p.15 #2 · Nikon Z 35mm 1.2 S - Official Image Thread
jjjwolf7722 wrote:
While not the fastest to focus it’s an amazing lens. The lens is heavy and expensive but if 35mm is your most used focal length it’s worth it. I use this lens for nearly everything.
A great endorsement from someone who has used a few of the best 35mm lenses from various brands.
p.15 #4 · Nikon Z 35mm 1.2 S - Official Image Thread
I bought my Nikon 35mm f1.2 in Japan for 334k yen. Wanting to buy this as I loved the 35mm focal length but not willing to pay 3750sgd in my country. Can’t wait to test this against my sigma 35mm f1.2. The main issue with my sigma is that it flares quite a lot.
p.15 #9 · Nikon Z 35mm 1.2 S - Official Image Thread
after looking at the samples, I find that the nikon is significantly more contrasty and sharper.
I like the bokeh of the sigma better but the nikon is not that bad.
cloudy day so I cannot do flare test. The weight and balance and grip feel MUCH better on the z8. I always found the sigma f1.2 very heavy and unbalanced on the a7r5. The sony bodies really are much suited for smaller lens.
p.15 #10 · Nikon Z 35mm 1.2 S - Official Image Thread
all shot wide opened with Z8
Not quite sure where the focus was exactly as I was standing behind
the couple so I just dropped the camera to waist height and took a few snapshot
with wide area-L in the center of the frame.
p.15 #13 · Nikon Z 35mm 1.2 S - Official Image Thread
so it was either invest in the US stock market in a pending recession, or buy this (among other things).
the CA is actually well-controlled in real-world scenarios. i took it out today where there's full sun and contrast galore that would have been too much for a lot of other lenses (the Leica Summilux 35/1.4 FLE that i have comes to mind)...but the Nikon was like Lt. Dan during the sea storm scene in Forrest Gump.
these are shots with minimal edit and no lens correction. you can see the slight vignetting and barrel distortion...
all shots with the Z9 at f1.2
this one is my favorite, fully backlit with the high noon sun.
usually 3d pop is reserved for somewhat close up shots with these wide lenses.
p.15 #15 · Nikon Z 35mm 1.2 S - Official Image Thread
I own the Sigma Art 35mm F1.2 DG DN, tbh I never really appreciated it until Nikon released Z 35mm F1.2 S
I am not the person to splurge that much on a prime, zooms are another story. Also Sigma's resale value is like 900 CAD, 650 USD. At that price, I guess it's worth adapting it on Z.
p.15 #17 · Nikon Z 35mm 1.2 S - Official Image Thread
RustyRus wrote:
So whats the verdict on this lens? Optical perfection but just to large to make use out of?
The verdict relies entirely on what you value most. I think the Z 35 f1.2 S is one of Nikon's finest lenses. Yes, it is big, heavy and expensive, but the output is superb and that is what I value most. As Photography Life stated in their Z 35 f1.2 S lens review, "The Nikon Z 35mm f/1.2 S is, simply put, flawless." Now, no lens is flawless, and I even commented as such in their comments section, but I did add. "but this lens is as close to being flawless as I have ever seen a lens." Other's may/will disagree and that's fine.
p.15 #18 · Nikon Z 35mm 1.2 S - Official Image Thread
I agree with Lance. The 35mm f/1.2 S is by far the best 35mm lens I have ever used (e.g. Sony 35mm f/1.4 GM, Canon 35mm f/1.4 VCM L and many others). It has a very unique look at f/1.2 that I really like.
p.15 #19 · Nikon Z 35mm 1.2 S - Official Image Thread
RustyRus wrote:
So whats the verdict on this lens? Optical perfection but just to large to make use out of?
its size makes up for my lack of skills.
oh it's also a very good lens. don't listen to the haters.
is it the best lens I own (in my opinion)? no, that belongs to the Leica 35 APO SL. but the Leica is still more expensive _used_ than the this lens new and nobody can argue that it's that much better without sounding like a total douchebag (got to admit I kinda sound one right now just saying that)
p.15 #20 · Nikon Z 35mm 1.2 S - Official Image Thread
woodstork wrote:
I’ve been waiting on this one. I similarly waited for the Z 135mm after testing the Sony 135 GM and finding it loses a bit of its microcontrast magic and color pop when adapted to Z mount. That patience worked out great.
I also previously found the 35mm GM loses a bit adapted to a Z7 when compared directly to its render on a native A7R3 body. My copy of Leica 35mm Summicron on L-mount was notably better than the Sony native or adapted and I kept a Panasonic S1R just to shoot that lens for a couple years.
So I’m expecting a similar improvement to what we saw in adapted GM vs Plena with the 35. In fact I’m hoping for something at Peter Karbe Leica level - incredibly good wide open to the corners. Great falloff. Sublime bokeh. Also great stopped down with a nice 3D microcontrast for landscape. Literally a lens you can put the subject anywhere in the frame at any aperture and it will be super sharp and clean as limited by diffraction only. And please please please have no coma wide open as an astrolens.* Then take my money (next year after the first sale price hits or nice used copies start showing up on FM).
*if the new 35 does all these things it will be heavy like the Plena because it will be designed with an extra large image circle - essentially needs the optical bulk of a fast medium format lens designed to resolve a relatively small pixel pitch....Show more →
I have the same experience when adapting my 135mm GM/Batis and my 35mm GM on my Nikon bodies.
They just don't have the same sharpness and contrast, maybe Sony adds some processing in their raw files depending on the lens.
I also own both the 35mm APO SL and the Nikon 35mm f1.2S.
The 35mm APO SL only shines in the center of the image wide open on my S1RII. It is much better on my SL2 and even mid frames are very strong. I can't explain why, maybe because of the sensor difference.
Futhermore, I found the 35mm APO SL to have sometimes a sort of slight "illumination" at the point of focus, making the subject to pop a lot. But this effect only appears when shooting photos and can't be seen on the viewfinder before taking the pic, it only appears when the photo has been taken. And it never happens in video, so I think it's just some processing.
My Nikon 35mm f1.2S is maybe one of the lens I use the most. The contrast and colors are out of this world. However, the lens is clearly not as sharp as the Sigma 35mm f1.2 DG II and much less sharp than the 35mm APO SL or Sigma 28-45mm (I tried 3 copies of the Nikon). At least when using ACR (default settings) to process the pictures.
Using NX studio with default settings shows better "sharpness" but it doesn't look natural and we can't add the Leica files on NX studio to compare.
