05-03-2011, 12:47 PM
[quote name='mst' timestamp='1304371430' post='8007']
Quite impressive:
[url="http://www.opticallimits.com/nikon_ff/606-nikkorafs8514ff"]http://www.photozone...nikkorafs8514ff[/url]
-- Markus
[/quote]
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='
' />...
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.
Serkan
Quite impressive:
[url="http://www.opticallimits.com/nikon_ff/606-nikkorafs8514ff"]http://www.photozone...nikkorafs8514ff[/url]
-- Markus
[/quote]
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='
' />...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.
Serkan