Exactly. It's the best bargain in the Nikon lens lineup.
The only lens besides the 400MM F2.8 that I only bought once! I always sell lenses I buy and move things around, the 85MM F1.8G is so good, I have never sold one.
Exactly. It's the best bargain in the Nikon lens lineup.
The only lens besides the 400MM F2.8 that I only bought once! I always sell lenses I buy and move things around, the 85MM F1.8G is so good, I have never sold one.
I've wanted one for a while but have made repeated excuses to not get it. Seems too good to ignore right now.
Exactly. It's the best bargain in the Nikon lens lineup.
The only lens besides the 400MM F2.8 that I only bought once! I always sell lenses I buy and move things around, the 85MM F1.8G is so good, I have never sold one.
I've wanted one for a while but have made repeated excuses to not get it. Seems too good to ignore right now.
Why why why did u post this? Slapping fingers numb so I don't get that.... Oh wait until I sell my D90 n a couple of lenses I'm broke in the buy more camera stuff account... Oh but then there's always plastic. No no no no no......
Exactly. It's the best bargain in the Nikon lens lineup.
The only lens besides the 400MM F2.8 that I only bought once! I always sell lenses I buy and move things around, the 85MM F1.8G is so good, I have never sold one.
I've wanted one for a while but have made repeated excuses to not get it. Seems too good to ignore right now.
Why why why did u post this? Slapping fingers numb so I don't get that.... Oh wait until I sell my D90 n a couple of lenses I'm broke in the buy more camera stuff account... Oh but then there's always plastic. No no no no no......
Yes, before I knew about the rebate, I got a notice from CamelCamelCamel on this. So tempting. And I already ordered the Nikon 105 Micro today--best price in a long time. Geesh.
What gets me is I'm not even sure I will stay with SLRs...I've been tempted to move down with mirrorless for the smaller bodies and lenses. Except that I like 24MPixels and the incredible detail it affords.
Damn...I haven't really gotten out to shoot, but I'm super impressed with the 85mm 1.8 that I got. I shot some of my dog indoors and I'm thinking it's up there with the sharpest lenses I've ever used. Plus stunningly creamy OOF areas. I haven't tested corners or anything yet.
The 105 is heavy, and I haven't been quite as amazed with it. I'm a bit disappointed that a F2.8 macro lens is something like F4 or worse when you at macro distances. I know I've read about that before with other lenses, but somehow it didn't register with me when I was buying this. Maybe I'll give it a better test this weekend (on my D7100, since my D600 is in for an oil change).
But WOW WOW WOW on the 85. I wasn't sure I needed one, since I do love the 24-70 F2.8, ....but this is most assuredly a keeper.
I'll post a 1:1 crop of a shot later...anyone else who bought during the sale, let us know how you like the lenses now...and better yet, post some 1:1 crops to show them off!
I've been either traveling or sick since my 85 arrived, so it's still in the box. I'm hoping to get it out and put it through its paces this weekend.
I agree completely about the weight of the 105. I don't find the variable aperture to be much of a problem, since at those distances, DOF is so narrow that I want to stop down anyway. Image quality on that lens, especially bokeh, is good enough that it makes up for a lot of that lens' shortcomings. I end up using this lens a lot. I had the older 105D, and it was much smaller and lighter, with similar image quality. I think about going backwards once in awhile, but the new one has VR (which is why I got the new one in the first place), and works with the Nikon teleconverters, which comes in handy if I want more working distance or want to get closer than 1:1.
