03-28-2012, 11:41 AM
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One little tip if you would start to look for a 35mm lens... the Nikon 35mm f1.4 Ai-S (MF lens) can at times be found 2nd hand for very reasonable prices. It is compact and light weight for an f1.4 lens, and what makes it special is its lovely bokeh rendering. MUCH nicer than the current AF-D/AS-S 35mm's (f2, f1.4). Great lens to keep in mind, as a little "insider" tip.
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I agree... but doing MF on the D800 at wide open could be quite tricky... I mean if this 35mm will be used with wider apertures, one should consider the MF issues. I suppose @ F/1.4 the DoF limit will be about 1 cm at close focus. And I'm not sure if the focus confirmation dot can handle this and moreover the focusing on this 36mp D800 would be a challenge also (considering the %100 views especially).
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One little tip if you would start to look for a 35mm lens... the Nikon 35mm f1.4 Ai-S (MF lens) can at times be found 2nd hand for very reasonable prices. It is compact and light weight for an f1.4 lens, and what makes it special is its lovely bokeh rendering. MUCH nicer than the current AF-D/AS-S 35mm's (f2, f1.4). Great lens to keep in mind, as a little "insider" tip.
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I agree... but doing MF on the D800 at wide open could be quite tricky... I mean if this 35mm will be used with wider apertures, one should consider the MF issues. I suppose @ F/1.4 the DoF limit will be about 1 cm at close focus. And I'm not sure if the focus confirmation dot can handle this and moreover the focusing on this 36mp D800 would be a challenge also (considering the %100 views especially).