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Nikon 85mm f/1.4G

Conclusions

The Nikon 85mm f/1.4G shows outstanding image quality with a superbly flat field (almost no field curvature), ultra low distortion and well controlled vignetting. For more on those topics, see Making Sharp Images.

Its color rendition is outstanding, sharpness and contrast even wide open are amazing, and the AF-S focusing is a vast improvement over the screw-drive focus of the older 85/1.4D.

There is no doubt that this is one of Nikon’s best lenses, and anyone suggesting that it’s just an overpriced rehash of the 85mm f/1.4D is abjectly clueless . I am thrilled with what I am seeing with the 85/1.4G, though perhaps weaknesses could reveal themselves with further shooting (no lens is perfect).

A keeper

The 85/1.4G is a no-brainer; it’s super easy to shoot, and has so many positive qualities and so few limitations that it’s a stunner. I purchased the review sample shortly after my first batch of images popped up on the screen—goodies like this don’t come along every day.

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Diglloyd DAP is DSLR-oriented, but also contains workflow and other topics. Much of the focus is on Canon and Nikon but also Pentax and Pentax medium format.

Special emphasis is placed on lens evaluation, focusing on Canon and Nikon and Sigma lenses, but with a few others like Rokinon/Samyang.

  • Make better images by learning how to get the best results right away.
  • Save money by choosing the right lens for your needs the first time, particularly some of the new Sigma Art lenses vs Nikon and Canon.
  • Workflow discusses image organization, raw conversion and post processing. Many examples show processing parameters for direct insight into how the image was converted.
  • Jaw-dropping image quality found nowhere else utilizing Retina-grade images up to full camera resolution, plus large crops [past 2 years or so].
  • Real world examples with insights found nowhere else. Make sharper images just by understanding lens behavior you won’t read about elsewhere.
  • Aperture series from wide open through stopped down, showing the full range of lens performance and bokeh.
  • Optical quality analysis of field curvature, focus shift, sharpness, flare, distortion, and performance in the field.

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