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I think the difference in the two lenses could just be cometic, but I have not tried the older version so I couldn't say for sure. Never had a problem with focus on this lens though.
Well I still have an old 70-200 f mount that I am using and still like the quality. I think both lenses are just fine so if you are wanting to improve your image quality only this might not make a massive difference in my opinion.
@@jasonhalaykophotography I see.. but I feel in a difficult position then, because if quality of the new one is fine compared to the "old" one, then it's weight it's just an half.. and I can but the old one and buy the new one with a "small" effort, depending on some factors, but at around 3-400€. So, that's just confusing me.. will I loose something else? Water and dust resistant maybe? Or it can be a pitty to loose the "non-zooming" lens? Today and tomorrow, combining Nital's sale and Amazon prime days, the new 70-180 is going to cost 1099€.. now it's really affordable I think..
@@070701984 When in this position I tend to try renting the lens for a couple days and seeing how I like it for myself and see if it fits my needs. But that is a pretty good sale price...good luck!!
Excellent video, I love seeing these behind the scenes videos on cameras I’m interested in where the camera is being used on a shoot in real life scenarios. Thanks for sharing! Subbed!
@@jasonhalaykophotography I was actually looking to use it on my Nikon F100 film camera. But then I remember your previous video when you got the Zf and 1st used the lens.
i think you attached the strap in a wrong way. the original strap lugs which came with the camera should first be removed and then install the strap into the strap holes on the camera body. not a big issue just a friendly note❤
Love this - especially the shots low to the water in the alley! Really cool to see how good the IQ is with vintage manual focus lenses on the ZF. Of all the focus aids (peaking, zooming in, eye detect) which do you use most with manual old lenses like this?
@@japandrew thanks!! Ya, that last alley was great, happy I could find it in the end, haha. For this shoot I was actually just going by feel for the focus. Didn’t really use peaking or zooming in or anything as I didn’t want to kill the flow of the shoot. Didn’t get 100% of the shots, but that’s part of the fun of using old lenses.
Very impressive work… did you use only available light, or did you bring along a speedlight or LED to light her face? In similar circumstances, I’m sure I would have struggled with shaping the light properly to create all those flattering shadows in the final images. I would have definitely also struggled with colour-cast issues, I’m sure. I’d love to see a video talking about your techniques in that regard. The final scene was so dark at first and you’ve even dialled in negative exposure compensation… all this is to say I’m blown away by the final product 🙂🍻
@@canadianwatchguy6768 thank you VERY much for the amazing comment. I was only using the “natural light” available to me, but the 1.4 really lets you push your camera pretty far. That last screen was crazy crazy dark by the time we got there but just did what I could with slowing down the shutter and cranking the ISO. If you were to look closer those shots are a little noisy, but in the end it kind helps the vibe.
@@jasonhalaykophotography super-impressive work and very inspiring. Using the Zf has pushed me to experiment with manual focus lenses for the first time, and the experience has been great. I’ll have to look into some of the vintage Nikkor lenses… the images they can produce look beautiful. Thanks for sharing your work with us!
@@canadianwatchguy6768 thanks for checking out the videos and your amazing comments. Don’t know what it is about the Zf boy shooting with old manual lenses is so fun with it, way batter than on my Z9. Found my great grandmothers nifty 50 when I was home so will do a video with that as well soon! Good luck with you shooting!!
@@MB-dq2gz thanks!! Ya, as it was quite dark in all the locations, especially that last spot, I just kept it at 1.4 to make it easy on myself and keep the ISO lowish
Jeez that guy, your par course athlete, is incredibly agile! Drawn to your vid as i’m considering the ZF as a do a bit of everything camera. Have you found the mix of the PASM lever as well as the dials to be confusing to operate the camera quickly? Do you stay in manual mode? Thanks, Craig
@@craigcarlson4022 ya, those parkour guys are amazing!! Now that I have had the camera a while I’m pretty used to how it works in general, but it can be a little confusing at first for sure. I always shoot manual or aperture priority. Both work great and I’m quite happy with how the camera exposes on aperture priority.
Just wondering why didn't you do this with the Z7II? It gives you more resolution. And nothing was moving very fast here so autofocus is not that important.
Just bought one! I’m an old man and was in NYC when breaking started hitting the clubs (it was on the street long before that) but it’s cool to see the medium some 40 years later especially in Japan! 🔥💪🏽👍🏾
Thanks! The level of breaking these days is crazy compared to where it started, but it is SUPER fun to photograph. And some of the best dancers in the world are in Japan so it makes things even more exciting for me! Good luck with the lens!
Thanks for your video - it is an awesome one. About the point regarding FTZ, many folks have an FTZ (hopefully II) when they switched from the F-mount. So typically that is not an add-on purchase. I understand the point that it can be inconvenient taking the FTZ on or off. However, now that I have a lot of Z lenses and only a couple of F-mount lenses (the Nikon 105mm f/1.4E and the Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF VR), I have a dedicated FTZ II adapter always glued to each of them. Hence I can use both of these like native Z mount lenses.
@@user-mj4pt4vu3h sure, what you say does make sense and would make changing lenses faster and easier, but I don’t want to pay for another couple adapters for lenses I don’t use all that often, and if I was to just leave them on they wouldn’t fit into my compact travel bag so… If that works for you though that’s amazing!
@@MrDan1509 for sure, just meant that with the flashes I’m using in the video there really is no need for ND filters. Of course not all can afford these flashes, but they sure do make life easy if you can use them! Good luck with your shooting ❤️❤️
As owner of both 85 1.8 S and 1.2S, and I like the 1.2 so so so much more, actually not becasue I spent more money so I like the 1.2, I owned the 85 1.8 first, but coming from Canon 85 1.2and Sony 85GM, I really don't like the Bokeh I am getting from the 85 1.8 so I bite the bullet and went ahead to sped the extra money on the F1.2 lens, But the 85 1.8 is a great lens for landscaoe, it'ds small and light so I am just keeping it, but I actually use the Zeiss 85 Loxia for landscape most of the time so it will be just matter of time I will eventually get rid of the 1.8S.
As an owner of the 85 1.8S, I really like the sharpness this lens produces, but I am not a fan of its Bokeh, looks pretty harsh and in some case even ugly in my opinion so I normally only use it for landscape and use other lens such as the 105 F1.4, 85 F1.4G and even my old 105 F2 DC. and recently also picked up a 85 1.2S. i consider the 85 F1.8 the worse portrait lens among them.
I loved this lens, the look, the feel(not so much the price lol) I bought it but returned it. Mostly I didnt like the distortion in the corners, coming from a traditional fisheye i prefer that look in my photos. I wish Nikon/ someone would make a quality fisheye for Zmount. Currently using a TT Artisans 11mm. *wear a helmet haha
Ya, would LOVE a nice little Z mount fisheye with AF. I would buy that in 5seconds for sure. But the zoom on this was super helpful as well, so hard to decided, haha. And ya, getting a helmet is a good idea, hahaha!
I just got a Z8 and I’m seeing banding on my pics using HSS with godox ad400pro flashes. Such a shame since i thought it would be a great camera for me
Sorry to hear that. I see a lot of people here complaining about Godox not working well or as intended. Are you sure your setting are correct? Where you select your flash sync speed in the menu, maybe that is not set properly?
I went through the dilemma of getting this or the 14-30mm F4 S lens. After trying them side by side, I could only conclude that there was only a very minor contrast improvement in the 14-24mm f2.8 and that was easily fixed in post. I guess for the club scene stuff you are shooting there, the f2.8 makes more sense. My primary use is tripod mounted real estate stuff, so brightness is not really relevant. But, also having moved from the F mount 14-24mm f2.8 absolute physical beast, I just love the small and compact nature of the 14-30mm, plus you get that little bit of extra reach at the long end, which does make it more useable and that's before we even start talking price.... Interesting vid Jason, thanks!
Ya, where I was shooting in the clubs the 2.8 is a real necessity, especially since I am shooting at such a high shutter speed as well. Happy to hear you were able to get something that was best for your needs though. Good luck with your shooting!
Hey Jason, nice review! I wondered about this topic as soon as the Plena was announced, good to hear your musings. I used to love the 135 f2 back in my Canon days, especially as it would take a 1.4x converter and gave a primo 190 f2.8. Unfortunately the Plena does not allow this, if it did I would probably have one by now, but the 105 1.4 is excellent, so money saved! ;) Arigatou.
Good question. I almost always use AF-C with auto-eye focus when shooting portraits as me and the model will move around a bit and this just makes things flow easier.
