Excellent points. I agree that the 105mm is more "delicate" and it draws more "character". The size of the 105mm doesn't bother me and actually helps in hand holding. The Z 85mm 1.8S is absolutely razor sharp even wide open. It's remarkable at how good it is, but I keep thinking the 105mm 1.4 just exudes more character. Using the FTZ with the 105mm is another engineering marvel and works as good as a native lens.
JD, I just got a thought, how about trying out the Zeiss Milvus 100/2 ZF2 Makro, which perhaps have one of the most beautiful rendering at all, for portraits, makro etc. (in fact all around)?
Or is manual focusing thumbs down for you? (even though it seems so easy on the Z7, though the magnifier-button is placed awkward for the thumb, so one has to look down for the first many times - but still...its almost super easy to focus when enlarged I think)
PS I forgot an important thing, in manual focus, one push at the AF-ON and you enlarge as standard 200% (one more push and you are back), and that button is just right there in front of your thumb. I have just altered it to only 100% which is more stable-viewing (in meny, the pencil-meny, then f, and then f2),
it really can't be more easy...
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