PC 19mm f/4 E ED

[richardHaw]

i played around with that lens. the build quality is top-notch

[Erik Lund]

Hopefully I can find some subjects as pretty as those this weekend!
I'll post some cropped and some full frame, but FF will all be at f4 only as my adapter doesn't allow me to control the aperture and my Nikon bodies are all crop sensors.

-Royal

f/4 will do nicely,,, Thanks

I'm still completely undecided on this lens if I really need it or not, can't make up my mind 

[Erik Lund]

these are torture tests of a sort, shifted the full distance or nearly the full distance on the long axis, and often shooting into the light. sharpness around the full image circle is improved from the 24mm, but not absolutely perfect. i definitely saw some CA, but it cleaned up easily and certainly far less than the 24mm.

the only question now is whether to sell the 24 or keep both. hmmmmm

Thanks, second image, the reflections in the windows and all, wow it looks nice, looking at distortion the elements in the bottom of the images looks really natural although they are at 19mm,,, 

[Ilkka Nissilä]

The image circle is unlikely to be at its largest at f/4. I wonder if it is possible to set the aperture to f/8 using the D500 and somehow disconnect the lens and body without returning the lens to f/4?

[bjornthun]

The image circle is unlikely to be at its largest at f/4. I wonder if it is possible to set the aperture to f/8 using the D500 and somehow disconnect the lens and body without returning the lens to f/4?

Pull out the battery?

[Erik Lund]

That is what Bjørn did with the 105mm AFS 1.4 E,,, to have it work on an extension ring without contacts,,,

But for a start seeing image quality at f/4 would be completely OK, for me,,,

[MILLIREHM]

Decided to buy the 24 mm f/3,5 PC-E first

[Erik Lund]

Well if you get one at a good price! Maybe there will be a whole new line of PC-E coming soon, well who knows,,,

[MILLIREHM]

Well if you get one at a good price! Maybe there will be a whole new line of PC-E coming soon, well who knows,,,

Got one second hand like new originally boxed for 1100 Euro. Took it although tilt and shift axis can't be changed against each other. There might be a new line but it might as well take longer, as well as we will see when the 19 mm will be availabe. I decided not to wait as the 19 mm is a wonderful lens and the test shots here are very convincing  but not a replacement for what I intend to do with the 24. Maybe it will be added in the future when the price does not frighten me or has come down a little bit.

[schwett]

that's a great deal, and you'll love the 24. it's been my most or second-most used lens for years.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

The image circle is unlikely to be at its largest at f/4. I wonder if it is possible to set the aperture to f/8 using the D500 and somehow disconnect the lens and body without returning the lens to f/4?

Set the aperture, then push the depth-of-field preview button on the camera concurrently as you remove the lens. The aperture stays put when you put the lens on to another camera.

[Erik Lund]

Nice secondhand price!


Thanks Bjørn

[MILLIREHM]

that's a great deal, and you'll love the 24. it's been my most or second-most used lens for years.

I am satisfied with this deal and its too early to say much but so far I have a good impression.

I keep being interest in what the 19 mm will bring, no need (and impossible) to acquire everything at once.

Thx Bjørn for this advice

[Tristin]

Schwett's samples look excellent.  Nikon is on a roll with the new lenses.

[schwett]

at f/4:



more evident in this photo, the far corners fully shifted are not very good. but it improves quickly and the "edges" just in from the corners are acceptable even at f/4.