Digital Nikon with manual lenses

[celina20]

Nikon D800 - Zeiss 135mm 2.0

Luis

 

[Steve P.]

Superb, Luis. That APO 135 is nearly as beautiful as the subject!
But man, it's pricey. I don't expect the new Samyang 135 f2 to hold a candle to the Zeiss but I'm still interested to see how it performs. It's not like there's an over abundance of choice in 135mm primes.

 

[NotXorc]

Sorry, no sun today. I may be able to try tomorrow.

I look forward to see ad hear about your experiences. One user gave me a very glowing report last week, but didn't show any images.

 

[rayyan]

zf 50/2

 

[Tektrader]

@ Jordan

Saw your photo and a hundred memories came back. Not with a manual lens but still.... D800 and 50mm F1.8 Nikkor

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Very kewl, Tektrader. You must have been on the other side of the street or something. Here's another one, same city.

D810 with 105mm f/1.8 AiS @ f/2.8

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

This lens surprises me. Even wide open, it's tack sharp and contrasty on the D810.

D810 with 105mm f/1.8 AiS @ f/1.8

 

[Steve P.]

D810 with 105mm f/1.8 AiS @ f/2.8

The look on this guy's face says "one false move and I'm fried!"
Great shot.

 

[Steve P.]

D750 with Voigtlander 40mm f2 Ultron.

 

[Steve P.]

Here's another one; same lens, different camera.

You're Not Coming In!

D600 with Voigtlander 40mm f2 Ultron.

God, I miss that self-lubricating sensor!

 

[Steve P.]

Finally, here's another from the same day. It's one of those frustrating near misses that could have been good if only I'd been on the ball. I was just about to cross the road when I saw this moment so I guesstimated on the focus distance scale and took the shot. I think you'll agree I really nailed the handbag strap! I still like the image though, but it's definitely 'One that got away.'

D600 Voigtlander 40mm f2 Ultron.

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Steve, if you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have noticed the strap being in focus (or the face being OOF). It's still good

Another one from Saigon:

D810 with 105mm f/1.8 @ f/2

 

[Steve P.]

Thanks Jorgen. I should have kept quiet!

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

I did an experiment today:
For a while, I have been considering buying a medium long telephoto lens to use with the D810, something like a 135 or 180mm. Then I remembered that I have a Tamron 1.4x TC somewhere. How about trying that on the 105mm f/1.8?

Unfortunately, I don't have any brick walls, cats or backyards to show, which probably takes away some scientific aspect of this test, but a few Coke capsules used for a local variety of checkers were available, so here we go.

Photos taken at f/1.8-2.0 were usable, but not what I would call sharp. I think "dreamy" is the scientific term. From f/2.8 however (f/2.8 on the lens, f/4 in reality), things changed dramatically. Here's a sample, full frame and 100% crop, hand held at ISO 800, no noise reduction applied:

In more contrasty photos, there's some serious CA in assorted colours, but nothing that ACR couldn't take care of. At the moment, this looks good enough to save me around $500 that another lens would have cost, not to speak about the extra weight

 

[Godfrey]

Looks good, Jorgen. Use it for what you can get out of it...

G

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Tonight in Yangon:

D810 with Nikkor 105mm f/1.8 @ f/2.8

D810 with Nikkor 105mm f/1.8 @ f/2

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

D810 with 105mm f/1.8 @ f/2.8

 

[Y Sol]

Maldives, D800 & 2,5/105mm Ais

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

D810 with 105mm f/1.8 and Tamron 1.4x TC @ f/1.8/2.5

 

[rayyan]

Thanks a lot steen, retow and ceh. :salute:

from the archives...i stopped using mf due to eyesight. Except the M, occasionally.

zf 100/2