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I too still love me a good DSLR. Oddly enough I didn’t go back to Nikon, but stuck with the Minolta Maxxum 7D. A lot worse than a Nikon in many ways, but something about the Minolta glass and sensor rendering of that era makes me want to shoot with it. With prices being what they are...

More from Otherworld with the Viltrox - again, all wide open at f/2.8 on the Z8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

How does the Viltrox resolve against the Z8's high MP sensor? All shot at f/2.8 in low light. AF did struggle a lot more than I thought it should, maybe something that can be corrected with a lens firmware update. I did not see the same level of struggles on other lenses like the 28/2.8...

Wanted to drop some sweet, sweet pics from the first outing with this lens and some initial thoughts. Thoughts: I love the size of the lens. 20mm and FX coverage - YES! The focus ring is large and easily bumped depending on how you hold the camera...so be aware of this. Luckily, I have...

@MountainMan79 looking good so far.

My one and only shot for today. Not my best work, but it is with the 40mm f/2 wide open. Uncropped, SOOC JPG. A new coffee/wine shop just opened up in a neighboring town. The dogs and I walk here often. Focus was on the '&' in the white sign above the door.

Agree. If you need primes that are well corrected, behaved and clinically sharp, then look to the f/1.8 or wider aperture ones. If you want a small, fast, light and a lens with character, then the f/2, f/2.8 primes are excellent performers and well worth the value price they ask for new, let...

You can check out my 500px gallery. I plan on taking this lens out today on the Z fc for my walk about. I’ll try and shoot mostly wide open, but the sun is out today so might make it difficult. https://500px.com/bestlightphoto/galleries/nikon-z-40mm-f-2

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Tried to get some birds in flight this go around. Plain 180-600mm no TC 2.0x. 1 2 3 4 5 6

OK! Here we go!! This time, with the TC 2.0 added on. I also did on some shots shoot with the Z8 in DX mode. I tried to shoot through some pretty difficult conditions to see how far I can push it. Please know that I am not a very good nature or bird photographer....this setup is going to...

Going to get a chance to go back out to the same place I shot Monday. Going to take the TC2.0 as well. Think I’ll have some better light. Might also need to take the tripod, especially if I get silly and try to shoot this thing @ 600mm with the teleconverter AND in DX crop mode. Might even...

I don’t think it is front heavy at all. The internal zoom handles it pretty well and working from the tripod balances the whole package. My first world photographers “problem” is that now, this is my longest lens and the cabinet I store all my lenses is not deep enough to allow the lens to be...

All hand held. For some reason I never really got along with a tripod setup. I have one, but use it once or twice a year, maybe. Handling it seems just fine so far. I was only out for like 2 hours with it yesterday. I use a blackrapid strap and connect to the tripod foot, so walking about...

They called me an hour before close that my lens was in! I scrambled down to the camera shop and immediately went out to test it out. To say that this lens and the Z8 are a great match is an understatement. Here are a few shots. Some at full 45mp, and others were at 19mp, shot in DX crop...

Images taken with any lens that is also used with the Z TC 2.0x I noticed a that my usual processing parameters did not sharpen as I would like - so bumped it up a little more and it looked really good. So, initial conclusion is that the sharpness does take a hit but nothing that cannot be...

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Very nice samples there! :)

Ok, so here we go! First set of shots. All at full 45mp resolution, originally. Re-sized for the web and sharing here. Wide open it has a bit of a swirly bokeh at distance. Super crop. I'll admit that I had the wide/L AF point and it was too big at times and would lock onto the flowers in...

Coming soon! Can this $200 lens properly resolve on the 45mp beast that is the Nikon Z8!!

Let's see your images with this lens! The f/2.8 zoom that's about the size of a 70-300/4-5.6 type lens! Placeholder for now, but if you got one, share the pics you got with it!

The Z8 gets some time with the Z 28-75/2.8 1 2 3 - stitched pano (6 shots - camera held vertical, stitched horizontally)

Another one at f/2.8

Some walk about in Columbus, Ohio with the Z fc and this lens. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Place holder here for showcasing this lens. Feel free to add images here!

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This set with the Nikon Z 6 - for those that wanted to see how it performed on full frame. 1 2 3 - 3 image stitched pano (vertical) 4 5 6 7 8

That will be the next set of tests, so that is coming soon. Based on what I see in the APS-C images I’m thinking the edges will suffer quite a bit in comparison. For me not an issue as my main usage of the lens will most likely be on the Z fc for portraits, Street and sports where the edges...

OK - first shots and the big reveal. No shock - this is NOT an equal to the Nikon Z 85/1.8S in sharpness or contrast out of camera. it is noticeably lacking in contrast and fine details at f/1.8, but sharpens up as you stop down by f/2.8 and by f/4 it is very, very good. Is it unusable wide...

This lens just arrived a few minutes ago. Will give you some initial impressions. No images to share just yet due to uncooperative weather. Price $200 Metal mount with USB connector for firmware updates. The plastic of the lens body and the hood feel cheap and is probably the a big thing...

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I think the D90 is doing just fine with this lens.

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First run with the Z fc. No handling issues. Balance is a little more front heavy here compared against the lens mounted on the Z6, but nothing that caused me issues. 1 2 3 4 5

OK, so had another chance to run this lens. Spent a weekend in some "target rich" environments this weekend. On the Z6, the lens is phenomenal and I'll have no issues replacing the 24-70/4 with this lens. IQ it is on par, to my eyes. I want to test it on the Z fc and see how it feels, but I...

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OK, a few from today...processed to my liking. :) First few days I normally shoot new lenses wide open to get an idea of their performance at that aperture. I'll switch it if the scene calls for it and I really "want" that image. 1 2 3

First impressions after a brief outing with it. The lens feels a lot lighter than it looks. In my hands the Oly EM1.2 and 12-100/4 feel about the same weight as the Z6 and 24-120/4, but the Oly feels more front heavy. Auto focus is FAST. very happy about that. The lens function button is...

Finally!!

Still waiting on my copy....could be any day now, or should I say "should". :) Come on Nikon! I'm eagerly awaiting delivery.

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Putting this out there now with a video from Ricci for a first look.

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Got to shoot quite a bit with this lens today. Wide open at f/2.8 it is nice and sharp. Compared to the Viltrox 24/1.8 - the nikon appears to have better corner performance. My tests so far have been on the Z fc, so if the corners are already better on DX, then I surmise that they will be...

Looking good!

Walk about with the Z fc and Viltrox Z 24mm f/1.8 Processed with Nik Analog Efex - Classic Camera 4 preset 1 2