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Hi AndreeHi Jono
Yes, it's a nice lens, however it's really hard to use this lens for outdoor pictorial (specially at F2 or F2.8 the DOF is very thin)
for the next outdoor pictorial photo shot, I think i will use ZF 85/1.4
It's a lot easier to nail the Focus at F2
Andree
Working on itAndree,
I think that after looking at your shots above, that I will stop messing around with my kit and go find a proper model.
-bob
I wonder if it is the camera or the photographer who attracts all these pretty girls, maybe I should upgrade
All jokes apart, Andree, I do not know exactly if it is just you being a very good photographer, or the Zeiss optics in combination with the big photosites of the D3, or your skills with postprocessing or maybe all of it at the same time ...
What I do know is that I think your pictures are the best I've seen so far on the entire Internet from the new Nikon machines. Really. I know these are just small websized images, but still I think yours have something extra, something very special. Lots of 3-D, glow, bokeh, well I don't know what it is, but kudos for the impressive results.
And Guy, if you are comtemplating upgrading to the D3 I think that maybe you should wait selling the ZF 85 until you've tried out how it works with the larger photosites, and with the larger and brighter viewfinder and the better focus confirmation technologi ? Well, I dunno, it's always also about money. Maybe ask Ray if he upgraded to the D3 before he decided to sell his ZF 85 ?
(I peeped into the exif and found the first one is f/4 while the last two ones are f/2.8)
That was a tough one for me also Guy.Andree they look very nice . Looks to be shot at around F4 is that correct. I have the Zeiss 85mm 1.4 and deciding to keep it or go back to the Nikon 85mm 1.4. I have not used it much at the moment. Thoughts
Hi Bondo! hahahha u are very funnyI wonder if it is the camera or the photographer who attracts all these pretty girls, maybe I should upgrade
All jokes apart, Andree, I do not know exactly if it is just you being a very good photographer, or the Zeiss optics in combination with the big photosites of the D3, or your skills with postprocessing or maybe all of it at the same time ...
What I do know is that I think your pictures are the best I've seen so far on the entire Internet from the new Nikon machines. Really. I know these are just small websized images, but still I think yours have something extra, something very special. Lots of 3-D, glow, bokeh, well I don't know what it is, but kudos for the impressive results.
And Guy, if you are comtemplating upgrading to the D3 I think that maybe you should wait selling the ZF 85 until you've tried out how it works with the larger photosites, and with the larger and brighter viewfinder and the better focus confirmation technologi ? Well, I dunno, it's always also about money. Maybe ask Ray if he upgraded to the D3 before he decided to sell his ZF 85 ?
(I peeped into the exif and found the first one is f/4 while the last two ones are f/2.8)
No question that the 105/2.0D DC is a great lens. I had one from olden days, and still succumbed to the Zeiss 100 but truth be told, the Nikon really delivers almost everything the Zeiss does as well, though I give a slight nod to the Zeiss for IQ including sharpness, but very slight. Nikon has AF, the Zeiss macro capability. Guess I'll keep both. ;>) best...PeterHave you guys who need an autofocus lens considered the 105mm f/2 DC? That is what I wound up with. I don't have many good photos with it yet, but in playing around with it, it looks excellent...it reminds me a bit of the 75mm summilux...especially since you can make it into a soft focus lens at will by adding some spherical aberration. I'll ask that you ignore the hand going through my friend's head in this example (I told you I don't have good ones yet!), but you can see it is nice and sharp, as well as having AF and nice bokeh. This was at f/4 with the DC at R4. I doubt it is as sharp as the ZF, though it is quite sharp, but it makes for a good portrait lens. Dante Stella has a good write-up on it at his site: http://www.dantestella.com/technical/1052.html