I would base my decision on the lens and not the body. If I enjoy the results and character of a lens I have no issue of using a lens with an adapter over a native mount lens. On the other hand if there is nothing special for myself about a given lens and I can sell it and put the funds towards something more useful I would sell it. Comes down to personal preference.
ok! I'll clarify my question. Would you sell... If you shoot just in travels time to time. And most the time 28/1.4e stays on shelf but his picture is really so beautiful and amazing!
vaptre wrote:
ok! I'll clarify my question. Would you sell... If you shoot just in travels time to time. And most the time 28/1.4e stays on shelf but his picture is really so beautiful and amazing!
I would sell the 28 1.4 if it just sits on the shelf most of the time, or make a point to use it more It's a wonderful lens for up-close portraiture
For portraits I prefer the 58 1.4. The 28 1.4 is really great lens but I try to justify his price if I decide not to sell him. When I bought this lens I thought about main purpose lens that stays on my camera 75% of the time and cover most of my needs. If I don't know what I'll shoot today - I'll use this lens. Like iPhone
vaptre wrote:
For portraits I prefer the 58 1.4. The 28 1.4 is really great lens but I try to justify his price if I decide not to sell him. When I bought this lens I thought about main purpose lens that stays on my camera 75% of the time and cover most of my needs. If I don't know what I'll shoot today - I'll use this lens. Like iPhone
the iphone happens to share the ~28mm FOV so makes sense
EstherSP wrote:
the iphone happens to share the ~28mm FOV so makes sense
I know! But the 28 1.4 doesn't feet so well for my Z6. Mainly because of older autofocus. So there are a lot of reasons to swap old lenses for native Z optics
vaptre wrote:
I know! But the 28 1.4 doesn't feet so well for my Z6. Mainly because of older autofocus. So there are a lot of reasons to swap old lenses for native Z optics
The question to ask yourself is there enough justification to sell the lens versus keeping it.
I have a Nikon 28/1.4 D lens. It spends a lot of time on the shelf. I can think of many reasons why I should sell it. Unless attached to a Nikon DSLR there is no autofocus. If I moved from dslr to mirrorless there is no autofocus future for the lens.
I decided I won't sell the lens. It has value for me. I like the captured images. In my case I also use it on non-Nikon cameras with an adapter as a manual focus lens.
Back to your original question would I sell a 28/1.4 to get a 24-70. If that was the only option to acquire a 24-70 then I would give serious consideration in selling the 28 and only if I would use the 24-70 more often than the 28.
As a landscape shooter, I would make the trade in a second. If you’re doing astrophotography or shooting dim interiors without a tripod, the prime would be the better choice. Horses for courses, really. Bottom line, only you can answer this question.
On one side of the argument, there is no doubt that the 24-70 f2.8S is a brilliant lens, a bag of f2.8 primes if you like and you have the option of any focal length between 24mm and 70mm. It is sharp wide open at all focal lengths. It is sharp across the frame at all focal lengths. It is sharp at all distances from the camera at all focal lengths and apertures. It has little CA and great bokeh for a zoom of this range. IQ is superb considering it is a zoom. It really doesn't have any vices, it's too good to be a zoom!
On the other side of the argument you have a stunning 28mm lens that can be used from f1.4.
The way to resolve the argument? Which one would serve you best? Which one would you continually get the most enjoyment from?
It is easy for me as I am not in your position, I would choose the 24-70 f2.8S, but then I do have all the Z mount primes except the 20 f1.8S. Having said that, I rarely use the primes but when I do they are great to use. I would still opt for the 24-70 f2.8S rather than a prime simply because it is so good and is so versatile.
I did it. Loved the look of the 28/1.4, hardly ever used it at f1.4 and so hardly ever carried it in the main bag. But then I have not had the 24-70/2.8S long enough to say it was worth it -- but it's certainly more versatile. Me personally, my goal is to eventually be 100% native Z-mount lenses except for certain legacy "look" glass. While the 28/1.4 could be considered legacy look, I didn't end up using it that way, so the move made sense from that POV as well.
Lance B wrote:
It is easy for me as I am not in your position, I would choose the 24-70 f2.8S, but then I do have all the Z mount primes except the 20 f1.8S.
That's how people are different. I have all primes except the 20mm amd would not want a zoom.
Kry27 wrote:
That's how people are different. I have all primes except the 20mm amd would not want a zoom.
Glad the OP found what works for him.
I can't argue with that. In this argument, I am not constrained by one prime which the OP is, and that I think, is another factor in favor of the zoom. If he had all the primes that cover the zoom range, then it would be a very different argument and one I would be hard pressed in making one way or the other. To be quite honest, I have been trying to use my primes more these days but it depends on what I am doing. If I am travelling, then the zoom makes more sense, due to size and weight restrictions for travel, IMO. When I am at home and under no time and weight/size constraints then I do use my primes when I can.
gear-nut wrote:
I did it. Loved the look of the 28/1.4, hardly ever used it at f1.4 and so hardly ever carried it in the main bag. But then I have not had the 24-70/2.8S long enough to say it was worth it -- but it's certainly more versatile. Me personally, my goal is to eventually be 100% native Z-mount lenses except for certain legacy "look" glass. While the 28/1.4 could be considered legacy look, I didn't end up using it that way, so the move made sense from that POV as well.
Me too! Native Z-mount lenses are step ahead from current F lineup. And I agree that there are some unique lenses that I have to keep no doubt. For me that lens is the 58/1.4G. I wouldn't sell him no way. Maybe, the 105/1.4 - don't know. But the 28/1.4 is some compromise for me. For the first, his main purpose is the lens for travel and the second - creativeness. So I decide to give a chance to the 24-70 for his versatility
I sold the 58mm 1.4 to partially fund the 70-200s (which will come, eventually). I found the 50mm 1.8s enough for my photography. I know they are different lenses, but I also know that if the need arises I’ll find a way to buy it again (*)
So I’d you think the 24-70 is better suited for whatever purpose you have, then go for it.
(*) unless I win the lottery and become able to afford the 0.95
lukiano wrote:
I sold the 58mm 1.4 to partially fund the 70-200s (which will come, eventually). I found the 50mm 1.8s enough for my photography.
Interesting -- the 58/1.4 is possibly one F-mount AF lens I would want to keep. I don't currently own one as I have the rather obscure lensbaby "Twist 60" petzval and like the way it renders in that same focal range. But the AF 58/1.4 is on my radar. I actually prefer the Twist 60 to my 50/1.8S for people shots even with manual focus, and am selling the Z 50 instead !
It is sad to say.... But I’m fix-focal-lens guy. My new 24-70/2.8 is not inspiring me. Clinically correct, brilliantly sharp! But boring! Simply very boring lens. 😏
vaptre wrote:
It is sad to say.... But I’m fix-focal-lens guy. My new 24-70/2.8 is not inspiring me. Clinically correct, brilliantly sharp! But boring! Simply very boring lens. 😏
Well yeah.... Perfection can be boring, especially in images and especially when you want an "artistic" rendering. But if that's what you are after, then you need to be looking at legacy lenses, or at least legacy design lenses. You said above your 28 "mostly sits on the shelf." Mine did too and why I offed it -- at least in my case, I don't regret it. The 24-70 is a very versatile goto tool *for me.* And now you say you're not a zoom guy, so that mistake's all on you.
So let's turn this around. What is your favorite fixed focal? IOW if you could only head out with one prime lens on your camera, what would it be? For me it would be a 40, but those are slim productions, so I'd have to settle for a 35 or maybe an older 45 pancake. In my case I did buy an "old design" manual 35 for just that reason
It's a wonderful lens for up-close portraiture
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