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  vaggelhs4

  2024-11-05

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  I come here having worked with the AFS 85mm 1.8 on the D750 as well as on the Z6ii.
  So let's start with the basics. The lens has some good features and some not so good.
  The good thing is that it is perfectly designed. Its weight (almost 470g) is heavy but distributed evenly, and you don't feel it. The handling on the camera is even better. You can finally shoot handheld video at 85mm with ease even if you are inexperienced. The build quality is amazing; however, the lens is a DIVA compared to the AFS, which was rugged in all aspects.
  The image is what you would expect from such a lens. Not particularly contrasty but not completely flat either. It is a lens in the Nikon philosophy with skin tones close to reality. Its AF is incredibly better than that of the AFS. It has no focus breathing, it doesn't lose focus anywhere (I tested it at night in a nightclub). I rarely needed to override it to focus correctly.
  One might say it is a lens without character. It does what it needs to do quietly, odorlessly, effectively, and sometimes you know that’s not a bad thing.
  I give it 4/5 because no one is perfect.

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  6 out of 6 members found this review helpful

  Nikos_oriath

  2023-03-26

  Amateur, I have the amazing 24-120 F4 on the Z5 but because I wanted to shoot at night and since I constantly worked somewhere between 75-90mm, I bought this one (from Germany, 760 with shipping).
  I'm thrilled, don't expect a "professional" review, the autofocus is from another planet, the sharpness is incredible even at f1.8, the colors are fantastic day and night.
  With this lens, I realized what my camera can capture.
  Don't change cameras, invest in premium lenses!
  The photos are random.

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  10 out of 10 members found this review helpful

  christoforos.lina

  2021-02-04

  The lens is truly awesome... At 1.8, it is better than the fx 1.4 which costs almost twice as much, and of course, it is much better for video where it also provides stunning bokeh, which is also true for photography, of course. I got it on sale for 700 euros when there was a cashback, so we are talking about real value for money.
  I should add that the autofocus is not as fast as the 35mm and 50mm unfortunately.

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  DonCorleone

  2024-12-18

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  rivios_photography

  2023-08-07

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  Panagiotis Martiou

  2022-03-20

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  geoblack85

  2021-09-27

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