AF-S 85mm F/1.4G N

[luna_sea83]

Nope, i don't have a kenko to test with

 

[jeff7id]

Nope, i don't have a kenko to test with

The Kenko teleconverter can work with AFD 85mm f/1.4
Hope the auto focus is still compatible with AFS 85mm f/1.4G

Anyone has tried yet ?

 

[Pete]

Ok. Did anyone tried AF test? I know this sounds stupid, I did a focus test and do some micro adjustment on the camera. It works fine. When i went for photoshoot, I put on cokin ND8 filter. Guess what happened, it front focused! I took it out, it focused fine. My Friend x2 confirmed about that too. But of coz, we are testing on a printed piece of paper, shooting side way, hand held the camera.

 

[Pete]

Here's a photo i shot yesterday.

 

[jeff7id]

Ok. Did anyone tried AF test? I know this sounds stupid, I did a focus test and do some micro adjustment on the camera. It works fine. When i went for photoshoot, I put on cokin ND8 filter. Guess what happened, it front focused! I took it out, it focused fine. My Friend x2 confirmed about that too. But of coz, we are testing on a printed piece of paper, shooting side way, hand held the camera.

Which photoshoot did you attend ?

Not sure that it's front/back focus, previously I shot AF-D 85mm f/1.4 with ND8, handheld the camera, and I feel it's not as sharp as it used to be in 100% crop. Regarding this issue, I just think that this filter might be designed for landscape photographer, which shoot from f8 to f16. :think:

 

[TMC]

aperture?
wrong AF point?

Which brand of ND filter?

 

[Pete]

Which photoshoot did you attend ?

Not sure that it's front/back focus, previously I shot AF-D 85mm f/1.4 with ND8, handheld the camera, and I feel it's not as sharp as it used to be in 100% crop. Regarding this issue, I just think that this filter might be designed for landscape photographer, which shoot from f8 to f16. :think:

It,s the one i had in collaboration with local make up skool. I'm from Sarawak btw. I guess you are right. Its gonna be pain to shot at f/1.4 outdoor.

out of topic: Here's d compilation of photos i made. http://www.facebook.com/video/?of=648303300#!/video/video.php?v=428910548300&subj=648303300

aperture?
wrong AF point?

Which brand of ND filter?

I'm using Cokin ND filter. P-series. At 1st I thought the wordings it was wrong AF, but the wordings are pretty big, me and my fren shot it a couple of time with and without filters to x2 confirm it.

 

[jeff7id]

aperture?
wrong AF point?

Which brand of ND filter?

I was using Hoya ND8 filter, shooting with AF-D 85mm f/1.4 at aperture f/1.8.
In 100% crop could see the difference as I feel most of the pictures I took without ND8 is sharper.

 

[jeff7id]

out of topic: Here's d compilation of photos i made. http://www.facebook.com/video/?of=648303300#!/video/video.php?v=428910548300&subj=648303300

:thumbsup: Thank you for sharing. All are taken with AFS 85mm f/1.4G ? Really poisonous !

 

[Pete]

:thumbsup: Thank you for sharing. All are taken with AFS 85mm f/1.4G ? Really poisonous !

Thanks Jeff. Closed up are using 85mm, while d rest are using nikkor 16-35.

 

[flowerpot]

I was using Hoya ND8 filter, shooting with AF-D 85mm f/1.4 at aperture f/1.8.
In 100% crop could see the difference as I feel most of the pictures I took without ND8 is sharper.

wouldn't putting a piece of glass in front of the lens degrades the quality abit ? Just like putting a filter... Thats why some dun use filter at all for optimal image output...

 

[kwttan]

Here's a photo i shot yesterday.

模特儿真漂亮:vhappy:

 

[Omega23]

Did a comparision between the AFD and the new AFS 85mm in nikon showroom with a d3s. Confirm the AFD is much faster. The iq from both appears very similiar from the small body LCD.

 

[jeff7id]

Did a comparision between the AFD and the new AFS 85mm in nikon showroom with a d3s. Confirm the AFD is much faster. The iq from both appears very similiar from the small body LCD.

The history has repeated again, as AFD 50mm f/1.4 also seems to focus faster than AFS 50mm f/1.4G.
:cry:

 

[Spectrum]

Hope that the new AF-S 35mm f/1.4G auto-focus speed is on par with the f/2 (older lens).:sweat:

 

[Spectrum]

The history has repeated again, as AFD 50mm f/1.4 also seems to focus faster than AFS 50mm f/1.4G.
:cry:

What is Nikon doing this days. AF-S is slower than AF-D on the primes? Wake up Nikon prime lens engineers.

 

[TMC]

the torque on the D3 bodies are no joke.

 

[Spectrum]

the torque on the D3 bodies are no joke.

Care to explain more in depth?

 

[TMC]

Comparing the motors on the D3 with the D700 to drive AFD lenses, D3 tends to be more snappy. Especially when you try it with lenses that have larger elements.

 

[Omega23]

That is why i compare the lens with the D3/ s bodies.. if it show a differences in AF speed the lower end models' differences will be much widen..