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Next PZ lens test report: Nikkor AF-S 85mm f/1.4 G (FX)
#1
Quite impressive:



http://www.opticallimits.com/nikon_ff/60...rafs8514ff



-- Markus
Editor
opticallimits.com

#2
Looks like the best 85/1.4 out there. Very sharp WO and with fast AF. Sometimes I wish I was shooting Nikon....
#3
Tested on the same machine I see that sigma have:



more resolution on centre from f1,4 to f2,8

less ca

less vignetting

less distortion

faster autofocus

less resolution on border and extreme but without focus shift when stopping down



for half the price I think that.... it's better the nikon... <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='Tongue' />



I think that for portraiture photos there's no way new nikon it's better than sigma.. or it's not?



http://www.opticallimits.com/nikon_ff/60...ff?start=1

http://www.opticallimits.com/nikon_ff/60...ff?start=1
#4
[quote name='Yakim' timestamp='1304375870' post='8008']

Looks like the best 85/1.4 out there. Very sharp WO and with fast AF. Sometimes I wish I was shooting Nikon....

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You have to get a different lens for "fast AF". This lens in not a fast focuser. If you want a faster focuser, look at the Sigma instead. It is about twice as fast as the Canon L. Or if you really need the speed, nothing comes close to the Canon Ef 85mm f1.8 USM.



Its bokeh is also not "smooth", even if Markus writes that. Look at the what the background is rendered in the flamingo shot, a very typical way of rendering for this lens which stood out with the very first published sample shots with this lens already. I know that every time I point that out I get a load of crap, but I don't fabricate all those images with not exactly smooth or creamy bokeh. It seems the amount of blur and the term "smooth bokeh" get mixed up by some.



Of course, you may wish to have this lens, but it certainly is not "better" than the Canon 85mm f1.2. A bit smaller, yes.



The Nikon has one plus: The way it manually focuses. The Sigma has that plus too.



All 3 are very good lenses,



Here for a bit of a laugh and comparison:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adQHzNfvzFM
#5
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1304409835' post='8011']

Of course, you may wish to have this lens, but it certainly is not "better" than the Canon 85mm f1.2. A bit smaller, yes.

[/quote]



The definition of "better" is a personal thing. The Nikkor is certainly sharper.
#6
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1304409835' post='8011']

You have to get a different lens for "fast AF". This lens in not a fast focuser. If you want a faster focuser, look at the Sigma instead. It is about twice as fast as the Canon L. Or if you really need the speed, nothing comes close to the Canon Ef 85mm f1.8 USM.



Its bokeh is also not "smooth", even if Markus writes that. Look at the what the background is rendered in the flamingo shot, a very typical way of rendering for this lens which stood out with the very first published sample shots with this lens already. I know that every time I point that out I get a load of crap, but I don't fabricate all those images with not exactly smooth or creamy bokeh. It seems the amount of blur and the term "smooth bokeh" get mixed up by some.



Of course, you may wish to have this lens, but it certainly is not "better" than the Canon 85mm f1.2. A bit smaller, yes.



The Nikon has one plus: The way it manually focuses. The Sigma has that plus too.



All 3 are very good lenses,



Here for a bit of a laugh and comparison:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adQHzNfvzFM

[/quote]



Well, nothing is perfect but he also concludes that for Nikon, the 85/1.4 G is the best. For Canon, if I'd feel a 85mm urge, I'd certainly get the 85/1.8 as my first (and possibly the last) 85mm lens.
#7
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1304409835' post='8011']

Of course, you may wish to have this lens, but it certainly is not "better" than the Canon 85mm f1.2. A bit smaller, yes.

[/quote]



And a lot faster. Even the 85L II is a slow dog in comparison.



-- Markus
Editor
opticallimits.com

#8
[quote name='mst' timestamp='1304415740' post='8017']

And a lot faster. Even the 85L II is a slow dog in comparison.



-- Markus

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Well, in terms of AF, not speed. ;-)
#9
I thought you were suppose to wait a couple of more weeks on this due to all the folks asking.... Oh well you are too kind...



[quote name='mst' timestamp='1304371430' post='8007']

Quite impressive:



http://www.opticallimits.com/nikon_ff/60...rafs8514ff



-- Markus

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#10
[quote name='mst' timestamp='1304371430' post='8007']

Quite impressive:



[url="http://www.opticallimits.com/nikon_ff/606-nikkorafs8514ff"]http://www.photozone...nikkorafs8514ff[/url]



-- Markus

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Thanks for the review Markus...



Most probably there exists a variety of performance criterias for fast portrait lenses... I personally care mostly for the following:



- a high level of center sharpness between min f-number and f/4,

- a decent color rendition,

- the price tag,

- and of course, a smooth and well saturated color transitions in background blur (in short and long distances from subject)



Not much to say about the AF: a fast and accurate AF could be needed for rapidly moving subjects (esp. little boys/girls). But some like MF and a soft focus ring which turns until your wrist gets hurt... Anyway, who has these two in the same package <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='Wink' />...



It seems that the first two are very much ok... But the third one changes the wind and makes me feel untolerable for the 4th one: I think the bokeh should have made a difference.



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