Nikon 85mm f/2.8D PC Micro-Nikkor Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by: eric carleson
(Intermediate)

Review Date
May 13, 2001

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.50 of 5,
6 votes

Review 1 of 3

Summary:

I onl had a few short weeks with this lense cause a friend wanted to seriously try my AFS 17-35. well I a not much of an authority on tilt/shifting in a picture. with me I just fidle around till I like what I see. this lense does great and from what slides I have it is very shrp too. if you can find the need for it by all means I recommend it.

Strengths:

for what it's meant to do it does it great.

Weaknesses:

learning curve is high if new to TS lenses, size is abit of a hinder-ence sometimes.

Similar Products Used:

8x10 view cameras.

Customer Service:

none.

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Rating
Reviewed by: Magnus Wahlgren
(Intermediate)

Review Date
January 17, 2001

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5,
2 votes

Review 2 of 3

Price Paid: $1700.00 from Hegethorns foto, Sweden

Summary:

Awesome! Fabulous for portraits, stillebens, small non-moving objects etc. If you think this kind of lens is something for you and you can afford it, buy it!

Strengths:

Is this the sharpest lens on this planet? Subjectively it outperforms the AF-Nikkor 60 mm f/2.8. Contrast is astonishing, colours are very natural. Mechanically it is built like a tank.

Weaknesses:

Operating this lens on F-100 is a bit slow because that camera like most others requires the lens to be set at full aperture, untilted and unshifted when the light i measured. I'm told however that is not the case with the F3AF (?) so I cannot blame the lens for this.

The Nikon SB-29 macro flash cannot be used on this lens.

Like all other tilt-shift lenses it has manual focus only - a very small drawback for the kind of photography it is intended for.

Similar Products Used:

AF 60mm Nikkor macro lens. AF 85mm/1.4 Nikkor lens. Also excellent lenses.

Customer Service:

Haven't had to use it.

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Rating
Reviewed by: Alan Yeo
(Expert)

Review Date
September 14, 2000

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 3 of 3

Price Paid: $1400.00

Summary:

A unique lens from Nikon. This is a specialized lens. The T/S feature makes this lens ideal for certain type of commercial photography. With its 1:2 macro facility, one can shoot small objects and still get the required DOF without having to stop down all the way. Versatile enough for portrait work.

Strengths:

Very sharp from f4 onwards
The tilt/shift feature is really handy when you need the extra DOF or to correct convergence of lines

Weaknesses:

Slow to shoot because you need to stop down first
Exposure is a guess when you start using the T/S feature
Tripod is a must

Similar Products Used:

Nil

Customer Service:

Nil

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