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Review: Nikon AF-S 24mm 1.8G

Introduction

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Nikon AF-S 24mm 1.8G via Monster LA-FE1 on Sony A7rII

The last f/1.8 prime Nikon released during the AF-S era was this Nikon AF-S 24mm 1.8G from 2015. This would have been a great 35mm equivalent for DX shooters, but it was simply too late to the party for that. Some reviewers claimed this 24mm 1.8G to be a better lens than the five years older Nikon AF-S 24mm 1.4G. But is that really the case? Let’s find out in this review.

Sample Images

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Nikon Z6 | FTZ II | Nikon AF-S 24mm 1.8G | f/8.0
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Nikon Z6 | FTZ II | Nikon AF-S 24mm 1.8G | f/1.8
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Nikon Z6 | FTZ II | Nikon AF-S 24mm 1.8G | f/1.8
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Sony A7III | Monster LA-FE1 | Nikon AF-S 24mm 1.8G | f/1.8
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Sony A7III | Monster LA-FE1 | Nikon AF-S 24mm 1.8G | f/1.8
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Sony A7III | Monster LA-FE1 | Nikon AF-S 24mm 1.8G | f/16

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Review: Viltrox AF 14mm 4.0 FE

Introduction

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Viltrox AF 14mm 4.0 AF on Sony A7rII

We have already seen some affordable compact ultra wide angle lenses from the Chinese manufacturers, but so far none of them came with autofocus. Thanks to Viltrox this is about to change, so let’s have a look together at this Viltrox AF 14mm 4.0 FE.

Sample Images

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Sony A7III | Viltrox AF 14mm 4.0 AF | f/5.6
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Sony A7III | Viltrox AF 14mm 4.0 AF | f/5.6
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Sony A7III | Viltrox AF 14mm 4.0 AF | f/4.0
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Sony A7III | Viltrox AF 14mm 4.0 AF | f/4.0
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Sony A7III | Viltrox AF 14mm 4.0 AF | f/4.0 | Ai Denoise
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Sony A7III | Viltrox AF 14mm 4.0 AF | f/4.0 | Ai Denoise
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Sony A7III | Viltrox AF 14mm 4.0 AF | f/4.0

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Review: Nikon AF-S 85mm 1.4G

Introduction

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Nikon AF-S 85mm 1.4G via Monster LA-FE on Sony A7rII

From 2010 to 2023 this Nikon AF-S 85mm 1.4G had been Nikon’s top of the line fullframe fast 85mm portrait tele lens. I personally used it back in the day on Nikon DSLRs until I switched to Sony’s mirrorless cameras. Now that we have decent AF adapters for these Nikon lenses I thought it would be a good idea to revisit it and see if it is still a lens worth considering today.

Sample Images

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Nikon D700 | Nikon AF-S 85mm 1.4G | f/1.4
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Nikon D800 | Nikon AF-S 85mm 1.4G | f/2.0
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Nikon D800 | Nikon AF-S 85mm 1.4G | f/1.4
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Nikon D800 | Nikon AF-S 85mm 1.4G | f/1.4
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Nikon D700 | Nikon AF-S 85mm 1.4G | f/4.0
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Nikon D700 | Nikon AF-S 85mm 1.4G | f/1.4

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Review: Irix 11mm 4.0 Firefly

Introduction

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Irix 11mm 4.0 Firefly via FTZ II on Nikon Zf

The Irix 11mm 4.0 is the second widest rectilinear (non-fisheye) lens released for DSLRs. Because it was released at the end of the DSLR era – when many of us already made the shift to mirrorless – you actually can not find a lot of useful information on it online. So when one showed up at a dealer wit a bargain price tag I decided to finally give it a try. Let’s have a closer look!

Sample Images

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Nikon Zf | FTZ II | Irix 11mm 4.0 | f/4.0
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Nikon Zf | FTZ II | Irix 11mm 4.0 | f/4.0
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Nikon Zf | FTZ II | Irix 11mm 4.0 | f/4.0
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Nikon Zf | FTZ II | Irix 11mm 4.0 | f/11
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Nikon Zf | FTZ II | Irix 11mm 4.0 | f/11
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Nikon Zf | FTZ II | Irix 11mm 4.0 | f/4.0
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Nikon Zf | FTZ II | Irix 11mm 4.0 | f/4.0
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Nikon Zf | FTZ II | Irix 11mm 4.0 | f/4.0

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Review: Nikon AF-S 70-200mm 2.8E FL ED VR IF

Introduction

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Nikon AF-S 70-200mm 2.8E FL ED VR via FTZ II on Nikon Z6

Having a state of the art 70-200mm 2.8 zoom is something very important for the camera manufacturers, as these are extremely popular lenses. This Nikon AF-S 70-200mm 2.8E FL ED VR is the last one that has been released for the F-mount and after the predecessors – that all had at least one outstanding drawback – this one finally hit the mark. Let’s have a closer look!

Sample Images

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Nikon Z6 | FTZ II | Nikon AF-S 70-200mm 2.8E FL ED VR | 135mm | f/2.8
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Nikon Z6 | FTZ II | Nikon AF-S 70-200mm 2.8E FL ED VR | 70mm | f/2.8
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Nikon Z6 | FTZ II | Nikon AF-S 70-200mm 2.8E FL ED VR | 160mm | f/2.8
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Nikon Z6 | FTZ II | Nikon AF-S 70-200mm 2.8E FL ED VR | 100mm | f/2.8
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Nikon Z6 | FTZ II | Nikon AF-S 70-200mm 2.8E FL ED VR | 100mm | f/2.8
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Nikon Z6 | FTZ II | Nikon AF-S 70-200mm 2.8E FL ED VR | 200mm | f/2.8

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