Neat shots, Jorge. Don't you love the 3d effect you get with FX? Y'know...I didn't like this focal length much on DX so I sold my 180mm AF, wondering now if I would enjoy it more on FX. Hmmmmmmmm
I have a D300 and D700, and it is easier to MF with the D700 viewfinder
but i was thinking about getting a split prism focusing screen to ease up focusing even more.
- Any of you have a split prism focusing screen?
- Does it make MF easier?
- Any affect on the normal camera metering after change of focusing screen?
I can see on Katz Eye homepage that they a working on a screen for the D700
ulrikft wrote:
If you are answering me, thanks for the tip! But i kind of need a 100mm - 150mm something :P
As of now my nikon gear consists of:
Sigma 20 1.8
Nikon 50 1.4
nikon 85 1.4
I'm thinking about getting the nikon 35 2.0 and a sigma 70-200 2.8
But i also want a carry-around prime for longer-portraits etc. I have looked at the mf 135 2.0 and similar items, any personal thoughts? recommodations?
the 135mm f2.8 is a nice, small and sharp lens....
the 135mm f2.8 is a nice, small and sharp lens....
It's (the 135) a tank too, mine has been dropped so hard the filter bent and the glass broke. I can't seem to get the bent filter off, all of the glass is broke out of the filter so it's basically an empty ring and the lens is fine.
Peter F wrote:
I have a D300 and D700, and it is easier to MF with the D700 viewfinder
but i was thinking about getting a split prism focusing screen to ease up focusing even more.
- Any of you have a split prism focusing screen?
- Does it make MF easier?
- Any affect on the normal camera metering after change of focusing screen?
I can see on Katz Eye homepage that they a working on a screen for the D700
- Is there any other focusing screens brands ?
peter
I bought a KatzEye for my D2H. Night and day. The stock screen is still very good but the KatzEye makes it so much easier. Not just the split screen but the area outside it shows focus much better than the stock one.
I got the standard one (without OptiBrite) and metering was not affected. My guess is, if you get one for the D300 you'll be so much happier.
Is it just me or do the old lenses have a feel about them that cant be replicated from the newer ones? I have 6 manual nikkors and sometimes I feel they perform "different" but not worse than my 3 Canon L's.
dimitris77 wrote:
Is it just me or do the old lenses have a feel about them that cant be replicated from the newer ones? I have 6 manual nikkors and sometimes I feel they perform "different" but not worse than my 3 Canon L's.
There is a distinctly different look i get from my ai-s glass than i get from my current ed glass imo
90 5.0 wrote:
There is a distinctly different look i get from my ai-s glass than i get from my current ed glass imo
Agree. Definitely a slight difference which is hard to describe. Possibly somewhere between a digital and film look or not quite so digital looking? Whatever it it, I like it.
eos-m42guy wrote:
Agree. Definitely a slight difference which is hard to describe. Possibly somewhere between a digital and film look or not quite so digital looking? Whatever it it, I like it.
I suspect one part of this might be the tendency in more recent lens design to emphasize sharpness (via APO/ED glass, etc.) over other other optical characteristics. This is why I love my 85/1.4 AF-D -- some piont out that it's not ultimately devastating sharp or contrasty at wide apertures, and there's some truth to that point. But it more than makes up for it, in my opinion, with a tonal palette and micro-contrast that are very graceful and flattering. To my eye, it gives the closest thing I've yet seen to an aesthetic that I more typically associate with medium-format film.
The 105/2.5 AIS is in similar territory, I think, as is the 35/2 AIS -- two lenses I've spent a lot of time with.
90 5.0 wrote:
It's (the 135) a tank too, mine has been dropped so hard the filter bent and the glass broke. I can't seem to get the bent filter off, all of the glass is broke out of the filter so it's basically an empty ring and the lens is fine.
When you have a filter with the glass broken out of it... take a pair of good pliers and firmlly grasp the ring (with the pliers in line with the lens) and twist the pliers in a tight clockwise motion to fold the filter ring around the end of the pliers.... the ring is usually aluminum and will easily fold right up and come right out of the lens mount. It's an old trick that, if carefully done, works like a charm..........
