The Voigtländer 58mm 1.4 SL IIs Nokton has been in production since 2007 and gathered many fans over the years. This is probably the reason Cosina updated its casing design several times throughout the years while keeping the optics the same. Let’s see if we can find out what people like about it in this review.
Today, you can create almost any effect in post-processing. However, there are hurdles: 1) you need a good editing program, 2) you have to master the program to get good results, 3) you have to spend some time in front of your computer to get the desired effect. Alternatively, you can invest in expensive specialty lenses to achieve a specific result. This is especially challenging, if not impossible, for achieving the effect in videos. Given these challenges, especially in video, a simpler solution emerges – using filters. Let’s have a look!
Sample Images
Nikon Z 7II (DX mofd) | Nikkor Z 28/2.8 | Walkingway Retro Soft filterNikkor Z 24-70 S | Walkingway Black Mist 1/2Nikkor 50/1.4 Ai-s | Walkingway Retro Soft filterNikkor 50/1.4 A-is | Star 4 filterNikkor Z 24-70 S @70mm f/9 | Walkingway Kaleidoscope filterNikkor 28/2.8 | Walkingway Black Mist 1/2
Nikon Z 28/2.8 has the classic focal length for candid street work and is a very compact lens. In fact, it is one of the smallest and lightest Z prime lenses for fullframe cameras. It can be fitted on an APS-C camera as a prime standard lens, which will have the equivalent focal length of 42mm, my favorite standard focal length. It is also one of Nikon’s most affordable Z lenses for fullframe cameras. Note that it is not an S series lens. Let’s see how it performs!
This lens was tested on Nikon Z 7II with its 46 Mp sensor.
Hereafter, for ease of writing, I will use Nikon’s designations for fullframe (FX) and APS-C (DX).
Sample Images
Nikon Z 7II | Nikon 28mm f/2.8 | f/6.3Nikon Z 7II | Nikon 28mm f/2.8 | f/2.8Nikon Z 7II | Nikon 28mm f/2.8 | f/9Nikon Z 7II | Nikon 28mm f/2.8 | f/2.8
When Sony released the first affordable fullframe camera with the A7 in 2013 almost none of the enthusiast photographers were aware of issues related to filter stack differences. Filter stack describes what is in front of the sensor and different manufacturers decided to go for different thicknesses here that can influence how our lenses perform. If you stay within just one system this is usually not something to care about, but when adapting lenses it is very helpful to be aware of this topic.
In this article I try to tell you about these differences and for what lenses they matter, so you can find out if it is something that might affect you.
With the rise of the 80-200mm f/2.8 zooms it seems the 180-200mm f/2.8 primes fell out of fashion, as for more than 20 years no manufacturer bothered to design a new lens like this (not counting a few third party macro options). While Canon last updated their 200mm 2.8 in 1996, Nikon never updated the optical design of their Nikon AF 180mm 2.8 since 1986. Is this still a worthwhile lens today? Let’s find out in this review.
Sample Images
Sony A7III | Nikon AF 180mm 2.8 D | Monster LA-FE2 | f/2.8Sony A7III | Nikon AF 180mm 2.8 D | Monster LA-FE2 | f/2.8Sony A7III | Nikon AF 180mm 2.8 D | Monster LA-FE2 | f/2.8Sony A7III | Nikon AF 180mm 2.8 D | Monster LA-FE2 | f/2.8Sony A7III | Nikon AF 180mm 2.8 D | Monster LA-FE2 | f/2.8Sony A7III | Nikon AF 180mm 2.8 D | Monster LA-FE2 | f/2.8
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