Mykal wrote:
Mine shipped from B&H today to be delivered on Friday. Yeah me
Ship Tuesday and you receive on Friday in Jamaica? I'm impressed. I'm not 100% sure I will get it Friday although I'm in US.
Enjoy the lens and please post some samples.
I have been interested in this offering as it might be the lens that would draw me into the Z7. But I am quite happy with my D810 and the 105 1.4E and the 70-200FL. My only issue with the 105 is indoors it can be a little tight. But to be honest, these images are lovely and all but the jury is out in my mind as to whether this look is what I want. The current E offerings on a D810 or a D850 I think look better. Just my opinion. I do not see chucking the DSLR system and those lenses for the latest squeeze.
umsl12 wrote:
Ship Tuesday and you receive on Friday in Jamaica? I'm impressed. I'm not 100% sure I will get it Friday although I'm in US.
Enjoy the lens and please post some samples.
Lol I said to be delivered on Friday. It will be delivered to my USA address.
I have 24, 35, 58, 85 all 1.4s and 70-200fl...currently using them with 2x z6... so far so good even in dim light, but i shoot at 1.4 or 2... stopping down will for sure decrease the focus performance... sometimes i am thinkig to sell the Zs and purchase 2x d850 to get rid of the ftz...and low light focus...
GumaRodak wrote:
I have 24, 35, 58, 85 all 1.4s and 70-200fl...currently using them with 2x z6... so far so good even in dim light, but i shoot at 1.4 or 2... stopping down will for sure decrease the focus performance... sometimes i am thinkig to sell the Zs and purchase 2x d850 to get rid of the ftz...and low light focus...
you could simply sell one of them, and get a D750 for low light, if you really want a body with a mirror!
If you set D8 (Setting Effect) to off, wont it focus wide open then stop down? You’ll lose a live preview but if you’re needing better focus acquisition it might be an option.
GumaRodak wrote:
I have 24, 35, 58, 85 all 1.4s and 70-200fl...currently using them with 2x z6... so far so good even in dim light, but i shoot at 1.4 or 2... stopping down will for sure decrease the focus performance... sometimes i am thinkig to sell the Zs and purchase 2x d850 to get rid of the ftz...and low light focus...
I can't believe I am posting the first obligatory cat shot and I don't even own a cat. He was probably 18 inches in front of a rather bright window and there is actually a tree about ten feet from the window just for reference. Sorry, my girlfriend refused to pose.
After playing with this lens only two times, I can say I am impressed. It is sharp with nice bokeh especially for a 1.8 lens. It probably isn't fair to compare this lens to the 105mm 1.4E which I recently sold but I do feel this lens is better than the 85mm 1.8g and 1.4g that I once owned.
FedEx just delivered my 85mm 1.8S today. I'm not a member of any organizations but I pre-ordered @BH within minutes when it's available.
So busy that I could not try it much, but after viewing couple shots around the house, I think this lens is a keeper. Very nice color and contrast. It's sharp!! Z 1.8S lenses are in different league vs 1.8G
I received this lens last Friday finally. Briefly tested it, another perfect copy that well centered sharp copy. I applaud Nikon's QA here, so far all my Z glasses are in spec out of box. at 45M, the requirement is quite brutal to have perfect copy like this.
Used it around home during weekend, I am totally convinced Z gonna be a huge hit for Nikon. Things start to becoming interesting now.
Optically, this lens is at another level as I fully expected.(I would say it beats most Zeiss and Leica glass in this range I ever used, I don't just value sharpness but transition, CA and bokeh) At $800, this is a bargain. You won't see 58G kind of smoothness or softness but sharpness feel very neutral and gentle with nice out of focus transition actually.
The lens focus is not that fast though and I can still hear focus motor sound. Focus by wire is the feature I always hate, if there is an implementation feel as good as real focus ring, I haven't met one. For lens like this, at flower and bug distance, you want using manual focus often. Only negative I can think of it now. Of course, I hope Nikon can boost the front element but keep f2 to have less mechanical vignette on bokeh ball and corner rendering, but I guess you can always buy future f1.2 glass and used it at f1.8 to have nice corner look
Have you tried it for video? Curious how the af tracks?
zhangyue wrote:
I received this lens last Friday finally. Briefly tested it, another perfect copy that well centered sharp copy. I applaud Nikon's QA here, so far all my Z glasses are in spec out of box. at 45M, the requirement is quite brutal to have perfect copy like this.
Used it around home during weekend, I am totally convinced Z gonna be a huge hit for Nikon. Things start to becoming interesting now.
Optically, this lens is at another level as I fully expected.(I would say it beats most Zeiss and Leica glass in this range I ever used, I don't just value sharpness but transition, CA and bokeh) At $800, this is a bargain. You won't see 58G kind of smoothness or softness but sharpness feel very neutral and gentle with nice out of focus transition actually.
The lens focus is not that fast though and I can still hear focus motor sound. Focus by wire is the feature I always hate, if there is an implementation feel as good as real focus ring, I haven't met one. For lens like this, at flower and bug distance, you want using manual focus often. Only negative I can think of it now. Of course, I hope Nikon can boost the front element but keep f2 to have less mechanical vignette on bokeh ball and corner rendering, but I guess you can always buy future f1.2 glass and used it at f1.8 to have nice corner look
J.Marcus Photo wrote:
Have you tried it for video? Curious how the af tracks?
No video, but I did AFC test on it with my son play basketball. I think it is about the same speed as most Nikon AF prime I had. It can track subject at mid to longer distance reasonable well but not at close distance or running toward you kind of situation. It is definitely not in 24-70 type performance.
Based on my experience, for non challenge tracking stuff, I don't think it will have problem. However, I don't know what expectation you have in mind. You do hear focus motor sound if you pay attention and I definitely won't rate it as fast focused lens.
zhangyue wrote:
I received this lens last Friday finally. Briefly tested it, another perfect copy that well centered sharp copy. I applaud Nikon's QA here, so far all my Z glasses are in spec out of box. at 45M, the requirement is quite brutal to have perfect copy like this.
Used it around home during weekend, I am totally convinced Z gonna be a huge hit for Nikon. Things start to becoming interesting now.
Optically, this lens is at another level as I fully expected.(I would say it beats most Zeiss and Leica glass in this range I ever used, I don't just value sharpness but transition, CA and bokeh) At $800, this is a bargain. You won't see 58G kind of smoothness or softness but sharpness feel very neutral and gentle with nice out of focus transition actually.
The lens focus is not that fast though and I can still hear focus motor sound. Focus by wire is the feature I always hate, if there is an implementation feel as good as real focus ring, I haven't met one. For lens like this, at flower and bug distance, you want using manual focus often. Only negative I can think of it now. Of course, I hope Nikon can boost the front element but keep f2 to have less mechanical vignette on bokeh ball and corner rendering, but I guess you can always buy future f1.2 glass and used it at f1.8 to have nice corner look
I found the Zeiss Milvus 1.4/85 at f/1.8 to be superior with regard to bokeh. Milvus bokeh is bold, while the Nikon Z bokeh is rather timid. The Milvus has a just a little bit more CA than the Nikon (which has practically no CA). If I don't need autofocus and weight is not an issue, I would almost always opt for the Milvus. There may be situations in which I would want the timid bokeh, let's see. I'm not sure whether I will be able to adapt to manual focus with a non-linear link from the ring to the focus mechanism, so for now manual focus with the Nikon is for non time-critical stuff only. Yet, for the price point, the Nikon 1.8/85 S is a major achievement, and it's actually a tad sharper than the Milvus.
AcuteShadows wrote:
I found the Zeiss Milvus 1.4/85 at f/1.8 to be superior with regard to bokeh. Milvus bokeh is bold, while the Nikon Z bokeh is rather timid. The Milvus has a just a little bit more CA than the Nikon (which has practically no CA). If I don't need autofocus and weight is not an issue, I would almost always opt for the Milvus. There may be situations in which I would want the timid bokeh, let's see. I'm not sure whether I will be able to adapt to manual focus with a non-linear link from the ring to the focus mechanism, so for now manual focus with the Nikon is for non time-critical stuff only. Yet, for the price point, the Nikon 1.8/85 S is a major achievement, and it's actually a tad sharper than the Milvus.
Possible, I don't have experience with 85 milvus. I had OTUS briefly. The size difference is so huge to compare these. However, this 85S might be my favorite 85mm lens call It climbs quickly. I don't expect sharp lens like this have this kind of transition and bokeh. You call it timid, I call it perfection The combination of color and flare resistance that keep clarity and fidelity under backlight is very impressive. The lens see better than my eyes under strong back light, try it.
I only wish it is a lens with real focus ring. The focus transition is free of problem, especially at close distance shallow DOF portrait (double edge or LoCA) very rare I have seen so far. You have to count my word here as I don't want post family portrait to illustrate this. The closest lens I can think of is Sigma 135Art but that one is also a monster and don't have the same back light performance.
I don't want over praise it and will stop here from now on. Let's just say it is personal
Some random shots around home for people who want get a feeling themselves about the lens.
vaptre wrote:
I tried 1.8s and buy 1.4g. For me 1.4g has more pleasant rendering.
For more blur, portrait centric and hybrid user with F and Z, 1.4g is still wonderful performer.
For a short tele-photo can do everything from portrait to landscape, travel and for anyone bothered by all kinds of CA (especially bokeh fringing) and most importantly for Z only users, choose 1.8S.
At this size, weight, performance and price, it hard for me to choose any Nikon 85mm over this one, actually any 85mm over this one. your millage may vary, it is really personal.
