Stuart Richardson
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Just curious, what's iffy about the 24-70/2.8? I have this lens and it is absolutely superb. It's as good as the 28-90 f/2.8-4.5 ASPH in my mind, only with some more distortion at the wide end.
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Yeah, sure beats the crap out of the Canon version.Just curious, what's iffy about the 24-70/2.8? I have this lens and it is absolutely superb. It's as good as the 28-90 f/2.8-4.5 ASPH in my mind, only with some more distortion at the wide end.
Stuart,Just curious, what's iffy about the 24-70/2.8? I have this lens and it is absolutely superb. It's as good as the 28-90 f/2.8-4.5 ASPH in my mind, only with some more distortion at the wide end.
Hi RayDitto.
I want new primes for this camera. In the smaller camera body, I just can't deal with the 24-70/2.8 size. Plus it doesn't compete with the ZF primes. I really want a new 35, 50, & 85 that can compete with the ZF primes or come very close.
Ray
Bob,Ray,
I just can't focus the Zeiss 85/1.4 to save my life. Maybe I need a different focusing screen, but I just could not do it as well as say a nocti on an M8.
OTOH I tend to like wides unless birding, so the Nikon 14-24 is on my wishlist as is the Mamiya 55, and 45. Oh, and there are a few Digitar wides out there too. For Birding I use their 80-400, which I was hoping they would update to AF-S and VR-II
I for sure will rot in the seventh level.
-bob
I couldn't even focus the ZF 50/2 on the D300 let alone the 100/2 ... until I got the Brightscreen Magnifier. Huge difference. I learned that with my DMR ... couldn't nail a 85 LUX @ f/1.4 to save my live until I got one of their mags for the R9. I'm training myself to peripherally see the focus confirmation in the Nikon viewfinder so I can shoot off center without focus/recomposing. Like anything manual, it's just a matter of practice, practice, practice.Bob,
I agree with you. I don't remember if it was on this thread or the D700 thread, but I made a comment about manual focus with the D3.
I can manual focus fast and accurately on the D3 up to 50mm in focal length.
The 85 & 100 ZF lenses were very hit and miss. I even did try a Brightscreen focussing screen, which helped but only for on center. As soon as I recomposed, the DOF was so narrow that I missed focus again. The Nikon 85 & 105 AF did a wonderful job of nailing focus on the D3 with its selectable AF points. I think that I also mentioned, I struggled with the ZF 85 when we were in Puerto Rico together.
I should be receiving a loaner 45 & 55 Mamiya here in a few days also, as I want to decide which one I like better for use with the P30+ back. I'll post some comparison shots in the MF forum.
Best,
Ray
Exactly ![snip] ... it probably would be a whole other matter shooting with a manual focus Nikon ... a camera made for manual focus.