Each photographer, both a true professional and a novice amateur experimenter, certainly has a favorite optics. For shooting picturesque portraits, completely different lenses are used, and today experiments with wide-angle or even televisions are not surprising, but traditionally for portrait shooting lenses with average focal lengths of 35, 50, 85 mm are used. Not so long ago, Nikon pleased his fans with a novelty - a fast portrait portrait with a distance of 85 mm and a minimum aperture value of 1.4. What did photographers like about this lens, how they showed themselves at work, and what are their advantages over competitors? Let's consider everything in order.
Iconic Nikon Optics: NIKKOR 85mm f / 1.4D IF Lens
This portraiture has become truly legendary. This lens was developed back in 1995 and has not undergone any significant changes since then. The glasses released almost 20 years ago are quite suitable for work even today - the highest quality of all Nikon equipment makes itself felt. The 85mm f / 1.4D IF lens is perfect for portrait and subject shooting, performing basic tasks. He draws an object quite sharply, smoothly blurs the background, with proper lighting gives an interesting bokeh. But still, these lenses are not easy to withstand the growing competition.
Nikon's New Development - AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f / 1.4G Lens
Therefore, a new modification was developed. Announced by the world's leading photo sites, the lens went on sale at the end of 2012. Growing demand makes it clear that professionals have appreciated the new optics.
Features of the new lens
From the legendary predecessor Nikon, the new lens has a number of improvements. First of all, the attention is attracted by the ultrasonic drive, which provides the fastest automatic focusing. In addition, the novelty is distinguished by an updated optical scheme and the presence of a durable nanocrystalline coating, which provides the necessary image contrast and the complete absence of unwanted glare, even in low or excessive light conditions. The manual focus mechanism has also been improved - now the rings move very smoothly and quite quickly. An undoubted plus is the updated case made of heavy-duty titanium alloy.
Scope of application
The 85mm Nikon AF and AF-S lenses are primarily designed for professional portraiture. The new lens does an excellent job. A diaphragm with nine rounded petals is designed to most advantageously highlight an object against the background, while at the same time giving beautiful bokeh. Equally important is the rather low minimum aperture value - 1/4. Due to this, you can achieve expressive selection of the object.
Technical data and scope of delivery
- The focal length of the lens is 85 mm.
- Aperture Range: F / 1.4 to F / 16.
- The angle of view is 28ห30 '.
- Maximum magnification x0.12.
- The diaphragm consists of nine rounded petals.
- Focusing is manual and automatic.
- Weight 595 g.
- The kit includes a small round hood and case.
Compatibility
NIKKOR 85mm f / 1.4G is compatible with all Nikon FX and DX series cameras. These lenses are perfect for the Nikon D3100 - the new budget camera that saw the light in September 2012.
Photographer reviews
Having familiarized themselves with the capabilities of the new lens, professionals note first of all its highest aperture. The photographs taken by him are realistic and vital. Chromatic aberrations are not observed. Slight discomfort may be caused by the relatively large weight of the lens, however, it is not intended for everyday use. High impact resistance of the case allows its use in "field conditions" without fear for its safety. An important advantage is the clarity of the object even with minimal aperture values. In general, the lens is perfect for solving a variety of creative tasks and fully justifies its rather high price.