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Massimo Bracchi www.juzaphoto.com/p/MassimoBracchi  |
The following opinions have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. | Nikon Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR Pros: Lightweight, accurate construction, sharpness, power zoom. Cons: Plastic attachment, no lens hood. Opinion: Purchased primarily for my video production business, I needed a motorized zoom lens to fit into my Z 50, which I use with the video gimbal and monopod. I can only say good things about the lens, stabilized when needed, the motorized zoom easily managed by touch directly on the camera monitor, allows you to make stable and continuous zooms. I would have preferred a wider range, let's say a 12-35mm, at least reducing the wide-angle a little, but these are completely personal needs. If anyone wants to see the result of the above, here is a link to one of my works using (as a third camera), precisely the z50 with the 12-28: https://youtu.be/80zfC81v-2U?si=RleWwRuoXjP-iHM0 sent on May 01, 2024 |
 | Nikon Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S Pros: Sharpness, ergonomics, lens hood, weight, oled display, 1:1 focus from f/4.5 to 51. Cons: It lacks a physical button to activate or deactivate the stabilizer, OLED display timer too short, manual focus control only electronic, again and again Nikon offers the housing for CL-C6 lenses, these lenses deserve much more! Opinion: First approach with this lens, which for me is the third macro lens. Nothing to say about the quality of the files it produces, coupled with my two Nikon Zs: the Z6II and the Z50. Well balanced, you have a product that, despite its mostly plastic construction, conveys a nice feeling of solidity and accuracy. Controls all at hand, physical keys with precise and soft engagements, the ring controls are very soft and very silent, the manual fire is "Stepper Motor", which involves a certain slowness of movement, you just have to get used to it, but it is not the best, the OLED multifunction display is very comfortable, too bad that the 10-second timer is rather insufficient, It saves energy, but you always have to act on the power button, I would also have preferred a physical button for activating or deactivating the stabilizer, but it is not a big problem, since it is mainly used for the use of the cameras on the tripod. The focus is extraordinarily efficient, the possibility in 1:1 mode to close down to f/51 I find striking, of course, diffraction allowing... But having such a high depth of field is one more possibility in the 1:1 macro world. On the quality of the files and the operating mode in a strictly macro environment, I reserve a more in-depth test, that's all for now! sent on December 06, 2023 |
 | Nikon Z MC 50mm f/2.8 Pros: Lightweight, construction with excellent material quality, bezel with fluid and constant movement, compatible with annular flashes, images at the level of Z S series optics. Cons: Launch price, no stabilizer, autofocus not very manageable in the macro field, usual lack of an adequate container case. Opinion: Let's leave aside the purely technical laboratory considerations, they are on the net, and let's go on a real-life use. The lens, both mounted on the Z50 and Z6 II, offers a quality product feel, with the multifunction bezel well manageable, fluid and constant in use, compact and lightweight, well balanced on both the Z50 and Z6 II. Once the camera is turned on, the lens starts operating, automatically positioning the extendable barrel, in case of active AF, in the most appropriate way in reference to the subject to be photographed, choosing, in close-up photography, the most suitable among three levels of extension. Obviously, with manual fire, we will be the ones, moving the ring, to choose the optimal extension. We then mount the very small hood, which has the function above all of protecting the lens in case of accidental impacts, and proceed with the test of some macro shots, which is most interesting in this lens, even if the use of the same as a primary lens does not disappoint at all, apart from a certain level of clearly visible coma. Macro, we said. But I would position myself as a close-up, because the focal length of this lens, especially in the FF, is actually too short, to talk about real macros, if not on absolutely static subjects. I recommend the use of manual focus, the AF does not have the accuracy it can have, for example on a 105 mm macro, you lose time for a proper setting and... you miss the crucial moment in a dynamic photo. This is on both ML aps.c and FF. But let's come to the real lack of this lens, or the stabilizer, which, incidentally, on this focal length would not be necessary, if only that, in the case of macro without a stand, this serves, and how! Result? On the Z6 II, which has the stabilizer in the camera, you can do it, while on the Z50 the lens is almost unusable freehand for macros, at least a monopeed is essential to avoid shaky photos or, worse, images with micro-shake. I finish on a positive note: I easily mounted my ring finger flash on the lens, and precisely because of the short focal length, which requires me to get closer to the subject, I obtained a striking result in terms of brightness, avoiding raising the ISO sensitivity too much, a combination that I think I will use in all my future macros. I forgot the price: I always say, Nikon has an excessive launch price for its products and this lens is no exception. Made in China, plastic, even if well built, you can not charge more than similar products made in Japan (see Sigma) with metal parts, and then apply the usual timed discounts. Commercial choice? Surely, in the meantime, competitors fly far and churn out increasingly performing and innovative products. sent on September 10, 2021 |
 | Nikon Z6 II Pros: Ergonomics, excellent performance at high ISO, use as an acceptable camera, double slot, satisfactory burst, excellent viewfinder, improved software. Cons: High launch price kept up to the usual absurd Nikon discounts, display with reduced tilting, AF in the union minimums, excessive weight as ML, sensor not excelled. Opinion: The photos taken at high ISO are great, but shout at the miracle, just not. From the sensor I would have expected something better, especially in the rendering of the shadows. The software, helped by the dual processor does what it can, but the physical limits are there, so much so that Nikon, in order to make high ISO files clean, has penalized the definition of the same. On the other hand I have not noticed any banding tracks, at least until now. It's not a fast car. For a sporty use of the camera I see it very hard. Luckily I still have my D500 which I didn't sell fearing just the above. I will also need it for videos, but I would not like to touch this sore button. For goodness sake, as Nikon has improved markedly, in video shooting, but the competitors (e.g.: Canon) are still too far ahead. Heavy, for me. Not excessively, it is still a FF, but I also have the Z50 which is a splendor, in terms of lightness in relation to the quality of the images and ... that is as light as you would like an ML to be. The display is great, but a little effort to improve the tilting that is still reduced, you could do. I mentioned in the counters the price: instead of keeping prices high and then starting with a discount that, frankly, excessively penalizes those who bought it at full price just before, it is better to set a fair price at the beginning, and then possibly start with discounts at least after a year from marketing. I would find it more serious and competitive with its competitors. I forgot to mention that with the adapter the F-mount lenses work perfectly, even those of third parties (eg: Sigma). Conclusion: as a loyal Nikon user I must say that the machine is very valid, well balanced in everything, apart from the excessive price (wild discounts aside). UPDATE: I confirm the usability of F-mount lenses using the Nikon adapter. I have three Sigma FF lenses and they work perfectly, including AF, of course. A few words about the use of the camera in AF, both in photos and with videos. One word: destabilizing. You expect the AF to always work in the same way (like the other brands), but it is not so, you search, you look for the most appropriate setting, when you seem to have found the optimal, you realize that you have lost a few frames, you find it lazy in the videos ... I have the impression that the software tries to overcome a deficit project at the start already with the Z6, excessively overestimated, evidently (given the results) by Nikon engineers. I look forward to (sic.) the next firmware update that should be relatively imminent, hoping that at least some obvious operational deficits regarding the functionality of the AF will be resolved. After all, hope is the last to die... Come on Nikon! sent on June 20, 2021 |
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