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Images => Life, the Universe & Everything Else => Topic started by: golunvolo on July 13, 2017, 23:37:08

Title: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: golunvolo on July 13, 2017, 23:37:08: I have the opportunity to try out the 105e 1.4 today.On sale from a very reputable place for 1900€ It was love at first sight. I can´t believe the magic this lens packs inside.
I love it
Oh my 8)

All shots at 1.4
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: Frank Fremerey on July 13, 2017, 23:44:01: I bought it last year as my Christmas present. Pure magic. All the time. I shot a few hundreds today with it. This time on the D500. All with f/1.4. Too much holiday preparation and work on my house and a three hour good bye show at my daughter's Kindergarten kept me from even looking at the results. But my wife is just hitting the feathers and I could post some here. I paid 1865€ on 7 Dec 2016 shipped to my door by amazon.co.uk. no marketplace item. Amazon corporate. Genuine European stuff.
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: Airy on July 13, 2017, 23:44:17: please stop that, I might experience another bout of GAS
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: Frank Fremerey on July 13, 2017, 23:46:47: Quote from: Airy on July 13, 2017, 23:44:17
please stop that, I might experience another bout of GAS

Do not buy this. Or your results might become even better than they already are and we will all be ashamed of our mediocre utterings (bursting into laughter). It is just another piece of glass. Why get emotional?
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: Frank Fremerey on July 13, 2017, 23:47:55: PS. The fifth is my fav
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: golunvolo on July 13, 2017, 23:54:04: The lens is from a real store, Nikon Spain original product. It is a big mall with locations all over the country that normally has a little more expensive items with excellent customer service. They have a summer sale. Non of the "pro" equipment enter the offer but this one.

Airy, I´m sorry. 8) I will not lie. Don´t try it.
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: Akira on July 14, 2017, 00:01:10: Quote from: Airy on July 13, 2017, 23:44:17
please stop that, I might experience another bout of GAS

Airy, sorry to say, but the lens seems to be perfect for your current project. (oh, I miss that emoticon of devil...)
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: golunvolo on July 14, 2017, 00:01:21: Has anyone try it for IR?
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on July 14, 2017, 00:04:47: Yes. It works.
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: golunvolo on July 14, 2017, 01:01:00: Thanks Bjørn
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: Frank Fremerey on July 14, 2017, 03:18:25: a few @f/1.4 today
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: golunvolo on July 14, 2017, 10:21:47: Yep, there it is. Beautiful mother with child
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: Frank Fremerey on July 14, 2017, 11:38:55: Quote from: golunvolo on July 14, 2017, 10:21:47
Yep, there it is. Beautiful mother with child

My favourite is the dancing hand...
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: JohnBrew on July 15, 2017, 22:56:30: A wonderful series of shots. Any complaints of this lens would just be nit-picking. It seems comparable to the Zeiss 135/2.
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: pluton on July 16, 2017, 08:06:27: Lovely shots. With little or no performance falloff away from center, it looks like you can compose all the way to the sides while wide open. Very useful.
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: golunvolo on July 16, 2017, 09:18:10: You can. It is impressive. A joy to use without worries.
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: golunvolo on June 05, 2018, 16:13:22: Just to show this lens capability also in IR:
1: Unicorn at f1.4 through a window
2. Streetlamp at f1.8. Crazy amount of detail
3. Window at f2.8 more of the same
4. Is it coming? at f4

Extra sharp at any aperture and no hotspots so far with a d5300 and 830nm filter from lifepixel.
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: armando_m on June 05, 2018, 21:10:15: Quote from: golunvolo on June 05, 2018, 16:13:22
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4. Is it coming? at f4

Extra sharp at any aperture and no hotspots so far with a d5300 and 830nm filter from lifepixel.

Marvelous!
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: golunvolo on June 05, 2018, 23:44:05: Thank you Armando, I really appreciate it.
Title: Re: 105e Love at first sight
Post by: Frank Fremerey on June 06, 2018, 01:47:06: I love the nysterious first picture in #16