Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S 'Plena' lens review

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8 ай бұрын

One of the newest and most expensive portrait lenses around...so what (if anything) makes it stand out?
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@phjac 8 ай бұрын

Gorgeous. Took way too long after the Noct to get another "taking max advantage of the Z-Mount" type of lens, but I'm happy it's finally here. Here's to many more

@budthecyborg4575 8 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="123">2:03</a> Nikon lens designers probably feel like they've been given a new lease on life after abandoning the F-mount with its 44mm inner throat diameter, the old Nikon SLR system only allows the same space for optics as Fuji's APS-C X-mount. Now with Nikon Z-Mount they have a 55mm throat diameter, the largest of all Full Frame mounts, which makes the Z-mount system especially appealing knowing the Nikon engineers will be doing the best work of their lives right now.

@kifley19 3 ай бұрын

Maybe that's why all their lenses are bazookas. Top notch quality but not fun to shoot with because of all the weight.

@cy9nvs Ай бұрын

@@kifley19 There's good reason for the size and weight of this particular lens, but overall I can't say Nikon's lenses are bigger or heavier than the competition. The "Holy trinity" lenses are all lighter than the counterparts of canon, except for the 24-70, which both wear exactly the same. The Nikon 85mm f/1.2 also is lighter than that of Canon. Speaking of Bazookas, the Nikon 800 PF weighs a full kilogram less than the RF 800 f/5.6.

@kkk-vu3kt 8 ай бұрын

So stunning, nikon done so well this year

@amermeleitor 8 ай бұрын

It would be interesting a comparison between the 135mm lenses, Nikon, Canon, Samyang, Sigma, Sony

@mrdarryljones1 8 ай бұрын

I’ve been watching your reviews for years and appreciate your testing and commentary. I pulled the trigger on this one before your review, so I’m glad it lives up to the hype! 😂👍🏾

@NikonDave 8 ай бұрын

I have been having a lot of fun with this lens. Worth every penny and the images it produces are simply gorgeous.

@tankivulture148 8 ай бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if this lens was covering a medium format camera with low vigentting

@christopherfrost 8 ай бұрын

My own secret theory

@juliussternfeld428 8 ай бұрын

Too bad it can’t be adapted. The sigma 135 works great on the gfx.

@tankivulture148 8 ай бұрын

@@juliussternfeld428 Well, with a big enough mount you could fit it inside with a "concave" adapter that goes inside the mount

@nerdmeister2 8 ай бұрын

most 135mm offer a way larger image circle than ff needs

@Riskbreaker2009 8 ай бұрын

I still think the Samyang 135mm f1.8 at less than $1000 is the best one of the bunch (compared to GM, RF and Z S) it weights less, almost no vignetting and distortion, great bokeh and a better price

@LockeLeon 8 ай бұрын

Z-mount lineup is stupidly good.

@CianMcsweeney 8 ай бұрын

Personally think the e mount still wins out just for shear choice, you still have large clinical lenses but also more interesting smaller lenses with character if you prefer that as well

@EXkurogane 8 ай бұрын

@@CianMcsweeneymore choices look good on paper, but there's no point having a dozen different 50mm or 35mm lenses to choose from when 80% of the available choices are average or worse. Buy good quality glass and you'll buy just once. Buy crap stuff and you'll be stuck in an endless upgrade cycle jumping from one lens to another where with the total you have spent over the years, you're better off buying a good lens from the get go. I've seen too many people stuck in this endless cycle.

@seth094978 8 ай бұрын

Yeah it's tempting. I don't give a crap about apertures wider than f/1.8, honestly even f/4 is fine usually, so their f/1.8 S line lenses are just about perfect in my opinion. Why pay for big apertures when that extra cost could go towards better optics at 1.8?

@CianMcsweeney 8 ай бұрын

@@EXkurogane plenty of great glass on emount, I'm a Fuji user which also has pretty good glass but I'm slightly jealous of the Zeiss options for Sony

@JoeHoddinott 8 ай бұрын

Agreed - it's easily the most versatile mount considering how receptive it is to adapters and other mounts. Love those E-mount options? A small Megadap adapter means they'll all perform on the Z-mount, (but you'll really see how much in-camera correction Sony has to do).

@souvik8335 8 ай бұрын

Waiting for Nikon Z 85 1.2S lens review.

@alex-chicago-80 8 ай бұрын

Idk if I'll ever use it on a constant basis, but I want it. It's the type of lense that you'll hold on to for a long time. It could be a legendary one.

@tristanholmes4153 8 ай бұрын

Z mount medium format camera needs to happen. I wish we would break away from “normal” sensor sizes and start experimenting with larger/ differently shaped formats. A medium format <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="243">4:3</a> camera would be a dream personal camera of mine. I’ll keep the z9 for professional usage but it’s nice to have a separation between the hobby you love and the job you have. I think that’s why people tend to turn towards film after a while. It’s just different enough to not feel like “work”. I love your channel and your videos man. You do such a thorough job of reviewing the camera industry as a whole. I also admire you speaking on your faith! I think that is something that is so important in this world and that more people would be as proud as you are about their faith. We may just live in a slightly less crazy world if that were the case.

@seth094978 2 ай бұрын

Even an "extra medium" sensor that was like 40x28.5 would be great. It would give 60MP vs 45 currently, with exactly the same pixel size, without quite as much of a hit to readout speed. The GFX mount is 65mm, Hassy is 61mm, and Nikon is 55mm, so growing to that size should be easy. I'm sure some lenses would have to be replaced, but quite a few would probably work as-is

@paulhab7267 8 ай бұрын

Nice review and love the lens and will order one soon.keep up the good work 😊👍

@SovietLensReviews 8 ай бұрын

This lens feels old school, in the best way. In the sense that Nikon have treated it as a mechanical object first & foremost, and corrected everything in-lens as opposed to relying on postprocessing, they've given it some character with the cool 'Plena' monikor, and generally gone above and beyond.

@AdamAllen 7 ай бұрын

Wow! After seeing this image quality, the price is actually quite good. 😅

@ajlakanen 8 ай бұрын

What a beautiful piece of gear.

@nickolasmazzara127 8 ай бұрын

Cool! Thanks for another great video! 135mm is my second favorite focal length (below 50mm, and above 24mm), so this is a dream lens. I doubt I will really be in the market for one soon (if ever), however. Luckily, I have my beloved DC-Nikkor 135mm f/2D to keep me happy!

@LucaBono.Studio 8 ай бұрын

135mm prime lenses are simply phenomenal! In fact, my best lens is the Zeiss Apo Sonnar 135mm f2...but this Plena looks even better! GJ Nikon!

@CianMcsweeney 8 ай бұрын

Honestly don't think you can beat the unique rendering of a Zeiss sonnar, not all about sharpness imo

@nandbytes 8 ай бұрын

As always a consistent comprehensive review. Thank you. It'd be nice if you were able to do a comparison between the Nikon Z, Canon RF, Sony E and Samyang E versions.

@Riskbreaker2009 8 ай бұрын

Yep

@Twobarpsi 8 ай бұрын

Nice lens! If I ever switched from Canon, I would go Nikon.

@J.R.Y. 8 ай бұрын

Plena to like about Christopher's reviews.

@stephenspiteri_zunkus 8 ай бұрын

Love this focal length. This looks lovelier than my much loved Samyang 135 f/2 manual lens but of course much more expensive!

@AlexFiliUK 4 ай бұрын

What a phenomenal lens. I can only dream of owning such an awesome lens one day in the future or even have the privilege of renting one!

@handzolahbinmuhammadtaufiq7800 8 ай бұрын

No way. Insanely beautiful. I can only dream of owning this lens:]

@ericbishop499 5 ай бұрын

I've only taken a few shots with my Plena on my Z9; WOW!!! The Bokeh is beyond Awesome! Real trials in a week - on the Big Island of Hawaii... Thankfully I'm on friendly terms with my bank : ) Cheers!

@cottonbomb8272 7 ай бұрын

now we are just waiting for the Z6iii and Z7iii, with their new chip and AF system, Nikon may still have a chance to compete with Sony on something.

@user-vn8gn9bs5n 7 ай бұрын

Hi Chris thanks for this review. please do review on fujifilm 8-16 f2.8

@russandloz 8 ай бұрын

I'd prefer an 85 1.2, for working distance and the 1.2, but you have to respect the plena

@MB-dq2gz 8 ай бұрын

I agree, I'm more inclined to get this lens though since I already have the 85mm 1.8. won't be getting it anytime soon though since I just purchased the 50mm F/1.0 voigtlander for Nikon Z. My intention is to pop that on a ZF and re-explore photography as a hobbyist in a small and light package and work for every shot instead of machine gunning on my Z8 with large lenses. 😅

@mingmarlama7987 8 ай бұрын

if you have z7 or higher megapixels z series camera then you can get the 85 1.2 and then use it in dx mode to get the similar results to 135 1.8 . but 135 1.8 and all these results from these lenses are amazing

@Juventinos 8 ай бұрын

@@mingmarlama7987 the 85 is still a 85 in dx mode, this is a 135.. so no, you won't get similar results. sometimes the perspectives will match, but most of the time the 135 will be a lot more compressed than the 85 in dx mode.

@christianpetersen1782 4 ай бұрын

@@JuventinosDX mode doesn’t optically compress the image, it just ‘zooms in’ to centre of the sensor so magnifying everything including any bokeh that remains after the closer crop.

@Juventinos 4 ай бұрын

@@christianpetersen1782 yes and it's a 85mm bokeh not a 135, glad we agree :)

@YWang-on3cj 8 ай бұрын

They should do this more.

@lukas_06_photo83 8 ай бұрын

Hey, have you ever made a video about the TTArtisans RF 25mm F2 lens? I would be curious about its image characteristics as it is very cheap. And as always great video. Keep up the good work.

@Philippsalzgeber 8 ай бұрын

as I am interested in Astrophotography I missed the night test which shows how the lens behaves with point sources in the corner, specifically about coma and astigmatism.

@oscarjeong9438 8 ай бұрын

It simply becomes a Z line must-have lens

@hdm-nm 8 ай бұрын

I've long wished that either Canon or Nikon would come out with a 44x33 medium format camera at some point due to the crazy large size of their mirrorless lens mounts. I don't think it would be any more crammed into the lens mount than the Sony sensor are crammed into the E-mount. I noticed in your video the Plena does not have a rear baffle in the <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="182">3:2</a> ratio for full frame, so perhaps there is hope :)

@MB-dq2gz 8 ай бұрын

You know this was a good lens it even got an extra solo at the end of the review there 👍

@Comalv 8 ай бұрын

See if Nikon can get you an 85mm 1.2 I would love to see that review after you’ve tested this plena

@victorlim5077 8 ай бұрын

"Better to have loved and lost.". 😅 Great ending to the Review, Chris.

@Jakutz74 7 ай бұрын

Can you do a top 5 of the sharpest lenses you ever tested?

@ts76751 8 ай бұрын

Very nice lens ! Would be interesting to compare it to the canon RF and the Sony equivalent in a future video

@mbismbismb 8 ай бұрын

The RF is beautiful 😍

@bsc001 5 ай бұрын

Petapixel has done that comparison just recently, if you’re still interested @@mbismbismb

@Jawad.1 7 ай бұрын

When are you reviewing Nikon Z 85mm F1.2?

@quite1enough 8 ай бұрын

This type of lenses - 135 f/1.8 gives you borderline large format-like picture, especially when doing full height human photo

@pierrevilley6675 2 ай бұрын

It is the equivalent of a 170mm F/2.25 on hasselblad X mount and Fujifilm GFX (0,79 crop factor). So the Plena gives in fact much better bokeh than any medium format lens. For large format (8x10) it would be the equivalent of a 1040mm F/14. Meaning only a few large format lenses like a 36cm F/4 could match its bokeh, and none could match the field of view.

@stevelink3 3 ай бұрын

Excellent review as always, Chris! Not being a "portrait guy", I care more about image sharpness and detail in landscapes, wildlife and small products. That said, how would you compare the sharpness of this Plena lens to the Nikkor Z 50 f/1.8 S, the latter having been compared to the Zeiss Otus in terms of sharpness? Thank you sir!

@amermeleitor 7 ай бұрын

Is there any chance of you reviewing Panasonic or other L-Monunt lenses? I think it could be a great thing.

@nat-lj8kt 7 ай бұрын

Nice lens. I use my Samyang 135mm f1.8 adapted on Z7II. I could not say if it's a better or a worse lens. Build quality is definitely cheaper but at almost 1/4th the price that is to be expected and its lighter to boot. Optically Nikon lacks cat's eyes. Samyang has very little. Both are more than sharp enough for most 135mm use cases that you would need. What differentiates Samyang is its lack of longitudinal chromatic aberrations. Focus speed is ok. I'm sure G Master or Plena are faster on native bodies. Hell my 50mm GM 1.2 lens is faster focusing on the Z7II, but with focus limiter it is good enough for me coming from nanual focus :)

@EST84x 8 ай бұрын

Lovely.

@classic.cameras 8 ай бұрын

I love how I watch reviews of lenses I will never ever buy. One reason I wont buy is I love my Canon EF 135L so much, I kept it when I moved to Sony and use it with the MC11 adapter.

@joaopaulo24816 8 ай бұрын

Veja a samwang para Sony 135mm neste canal

@dfj555 8 ай бұрын

Which one do you like better, the Nikon Z 135mm or the Canon RF 135mm?

@hukmai 8 ай бұрын

Perfection! The lens is stubbier that i anticipated

@charlesgarratt5270 3 ай бұрын

Hi Brilliant review, as always, thank you. Question for you and everyone.. Would you rather this lens on a Nikon Z7ii or the 135mm GM on Sony A7iv? I have both cameras and only want to buy one of these two lenses. I want the Sharpest for eye detail in portraits and the lens that produces the smoothest bokeh. Also happy to hear all thoughts on systems and best setups with these two cameras and lenses. Also, just to note, im debating swapping my A7iv for A7rv in the near future. Thanks in advance. I hope everyone is having a good day.

@insanity3333 8 ай бұрын

Nikon 105mm f1.4E next! :)

@UsedToBeMax 7 ай бұрын

So expensive but man I want it

@GungKrisna12 8 ай бұрын

The lens for fashion photographers?

@patrickperkins1189 2 ай бұрын

That bottle of crystal pepsi is so iconic

@Robin_Polarstern 5 ай бұрын

Why the Sony gm 135mm is the half of the price of the Nikon ? 😬

@VividlineImages 8 ай бұрын

Looks a little green on the skin but still on my list of purchases

@plamendimitrov4068 3 ай бұрын

I'm torn between 85 1.2 and plena, I have 85 1.8. Can you give me your opinion ?🙏🏻

@Riskbreaker2009 8 ай бұрын

4 way comparison Sony GM, Samyang AF, Canon RF and Nikkor Z S!!!!

@-OzSteve 8 ай бұрын

You'te paying more for the best image quality you can get, period.

@hasan_photography_blcu6186 8 ай бұрын

sir where is the fuji 150-600 review and with respect fuji 90mm also

@hasan_photography_blcu6186 8 ай бұрын

@@Fred-wb5nz Don’t talk nonsense here… im my entire photography career i never bought a single lens without watching his videos and i said with respect and asked him saying sir… so don’t talk nonsense here…

@user-nd4ip1xv5m Ай бұрын

My Nikon P1000 is also made in Thailand and I am also fine with that.

@Juventinos 8 ай бұрын

i don't think it's that expensive to be honest, this is a competitor to the 110 f2 fujifilm GF lens.

@thisisbenji90 8 ай бұрын

I honestly kind of want to dump my 70-200 for this thing. I use to 70-200 mainly for portraits and this seems better yet. Just kind of a PITA to sell something as expensive as the 70-200 without losing my butt.

@aperture8983 8 ай бұрын

I think Dear sir this a little twek of 85 f 1.2 85 f 1.2 in dx mode 127 mm f1.8

@ej_tech 4 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="75">1:15</a> reacting to the lens' bokeh

@artphototech 8 ай бұрын

Amazing lens, but that price though 😭😭😭😭😭

@flikflak24 8 ай бұрын

When are you gonna review the lens diy perks made ? Like to see that review by a pro lens reviewer

@christopherfrost 8 ай бұрын

If he will let me borrow it for a while, I will :-)

@flikflak24 8 ай бұрын

@@christopherfrost nice i hope with all my being that he will he will

@Architekto 8 ай бұрын

Have you reviewed the Fuji 90mm f2?

@christopherfrost 8 ай бұрын

No, that's one of the few I haven't covered yet. A whole bunch of Fuji videos are coming soon though :-)

@pierrevilley6675 8 ай бұрын

That's a 135 F/3 equivalent. Not really in the same category as a Full frame 135 1.8. It could be interesting to compare it to a 70-200 2.8 tho.

@adden2242 7 ай бұрын

135mm is great nice shots.. but the price is very expensive/ so steep 🙀🙀🤦

@IanFleming808 2 ай бұрын

The 85 1.2 is made in China and is $400 more. Great lens but that’s BS considering Canon can still produce an 85 1.2L lens in Japan for the same price. Even the plastic lens hood is made in Japan and they wouldn’t do that for a loss.

@thomasyang803 8 ай бұрын

Need a vedio to introduce how to build a good relationship with a bank manager.😂

@Tap-a-roo 7 ай бұрын

Great lens, but 85mm 1.2 is more useful.

@stefan_becker 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the great review video! Nice lens, but twice the price of the Sony GM version of that lens 😑 and unfortunately also not a 105mm f1.4. 135mm is a little too long for me. So I'll keep the Nikon F mount version of the 105mm f1.4 lens.

@malekith13 8 ай бұрын

Maybe not twice the price ( i mean, the sony is 1999€ vs 2999 for the nikon, so 50% pricer ) but as all named lenses it more about " look what we can do " than a " good deal for the money " ^^ at least it's a rather affordable named lense compared to the noct ^^

@stefan_becker 8 ай бұрын

@@malekith13 At the moment the Sony lens is around 1550€ in Germany and the Nikon 2999€. That is quite precisely twice the price 😅

@quikee9195 8 ай бұрын

Nikon F 105mm f1.4 is a fantastic lens and released relatively recently, which is probably also the reason the Nikon Z equivalent is of low priority. I wouldn't expect one for a couple more years...

@stefan_becker 8 ай бұрын

@@quikee9195 That's kind of good and bad news at the same time😅 Thank you!

@malekith13 8 ай бұрын

@@stefan_becker oh, i see, in France it's still around 2K like it was when first released ^^

@mbismbismb 8 ай бұрын

Vs RF 135 1.8

@dr.truthteller9768 8 ай бұрын

I actually like a little bit of vignetting, not a lot, just a touch. Sucks I'll have to add it back in during post. A step I didn't want to have to do

@quikee9195 8 ай бұрын

Screw a step-down ring on the lens...

@thesurfacelevelgamer 8 ай бұрын

Why do people not like cat's eye-shaped bokeh? To me it's attractive in the same way that a petzval lens is, but more subtle

@victorlim5077 8 ай бұрын

Get the Nikon F mount 58mm 1.4G. That lens has swirly bokeh (due to cat's eye) if that's what you're after. Some people like it.

@mofi3641 8 ай бұрын

loved and lost XD .... it seems the bokeh is a little bit nervous but still a fantastic lens. but i will stay with my sigma 135 - bokehwise it's maybe not as round but i think a little bit softer. also the sigma is reacting way better against bright light.

@lilnape2604 8 ай бұрын

Sorry but im afraid not. Sigma looks like a f/2.0 lens in the comparisons I’ve seen. The Plena seems to have abnormally smooth bokeh. I say that as a Sigma 135 owner.

@migueltrujillo5932 6 ай бұрын

Excuse me but the bokeh <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="453">7:33</a> is harsh and not very creamy 🧁

@irfanomer5331 2 ай бұрын

This lens is not better than Zeiss 135mm f2 Milvus APO Sonnar please make a comparison. Thanks

@Jawad.1 8 ай бұрын

*GF 110mm F2* is the king of portrait lenses, so far; especially when paired with FUJIFILM GFX 100/s/ii.

@Juventinos 8 ай бұрын

1000% true.

@aperture8983 8 ай бұрын

On Nikon z7 ii use 85 mm f1.2 in dx mode 85 going on 127.5 mm f1.8 z7ii on dx mode giving has 20 mp is good enough. no palana no west of money same results I think have good lens than 20 migapixl is excellent for every tips of photography.

@quikee9195 8 ай бұрын

You don't even need to do that - just get closer to the subject in most cases and the difference in the image will just be the background compression. Also I don't think the idea of this lens is to complement it with the 85mm f/1.2. You would get either the 85mm f/1.2 or the 135mm f/1.8 - whichever you prefer.

@JaySilva88 8 ай бұрын

Thailand is the new "Made in China". Because of all the things that have been happening, some manufacturers are trying to move their production elsewhere.

@deejayiwan7 8 ай бұрын

85 1.4 DG DN is cheaper and way more usefull...

@landyshserebristyy2493 8 ай бұрын

400mm 1.8! Nikon still lacks 400mm optics!

@quikee9195 8 ай бұрын

with a millimeter DOF :)

@pierrevilley6675 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, and it better weight under 1kg, be less than 20cm long and 10 cm wide and priced under 500€.

@dinokaki 8 ай бұрын

It's sharp yes. but too expensive for a lens with no VR features

@JerryWilliam63 8 ай бұрын

It weighs around ½ a Noct, but that's still Plena! 😉 🤦‍♂ Sorry Padre, I'll leave.

@christopherfrost 8 ай бұрын

Hehe

@uhoh7541 7 ай бұрын

I have quite a few Z lenses and the 85 f/1.2 along with the 50 f/1.2 seem to be the sharpest to me. Can anyone who has experience with the 3 comment on if the plena is 'NOTICEABLY' sharper than the other 2? Would conisder this lens if so.

@indrajitadvani3742 7 ай бұрын

Yeah I have 85 1.2 and adore it so doubt I’d ever buy the 135 Plena

@lilnape2604 7 ай бұрын

85 1.2 is sharper in center. Plena is sharper towards outer area of frame. They are close in that category and both ridiculously sharp.

@indrajitadvani3742 6 ай бұрын

By the way, you mention you have 'quite a few Z lenses'...I'm thinking of buying Z 20mm f/1.8 even though I have Z 14-30mm mainly because I photograph a lot indoors. Do you have this and if so any thoughts? Another possibility is to buy Sigma 20mm f/1.4 for F-mount and slap it on FTZII

@uhoh7541 6 ай бұрын

@@indrajitadvani3742 i do not have the 20mm 1.8 as that's not a focal length i use often. I have the 14-30 f4 plus the 14-24 f2.8 and i vaguely remember seeing a review that showed the image quality of the 20mm was between the 2 with the 14-24 having the best. I briefly had the 50mm 1.8, but sold it as i didn't think it was much sharper (if any) than the 24-70 2.8, BUT it still took great images. If a fixed 20mm lens works with your shooting style and you need the extra light, i wouldn't hesitate. Edit: forgot to mention the sigma- i have no experience with third party lenses, but i definitely wouldn't buy the ftz adapter just for that. If you already own it and want to save money on the sigma plus have the 1.4 aperture, then go for it. I think there's a YT video somewhere comparing the 1.4 sigma and the 20mm 1.8 doing astro

@molybdnum 8 ай бұрын

Although optically excellent, I think this is a pricing disappointment for the Nikon ecosystem. I'd be paying a significant premium over the alternatives just for the privilege of adding vignetting back in to portraits in post.

@moustachio334 6 күн бұрын

Nikon moved most production to Thailand when one of their factories were hit with a tsunami. The factory has Japanese quality control standards. Thailand doesn't get hit by tsunamis and is a developed country. Some people need to get a life and get over the made in Japan stigma.

@raygamma8739 7 ай бұрын

nice，but too dear

@montazownianr1 8 ай бұрын

I think Samyang 135 2.0 is better and wayyyy cheaper, only softer, but still sharp

@lorenzogattaldo3764 8 ай бұрын

first!

@frankfeng2701 8 ай бұрын

Already fallen behind production schedule, Nikon should spend more effort in developing lenses of more common focal lengths, e.g 35 1.2, 24-50 f/2, etc.

@lilnape2604 8 ай бұрын

24-50 would be a dud 😂

@thisisbenji90 8 ай бұрын

Nikon already has like 5 Z mount lenses that cover 24-70.

@migueltrujillo5932 6 ай бұрын

Don't you also a Rapper?

@panmaew 8 ай бұрын

Nothing so special about this much hyped lens considering its hefty price and the competition. In this particular class of 135mm f1.8, I can't remember a single poor optics from any brand that's offering it, Sigma, Samyang, Sony, or Canon. Also the focus breathing and longitudinal CA would probably limit its use to still photography only unless video shooters are willing to be prepared to shoot around them.

@Mew77778 8 ай бұрын

Nikon lenses are expensive

@KK-fi6ms 8 ай бұрын

It's obviously great, but nowhere near enough of quality improvement compared the Samyang AF 135mm given the huge difference in price. I guess this is why Nikon has blocked out third party manufacturers from the Z mount.

@alexku3348 7 ай бұрын

It is difficult to articulate, but I feel something wrong with Nikon colours… That’s why I switched to Canon.

@josefmolina3510 8 ай бұрын

Congratulations to Nikon. They published now a lens Sony has at this level in the portfolio for more than two years :) LOL

@airjaff 8 ай бұрын

They don't have a lens on this level. They couldn't with the puny Sony mount

@josefmolina3510 8 ай бұрын

@@airjaff You don’t know what you talk about. I use both the Z9 and the A1. I can compare. Can you?

@victorlim5077 8 ай бұрын

I am hoping more such lenses come out taking advantage of the bigger mount.

@ronwade6252 7 ай бұрын

Nikon get their lenses mostly manufactured offshore these days. Let them get on with it, it’s a sign of wanting to do things on the cheap. Purists have a dislike for this practice.

@afrikabb 8 ай бұрын

Sharpness for portrait lens? It doesn't make sense; who does want too sharp portrait? Anything new I missed?

@shang-hsienyang1284 8 ай бұрын

It's kind of sad that Nikon fanboys are singing out praises for this lens, but it's quite clear when watching side be side, even the budgeted Samyang 135mm f/1.8 is sharper, especially in the corners. The Samyang is around 200g lighter, and costs less than half the price. The color fringing is also better controlled on the Samyang. People who think this lens is a good deal is living in an echo chamber.

@victorlim5077 8 ай бұрын

Hello. This is a portrait lens. If you need super sharp, get a 100mm or 105mm macro lens. You will get super sharpness and flat field even performance.

@EXkurogane 8 ай бұрын

Sharpness doesn't define whether a lens is good or not, especially for a portrait lens. Samyang is a third rate lens manufacturer with sample variation issues, and they can't even make decent zoom lenses yet. The 24-70 was abysmal and the 35-150 is just a cheaper Tamron knockoff. They are about half a tier above Chinese brands who are not yet capable of making autofocus zoom lenses. That's why they charge a low amount for their lenses. If you know you are very good at something and you are confident about it, you'd be asking for a higher price. Being able to make sharp prime lenses is not something to be proud of. Even yongnuo is capable of that. Whether the lens will last a decade of abuse in the field is another story altogether.

@joaopaulo24816 8 ай бұрын

@@EXkurogane a samwang 135mm f1.8 fe af é um caso a parte, eles honraram a 135mm f2 canon muito elogiada, porem desvalorizada por ser foco manual, mesmo na época das DSLR. Samwang não esta no nivel de uma zeiss, sigma e GM, porem esta acima de viltrox, meke, tanrom, yongnuo, tokina. porem superou todas com sua 135mm

@youknowwho9247 8 ай бұрын

Basically you gain brighter corners but lose quad linear focus motors compared to Sony's version. In other words you're paying more for a worse lens. Great. I'm so glad I moved on from Nikon. They're releasing nothing but overpriced rubbish these days.

@romanpul 8 ай бұрын

Salty fanboy detected. Sony’s 135mm is the optically worst of the bunch. It has obnoxious vignetting and quite strong astigmatism. And the AF ain‘t any faster on it

@loitruong4821 8 ай бұрын

oh wow thank god people don't buy portrait lens solely for the focus motors

@joaopaulo24816 8 ай бұрын

Sony samwang 135mm AF fé f1.8

@lilnape2604 8 ай бұрын

Haha when ever I see this kind of comment I look at the handle and recognize it from all the older salty posts.

@thisisbenji90 8 ай бұрын

Let me get this straight, you’re admitting the NIKKOR has superior optics but saying the Sony is better because of its AF motors? The NIKKOR focuses fast enough for 99.9% of portrait work…. So uh surely if it also has superior optics it’s the run away winner?