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 p.20 #14 · Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena Image Thread | |
Vento wrote:
Congratulations for this wise decision. 
In my opinion it's worth every penny because it doesn't just have the modern side, resolution, extremely high level of optical corrections and all that directly at f/1.8, but the complete rendering, the quality of the sharpness transition, the smoothness in the bokeh, color reproduction, plus objectifiable factors such as resolution, contrast, freedom from abberation are absolutely world class.
The Plena is one of the few lenses that not only excels in the areas of resolution, consistency of resolution across the entire image field and the level of optical corrections, i.e. in the measurable, objectifiable criteria, but also combines this with a rendering quality and harmony that I have not yet encountered at this level.
Ok, I'm probably not the most objective person to talk to about the Plena, as I enjoy this lens with every pore.
However, I can't for the life of me imagine anyone not being flashed by this outstanding lens.
All in all, it is the best lens I have ever screwed onto one of my cameras in around 45 years, whether SLR, medium format or MILC and there were several high end lenses of their generation in a comparable price range among them.
The Nikon engineers themselves say better than S-line and even rank it above the Noct as their masterpiece so far, this is undoubtedly a bit of promotion for the launch, but funnily enough it's not even exaggerated.
Of all the Z lenses I own, the Plena is the most perfect in terms of the harmony and quality of the rendering, the least clinical, the most organic looking, although it is also the Z-lens with the highest resolution measurements.
That doesn't mean that you can't also get into situations where the Plena is sometimes too much of a good thing.
But overall, if the situation and the photographer are right, the lens is a masterpiece.
This is perhaps the most critical point about the Plena, the possibilities of this lens clearly exceed mine.
However, this also motivates me to go out and do justice to this world class tool.
Wings of an angel, 135mm, f/2.2, 1/2500, ISO-100, distance 8,4m
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I too feel the 135 Plena is an outstanding lens, but I own the S .95 Noct as well and I have to say the Noct is in a league above for the ultimate in clarity and colors, plus it's buttery smooth out of focus rendering. However the Noct is a completely different lens to the Plena in that the Noct is a very heavy and slow manual focus only lens.
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