The fact that the D800 has both an SD and Compact Flash slot seems to be sort of transitional to me. I’m quite happy using SD cards, and I haven’t even invested in a really high-performance one yet. If I owned a D800, it’s unlikely I would even purchase a CF card, and that would be a waste. But the dual SD cards of the D610 are something I can warm up to.
News, Muse and Reviews for Aspiring Lensmen.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Comparing the Nikon D610, Df and D800
Last week, I held in my hands, both the Nikon D610 and the Df. And while Df was kinda cool, the D610 impressed me the most.
First Look: AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8 G ED
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| AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8 G ED |
It’s definitely larger that its DX sibling, but it doesn’t appear unwieldy. And if its optical formula delivers, it could very well be a must-have for Nikon FX shooters. Nikon stresses its “point image formation” meaning that this lens should perform similarly to the infamous Noct-NIKKOR.
It’s called sagittal coma flare, and it‘s common to wide, fast lenses. It causes a single point of light to appear “like a bird spreading its wings” to quote Japanses inventor Kouichi Ohshita. And while its effect on image quality results mostly in a slight reduction of contrast in the periphery of the image, it can seriously deter from night scenes and astrophotography which contain many pinpoints of light. At only 2/3 stop slower than the NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4, this lens represents a cost effective compromise at one third the price.
For those of you who like to shoot wide, this is your normal lens. Six bills will buy you sweet full-frame zoom with 35mm in its range, and you just might be able to get by in low light with a deft combination of High ISO, VR, HDR and Active D-Lighting. But it will never come close to the clarity of this lens. And because of this, the the redundancy of two 35mm f/1.8 G lenses in the Nikon lineup is a little easier to swallow. It rounds out Nikon’s suite of f/1.8 lenses that offer both superior quality and value.
For those of you who like to shoot wide, this is your normal lens. Six bills will buy you sweet full-frame zoom with 35mm in its range, and you just might be able to get by in low light with a deft combination of High ISO, VR, HDR and Active D-Lighting. But it will never come close to the clarity of this lens. And because of this, the the redundancy of two 35mm f/1.8 G lenses in the Nikon lineup is a little easier to swallow. It rounds out Nikon’s suite of f/1.8 lenses that offer both superior quality and value.
Two of a Kind
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| Two new standard zooms for DX and FX |
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
How Much Will You Pay for 2/3 Stop?
The AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8 G is a great lens. It’s small, it’s sharp, it’s fast, it’s cheap. And it irks me to no end that it’s sooo close to working perfectly on an FX body. I just can’t believe Nikon couldn’t have made the image circle just a tiny bit larger to work in the FX format.
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