Hi! I wonder if you could do a full review of the Nikon NIKKOR 105mm f/1.8 AI-s? Best regards Lukas Herngren!
Johannes
February 7, 2021 10:59 am
Nasim, would you still call the 105 1.4 the best telephoto portrait lens for Nikon shooters, especially adapted to the Z mount?
Mike
December 28, 2019 9:59 am
I know this lens is not intended to do landscape work but I’m impressed at how clearly it separates the layers from foreground to background in your images. In fact, I’m stunned. Were you using any kind of filter on your lens for these photographs ? Thanks for your great lens reviews. I often come here for technical information on lenses that interest me and also for inspiration.
David, I guess you were intending this comment for someone else – I never said a word about politics in this review.
Christopher Tanner
March 20, 2019 11:44 am
I keep hearing that the Nikon 105mm F1.4 e has an effective focal length of 95mm and is not a true 105mm. Does any know this to be true and if do does this happen with all lenses thus making the 85mm f1.4 less then a true 85mm?
Christopher, most lenses, including very high-end lenses “breathe”. Please see my article on focus breathing. Focus breathing heavily depends on focusing distance, but it goes away as you focus towards infinity.
Rick Benda
November 17, 2018 9:17 am
Maxim it’s always a jot to read your articles. I’ve got a question. I know it’s late in this article. Right now I have a chance to pick up a Zeiss Milvus ZF2 1.4/85 Nikon Mount for a good price. I was looking at the Nikon 85 1.4 G. The sigma Art 85 1.4 and this Zeiss lens. All would cost the same price. The Sigma looks good but has some little issues. Everything I read on the Zeiss is outstanding. The Nikon has such a good following. I’ve owned Zeiss 1.4s in the past and I loved them. Have you had a chance to look at the Milvus? Am I reading wrong that it’s probably the best 85 out there. Second the manual focus is not a big deal to me but is it a hassle in the studio on a D850 or D800. My mind is swimming with all the options. Thanks for your input.
Lou
October 5, 2018 12:48 pm
OK, I just got done shooting my 105 1.4 on my Spyder calibration tool. When I loo then transferred the image to Photoshop since you can look at a higher magnification. I cranked it up to 500X mag and it may have been a tad off. I am not used to looking at images at 500X mag. Should I just go by the 100X mag?
I picked up a refurbished Nikon 105mm 1.4 about a week ago when Nikon had a discount on their refurbished gear. I shot a few shots and looked at them in LR and either I need to calibrate it of something. It doesn’t seem tack sharp at 1.4 Maybe I will test it on my calibration scale I have in better light.
jj
August 23, 2018 2:07 am
I love the way this lens renders but find it difficult to nail focus when shooting at 1.4 (wide open) on my d850. Before you question me about technique, let me assure you that I have experience here. I’ve been shooting 1.2 and 1.4 lenses using manual focus for years (Nikkor 50mm 1.2AI, 58mm 1.2 Noct, Zeiss 85mm 1.4, etc.). So maybe I have a bad copy, but wide open focus is weak, chromatic aberration is present, and things don’t sharpen up well until f2 or lower…
polizonte
February 2, 2018 2:14 pm
Great review. My first copy back-focused and needed an AF fine tune of -17 to -19, for use with my D810 and D800e; after exchanging it for a second copy, that is spot on with no adjustment, I really like this lens.
Hi! I wonder if you could do a full review of the Nikon NIKKOR 105mm f/1.8 AI-s? Best regards Lukas Herngren!
Nasim, would you still call the 105 1.4 the best telephoto portrait lens for Nikon shooters, especially adapted to the Z mount?
I know this lens is not intended to do landscape work but I’m impressed at how clearly it separates the layers from foreground to background in your images. In fact, I’m stunned. Were you using any kind of filter on your lens for these photographs ? Thanks for your great lens reviews. I often come here for technical information on lenses that interest me and also for inspiration.
Mike, for some of the images, I used a circular polarizer. That’s really it…
And why do you hate Ivanka so much. I don’t hate Ivanka. A lot of people hate the Obama family and Clinton family as well. I don’t hate any of them.
Please keep your narrow-minded political naivety out of photo sites. Thank you…
David, I guess you were intending this comment for someone else – I never said a word about politics in this review.
I keep hearing that the Nikon 105mm F1.4 e has an effective focal length of 95mm and is not a true 105mm. Does any know this to be true and if do does this happen with all lenses thus making the 85mm f1.4 less then a true 85mm?
Christopher, most lenses, including very high-end lenses “breathe”. Please see my article on focus breathing. Focus breathing heavily depends on focusing distance, but it goes away as you focus towards infinity.
Maxim it’s always a jot to read your articles. I’ve got a question. I know it’s late in this article. Right now I have a chance to pick up a Zeiss Milvus ZF2 1.4/85 Nikon Mount for a good price. I was looking at the Nikon 85 1.4 G. The sigma Art 85 1.4 and this Zeiss lens. All would cost the same price. The Sigma looks good but has some little issues. Everything I read on the Zeiss is outstanding. The Nikon has such a good following. I’ve owned Zeiss 1.4s in the past and I loved them. Have you had a chance to look at the Milvus? Am I reading wrong that it’s probably the best 85 out there. Second the manual focus is not a big deal to me but is it a hassle in the studio on a D850 or D800. My mind is swimming with all the options. Thanks for your input.
OK, I just got done shooting my 105 1.4 on my Spyder calibration tool. When I loo then transferred the image to Photoshop since you can look at a higher magnification. I cranked it up to 500X mag and it may have been a tad off. I am not used to looking at images at 500X mag. Should I just go by the 100X mag?
500X mag? Now I’ve heard everything. ???
I picked up a refurbished Nikon 105mm 1.4 about a week ago when Nikon had a discount on their refurbished gear. I shot a few shots and looked at them in LR and either I need to calibrate it of something. It doesn’t seem tack sharp at 1.4 Maybe I will test it on my calibration scale I have in better light.
I love the way this lens renders but find it difficult to nail focus when shooting at 1.4 (wide open) on my d850. Before you question me about technique, let me assure you that I have experience here. I’ve been shooting 1.2 and 1.4 lenses using manual focus for years (Nikkor 50mm 1.2AI, 58mm 1.2 Noct, Zeiss 85mm 1.4, etc.). So maybe I have a bad copy, but wide open focus is weak, chromatic aberration is present, and things don’t sharpen up well until f2 or lower…
Great review. My first copy back-focused and needed an AF fine tune of -17 to -19, for use with my D810 and D800e; after exchanging it for a second copy, that is spot on with no adjustment, I really like this lens.