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jonshonda wrote:
Getting back into photography a bit after scoring a killer deal on a D4S. I remember loving the 105 2.5 when I had one, and I think I had the 28 2.8 as well. Any other suggestions for nice glass? Any suggestions for using a D4s with manual glass?
Use your non-CPU lens menu and the experience is great. I mostly shoot manual glass on my D800, which is a very similar experience to a D4s.
On the wide end the 20's are always great options, the 20/2.8 is a gem, the 20/3.5 AI-S is almost as good, the 20/4 is tiny. I'd skip the original 20/3.5 UD though, it's big, ancient and frankly underwhelms. Samyang's got a 14/2.8 that is very good if you get a good copy, and very cheap. Be aware of copy variation though. If you want the best lens in this range, the ZF.2 21mm f2.8 Distagon is it.
The 24/2.8 is rightly legendary in all variants. AI and later are better, but the original is very good already. The ZF's are good here, with the 25/2.8 being a brilliant close-focus lens (but weak at longer distances) and the 25/2 is brilliant everywhere except at MFD (the Nikkors balance this better though IMHO). Samyang also does a 24/1.4 that most ignore but is actually pretty decent if you get a good copy (Samyang is always prone to copy variation issues)
28/2.8 AI-S is the way to go at 28, unless you get the ZF 28/2. Everything else is weaker, although I have a soft spot for the 28/3.5's which tend to be pretty good even if they can't match the best.
At 35, you've got the 4 Nikon options, all with some issues. The 35/1.4 is CA-prone and weak wider than f2.8, the 35/2 is just an average lens, the 35/2.8 (and the essentially identical Series E 35/2.5) is extremely good, but slow. Both Zeiss options here are superb. Samyang does a 35/1.4 that's well regarded with the usual sample variation caveats.
55/3.5 Micro is also a classic, and I've always loved the 50mm f1.8 AI (yes, AI, the longnose version that looks like a 50/2, not the later and IMHO inferior pancake Series E/AI-S versions). Zeiss's ZF.2 50/1.4 is a great character lens, and the 50/2 Makro-Planar combines the advantages of a 55/3.5 and a faster 50, but does cost a bunch.
At 85mm, the f1.8 is a gem, both sharp and a unique rendering, the 1.4 AI-S is a legend. The 85/2 is small cheap and good, but the least of the Nikkor 85's (that doesn't make it bad). Samyang's 85/1.4 is cheap and very good and available under a lot of names.
The 135/2.8 AI-S is another great lens (get the AI-S, it's optically better and focuses closer than the older versions or the Series E, be aware the Series E is often listed as the AI-S, so check for Series E labelling). Everything in this range is actually good though, so get whatever floats your boat. Tamron does a 135/2.5 AD2 that's very good, Zeiss's 135/2 is legendary, Samyang's 135/2 is very good, and the Nikon 135/2 is more than acceptable.
I've also learned to love the petite 200/4, it's very sharp from f5.6 on, and good wide open aside from some CA. Small & cheap. Better than the 180/2.8, but not as good as the 180/2.8 ED. The 200/4 Micro is the best of the lot though.
Avoid the 300/4.5's, I'd not get anything other than the AF-D today if I was looking for a cheap 300.
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on the solution but yeah, definitely not an option.
from this thread pointed me to a replacement source. Will be working on refitting the new one soon.
Green/white dot in the viewfinder is a good approximation, test yours to see how on target it is.
