux and 50 Cron IV. Mandler as a lens designer had the ability to produce sharp lenses without killing them with micro contrast.
Ayas, very nice shot and great to see...Show more →
You're most welcome Charles, and thank you for your warm welcome and compliment
I've read up on the differences between the early and later versions. Most discussions seems to be on how they render bokeh and it seems to come down to subjective preferences. Now I'm tempted to get the later version and compare
Thanks for the tip on using the confirmation dot. I haven't tried it but seems like it works well. I don't know too much about lens design but I know Mandler lenses are held in very high regard, and from what I've seen of sample images, I prefer their rendering to other R lenses.
Love the colors in these shots. While the 50 Art is nice, I think it may be too clinical? To me R 50 Cron is still king
May 19, 2018 at 05:36 PM
p.55 #3The Nikon FX Image Thread
Ayas wrote:
Yes my R 50 Cron is the later version with the built in hood. On the D850 it is very easy to manual focus with the confirmation dot as it is fast and accurate. Michael (Zhangue) also here on the forums has found similar results. I have always had a strong following towards Mandler lenses in particular, M 50 Nocti f/1.0, 75 Lux and 50 Cron IV. Mandler as a lens designer had the ability to produce sharp lenses without killing them with micro contrast.
Ayas, very nice shot and great to see you here in the thread
Another shot last night with SB5000, just an exercise in testing renderings of different lenses. This time the D850 and 50 Art.You're most welcome Charles, and thank you for your warm welcome and compliment
I've read up on the differences between the early and later versions. Most discussions seems to be on how they render bokeh and it seems to come down to subjective preferences. Now I'm tempted to get the later version and compare
Thanks for the tip on using the confirmation dot. I haven't tried it but seems like it works well. I don't know too much about lens design but I know Mandler lenses are held in very high regard, and from what I've seen of sample images,...Show more →
Thanks The other lens is the 58G which emulates the R 50 Cron closely. For this reason alone I have the R 50 Cron, 58G and 50 Art for each end of the spectrum.
charles.K wrote
Thank you for the kind words Ayas Yes my R 50 Cron is the later version with the built in hood. On the D850 it is very easy to manual focus with the confirmation dot as it is fast and accurate. Michael (Zhangue) also here on the forums has found similar results. I have always had a strong following towards Mandler lenses in particular, M 50 Nocti f/1.0, 75 Lux and 50 Cron IV. Mandler as a lens designer had the ability to produce sharp lenses without killing them with micro contrast.
Ayas, very nice shot and great to see you here in the thread
Another shot last night with SB5000, just an exercise in testing renderings of different lenses. This time the D850 and 50 Art.
I've read up on the differences between the early and later versions. Most discussions seems to be on how they render bokeh and it seems to come down to subjective preferences. Now I'm tempted to get the later version and compare
Thanks for the tip on using the confirmation dot. I haven't tried it but seems like it works well. I don't know too much about lens design but I know Mandler lenses are held in very high regard, and from what I've seen of sample images,...Show more →
Thanks
The other lens is the 58G which emulates the R 50 Cron closely. For this reason alone I have the R 50 Cron, 58G and 50 Art for each end of the spectrum.May 19, 2018 at 05:57 PM
p.55 #4The Nikon FX Image Thread
Bent and Forgotten by Adam Maas, on Flickr
D800, ZF.2 1,4/85 Planar
May 19, 2018 at 06:17 PM
p.55 #5The Nikon FX Image Thread
Ayas wrote:
Simply incredible. The Leica/Mandler magic is real! Is this the early or later E55 version with the built-in hood? I have the early version and have yet to use it. I think I will have to now Very nice shot Charles!
Just got a Nikon 200-400/4 VR off a member here and tried my hand at birding. To those who do this regularly or professionally, you guys make it look easy! These little critters don't like to stay put for long and are gone before you get em in your viewfinder. Luckily this guy stuck around long enough for me...Show more →
Nice to see you here, Ayas! Looking forward to seeing more of your work. This will be a fantastic venue for you to share images from your excellent and varied collection of lenses taken on your FX camera
Nice capture, by the way of the little bird. Yes, it is hard to get these little guys to sit still
Best Wishes,
Don
charles.K wrote
D850 and Leica R 50 Cron (Mandler) Very nice shot Charles!Just got a Nikon 200-400/4 VR off a member here and tried my hand at birding. To those who do this regularly or professionally, you guys make it look easy! These little critters don't like to stay put for long and are gone before you get em in your viewfinder. Luckily this guy stuck around long enough for me...Show more →
Nice to see you here, Ayas! Looking forward to seeing more of your work. This will be a fantastic venue for you to share images from your excellent and varied collection of lenses taken on your FX camera
Nice capture, by the way of the little bird. Yes, it is hard to get these little guys to sit still
Best Wishes,
Don
May 19, 2018 at 07:13 PM
p.55 #7The Nikon FX Image Thread
charles.K wrote:
Thanks The other lens is the 58G which emulates the R 50 Cron closely. For this reason alone I have the R 50 Cron, 58G and 50 Art for each end of the spectrum.
Hmm, I didn't know this. I have two out of those three. Time to add the third
No Regrets wrote:
Nice to see you here, Ayas! Looking forward to seeing more of your work. This will be a fantastic venue for you to share images from your excellent and varied collection of lenses taken on your FX camera
Nice capture, by the way of the little bird. Yes, it is hard to get these little guys to sit still
Best Wishes,
Don
Thank you for your kind words Don
I'm glad that I finally followed your suggestion and decided to participate. Yes, I agree this will be great as I have lots of images that I want to share. They may not be of too many birds though as those guys tire me out
Thanks
The other lens is the 58G which emulates the R 50 Cron closely. For this reason alone I have the R 50 Cron, 58G and 50 Art for each end of the spectrum.Hmm, I didn't know this. I have two out of those three. Time to add the third
No Regrets wrote:
Nice to see you here, Ayas! Looking forward to seeing more of your work. This will be a fantastic venue for you to share images from your excellent and varied collection of lenses taken on your FX camera
Nice capture, by the way of the little bird. Yes, it is hard to get these little guys to sit still
Best Wishes,
Don
Thank you for your kind words Don
I'm glad that I finally followed your suggestion and decided to participate. Yes, I agree this will be great as I have lots of images that I want to share. They may not be of too many birds though as those guys tire me out
May 19, 2018 at 10:29 PM
p.55 #9The Nikon FX Image Thread
Another shot of rendering, high key with extreme backlighting with the 70-200E and D850
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May 19, 2018 at 11:14 PM
p.55 #10The Nikon FX Image Thread
Hi Charles,
Firstly, I'd like to wish you a Happy Anniversary! You and your wife are a very lovely couple and I've enjoyed seeing images of you both and your dog over time
It's also been nice seeing the different rendering styles of your Mandler, Art, and 58G of similar subject matters. Personally, I liked the last backlit image taken with the 70-200 the least of all the comparisons.
I liked the second Mandler image better than the first, but I think that was due to the lighting. I also liked the Art 50 image. But I noticed that with each image you were experimenting with different lighting and framed them slightly differently... I understand that you are not trying to do scientific comparisons between the various lenses though. I just want you to know that I am simply very happy that you take the time to share similar images with the various lenses that you have so we all can have an idea of how they might render.... so a big Kudos to you for that
Best Wishes,
Don
Firstly, I'd like to wish you a Happy Anniversary! You and your wife are a very lovely couple and I've enjoyed seeing images of you both and your dog over time
It's also been nice seeing the different rendering styles of your Mandler, Art, and 58G of similar subject matters. Personally, I liked the last backlit image taken with the 70-200 the least of all the comparisons.
I liked the second Mandler image better than the first, but I think that was due to the lighting. I also liked the Art 50 image. But I noticed that with each image you were experimenting with different lighting and framed them slightly differently... I understand that you are not trying to do scientific comparisons between the various lenses though. I just want you to know that I am simply very happy that you take the time to share similar images with the various lenses that you have so we all can have an idea of how they might render.... so a big Kudos to you for that
Best Wishes,
Don
May 20, 2018 at 07:58 AM
p.55 #11The Nikon FX Image Thread
Hi Don,
Thank you very much
Yes I was just testing different lenses and lighting to see how it affects the feel. There was no intention of scientific testing here as often different lenses are better with lighting to suit. Often I love the low key images with deep colors for portraits a more classical look. I was surprised with the extreme back lit shot with the 70-200E as I did not expect it to work. There was no CA and image was sharp with a pastel look. I set the D850 to spot metering and exposed on the dark flowers in front. I need to test this out with portraits too. I suspect most lenses would not fare well in these extreme lighting conditions.
Thank you very much
Yes I was just testing different lenses and lighting to see how it affects the feel. There was no intention of scientific testing here as often different lenses are better with lighting to suit. Often I love the low key images with deep colors for portraits a more classical look. I was surprised with the extreme back lit shot with the 70-200E as I did not expect it to work. There was no CA and image was sharp with a pastel look. I set the D850 to spot metering and exposed on the dark flowers in front. I need to test this out with portraits too. I suspect most lenses would not fare well in these extreme lighting conditions.
May 20, 2018 at 03:33 PM
p.55 #12The Nikon FX Image Thread
Taken today with my Nikon Df / Zeiss Distagon 28f2 combo...
DSC_3516 by Don Sawall, on Flickr
Best Wishes,
Don
DSC_3516 by Don Sawall, on FlickrBest Wishes,
Don
May 20, 2018 at 05:07 PM
p.55 #13The Nikon FX Image Thread
One more from today, taken with the Nikon Df / Zeiss Distagon 28f2 combo...
DSC_3555 by Don Sawall, on Flickr
Thanks for looking,
Don
DSC_3555 by Don Sawall, on FlickrThanks for looking,
Don
May 20, 2018 at 05:09 PM
p.55 #14The Nikon FX Image Thread
Saturday hunt.
D810 Sigma 35 1.4 Art f3.5 1/250s
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-hcwpmg3/0/857f8abe/X2/i-hcwpmg3-X2.jpg
D810 Sigma 35 1.4 Art f3.5 1/250s
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-hcwpmg3/0/857f8abe/X2/i-hcwpmg3-X2.jpg
May 20, 2018 at 10:42 PM
p.55 #15The Nikon FX Image Thread
Another Saturday fun shot: Self portrait "daguerreotype"
D810 Sigma 35 1.4 Art f3.5 1/250s
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-MMdCQ5n/0/be5b0329/X2/i-MMdCQ5n-X2.jpg
D810 Sigma 35 1.4 Art f3.5 1/250s
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-MMdCQ5n/0/be5b0329/X2/i-MMdCQ5n-X2.jpg
May 20, 2018 at 11:21 PM
May 21, 2018 at 07:11 PM
p.55 #17The Nikon FX Image Thread
Finally took the Zeiss 35/2 out today to Millennium Park. Have to say I'm very pleased with it. Very sharp wide open, even at infinity.
Took this shot to test the bokeh. Don, what do you think? I think you need to get one ASAP
Took this shot to test the bokeh. Don, what do you think? I think you need to get one ASAP
May 22, 2018 at 03:17 PM
p.55 #18The Nikon FX Image Thread
Hi Ayas,
Love the colors and yes indeed, nice and sharp wide open. Looking forward to seeing more examples from this lens I've had the 35/2 on my radar for sometime now. It's likely I will have one in the future!
Thanks for sharing with us.
Don
Love the colors and yes indeed, nice and sharp wide open. Looking forward to seeing more examples from this lens
I've had the 35/2 on my radar for sometime now. It's likely I will have one in the future!Thanks for sharing with us.
Don
May 22, 2018 at 07:00 PM
p.55 #20The Nikon FX Image Thread
No Regrets wrote:
Hi Ayas,
Love the colors and yes indeed, nice and sharp wide open. Looking forward to seeing more examples from this lens I've had the 35/2 on my radar for sometime now. It's likely I will have one in the future!
Thanks for sharing with us.
Don
In the hour or so that I used it I was really impressed. Unfortunately there was so much haze and fog because of a heavy downpour all day yesterday that it wasn't able to fully shine. Hopefully in the upcoming weeks we'll see what it can do
anitrone wrote:
Df and Nikkor 85mm 1.4D, this lens is so awesome!
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/874/27418059107_dc02abd2b9_b.jpg_DSC9737 by Ani Trone, on Flickr
Nice shot! Love that creamy bokeh. I've purchased this lens about a month ago and have yet to use it. How long have you been using it, and any complaints so far? Does it live up to the hype?
Quickly grabbed this shot of the moon to see what the 200-400/4 VR can do. Still learning to hand hold this beast but really happy with the results.
Very heavy crop; over 90%.
Hi Ayas,
Love the colors and yes indeed, nice and sharp wide open. Looking forward to seeing more examples from this lens
I've had the 35/2 on my radar for sometime now. It's likely I will have one in the future!Thanks for sharing with us.
Don
In the hour or so that I used it I was really impressed. Unfortunately there was so much haze and fog because of a heavy downpour all day yesterday that it wasn't able to fully shine. Hopefully in the upcoming weeks we'll see what it can do
anitrone wrote:
Df and Nikkor 85mm 1.4D, this lens is so awesome!
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/874/27418059107_dc02abd2b9_b.jpg_DSC9737 by Ani Trone, on Flickr
Nice shot! Love that creamy bokeh. I've purchased this lens about a month ago and have yet to use it. How long have you been using it, and any complaints so far? Does it live up to the hype?
Quickly grabbed this shot of the moon to see what the 200-400/4 VR can do. Still learning to hand hold this beast but really happy with the results.
Very heavy crop; over 90%.
May 22, 2018 at 10:52 PM