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...
I've had a chance to work with this new lens from Nikon quite a bit since receiving it on launch day. Here are a few from an afternoon garden walk.
f/8
f/2.8
f/16
f/11
f/2.8
Found a new area today, had close to 100 shots...I'll bring it down to a few of my favorites and then spread the love to other threads that make sense. :)
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Another older lens without a showcase thread. This was another one of the manual F mounts I gifted myself this past Christmas, and Iāve only been out with it once, but it seems quite nice. More to come.
https://nikonrumors.com/2023/02/22/sigma-announced-their-first-three-mirrorless-lenses-for-nikon-z-mount.aspx/
The game is on ... Funnily enough, I'm now much more comfortable waiting for the eventual arrival of the lenses in Z mount that I actually desire ...
M.
This is one of my favorite zoom combos for walk about.
I will say that the Zfc was/is so far the better handler with gloves than the Fuji X-Pro2.
I did get out and shoot with it today. Shot RAW+JPG and used the FujiXWeekly Kodak Elite Chrome recipe.
Got to a few places that I have not...
Looks like another lens without a showcase thread. I had my first outing with it yesterday, on a dreary winters day. I quite enjoyed using it, although sometime while adjusting the focal length with heavy gloves on, I would accidentally move the aperture a bit.
At the 25mm end, it needs a...
I didnāt see a showcase for this lens, and my first outing was with it yesterday. More pics to come, but I REALLY like this lens. It needs a little tweaking in post to bring out the best in it, but thatās limited to things like vignetting and contrast, not distortion.
I am taking my Daughter to Roller Skating today- decided to bring the new Z5 with the Canon 50/0.95 and the Df with the 55/1.2 Ai. Also bringing the AIs 85/2.
I have good luck with the M9 and M Monochrom with fast glass, 75/1.25 and 50/1.0.
I've used the 50/0.95 with the Canon 7 in very low...
Playing around with my new-to-me Df and have run into an issue - the camera will not lock focus when half pressing the shutter button while looking thru the viewfinder. It simply racks back and forth. I have it set to AF-S, Normal area. The AF switch on the camera body is set to AF and the...
This is a follow-on thread to my comments in my telephoto for Nikon Z thread. I'll be discussing and showing focus performance in various scenarios using the Tamron 70-200 f2.8 G2 on an FTZ with a Nikon Z6.
The first set I'll show is my son walking really slowly towards me as he's looking at...
I'm pretty new to the Nikon ecosystem, so here's some back story. I jumped in with a Z6 + Z24-70 f4 S + Z40 f2 + 70-300 AF-P + Tamron 70-200 f2.8 G2 (all second hand except the 40). I sold off all my Olympus PRO stuff to offset the cost, keeping EM 1.1, P 25f1.7, O 45 f1.8 & 40-150 f4-5.6...
Obviously this lens is optimised for Macro shooting but how good is it as a regular short tele? I'm thinking of adding a couple of more AF D lenses to my Nikon collection and while some (35/2, 50/1.4) are obvious, this length is not so much.
I'd be using it on both my N90s & D7100.
Thanks!
To the Z6/Z7/Z50:
https://nikonrumors.com/2022/10/20/new-firmware-updates-released-for-the-nikon-z50-z6-z7-cameras.aspx/
I had missed this, was waiting for an update for the Z50 bringing some features from the Z fc perhaps. But it was no such big things this time :)...
FujiXWeekly Recipe
Agfacolor Fade - supposed to resemble a faded color look from, the 1930's.
I think I may be able to tweak this a little and get something close to a Kodachrome 25 film simulation.
Not sure that I would use this simulation a lot for general shooting.
Picture Control...
Again, props to FujiXWeekly for the recipe.
The Recipe:
Picture Control:
Pop
Quick Sharp:
+0
Sharpening:
+0
Mid Range Sharp:
+1
Clarity:
+2
Contrast:
+1
Effect level:
+30
Saturation:
-2
Active D-Lighting:
Normal
High ISO NR:
Low
White Balance:
5200K
WB Adjust:
+0A/B...
Another from the FujiXWeekly site.
Picture Control:
Carbon
Quick Sharp:
0
Sharpening:
+1
Mid Range Sharp:
+1
Clarity:
-2
Contrast:
+1
Effect Level:
100
Filter Effect:
Orange
Toning:
B&W
Active D-Lighting:
Extra High
High ISO NR:
Low
White Balance:
Natural Light Auto...
Many of you know that I enjoy the film simulations for Fuji X-Trans cameras and created a few myself. Well, the FujiXWeekly website has been branching out and working on creating film simulations for Nikon Picture Controls as well. I used this on my Z fc.
Called Aged Analog
Picture...
Nikon version of a very popular Tamron lens ...
https://nikonrumors.com/2022/09/20/nikon-announces-a-new-nikkor-z-17-28mm-f-2-8-lens.aspx/
Very welcome. I'll stick with my 14-30mm f/4 S, but I can see this being very popular.
M.
A certain rumour says Nikon will announce this lens within a few days!!
https://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/nikon-will-very-soon-announce-the-new-dx-12-28-and-fx-17-28-lenses/
A dream have come true :) I will pre-order it as soon as I can :) very great news (if it is true but I think so, it has...
Didnāt see a thread for the lovely vintage Nikon (and more modern Voigtlander) glass we have in F mount! Was testing a 105mm f/2.5 AI-S this evening and loved how beautiful the rendering was. I shouldnāt have been surprised, but I figured Iād make a thread and see what vintage examples others...
I continue my ''quest'' to try out, or even keep, if possible, as many old Nikkor AF lenses as I can. This 28-105mm AF-D, I wanted to get for a long time. I got it off eBay, in perfect mechanical and esthetic condition. Inside, there is fungus. It doesn't seem to affect the image quality all...
Another Ebay purchase. This time MINT! Almost factory condition. I wish I had a D700 for this lens. I think, it would show the character of the lens better than my D90.
As Iāve said before, thereās probably no such thing as a ābadā Voigt lens so Iām sticking this up here for any Z Mount owners here. As someone who only wants smaller lenses for the rangefinder, Iām thinking the Lanthar lenses might be better suited for me on the Z mount. Shame that the, by all...
I've seen this in a few places today but they all seem to eventually end up citing the same source, Nikkei Asia. While I think this will eventually happen I can't find any 'official' sources of this from Nikon themselves plus I think the professional market isn't quite ready to make that jump...
Hi everyone, I just formatted my D7500, and I've set the camera up with back button auto/focus using the AEL/lock button. I have one more issue. When I press the shutter it's trying auto /focus as well. And it undermines the purpose of using the ael button. Does anyone have some insight into...
So I have a line on a D600 fx body for $400. Cosmetics a bit rough but it has had the Nikon service for the shutter and about 5000 clocks since. I'd have to come up with the money and I do already have a nice D7100. OTOH it's a 24 mp fx body.
Tempting.
Yea or Nay?
Acc. to DPR the Nikon Z9 is a stills/video monster. Nikon has done a great job, congrats.
I wonder, is Z9 IQ better then a medium format sensor camera (Fuji, Hasselblad, Leica)?
Enjoy your Easter Holidays!
Best, Herman
Hi, my top latch on the film door aka backdoor I guess is broken. I've disabled a custom menu regarding film advance when the door is closed. My question now is " How will I get to the first exposure with the broken door?" Do I have to fire off a shot to advance the film...
Thought maybe, just maybe I could replace my Z5 and Z50 with a Z7. Nope. Just can't see any appreciable difference for my needs, especially for the difference in $$$. I'm sure glad I didn't buy one to find out I didn't really need it!
Hi I tried my hand at panorama and a tripod. An 18-55mm lens, my question is why are the pictures curved? I've heard of lens curvature. Is it because I was too close? Cans some some software straighten it? And where would I find it in lightroom cc Yes it took multiple shots (15) or so...
Another ''As-Is condition'' lens. Very good mechanically - bad optically! Scratched rear element, hazy doublet achromat element. The lens was barely usable, especially in direct sunlight.. After several days of trying, I managed to clean the haze, so the lens performs much better. I would say...
I had a dilemma whether I should buy this lens, or a 28-105mm Nikkor! This 70-210mm won, only because I already have a 28-85mm!
So far, I like it!
Panorama
Urth EU sells a Nikon F to L-mount adapter for 30 ā¬, and a Nikon G to L-mount adapter for 7 ā¬ more.
I first ordered the F-L adapter but fortunately I thought about it a bit and I canceled and went for the G-L adapter instead.
This G-L adapter has an aperture ring as one'd expect.
With my...
The D750 - of all my cameras the one I use the least... I previously only had the 24-120mm (which made the combo just a little bit too big and heavy to be comfortable on hikes), but recently picked up a cheap 24-85mm and thought I have to give this camera a go again. :)
Saturday hike by tilman...
One of the dumbest thing I've done in my life... a crime.. That's, when I decided, a few years ago, that I'm capable of disassembling an AF lens! All that, because of a few spots on the front lens element, that only created a few flares (sometimes interesting)! I ripped the flat cables in the...
Z 24-120mm f/4 announced, but I'm actually even more excited by another lens that's made an appearance on the roadmap - a Z 24mm DX(!), i.e. APS-C, lens. The one lens I seriously wanted them to make for, let's see ... 12 years now! I don't get the idea behind the 26mm, though - but maybe it's...
So, been looking off months for batteries for the Nikon Z fc. Cannot seem to find any anywhere. OEM or third party has been a strike out. Asked Nikon when they may have some in stock and they could not say. All batteries they have are designated for the cameras they are selling.
I did check...
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