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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. | Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art Pros: Bokeh & Sharpness Cons: Weight and face detection with moving photos on my Nikon Z6 Opinion: A year after its purchase, I can finally draw conclusions. Crazy Bokeh and Sharpness. It is a quality optic that can be felt both on the neck and on the back. I'm a portrait photographer with mostly static photos and sometimes moving photos. Yesterday I tried to take some pictures with the Z6 with the 135 at a fashion show. Face detection never hooked it, it went up right and left. He was going crazy. Disassembled and mounted the AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G, he immediately hooked his face. This as opposed to the Sigma, I bought it used to take thousands of photos. Even the AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4E ED has never given me any problems detecting the face with moving photos. Too bad rating: 8+ sent on May 13, 2024 |
 | Nikon AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8 G ED Pros: Sharpness, color rendering, build quality Cons: Possibility to use only the plate-only filters (which are very expensive), protruding front lens and impractical cap, price also when used Opinion: The quality is felt and paid for and this is an outstanding lens with excellent build quality. Among its other strengths, for me, we find sharpness and color rendering. I think it's one of the best lenses produced by Nikon, close to 10 but this protruding front lens that doesn't allow the possibility of using screw filters and with an impractical and unsafe cap lowers my rating by one point. Finally a valid case from Nikon Rating: 9- sent on March 26, 2024 |
 | Nikon D750 Pros: Dynamic range and raw files, price, ergonomics Cons: 1/4000 time, center focus points, video compartment Opinion: Bought in July 2019 with nikon cashback after selling the dx kit. It was love at first sight. I was impressed by the dynamic range and the raw file, it was a big step up from the Nikon D7000 and the lenses I used it with. I only regretted buying it 3 months before Nikon announced the mirrorless. I would have gone straight to ML. In December 2019, to take photography a step further, I decided to buy z6 to speed up the composition by taking advantage of face/eye detection. I keep it as a second body and I feel really good. Sore points: the 1/4000 time for me is too little, the usual central focus points of nikon and the video sector not very good (even if for this last item the excuse is that it was produced in 2014). Despite this, I consider it extraordinary overall and I recommend it also given the price with which it was found new in the last period. Rated 8 sent on March 10, 2024 |
 | Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8 G ED Pros: Colors & Sharpness Cons: Bulky and awkward lens hood, price from new Opinion: I started unfortunately with a 24-120 f4 but the love never blossomed and so after 11 months, I bought the 24-70 and immediately found it very well. Yes, it's a heavy lens that at the end of the day I feel on my back and neck, but the photos I take have colors, brightness and sharpness that I didn't find in the previous optics. It has lenses of a heavier weight and higher quality inside and you pay for this economically and in weight. This version lacks VR compared to the 24-120, but the stabilization of the nikon z6 reduces the risk; while when I use the D750 I'm more careful when shooting. At the time of purchase for me it was not worth adding about another 1000 euros to take the vr version. The lens hood to mount is always awkward, the same as the 17-55 f2.8. Rated 9 sent on March 09, 2024 |
 | Nikon Z6 Pros: Dynamic Range, Display and Viewfinder Cons: single slot, battery grip without connectors for the controls, 30" exposure and release of the z6II just 2 years after the launch of the mark 1 (they devalued those who bought the new one like me). Nikon with SLRs perhaps slept too much and released them years later. Face detection every now and then to a dog. Opinion: I switched to mirrorless after a brief experience with the nikon d750 which is great and which I still have. The main reason why is the convenience of having face detection (me being a portrait photographer). The technology overall is pretty reliable apart from at times that it falls asleep and doesn't detect a club. The mirroless are the future and the z 6 overall an excellent camera with obvious flaws that lower its final grade. The sore points: the single 1st slot, the battery grip without connectors for 2nd controls (these two are big or smart by nikon to put a new model on the market after a while). 3rd exposure of only 30 seconds. Problematic suits corrected with the z6II released after only two years. Alas, for me and for all those who bought the first model new, we found ourselves with a nice devaluation of the product. Nikon didn't usually release such close-up models with DSLRs. But even between the same z6II and the eventual z6III there will be at least 4 years. Rated 8+ sent on January 28, 2024 |
 | Nikon Z 40mm f/2 Pros: Weight and size to carry around Cons: everything else, especially the fact that they don't even give you a lens hood and case for about 250 euros Opinion: As with the z 28 f.2.8 lens, my review is far from positive but better. Paid new Nital 249 euros, to the touch of a cheap plastic to be clear, nothing compared to the Z 35 and 50 (1.8) which I continue to think are of a very good quality. I took a few photos and they are of average quality, slightly below my expectations. On the positive side, as with all z series lenses, you have that you use the ftz adapter. If I think of a lens of this range, I am reminded of a nikon af-s 50 1.8 that new nital cost about 239 euros; The build quality is far superior to the Z 40. Also in this z, in the box there are the only and usual instructions in various languages (which for me could avoid putting and putting in nice qr code that if you want you can read them). Alas, there is neither the lens hood nor the case (okay, the bag of the z series is pitiful but at least put it on). Consciously bought to always have and lighten the backpack with a light focal length but with a discreet blur. The grade would have been higher, almost close to satisfactory, but the plasticity (especially) and the lack of lens hood and case had an impact. Rating 4- sent on January 06, 2024 |
 | Nikon AF-S 80-200mm f/2.8D IF-ED Pros: Bokeh, colors, yield Cons: Weight, size and above all engine Opinion: Bought voluntarily with an engine that goes in fits and starts (so paid much less, I have to remove the fire and refocus, makes a couple of shots and then loses the engine does not go), I immediately found myself super well. The lens has colors and a pro optics rendering but it is its bokeh that made me fall in love. The weight and dimensions are cluttered and at the end of the day they feel on the neck and back. This optics has an ultrasonic motor that breaks very easily and the cost of repair is high. Soon I will have it repaired. Vote 9 sent on April 21, 2023 |
 | Nikon AF-S 24-120mm f/4 G ED VR Pros: Decent all-rounder, price if bought nital out of the kit Cons: Collapse from 70mm Opinion: Love and hate (especially hate) for this lens. It is neither meat nor fish, in simple terms it is a "discreet" all-rounder that does not excel in anything. It is a perspective that does not make you make the leap in quality. I bought it the first time with European guarantee and resold after a very short time practically new losing 69 euros. It was really like new, used a few times. It is comfortable because it covers many focal lengths and has the stabilizer but the feeling has not blossomed. And so I took in its place the 24-70 that on the contrary makes you make the leap in quality. But since I like to err and so much in January 2023 thanks to the nital cash discount sold separately from the camera body I bought it back at 690 aware of all its limits. So when I have to take pictures of little importance I will carry around this one that covers more focal lengths and that on the back and neck weighs less than the 24-70 and 70-300 that I add to have more bands covered. Rating: 7-/7 sent on March 04, 2023 |
 | Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8 G Pros: Value for money if bought used or not nital, weight, dimensions Cons: Colors, feeling of plastic product Opinion: Bought new with European warranty in 2013 for 156 euros, it has always allowed me to make very good photos in portraits even if I am not a lover of fifty mm photos (I prefer longer focal lengths). I recommend it for those who want to buy his first lens for portraits or for those who want to spend little. For me its greatest value is value for money if bought used or not nital. I have never been convinced by the colors it returns but for the price purchased they were all too good. Other advantages are the weight and the small size. The sense of plasticity I put it in the counter. In 2016 I tried the AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G from a friend discovering magical colors. I found a used one in very good condition at 250 euros so I resold the 1.8 at 120 euros, losing only 36 € compared to the purchase price. Between the 50 1.8 and 1.4 I recommend you buy used 1.4 whose price is around 250 euros which is the same price as the new nital 1.8. I think that the version with aperture 1.4 is the one that will make you make a leap in quality in photos. On the vote you will read, for me affects (a lot) positively the selling price of used, which is around 120-130 €. Rating: 8 sent on December 19, 2022 |
 | Nikon AF-S 58mm f/1.4 G Pros: Colors, Bokeh, versatility Cons: Price (especially for the new one) Opinion: Purchased used in a well-known photography store for 850 euros in September 2022. I find it a really good lens, it has magical colors and a very nice bokeh even if I'm not a lover of focal lengths around 50mm. Compared to the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50 mm f / 1.4G the quality is higher but I would advise people to take used the fifty that is around € 250 and keep the other money in your pocket (in my case it would have been 600 euros). There are not many specimens around like the 50 1.4, which is why the price used remains high. If one has no budget or is a beginner with that money you make one or two used optics. If instead one has a budget go directly to the 58 that will make you make an extra leap in the quality of the photos you will take. Pros: Versatile optics, can be used both in portraits and in some landscape photos. Really beautiful colors and bokeh that drives me crazy. I took the same portrait of a model in a park with the 105, 85 and 58 and among the three I like the bokeh on the trees of 58 because the bokeh on the leaves is composed of circles and not completely blurred as for the other two. Against the price especially if you buy it new. I use it on z6 and I have no calibration problems, I will also try it on the d750 to see if it suffers from any back/front focus. SCORE: 9/9+ sent on December 18, 2022 |
 | Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8 S Pros: Build quality, no ftz adapter used that unbalances the mirrorless Cons: Price and size (and more that you will find in the review) Opinion: I start with the premise that now nikon is focusing on the z system and I am not at all with this lens, they cost more and for me they are mediocre compared to the f-mount bayonet. I report when it appears on Nikon's website: "Bayonet 17% wider, Thanks to the diameter of 55 mm, it is the widest full-frame bayonet on any camera system, offering enhanced features: greater light acquisition .." Bought nital out of curiosity in July 2020 at 450, I used it twice for portrait photo sessions, promptly put it back in the closet until August 2022 when I resold it as new. Advantages: to the touch it turns out a good quality in construction (much better than the afs series). Disadvantages everything else and in particular does not have those magical colors compared to the 1.4 despite this extra light that nikon says it lets in. Excessive size in itself compared to f mount (afs). Using the ftz adapter unbalances my z6, but right now I prefer to use afs aperture 1.4 lenses. Today I think that in the face of the few optics that there are (for I tried 28 2.8, 35 1.8 and 50 1.8) it is not worth selling f mount and buying z mount again. Spending over 600 euros for the 50mm 1.8 nital new, since prices have also increased for me is crazy when with 250 you take afs 1.8 and afs 499 1.4 and with less than 150 you take home used 1.8 and 250 1.4 (like the new 1.8). Nikon a case of the series is uncomfortable and you risk that taking the optics badly falls to the ground, design it better. Update: In the comments following my evaluation, you will read reviews of photographers who instead of stopping at the simple and correct examination of the product, allow themselves to write "Those who make comparisons with the AF-S with F1.4 aperture of photography understand very little. YOU HAVE TO LEARN EDUCATION AND NOT HIDE BEHIND A KEYBOARD. I DID NOT ALLOW MYSELF TO CRITICIZE PEOPLE WHO DISAGREED WITH ME AND I WOULD LIKE OTHERS TO USE RESPECT AND POLITENESS AS WELL. TAKE A TOUR ON THE PORTRAITS TAKEN IN THE TWO PROFILES AND SUM UP, IN HIS YOU WILL FIND PORTRAITS (PERHAPS TAKEN FROM PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOPS) WITH SELECTIVE BLACK AND WHITE ON LIPSTICK AND LEMON PEEL. THE MODELS WHO DECIDED TO BE PORTRAYED BY ME INSTEAD DID IT BECAUSE THEY APPRECIATE THE PHOTOS I TAKE. Rating: 5 sent on December 16, 2022 |
 | Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.8 G Pros: Bokeh, sharpness, weight, price (both new and used) Cons: Nothing Opinion: Bought Nital a 569 reluctantly resold to 360 as I had bought used Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4 G. Used for 3 and a half years for portraits almost exclusively only him, I struggled to remove it from the d750 before and z6 after. On mirrorless from its best. It's the first real optics I fell in love with. I appreciate the bokeh, sharpness and weight. I believe that for the photograph I make, it is the right distance between me and the person portrayed. 85 1.4 is better, it has magic colors, but the price of 85 1.8 both new and used is the best compromise for those who do not intend to faint. You make really beautiful photos. Rating 8,5/9- sent on November 29, 2022 |
 | Nikon AF-S 105mm f/1.4 E ED Pros: Bokeh, Sharpness, colors Cons: both new and used price, weight Opinion: I was and am a happy owner of the AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4G (used). I watched many videos, photos and even read reviews before buying it new. In September 2022, thanks to the discount in the Nital cash register, the monkey left me. I am very happy to have bought a little less the bank account. I struggle to detach it from the z6, it will also be perhaps the fact of the novelty but objectively it is better than the 85. If you have budget I recommend the 105 otherwise already the 85 will give you great satisfaction. Sore note: at the end of the day I assure you that the 400 grams that he thinks more than the other you feel them both on the neck and on the back. Vote 10 sent on November 27, 2022 |
 | Nikon Z 28mm f/2.8 (SE/non-SE) Pros: Weight and dimensions to carry around Cons: everything else especially the fact that they do not even give you hood and case with about 300 euros Opinion: Objective (NOT SE) to the touch of a cheap plastic to be clear nothing compared to the Z 35 and 50 (1.8) which are of a very good quality. I took some pictures and they are of a low/decent quality. Paid new Nital 270.99 euros, in the box there is neither the hood nor the case (okay that the bag of the z series is also uncomfortable, you risk falling, but at least put it). We come to the positive notes for which I have not yet sold it: the weight of 160 gr and the size that the neck or back in a backpack all day do not feel. But a self-respecting optics if it is heavy inside it most likely has quality lenses. but looking at the size of the front lens that are smaller than a head of a pin.. bad, very bad. I personally do not use it as a first lens but as a third. Given the small weight, I wear it during a photo shoot with the models (I usually wear lenses like 50 1.4 and 85 1.4). The 28 is light and practical to carry around and if necessary for desperation I can use it to take some photos for example of architecture or a panorama. In portraits for me it is to be excluded. Vote 2 sent on November 25, 2022 |
 | Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4 G Pros: Bokeh, sharpness, colors, weight Cons: Price Opinion: I was a happy owner of a new nital AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G that I really liked then I found version 1.4. From a photographer I knew, I bought it for 750 (used). If I have to look at the purely economic point of view it was not worth changing it, in the end I paid over 1000 euros with the capital loss of 309 euros of 1.8. With that price you buy a used one and you have some money left. If I look instead at the extra step I made in terms of quality, well a nice convinced. The portraits I take them at TA and a focal length to have for this type of photo. If you don't have budget 1.8 is very very good. if you want that something extra 1.4. Beware that the pieces the new round of the series g are now few. (just go to the site photo Colombo and you notice at the time of writing they have nothing of the G series. Now nikon is focusing on Z that I do not like at all, cost more, are mediocre (I had the 50 1.8 taken and resold new. I prefer to use AFS 1.4 with FTZ adapter). 50mm 1.8 new over 600 euros crazy stuff that with 250 you take 1.8 and 499 1.4. Rating 9,5 sent on November 24, 2022 |
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