Driveitputtit wrote:
I see, makes sense. Really like the overall rendering though. I wonder if they’ll eventually come out with a Z mount version.
Ya, I really like this lens! Sunstars start at F2 about. It's really sharp and contrasty and I love that it is manual focus and I can just rotate to the infinity hard stop and set F5.6/F8 and get super sharp shots. I also hope they bring out a Z mount version. The techart adapter doesn't register aperture and it also doesn't enable 5-axis stabilization and actually kind of screws up the stabilization because the camera thinks it is a 50mm lens.
Nikon Z6 + Nikon Z 85mm f/1.8S. First time i could test the eye-af in a real situation. My last camera was the Sony a7iii and I didnt feel much difference between the Sony and the Nikon. Its like over 90 % of my photos are sharp. Incredible combo
I've been playing more with the Z6 after the V3 firmware update. The more I play, the more I am impressed by the progress this update provides.
While these may not be technically or aesthetically the best of shots, they do demonstrate progress.
I was in the back yard with the Z6, 600F4, & 1.4x TCIII just hoping to get some visitors to photograph. As luck would have it, things were pretty quiet. I had a couple visitors, but they mostly stayed deeper in the tree branches. Making the best of what was available, I played with tracking in Auto Area AF in the cluttered mess.
In the following sequence, I had locked tracking on this cardinals' head and when he began to scratch, I began to shoot. Despite all the potential obstructions and distractions, AF did a nice job of staying locked onto his head. At least from my experience, I consider this a win for the V3 update.
Z6 (Firmware V3) + 600F4 + 1.4xTCIII (850mm)
All shots were 1/1000, F5.6, ISO 640
McDermott wrote:
New shot of my Harley Fat Bob. The Z7 & the 24-70 S lens are an ideal travel companion, not overly large and fit well inside my bike's swing arm bag.
