lens decisions

[ann]

For some unknown reason i find myself interested in a new lens; perhaps to go back to basics or lighten the load, who knows

anyway, i am tossing around a nikon 105 2.8 vr or a nikon 85 1.4.
years ago (read before good zooms ) my favorite lens most often in use was an 105 2.8.

my plan is to go into my dealer and run some simple test in the store and/or go rent both for a weekend and get a better sense of which might be more valuable, or just forget the whole thought and chalk it up to boredom:confused:

anyone here use both, and if so what are your thoughts?

[Don Bryant]

For some unknown reason i find myself interested in a new lens; perhaps to go back to basics or lighten the load, who knows

anyway, i am tossing around a nikon 105 2.8 vr or a nikon 85 1.4.
years ago (read before good zooms ) my favorite lens most often in use was an 105 2.8.

my plan is to go into my dealer and run some simple test in the store and/or go rent both for a weekend and get a better sense of which might be more valuable, or just forget the whole thought and chalk it up to boredom:confused:

anyone here use both, and if so what are your thoughts?

FF or cropped body. Both are nice but for a cropped body I would choose the 85 f/1.4.

Don

[ann]

thanks Don,

right now i have a d100, i know old (like me), but this is another "can of worms". I know i need or will need to upgrade at sometime, but have been putting it off.

[livemoa]

I have a 85 1.4 that I use on a D200 for head shots. I like it, nice lens.

[David A. Goldfarb]

I can't speak to the Nikon offerings, but if I were looking for a new lens in that focal length range, the Zeiss 85/1.4 Planar, which comes in Nikon mount, would be on my list. I had a chance to play with the EOS version for a bit PhotoPlus, and it was very sharp with very smooth out of focus rendering.

The 100/2 Makro-Planar also gets great reviews.

Both are manual focus. I have the Zeiss 35/2 in M42 mount, and the manual focus feel is great, if you prefer manual focus, and build quality is excellent.

[ann]

David,

appreciate the suggestion. I did do a bit of research about the Zeiss lens, but no one here has one in stock and i would rather not buy something i haven't handled.

It did cross my mind that the zeiss would be better in terms of optics, but perhaps that is just a myth; really don't know.

[jd callow]

I have the nikkor 105 f2,8 AF micro and it is a nice lens the OOF rendering is ok the sharpness and contrast is great. I have a gallery of recently shot table top items online that I can direct you to. I'd post it here,but it is up for client review with feedback forms and so I'd rather not make it public.

[ann]

thanks for the offer jd, not too worry. tomorrow i am going to go test out a few lenses and then come home and compare then

[bobwysiwyg]

thanks Don,

right now i have a d100, i know old (like me), but this is another "can of worms". I know i need or will need to upgrade at sometime, but have been putting it off.

Had to chuckle at this. I thought I was the only person around still shooting with a D100. I guess there are at least two of us.

[jd callow]

thanks for the offer jd, not too worry. tomorrow i am going to go test out a few lenses and then come home and compare then

Please let us know what your thoughts are regarding the lenses