Nikon Z 50mm 1.8 S | Better Than The F Versions? Matt Irwin
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- Опубліковано 18 сер 2020
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Internet noise rages as to why Nikon created 1.8 primes as their starting point for the Z mount. It is clear to me that the 1.8's Z mount primes, in most cases don't have much to do with the 1.8 F mount version. And in the case of the 50mm 1.8S, this lens can stand in the same company of much more expensive F mount 1.4's.
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Leica snob Hugh Brownstone reviewed the Z 50/1.8S and his conclusion? Paraphrased: "please mr. Nikon San, start making this lens in Leica M bayonet too."
Yes I have seen that episode, I think he needs to spend a little more time talking about Nikon .... hold that thought ... :)
@@MattIrwinPhotography Hi Matt. Yes, after holding that thought, I think I saw one of Hugh's videos on the 50 f/1.8 S, and I believe he called it "Sublime".
Yes! Please make another video with the tilt-shift! That was so cool just seeing the peak highligj working with that lens! I've never seen that before and it looks wicked!
The 50mm Z is really awesome for sure but for me I still prefer my 50mm f/1.8 D for the feeling alone.
I only own one 50mm lens, the 50mm f.18 S lens. I've never been a fan of that focal length, and as a result, I haven't used or owned one since the 1970s. But i fell in love with the S lens; it's wonderfully sharp (reminds me what led me to shoot 5x4). I enjoyed your review of this lens.
OMIGOSH! Using Atomos for a review - obvious, but not seen before by me anyhow. Having three to compare plus a PC Nikkor just put the frosting on the cake. Meaningful visuals, further done with the Capture One footage. Nicely done taking it to another level, bud.
Thanks sir.
I have the 50 1.2 AIS I bought new in 2012, beautifully built and a pleasure to use on Z bodies. Sort of a pain on a D8x0 DSLR unless on a tripod in LV mode. I got the 50 1.4G in 2000. Before that, I had the 50 1.8G, then got a 58 1.4G. I got a Sigma 1.4 50 in 2009, the non-ART version, and 50 1.8 S when I got the Z6 as a "gift" when trading my Z7 for Z6 to the store, and it and the 35 1.8 were thrown in to cover the difference. This was arranged before getting the Z7 because my preferred choice was the Z6 and none were released yet in my adopted home country. The first test shots revealed some distinct differences. At 100%...no CA and sharpness across the frame just got more dramatically different moving away from the center. That was seen easily in camera before even downloading the images. Later when it came out, I added the 85 1.8 S, sight unseen, based entirely on the 50 performance. It has replaced all my portrait lenses in F mount. Both are so good, it does not matter the subject or where the sun is or how off-center the subject is.
There are lots of specs that are interesting on the Z cameras that could justify the purchase, but #1 has to be the mount. EVERY FL I have in S lenses beats any of my F mount lenses. Even the kit 24-70 f/4 embarrasses my much more expensive 24-70 2.8G or E. I did a portrait session yesterday outdoors and the lighting was a little fill and strong setting sun directly in line with the subject, as per her wish. None of the F lenses would have handled that well but the 85 and 50 S lenses handled it will no drama. If anyone is on the fence about a new DSLR or Z body, you owe it to yourself to rent a Z with a prime or 24-70 and test it yourself. Plus, if you have old style MF lenses like the 50 1.2 AIS, they are a match made for each other The focus peaking works like a dream. The old mf 50 is lovely to use in its feel and a unique dreamy look to candlelit portraits or fine art when sharpness wide open is not needed or wanted away from the center.
Beautiful narrative! I share the same feeling with my Nikon Z7 and 24-70mm, 50mm and 85mm S lenses. And the 50mm 1.2 AI-S too!
I use the 50mm Z for a couple of things.
It’s useful for panos and just when I want to add a constraint to whatever I’m shooting.
But frankly, it’s just so beautiful. I prefer the character of the things I shoot than the character of lenses. This meets that need like nothing else for the price, in my own, perhaps less than humble opinion.
Next: 50mm 1.8S on Z50, street photos and portrait shots please. 😁
I sold my F mount primes when I got the Z6. The lenses are definitely great, and I made money selling my 85mm 1.4 and buying the 85mm 1.8 - no regrets there. The only negative I have is the electronic focus ring just isn't as easy to use when focusing manually. I do a bit of astrophotography and I find it a bit harder to focus on stars with the S primes. I have some manual lenses that are much easier to focus with. I admit it isn't an issue for most people though, and optically the lenses are superior to the F lenses.
Nice tip for astro: every time you turn on the camera with z lens attached it will automatically focus to infinity. No need to even touch the focus ring. It makes the work super easy.
What's to focus for astro? Focus = Infinity. Duh. Set and forget.
Love that tilt shift!
Shizzmatic. That is technical.
@@MattIrwinPhotography The Z mount would allow even more radical shifts than the F mount could so I really wish Nikon decides to add a wide TS to the Z mount roadmap. That would be so much fun.
I have the Z 50mm 1.8 S. It's a really nice lens for portraits. I don't have much use for it outside of that purpose though. I find it to be very sharp. The kit lens that came with my Z 6 is also exceptional quality. People seem to hate on kit lenses, but damn it's good, and you can get more than enough bokeh with F4 if you know what you're doing. I actually find I need to stop it down to F9 when taking close-up faux macro shots of flowers with it just to cut some of the bokeh out.
I'm thinking to buy z50 mm for portraits also. Would you prefer it over z85 mm? I have a kit lens and i like it, but i want to go prime. So my choice is between two of theese. What would you recomend?
@@loihpatli Both have their advantages so it depends on your portraits and working distance. The 85 is more of a classic head and shoulders portrait lens but backing up if you have enough working distance, the 85 is fine for full body shots plus it adds the flattering compression that makes longer FL portrait lenses so appealing. After getting the 85 I find I used the 50 a lot less, and seldom use my F mount 135 2.0D or 70-200 2.8. If you are using a small studio, the 50 might be fine, it is certainly sharp enough right to the extreme corners to even use it for reproduction work. For my style, the 85 is more useful but as a general all-rounder, the 50 has more applications. Both are stunning without any bad habits that all lenses seem to have at a degree. If you are doing studio or controlled background portraits, where subject isolation is not so important, the kit 24-70 f/4 is hard to beat. If I am using an infinity floor/Cyclorama, I shoot at f/5.6-8 anyway so subject isolation is not even wanted/needed. Using a white background it is easy to light it with to overexpose it to pure white with separate flash or strobe
Yes please Matt. Would really like to see an episode on the tilt shift lens please. Maybe when Dan finally lets you out and you can do some architectural with it. Stay safe. Best wishes from Brissy.
Nikon Z 50mm 1.8 S is far better than I expected. Depth, color, sharpness and subject isolation are all amazing
None of the 50mm F mount autofocus lenses are great but the old 50mm f1.2 is as sharp as a razor, one of the sharpest Nikkors from any period.
The 50mm f/1.2 AiS Nikkor was / is a great lens, though wide open on a Z6/Z7 you'll see enormous blooming around subjects if you shoot wide open (which might be cool if you're after a "glowy" soft-focus effect). By f/2 things sharpen up a fair bit...by f/2.8 it's nice and crispy and doesn't give up much to the new Z 50mm f/1.8 S. But you can definitely tell that AiS lens was designed in the film era.
Very interesting comparison. The other day I tested my Z6 with the 50mm f1.8S Z-mount against the D850 with the 50mm f1.4 F-mount. Nothing like as in depth a review as yours but I did note that the D850 set-up produced noticeably warmer colours than the Z6 combination - in my opinion. Having said that, both were great. and I absolutely love the Z6 with the Z 50mm f1.8 S lens - a regular go to set up.
Nice video Matt! Getting my Z 50mm next week down here to end up with a new character from the analog Pentax 50mm 1.4 (higly recomend it!). Will be using it for panoramic fauna and flora of Uruguay. And a comment a little out of context... Don´t you fell like Nikon is playing silence on market. I´m seeing too much noise around new Sony and Canon mirrorless cameras and image quality is not superior to Z 2 year old system. Expeed 6 processor make final images so different and natural compared to others with the plus of Z lenses. Also very surprised with Rokinon Z 85mm 1.4 (no contacts) sharpness all the way. It has aberrations and fringing wide open like the Nikon F 50mm but from 2.4 and on, it manages like a Nikon Z lens. Got Neowise comet little late (august 5 from the Southern hemisphere) with it mounted on the Z50. Z are very stimulating equipments! Saludos!
Funny how the f mount 1.8 is better in every way than the 1.4 despite being cheaper. Maybe a comparison between the 1.8 f mount and z mount would have been a closer comparison
I sold my F mount 50 1.4G last year when I decided to switch to Nikon Z series. I’m a 35mm shooter but few months ago I started missing my 50 1.4G and regretted the sale as I always love the “dreamy creamy” image it produces LOL. I’m a portrait photographer btw. Since I already have the 24-70 2.8S and 35 1.8S for my Z7, I decided to go for the old 1.4G as it is currently on sale (they’re both on sale actually at CameraHouse Australia LOL). It’s not as sharp as the 1.8S but in my opinion it’s part of the “art” it produces. I’ve been wanting and waiting for the 1.2S but when I found out that the size will be the same as my 24-70 2.8S.... no thanks. Take care there in Melbourne Matt! Cheers!
Very very nice! Please give us more of this. Value!
Love this video, love the vintage glass , but I am thinking that S glass is the best there is. Very happy with my Z6 and S glass. Just wish I could afford to get it all.
Very interesting comparisons showing the advances in optical technologies
I don’t use my 50 1.8g much because I prefer the 24-70 zoom, but the little 50 is a beauty if stopped down to about f4 to f8. Probably the sharpest of the lenses I have. For close up shots like flowers the 50 at f8 is noticeably better than my 24-70 at f8, and my zoom is a very good copy. But the zoom wins for flexibility and wider apertures.
Very helpful review just in time thank you! Looking forward to get new Z5 with 50mm lens, now the choice is obvious.
How was it?
Great video Matt. It would be great to see the Tilt Shift in action.
I got one free with my Z7 but I have hardly used it to be honest. The 24-70 f4 is so good I pretty much just leave it on. Im going for a trip out to western NSW in a week or so I might pull it out and use it when I find a worthy subject.
Do it, I think you will love it. :)
The 50mm F1.8 AF-S F-mount was a lot sharper and contrasty than de F1.4 F mount. The 50mm F1.4 was soft below F2. It was a major disappointment when I upgraded to it, from the classic F1.8 AF-D lens. I sold it again and bought the F1.8 for F-mount. I didn't know at the time that the F1.8 was better than de F1.4.
I finally settled with the Sigma ART 50mm F1.4, which was the best autofocus 50mm F1.4 for F-mount and even now still shines on my Z6II - with much improved focus accuracy and zero need for AF finetuning. Still have the F1.8 AF-S F-mount for occasional shots on D750 or F100.
Can't wait for mine to arrive along with my new Z5
Very interesting test method. I have the 85mm 1.8G and the aberration makes it pretty unusable if anything is backlit.
Hi Matt, I bought the 45 PC-E last week, I love it! Did a Halloween shoot with it for my first play with it and it hasn’t left one of my z cameras since.
More Tilt/Shift? Yes please!
Will do. : )
Matt, every time you comment on how well the old F mount lenses work on the Z7 I pump my fist and say “yes!” I have a lot of old Nikon glass and want a Z7. I’m going to wait a bit until the Z72 is tested but a Zed is in my future. Thanks !
Yes, Please do a presentation on ALL the Nikon Tilt Shifts, that is the ones that are currently in production.
Hi Matt just a quick question! Why is their so much dislike or negativity towards Nikon at the moment? I’m currently on the fence regards what system to buy into so keep getting pushed away from Nikon by comments saying they are going bust 🤦🏻
G'day David, I think a lot of people are not well informed. A band wagon starts, and too many follow, and don't question the realties of an industry which is decades old.
I made a video just a last week about it.
ua-cam.com/video/mwDSxDshJF8/v-deo.html
Cheers
Matt
I enjoy your channel. I'm one of those legacy Nikon users waiting to upgrade
Thanks Matt! This was most interesting. I would like to see more work with a tilt-shift lens, especially architectural work. Of course that may have to wait until the COVID-19 restrictions are reduced. I noticed that you used a very low ISO (LO +1, if I remember correctly) with a high shutter speed in your tests. Would there have been a significant difference if you had used something in the more native ISO range, such as ISO 100? Again, I appreciate your work on this channel. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Yes, Matt, yes. Tilt shift defo 👍. Deep dive by all means. I've seen a few videos on tilt shift and they are generally quite bad
You can do it better. Looking forward to it already.
Sorry to hear you are confined to your home. Hope things get better.
All that red foliage - I nearly expected Tom Cruise to turn up.
The 85mm PC tilt/shift is a favourite among product photogs - nice to be able to drop the plane of focus where you need it.
Archi photogs prefer shorter lenses.
Those Z lenses continue to impress...
I've literally been trying to figure out what 50mm I like and so far it's the 50mm F2. I liked the 50mm 1.8 on Aps-C but it's crazy I prefer my old used $25 50mm F2 H which is isn't as sharp or technically perfect as my 50mm 1.8D I didn't like the 50mm 1.4G or 1.8G
The 50mm f2 that I have makes B/W look 3D at f2 or f2.8 but it's definitely not technically perfect. F2 is soft but you can get it a bit sharper in LV but still soft wide open.
I need to get one of those $25 lenses, where do you find them Donovan? Cheers Matt
@@MattIrwinPhotography eBay, you'll want find Non-Ai lenses are super cheap.
The Ai versions cost a little more. Non-Ai lenses have to be converted to work on the FTZ adapter or modern DSLR models. I use a DF, lucky me; it's the same lens minus the mount cut out.
If you want to convert a Non-Ai lens, take off the aperture ring, look inside it to find the notches you'll line up your cuts on either side. Mind the spring, don't touch. The 50mm f2 is just ahead f11 and as for the other side anything just past f2 within reason.
TBH you don't even have to cut that much if you have a DSLR that has configurable apertures in camera. I stopped at f8 and set the lens in camera at f1.2 did that with my D3s. With the DF just flick the tab out the way, now it's a Fully Fully manual camera minus an advance lever.
Donovan, there is nothing crazy about that. Sometimes you find a lens that fits your particular style, you got a particularly good copy, it best achieves a look you are going for, and/or so on. I think people get so hung up on absolute sharpness, and that one thing gets 95% of the weight in the decision. My favorite lens by far in the F mount is the 24-120 f4. I have shot with over 40 F lenses, and many of those have been pro level lenses costing several times more. I keep coming back to the 24-120 f4, and I do not believe I have a particularly good copy. In a more laymen sense, I break down sharpness into two main categories. One is resolving power and two how well the focusing algorithm makes the best use of that resolving power. The 24-120 f4 does not have an abundance of resolving power, though it is better than pretty much all the wide to tele non-pro zooms for the F mount. But the I find that the focusing algorithm of the lens is really what sets it apart. My copy just nails it, whether I am at 24mm, 50mm, 120mm, f4, f8, and so on. I know there are other lenses that in the lab are supposed to be better. But in the field and in actual use, this lens produces a lot of exceptional images for me. Overall exceptional. If you pixel peep, you will see a marked lack of resolving power. Don't care. I am looking at the overall IQ at realistic zoom levels. The Z 24-200 was compared directly to the 24-120 f4 on at least one review on YT. The Z 24-200 easily beats it on sharpness, but the overall IQ is not great. It very much confirmed what I knew all along about the 24-120 f4. Hopefully the Z 24-105 f4 will drop early next year, and it will give 24-120 f4 IQ, with better resolving power, quieter focus, and better VR. But Nikon has to really convince me to stay in the Z mount by the end of this October. I think the holiday deals this year will be really cut-throat, and unless Nikon gives me some solid reasons to stay Z I am leaving probably for Canon or Sony. I have been extremely patient with Nikon Z, but enough is enough.
Matt,
I recently got a barely used (NIB return) 50 1.8 S at B&H. Works great but the AF motor is audibly louder than that of my 20-70 f4 S and my 35mm 1.8 s. While the AF motor definitely has an audible wine to it, as I was trying to figure it out I noticed that the aperture "flutters" as focus changes contributing to the noise. It's most obvious if you manual focus the lens slowly. It flutters every so often. If you focus a tad bit faster it flutters even more. It's as if there some sort of crosstalk between the AF motor and the aperture motor. I don't think this is normal, but have you seen this in your copy? I'd hate to RMA a perfectly good lens if this is some sort of quirk that the lens exhibits (though my gut tells me it's a defect of this specific lens and may even be why it was originally returned).
Thanks in advance.
When migrating from D to Z, I sold my F gold ring 1.4G prime lenses. There is no looking back.
Bravo JP :)
I have the Nikon 50mm F1.4 D - I really like it especially the background blur.
I like to shoot into the sun, or other light sources a lot, and of all the F lenses I used, it just had too much purple fringing for me. But at other times it worked fine. :) All about our use cases :)
the 1.4 D really is a lovely lens. I have one as well. I really like it for its artistic touch. Just a shame that the AF of this one is not working on the Z.
@@romanpul it is - almost painterly the way it renders the background.
@@romanpul I agree. I also love it wide open, it gives portraits a dreamy look which I can't get with newer lenses. Almost no need for pp.
Great video!
Loved the 24mm pc and the 45mm pc, Oh but the weight, when the 500mm pf lens came out, I sold both of the pc to pay for it.
Would love to see more on tilt-shift lenses!
So, Matt, IF the Nikkor S 50 f/1.8 isn't the sharpest lens you own, then I'd like to see a side-by-side image comparison of which lens is sharper. Thank you sir!
Like all the S lenses, a marked improvement over their precursor. I'll be glad when business picks up again, a very good 50mm f1.8 needs to be upgraded.
I would like to see a video on the tilt shift. I have tried it to obtain maximum depth of field in landscapes but have failed several times to achieve it, help !!!
Sorry Matt, I know you are in lock down :( but testing a quit old lens design in the state of the art body agents a lens design for the body there is only one winner. I must an say the first thing I did in my local camera shop was to try out the PC-e lens with the FTZ adaptor. Keep well and save my friend.
I have both the G1,4 and the 1,2. Thee work Nice on my D850 and Z6.
I think the lenses made for the mirrorless cameras are generally better than those made for the DSLR cameras, because they are newer lenses with the latest technology and glass plus are closer to the sensor as a bonus, and then we must not forget the latest lenses for mirrorless cameras are also made to handle a lot of pixels!
See also this test: ua-cam.com/video/kvT7xJAa7Ak/v-deo.html
Cheers Jess
The 50mm f/1.8 S Z-mount is much sharper than the 50mm f/1.4 F-mount. 😊
I had the 50mm f/1.8G until July of last year. Traded it in for a Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 for crop. I always used the 50 at f/5.6 because the performance was best at that aperture. At 1.8 it was absolutely trash. Nice bokeh sure but horrible in terms of ghosting, ”sharpness” and fringing. Hoping to get the 50 1.8S for the Z 6ii, currently I only have the 24-70 f/4 S and my old 70-200 2.8G. Not a lot of light to be had shooting inside, especially during winter months.
Hi matt, I was already conviced by the 50mm 1.8 S , but I would be interested in seeing a tilt-shift video it would be interesting to see what you use it for in your workflow, I can't believe you still have that 1.2 lens have you stolen it ? you took some great shots with it if I remember correctly would you consider getting one if nikon want making a 1.2 S version I bet its going to be heavy as well ?
Any suggestions for an adapter, Canon FD-FL to Z mount. I have some old lens from 50 years ago, you may have seen some of the slides on my Flicker account that I used them for. 4 Canon FL lenses f1.4 50mm, f2.5 135mm, f3.5 28mm, f5.6 100-200 zoom. Now that they is focus peaking. The zoom I didn't much before of the speed of the lens, now of course we have high ISO.
Tilt shift lenses,I read a while back some of these were not compatible on some bodies due to movement being restricted by the mirror box where the Nikon brand name juts out. The price of these made me say no definitely not & the limited use I might have for one, but the profile of the new mirrorless bodies plus the space taken up by an adapter might make some people think again.
It's an educated guess but I'm assuming the coatings are much better today (which begs the question; for the old design still in production - have they upgraded the coatings over the years?).I'm going to assume lens design has progressed too. But something I'm less sure about - surface polish: Is that any better? The old glass seems to be holding up well there.
Had to send my Z7 in because the mechanism that holds the XQD card in stopped working. Nice expensive camera done in by a 5 cent part. Gah!
I purchased a few too many 50 1.4 and they are trash. I found a 50 2.0 and 50 1.8 manual focus and the were great. My 1.4 G gave up and I replaced it with 50 1.8 G and it is as good as manual focus 2.0 & 1.8. My Z cameras usually are fitted with 40 2.0.
On the first comparison image, it looks like you missed the focus of the tree with the F lenses. so I am not sure if that comparison is valid, also the Z lens image is exposed correctly, the other 2 are overexposed, so it enhances the chromatic aberration. It would be great to see a more proper test, and also compare them stopped down a little, like at f 4, or f/2.8.
Look's good but waiting for the 50 1.2 Z
Oh yes. I am so excited for it.
@@MattIrwinPhotography stay safe down there, from Sydney 👍
@@Oneplus75 Going stir crazy, but staying safe :)
Me too. Hope they will bring manual focus ring on it so
very interesting comparison. Hope you get the chance to do more of them, maybe on the 24-70? Its been done to death probably, but I do like your "real world" attitude. I'd like you to do that tilt architecture video if you don't mind. One question...I was always told to switch the camera off before changing lenses. Why don't you?
Hi Patrick, wilco on the 24-70. I only don't switch off for recording for the youtube channel. To actually show the process, I think it looks cool, and it is great story telling I think. Otherwise I have always taken my lens off when powered down. The first time I tired it a few months ago, I was about to do it, stopped and thought about it ... and thought Nikon make these cameras bullet proof. I think it will cope. And now I have probably done it 30 times, and it can handle it. But I don't endorse it. It is for movie making magic :) Cheers Matt
Why is the new 50mm 1.8 so big and the old 1.2 tiny?
Can you test the new 24-50mm Z-mount?
Newer lens is better and at the maximum aperture of each lens you will see some issues. Does that summarize everything. I have the 50 1.4 and want shoot in the sun but; need to shoot at darker times. What I need is a good lens that can be used for video and stills and the 50 1.4 is to noisy for video if using Autofocus.
Sadly I have to tell my Z 50 1.8 to help fund the 20mm Z 1.8 for Milky Way ..But I am not crying as the 50 would bever be used now that I have the Z 24-70 F2.8
Question Matt, if I were to attach a F lens with VR, are you aware if I need to switch off the IBIS on the camera body?
Not that I know of. At least the VR from the newer AF-S lenses works in conjunction with the IBIS. Not sure about third party lenses though
I have 5 50 mm lenses. A1.4 vintage ‘64, 1.4G, 1.2, 2.0 Leica Summicron, and a Russian 3.5. I agree the 1.4G is not that exciting. The others are interesting, with different looks.
No Anti Alias filter is responsible for more sharpness (at 50% of it)on Z lense cameras.
Hi
Is it better than Z 35mm ?
Abdullah, of the Z primes to date, not including the Noct, the 50mm 1.8 S is absolutely the best in the range, up there with the 85mm. But they are all very good, and there is no real world difference in my mind between them. They all allows for creating amazing outcomes. :) Cheers Matt
CA and faster lenses. Imagine a f/1.8 lens design that is perfect and has zero CA. Now scale the same design up to 1.2. Basically you need to increase the diameter of each and every glass element. You have dded curved edges to the 1.2 version's elements. Now go back to your physics class and the prism that showed the decomposition of white light. Next look at the cross section of your 1.2 compared with the 1.8. Note that the 1.2 has more prismatic character towards the edge. Well, that is where the the CA comes from.
I’ve always been pretty meh about F mount 50mm 1.4 and 1.8. The Z 1.8 is many miles ahead.
I really enjoy watching many of your videos but I find it a little hard to view. Is it that the contrast and brightness of your videos a little dull or is my eyesight failing me? I did a screen capture of you face on this video and had to increase the brightness and contrast before it was clear for me to watch. I don't find this with other videos. Is my eyesight failing me or are your eyes more sensitive to light?
We needed faster lenses on our film and D SLR because our viewfinder's brightness was determined by the available light. When it got darker, we lost our view in the finder. We also needed it for 100 ISO film.
Now, 800 ISO on my Z 7 is better than 100 ISO film in general way back.
No, Kodachrome 24 has competition, but that is an illusion as this panchromatic black and white negative film, after black and white negative development, got its empty spaces filled with R, G and B color.
And, the Z 7 cannot compete with a pure 8" x 10" color slide on a light tray.
With the new Z/S lenses, distractions have disappeared.
Nice history of why it is working :)
Not so. I'll take the ISO 100 film any day.
When I tested the Z7 last year I found that the adapted Nikkor glass, particularly the current fisheye zoom, was very poor with regard to CA, very noticeable coulur fringing, particularly in areas of high contrast.
Whilst noticeable on the older AIS 50mm, I wonder if all adapted F-mount glass is susceptible to fringing.
Needless to say, it was enough to put me off the Z system. Perhaps if you are looking to drop a whole lot of cash on Z-mount glass but not if you are looking to adapt.
You know how to avoid that. Shoot film.
@@lenzielenski3276 Happily I do, mostly medium and large format. I still have digital needs though.
I am developing purple fringing as I get older.
Lol
God! You are so ballsy and or reckless...I would never change lenses with the camera on and the sensor charged. Seems to me it would attract dust like yellow jackets to a bologna sandwich...
When I got my z7 I had the f-mount f:1.4 50 mm, and like you found its purple fringing to be a real liability. I sold that lens and also the 85 mm 1.8 when I bought the new Z mount 50 mm... Finding that on my Z50 that Z mount 50 mm worked perfectly as a portrait lens. I also sold both my Nikon tilt-shift lenses, the older 85 mm and the newer PCE 24 mm. Turns out the product work I was doing with those lenses has just disappeared with most of my potential clients using their cell phones to get appropriate images, whether it was for food photography or real estate. I always had an issue with the Nikon tilt-shift because without sending it in to Nikon you couldn't get the tilt and shift on the same plane, which is what I always desired when doing landscapes.. I think the samyang tilt-shift and the cannon don't have that restriction. I really do miss the tilt-shift fiddling, and although I doubt if I never use that kind of Lens as a money-maker anymore, BUT... I have a Canon ef- to Z mount adapter and if I could find a used Canon tilt-shift at a reasonable price I might just jump on it just for the fun of it... From what I have read the samyang doesn't quite cut it, optically... I still have the older 28 mm f:3.5 shift that I carry with me sometimes to shoot an on the fly panorama....
T/S lenses were designed for architectural photography to keep lines straight. Their use is very limited and not worth the expense when the cheapest 4x5 camera can correct in multiple axes at once.
Maximum apertures exist for special circumstances or emergencies. While every lens is different, a good rule of thumb is maximum sharpness is 2 stops down from wide open. So, your 1.4 is really a functional 2.8. This whole nonsense of shooting wide open to knock a background out of focus in a digital image is just stupid. You're going to edit it anyway so adding blur to a background is the click of a filter.
G'day Len, yep the T/S lenses sure do that, but the also offer other creative opportunities. Which are great in my opinion. :) As for knocking out the background, I prefer to shoot my images in camera, background blur and all. Each to their own of course. What camera are you creating with in 2020? Cheers matt
This is the most insane comment I ever read about background blur. Congratulations. When I close my eyes, I imagine you sitting at your desk, adding artificial blurred backgrounds to 500 wedding images. Much easier than buying a lens that is actually sharp wide open, straight out of the camera, right? Again, thanks for the laughs.
Shooting contre-jour at twigs is ugly no matter the stick you shake at it.
Can't wait for mine to arrive along with my new Z5