I love this little lens. I'm actually thinking about selling my 35 and 50 just because I use this one so much even though I'm sure the 35 and 50 are better.
On a heavier Z9 it's a great low size/weight choice with a fast semi-wide prime providing classic IQ and bokeh. That focal length gives the freedom of walk-around back to basics shooting from my rangefinder film days. The built-in camera VR and lower noise at higher ISOs also greatly reduces the need for a tripod.
This is the lens I was hoping it would be. I've got other Z lenses that deliver optical perfection but this little gem is something quite different, a lens with character, bought for its OOF qualities: AKA bokeh. I live in hope that Nikon will deliver other similarly designed lenses that are similarly compact.
That said, folks, be aware, my images are invariably tweaked to match my vision.
What a fantastic shot. Love everything about it. Great work, shows off the lens well… tomrock wrote:
I love this little lens. I'm actually thinking about selling my 35 and 50 just because I use this one so much even though I'm sure the 35 and 50 are better.
I also recently purchased the 105 micro and equally am enjoying this lens also KLaban wrote:
Thanks guys, appreciated.
This is the lens I was hoping it would be. I've got other Z lenses that deliver optical perfection but this little gem is something quite different, a lens with character, bought for its OOF qualities: AKA bokeh. I live in hope that Nikon will deliver other similarly designed lenses that are similarly compact.
That said, folks, be aware, my images are invariably tweaked to match my vision.
Yes, although I brought exposure up a bit and lifted shadows/blacks a bit, so probably more like ISO 1600 / 3200 effectively.
Couple of things to note there:
- The quality of light also influences noise: Shoot ISO 800 in broad daylight and it will be less noisy
- the Z7 is not particularly noisier than other current FF cameras once you normalise the output size. For example, the Z6ii is ca half a stop better at ISO 800 once you downsize the Z7 image for a fair comparison (see https://www.photonstophotos.net/Charts/PDR.htm#Nikon%20Z%206II,Nikon%20Z%207 )
The image is an example of being "DOF-limited" where FF loses its low-light advantage over smaller formats: didn't want to open the lens even more as DOF was already borderline too narrow; could not use longer shutter speed without the boat & ripples blurring too much for my liking --> could have shot this with a m43 camera at ISO 200 with a f/1.2 lens
