AF-S Nikkor 105/1.4E to be announced

[Erik Lund]

Here is the original site where you can see the thumbnails a little larger:
http://www.nikon-image.com/products/lens/nikkor/af-s_nikkor_105mm_f14e_ed/sample.html

It has a very very nice rendering! Size and weight is perfectly acceptable IMHO

[richardHaw]

Wow that is a nice les, designed like the 35 and 58mm 1.4 AFS - looks perfect in more or less all aspects and fits the line of 1.4 AFS lenses

Only little issue with the others is the slow AF speed but let's see 

these are the new generation of Nikkors. plastic fantastics!
i hope that they can have you program the AF like Sigma

[richardHaw]

Richard, I do not often use my f1.4 85D at 1.4 but there are times I really want to separate two people having a social interaction .  It is more money than I need to spend 

it is rather expensive, I will say that

[Erik Lund]

,,,,,i hope that they can have you program the AF like Sigma

I have no need for anything like that! 

[richardHaw]

The picture of the lady that looks like Marie from Roxette is too warm for my taste but the details are stunning! i can see the "curleche" ( <- no english eqivalent?) and it is a very flattering lens

The 2 pictures of the dark lady shows great sample isolation and nice details in the mid range  the 105mm f/2.5 does this very well,too!
sorry if i keep on comparing this to the 105 2.5

[tommiejeep]

Erik, size and weight...well, definitely better than the D3S w/ 70-200 2.8 and about the same as the 24-70 2.8 so I can live with it 
AF speed is a question but I have no real problems using 84 1.4D, DC105 f2D for catching most one-off candids and neither are speed merchants.  Faster would be nice.  MF works but occasionally miss that split second look or gesture.

[Erik Lund]

Sure the AF-D lenses are faster than the AFS 1.4 G lenses on the Pro cameras,,,
They are slow by design Nikon stated to allow for perfect 1.4 focus,,,
The rendering does look very close to that of the 105mm 2.5 or 2.0 DC it just goes one or two steps beyond and above as far as I can tell - Dare I state same league as 200mm 2.0

[John Geerts]

Very interesting samples in bokeh terms.  Translates more to an extended 85/1.4.   DOF is however larger than the 200/2 but can come close, difficult to judge from these samples.

[richardHaw]

the 85mm f/1.4 can partially fulfill the 50mm/58mm and 105mm f/1.4's role

this is probably best for people who want 28mm 50mm and 105mm f/1.4

[Bjørn Rørslett]

The 105/1.4E is now official. Filter size is indeed 82 mm as we have speculated over earlier.

In the press release, Nikon specifically points out the new lens has three ED elements in order to reduce axial colour (longitudinal chromatic aberration). They also state that the vignetting causing "cat's eyes" has been minimised so blur circles are circles even in the out parts of the frame.

Price is, as expected, on the stiff side, but I'm going to pre-order the lens nevertheless.

I assume the lens will be available for inspection at the upcoming PhotoKina, at which event miraculously also yours truly will be present.

[elsa hoffmann]

Any idea on price Bjørn?
I see H&B is not listing it yet for pre-order.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Nikon Nordic wants NOK 23,000 for it. That's about the same price as a D500 or Df.

[elsa hoffmann]

That - my friend - is STEEEEEEEEP 

[richardHaw]

That is about the same price here

https://www.mapcamera.com/item/4960759146656

[Akira]

Today I went to Nikon Ginza showroom to have my D750 and AF-S50/1.8G checked (I dropped the combo from about 40cm hight to the wooden floor  ).  To my relief, neither the camera or the lens was found to be affected.

Then I found new flyers of 102/1.4E.  The people at the showroom said that it had been official at 1:00 PM in Tokyo.