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Nikon AF 85mm f/1.4 D : Specifications and Opinions




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avatarsenior
sent on March 08, 2021

Pros: Aesthetics, Construction, Brightness, Photo Quality and Details, Value for Money

Cons: Is it dependency !!!

Opinion: After a year of endless research and the absolute desire to get our hands on this goal... i finally took it !!! Like many I had the doubt whether to take the 1.8 or 1.4 and further series "D" or series "G" ... The considerations I have made are many and I cannot write them all, but summarizing them: 1)it was my fixed nail from the beginning, 2) aesthetically it was love at first sight, 3) the price of the used makes it competitive even compared to 1.8, 4) they advised me in several people that I consider reliable and experienced. That said, I found an almost immaculate specimen to say the least perfect, complete with lampshed, packaging and box. The wow effect is assured: beautiful, with its shape that transmits solidity and robustness and the metal lampshed. Yes, but how much does it weigh? .... it will look strange and incredible but mounted on the D3 it almost seems not to have mounted it, I do not know how to explain it, but the pairing D3+85 f/1.4 D is perfectly balanced, falls into the hand like the hilt of a sword forged by a master blacksmith. Impressive is the amount of light that passes in this lens: the shooting times are considerably lower and the focus is fast and precise. The quality and detail obtained in the photo leaves you speechless... even at TA (all opening), unlike what I read in certain reviews, the detail in the focus areas is perfect and incredibly sharp and clean and the blurry has a truly creamy and soft yield that in a pleasant, almost dreamlike way, guides the eye to explore the image. I mean, lens that doesn't miss a beat, it's worth all the money it costs, for me it's perfect... I will never pull it off again! ^_^ Vote 10/10 full of !!!

avatarjunior
sent on October 14, 2020

Pros: Optical quality, material quality

Cons: GEARbox AF - MF

Opinion: Regardless of the price, which I can't complain about having had a second-hand voucher, it's a lens with its own character. Outside of the Macro, I care little about sharpness so I find the lens very suitable for the portrait precisely because it is not a genre in which I seek sharpness. Always in the portraits, the blurring here is quite pleasant, perhaps a hair more "nervous" than G optics but I prefer to have optics with the ring of diaphragms ; for now I used it on the d810 and the results are ok, yet I have to see on film how it comes. The lampshade does not find it particularly cumbersome, it is a METAL PRO for all the shocks it takes when you do little attention. The only sin is the automatic fire/manual fire change ring even at which you get used to and has no such important incidence.

avatarjunior
sent on October 06, 2020

Pros: Sharpness, exciting blurry, construction, price (current).

Cons: No one at the moment.

Opinion: Optical purchased a few months ago, used at home to photograph the daughters immediately made a great impression but at the first serious photo release gave me really exciting shots. Always in focus, even at f 1.4, on 450 shots he never made a mistake to seal, at most I was wrong to focus on the distant eye. It gave me a feeling of safety in the use that other optics do not give me. The sharpness in the center, the gradual blurring, the romantic atmosphere that knows how to return this optics are fantastic, I will use it for the next few years and I will sell the 70-200 f2.8 that weighs a kilo and a half and does not give me these satisfactions.

avatarjunior
sent on May 15, 2020

Pros: A jewel for the build quality but, above all, for the images of which it is capable.

Cons: None, if you consider the use for which it was designed.

Opinion: I just bought it (used), and I'm studying it. The first photos, at home, with poor ambient light, taking advantage of the extreme opening and the excellent qualities of my Nifkon Df are, to say the least, exciting. Incredible colors and shades, a wonderful blurry one. I'll have to venture into the streets of Milan at night, and see what we're capable of together.

avatarjunior
sent on January 21, 2020

Pros: dreamy images, lightness, robustness, ergonomics

Cons: AF not lightning, Flares (especially at night) difficult to manage

Opinion: Do you want to do portraits or do plastic surgeons? in the first case 85 1.4d is your choice, alternatively there is the world, starting from the equivalent 85 sigma art. The old man at Nikon's house is not a toe and snap lens. it must be known, interpreted. but once you take the measurements, it gives enormous satisfaction, unless you shoot with hard lights and points on the pitch. In these cases, you have to arm yourself with patience and fix the flares that are popping up everywhere. not an easy optics, therefore, but a specific perspective for specific things, portraits, a field in which, in my personal opinion, is unparalleled. I also did some landscape, with the slab and adapter filters, but this... it's another speech!

avatarjunior
sent on May 02, 2019

Pros: Dimensions and weight, materials, colors and tones, sharpness, lens hood, blurred

Cons: Flare, Lens hood, sometimes autofocus

Opinion: I state that I make this lens an unprofessional use, my opinion is amateur. I received the lens on loan from a friend and the horsemanship on d7100, which maybe is not even the ideal body. What you notice right away are the size and weight (having tried before 85 1.4 GM I was amazed), and also the construction, really excellent with excellent materials. The lens hood is a metal and in the moment of use I like it very much (aesthetically, for vintage taste), but it is really annoying not to screw it upside down and therefore have to carry it separately. The colors I like very, soft and with the contrast not exaggerated (which is good for me). One of the most important parameters, being a lens specifically for portrait is the sharpness to TA (personally I use it only at full aperture, at the limit to 1.6), and it is very good, maybe not exactly equal to the G brother (which I have not tried) but as far as I am concerned is great . At the edges it drops slightly, but honestly I never happened to place the model at the corners or edges, so the "problem" (not reached) for me is irrelevant. The blur is really amazing, and it creates an almost fairytale tone along with the soft colors that it churn out. The autofocus will not be worthy of a 600mm, but since it is a portrait lens does not serve the instantaneous speed (in any case it is fast enough to focus, but also depends on the body that you use since it works Colo AF motor of the reflex). What is most important, in my opinion, is the accuracy of AF when making portraits, and this is all. Some photos not perfectly in focus is coming in stark backlight, but very few and still does not pose a problem since for each pose shot several photos. Finally it is quite prone to flare, but perhaps the problem concerns me more personally since I mite portraits only in backlight, but I think it is normal being a lens that is more than 30 years old. Not having tried the G I do not know if it is worth the 400 euros more, but certainly buying this will not make a wrong choice. Rating: 9

avatarjunior
sent on February 06, 2019

Pros: Construction, compactness, blurred performance both in the foreground and behind the subject, good and precise speed of the AF

Cons: Not received for his field of choice, the portrait

Opinion: It is a lens to my taste irreplaceable to make portraits if you use Nikon bodies. I had one for many years, I was stolen along with other things. So wanting to buy a new 85 1.4 I picked up the modern AFs. The initial emotional effect of buying the new toy faded away I began to be disappointed by the images I got. More contrasted, saturated and with a blurred in front of the subject less sweet than the elder brother. Nothing to say instead on the quality of the blurred behind the subject. So to understand if it was sensations or real features I bought another 85, the 1.4 AfD and for a few months I had them both, mounted simultaneously on my two D700 bodies, set in the same exact way. Well, to my taste, the old is preferable to the new, the fuzzy is softer, almost ethereal. The new for cons is actually sharper both in the center (of Little) and at the edges, (of a lot) and this feature together with a greater optical correction and the greater contrast that is felt especially at the most closed diaphragms, make it certainly suitable Also to genres other than portrait. The old 85 1.4 AfD, however, remains a lens that in the field of choice, the portrait, is sharp, delicate and faithful in the tonal rendition that is also rich in shades, respectful of shadows that does not close minimally and endowed with this blurred magic that has made him Earn the nickname of "Cream Machine". Very effective at short distances, say between the Metro and four/five meters, this is where the best. A professional lens definitely optimized for portrait. Detractors attribute a mediocre sharpness to both TA and F2, but this feature is only true at the edges from the center to two thirds of the field framed sharpness is more than good. At F4 (my diaphragm working for tight portraits in order to have both eyes in focus) sharpness is even excessive. Finally a note on the building; Besides being compact and light (compared to the canons of the current 85) it is so well built that it gives a pleasant sensation to the touch.

avatarsenior
sent on February 23, 2017

Pros: fantastic blur, construction, price at the right time

Cons: hood

Opinion: I had it before the G version and then I decided to try even questa..rnBè in my opinion an objective of all even compared with the passing years, the blurred creamy and fabulous contraddistingue..rnAi the edges loses a bit of sharpness, but for its use it is not fondamentale..rnSi knows the G version is quieter and faster, but if you do not have money to afford it "settle" for this, around you really are some good offers, and the end result will be the same great !

avatarjunior
sent on January 10, 2017

Pros: Materials, assembly

Cons: its sharpness, lens hood metal

Opinion: After having owned several years (now I have the G version) I think I know the lens in question enough. Considerable doubt the precious materials as well as assembly and design. Scomodissimo the metal lens hood, put on the contrary it locks into the lens and is placed to when dealing with not a little space in your pack. The yield is very old style along the lines of the two defocus 105 and 135: correct, for charity, but does not shine for some definition and clarity. You 'absolutely enjoyable on 24:16 Mpxl but already about 24 shows the rope, then if you try it on 36 of 810'll understand just because Mom nikon saw fit to upgrade the optical design. Aficionados of this lens like to say that it is clear at the center but this is a joke, even the optical two-bit are sharp centrally! Also on the difference with the AFS 810 85 f f 1.8g 1.4G is absolutely dramatic, the comparison is unequal and sees the two equally modern optical contrast and razor sharp images throughout the frame already in TA. defocusedIt is good, for goodness sake, but even there I prefer to dell'1,4G. What about, as well as defocus this 85 AFD born for analog and it shows, I recommend it wholeheartedly for low density sensors but when the going gets tough then the samples are others ...

avatarsenior
sent on March 02, 2016

Pros: flawless mechanics. Metal construction. metal lens hood. Blurry old Style.

Cons: I could not find.

Opinion: I bought it at the end of 2015 for my birthday. After endless searches on the forums looking for a portrait lens. Bought back from Germany by my dealer. A pure diamond. All metal. Other than the g series all plastic. It is true not thwarted. But for what just a ps blow. And I made it just in time as it did not produce more. If you have the opportunity you buy it.

avatarjunior
sent on June 02, 2015

Pros: Blurred, construction, Size

Cons: Sharpen the edges, AF

Opinion: There is a reason his nom de guerre is The Creamy Machine: has a blurry one that leaves open mouth and makes you dream; Unfortunately, the physical forces of the diaphragm to get PDC sought, you can always use to f1.4, and is a heresy! E 'built in the best Old Style, to last a lifetime, and it is quite compact for a 1.4. The sharpness at the edges leaves something 'to be desired, say that in its scope goes well, leaving it shows obvious limits (the 1.4G has absolutely); AF works well in good light conditions, not just entering ombra.rnE 'a lens that must be loved, you have to accept the flaws to be able to fully enjoy its magical qualities, but if you succeed you will have found the perfect portrait .. .

avatarjunior
sent on April 04, 2015

Pros: excellent construction, lens quality, focus, color rendering.

Cons: I could not find. Only too soft at f1.4.

Opinion: Lens magnificent. Excellent sharpness from f2.8 onwards. Intermediate diaphragms reaches high peaks of sharpness but it is a soft and gentle sharpness, saccharine. Sharpness portrait. I used it on Nikon D3X and I compared it with the new AF-S 85 f 1.4 for digital. The most recent brother seems to be sharper due to a higher contrast, but is an apparent sharpness, zooming in fact has the more rounded contours observing the details of the same subject taken at equal aperture. The 85 AF-D at the center of the image has much to teach the newcomer 85 AF-S. The edges instead is better the new AF-S 85 1.4. As for the AF speed the new one is more ready and quiet, but it is not so much a difference as many would have you believe. I have a Nikon optical assorted park between AF-D and AF-S and AF-S not all are quick. If anything, the contrary some AF D series are also more reactive than many AF-S with professional Nikon bodies.

avatarjunior
sent on February 08, 2015

Pros: Construction of the past, lens quality, focus, color rendering, maximum aperture space.

Cons: Difficult to find unless you just do not like the typical yield of this goal.

Opinion: It 'a lens clearly and specialist in his field does his work with excellence. E 'in my opinion (or was, I have never been able to try the successor born to digital), a masterpiece of the lens. Definitive. So much so that I keep it and use it despite I switched to digital for years. The only drawback might be that not like his typical yield battered and creamy but for portraits is something extraordinary by adding the amazing focus. It loves it or hate it, but I think very few can not amarlo.rnSolido, fast in FA despite his age, but lacks autofocus does not feel the need too view the maximum aperture. And if someone bought it to use it to f11 was better spent on something else. Hood "past", a metal screw. Weight and solidity type vintage lenses. In short, that is, a thoroughbred character.

avatarjunior
sent on May 24, 2014

Pros: building nothing short of excellent, hood dotaziione metal! light output, color yield, resistance to flare, very good already at full aperture (but these lenses buy them just for this no?) sharpness in the corners? If you wanted it ... in a 85mm f1.4 perhaps looking for a wide angle for landscapes ...

Cons: you have to be picky to find ... me from all that is required because the photos do not look at them under the microscope ever!

Opinion: I travel with the 'D AF 20-35mm f2.8 and 85mm in this bag, it can be enough? if you find it at a good price used not hesitate to buy it and you will not regret ever. Maybe the yield is slightly lower than the new model but the construction type Tank its hood in metal, the optical quality etc.. etc.. I did opt for its purchase.

avatarsenior
sent on September 27, 2011

Pros: Excellent mechanical construction, high optical quality, especially in the center even at full aperture, focus and excellent three-dimensional effect, low contrast and pastel effect

Cons: The focus ring is turned off through a ring on the lens when you switch from AF to MF, the yield on the edge is not comparable to that at the center

Opinion: One of the few lenses that I consider definitive. Ideal for portraits can be use also declined to other genres keeping well in mind the performance it offers, or excellent sharpness in the center and pastel colors contrasts moderate. Blurred excellent and great three-dimensional effect. Give the best of themselves between f / 1.4 f / 2,8 but also to smaller apertures his focus is still "different" from many other lenses. A bit 'bulky with the lens hood screw that you can not turn when storing the lens. Fast AF and I have not noticed problems with back or front focus with the D700, the D300 is only a few mm can spabliare the fire, but nothing serious. There's a little 'purple fringing at wider apertures in areas of high contrast, but Capture NX 2 eliminates them automatically, giving high quality images. One of my favorite optical





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