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Analogue Adventures – Part 40: Fujichrome Provia 100F

Fujichrome Provia 100F Slide Film

In the Fujichrome world, Provia is supposed to be the more neutral slide film compared to Velvia. I wasn’t a huge fan of Velvia 100, so let’s see how this Provia 100F worked out for me.
Processing (E-6) and scanning was done at urbanfilmlab in Germany. The pictures you see in this article are from one roll.

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Nikon F80 | Fujichrome Provia 100F | Nikon AF-S 24-70mm 2.8G
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Nikon F80 | Fujichrome Provia 100F | Nikon AF-S 24-70mm 2.8G | 70mm | f/2.8
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Nikon F80 | Fujichrome Provia 100F | Nikon AF-S 24-70mm 2.8G
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Nikon F80 | Fujichrome Provia 100F | Nikon AF-S 24-70mm 2.8G
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Nikon F80 | Fujichrome Provia 100F | Nikon AF-S 24-70mm 2.8G
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Nikon F80 | Fujichrome Provia 100F | Nikon AF-S 24-70mm 2.8G

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200 f/4G ED VR

Introduction

The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/4G ED VR was Nikon’s latest enthusiast-level telephoto zoom lens with a constant aperture. Before its release, Nikon had long offered both professional 70-200mm and 80-200mm f/2.8 lenses, as well, a prosumer-grade fixed F4 70-210 and consumer grade variable-aperture telephoto zooms. With this lens, they aimed to provide a more budget-friendly alternative to their latest high-end 70-200mm f/2.8 VR. To achieve this, Nikon incorporated their latest advancements in coating technology, autofocus (AF), vibration reduction (VR), and optical design to create this lens by the end of 2012.

Let’s take a closer look!

camera-icon2I tested this lens on a 46 Mp Nikon Z7ii (Sample images were taken with Nikon Zf , Nikon Z6, Nikon D600, and Nikon D7200)
camera-icon2I used a Nikon FTZ II F-to-Z adapter with this lens on Nikon Z cameras.
You can see this review as a YouTube video here!
Sample images in high resolution here.

Sample Images

Nikon D600 | Nikkor AF-S 70-200/4G ED VR | @130mm | F4
Nikon D7200 | Nikkor AF-S 70-200/4G ED VR | @70mm | F5,6
Nikon Z6 | Nikkor AF-S 70-200/4G ED VR | @185mm | F4
Nikon Z6 | Nikkor AF-S 70-200/4G ED VR | @200mm | F4
Nikon D7200 | Nikkor AF-S 70-200/4G ED VR | @70mm | F4
Nikon Z6 | Nikkor AF-S 70-200/4G ED VR | @70mm | F4

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Review: Samyang 14mm 2.4 XP

Introduction

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Samyang 14mm 2.4 XP via FTZ II on Nikon Zf

Released in 2017, this Samyang 14mm 2.4 XP had a similarly bad timing as the Zeiss Otus and Milvus lenses its mechanical design is undoubtedly based on. By that time many people started using mirrorless cameras, so these huge DSLR designs certainly started looking less appealing. On top of that, many of us had been burned by Samyang’s (at least at that time) awful quality control, so paying a premium price for a Samyang lens? Not many people were interested in doing that. Nevertheless, some people say this is one of the best lenses for astrophotography ever made, that alone is reason enough to have a closer look at it.

Sample Images

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Nikon Zf | Samyang 14mm 2.4 XP | f/2.4
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Nikon Zf | Samyang 14mm 2.4 XP | f/5.6
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Nikon Zf | Samyang 14mm 2.4 XP | f/2.4
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Nikon Zf | Samyang 14mm 2.4 XP | f/2.4
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Nikon Zf | Samyang 14mm 2.4 XP | f/4.0
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Nikon Zf | Samyang 14mm 2.4 XP | f/5.0

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Review: Voigtländer 28mm 2.8 SL IIs Color-Skopar (Nikon F)

Introduction

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Voigtländer 28mm 2.8 SL IIs Color-Skopar on Nikon FM2n

Cosina is still making new manual focus lenses for the Nikon F-mount and currently the widest option in the line up is this Voigtländer 28mm 2.8 SL IIs Color-Skopar. It may not be as small as the M-mount version I already reviewed, but for an SLR lens it can still be considered very compact and it offers a great close focus option, so let’s have a closer look at it.

Sample Images

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Sony A7rII | Voigtländer 28mm 2.8 SL IIs Color-Skopar | f/2.8
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Sony A7rII | Voigtländer 28mm 2.8 SL IIs Color-Skopar | f/2.8
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Sony A7rII | Voigtländer 28mm 2.8 SL IIs Color-Skopar | f/2.8
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Sony A7III | Voigtländer 28mm 2.8 SL IIs Color-Skopar | f/5.6
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Sony A7III | Voigtländer 28mm 2.8 SL IIs Color-Skopar | f/11
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Sony A7III | Voigtländer 28mm 2.8 SL IIs Color-Skopar | f/11
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Nikon FM2 | Voigtländer 28mm 2.8 SL IIs Color-Skopar | f/4.0 | Gold 200 C-41
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Sony A7III | Voigtländer 28mm 2.8 SL IIs Color-Skopar | f/5.6

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Review: Nikon AF-S 200mm 2.0G IF-ED VRI

Introduction

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Nikon AF-S 200mm 2.0G IF-ED VR via FTZ II on Nikon Zf

When making the transition from Nikon DSLRs to Sony fullframe mirrorless, letting my Nikon AF-S 200mm 2.0G VRI go was not an easy decision. At that time there were no decent Nikon-F to Sony-E adapters available though – let alone mirrorless cameras made by Nikon – and I couldn’t afford to keep a Nikon DSLR only for using this lens. I took the opportunity to try out some (most) of the competitors in the meantime, but none of those lenses convinced me as much as this Nikon. Let me tell you why in this review.

Sample Images

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Nikon D800 | Nikon AF-S 200mm 2.0G VRI | f/2.0
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Nikon D800 | Nikon AF-S 200mm 2.0G VRI | f/2.0
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Nikon D800 | Nikon AF-S 200mm 2.0G VRI | f/2.0
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Nikon D800 | Nikon AF-S 200mm 2.0G VRI | TC-20E II | 400mm | f/4.0
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Sony A7III | Nikon AF-S 200mm 2.0G IF-ED VR | Monster LA-FE2 | f/2.0

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