AF-S NIKKOR 20mm f/1.8G ED
May 14, 2018 23:50:52 #
rmalarz wrote:
I've a question regarding your consideration. Why pay a higher price for a 1.8 when you can get by with a 2.8? Just increase the ISO and save a good bit of money.
--Bob
--Bob
Noise, i guess. Without getting back into that interesting discussion of shooting in RAW and bringing seemingly way underexposed photos into usable photos in post, I figure that extra stop might come in handy someday. I do most of my post work in PSE 15, Imagenomic Noiseware Pro and dabble in LR 5 and I find trying to fix a noisy photo tedious. I have never used Photoshop, so I don’t know its capabilities, though I realize they are tremendous. I also have the 2.8 covered with my 24-70mm zoom. If I’m going to bother going just a bit wider, I might as well go for a bit faster lens as well.
May 15, 2018 00:00:29 #
rfmaude41 wrote:
Also on eBay are quite a few of the AF-S NIKKOR 20mm f/1.8G ED, many of them NEW and in the $750 range.
Thanks! I saw those, but when spending that kind of money, I would rather spend an extra $50 at a B&H (no pro photo store in my town anymore) rather than dealing with an unknown vendor on eBay. I realize a bunch of Hoggers swear by eBay purchasing, but I don’t have that much experience over there. Life is good, but life is short, so I limit the hassles where I can.
May 15, 2018 16:35:36 #
One of my favorites, it was on the camera this morning. I took this at wide open for the effect. Vignetting was a bonus ;).
May 15, 2018 19:05:34 #
misterzee wrote:
One of my favorites, it was on the camera this morning. I took this at wide open for the effect. Vignetting was a bonus ;).
Wow! Great photo! Any correcting done for distortion? Do you have any examples with vertical lines or objects toward the left and right borders?
May 15, 2018 20:59:30 #
romanmel7 wrote:
Wow! Great photo! Any correcting done for distortion? Do you have any examples with vertical lines or objects toward the left and right borders?
I thought I would include a shot with the 20mm1.8. Using a Df and "in camera" HD along with a sturdy tri-pod, I snapped this shot earlier this spring!
May 15, 2018 22:44:39 #
misterzee wrote:
One of my favorites, it was on the camera this morning. I took this at wide open for the effect. Vignetting was a bonus ;).
Shot with D750, ISO dialed down to below zero. Its just out of the camera, I'm too lazy to do much tweeking. I'm sure you can do a bit of browsing and find some excellent examples of distortion for this lens 'out there'.
May 15, 2018 22:46:55 #
GPS Phil wrote:
I thought I would include a shot with the 20mm1.8. Using a Df and "in camera" HD along with a sturdy tri-pod, I snapped this shot earlier this spring!
Wow, again! If this image came out of your Df without any additional distortion corrections done in post, then this is EXACTLY what I’m looking for. Thank you so much!
May 16, 2018 00:33:57 #
Barbcity
Loc: Berkeley, California
My favorite, sharpest, landscape lens is a manual focus Nikon 28mm 2.8 lens. I set the focus at 15 feet and shoot my landscapes. I always seem to have tack sharp photos with high resolution. I am using a full frame Nikon 610 camera body.
May 16, 2018 01:00:05 #
romanmel7 wrote:
Wow, again! If this image came out of your Df without any additional distortion corrections done in post, then this is EXACTLY what I’m looking for. Thank you so much!
Since that shot was "in camera" HDR, it is a jpeg. I did some minor adjustments in Windows 7 live photo gallery, but no distortion correction. You do have to be careful to hold the lens level when shooting to avoid distortion. Because of the low light ability, sharpness and contrast, it does make an ideal street lens!
Phil
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