Nikon new 85mm 1.8mm for my Z6: I do mostly wild life, landscape, street, shooting. Have the 24-70 and 14-30 lenses. Will I benefit from the 85mm?

KEN SPECKLER Loc: Bethesda,MD

I do mostly wild life, landscape, street, shooting. Have the 24-70 and 14-30 lenses.
Will I benefit from the 85mm?

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

[quote=KEN SPECKLER]I do mostly wild life, landscape, street, shooting. Have the 24-70 and 14-30 lenses.
Will I benefit from the 85mm?[/quote

85mm is a nice portrait lens.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

I agree. The 85 is good for portraits. It won't be much good for wildlife unless you are very close to your subjects.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

It’s an excellent lens for portraits, indoor low light shooting and indoor performances including events such as weddings.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

Might work for street, but as you have already been told it is a portrait lens and especially if you are shooting with a crop it may be a bit long for that.

You might consider a fast 35mm lens, can work both for street and landscape.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

IMHO, No as this is a portrait/headshot lens. If your 24-70 and 14-30 are the S versions, you have what you need. If you wish to add to your kit, get something wider. Best of luck.

ELNikkor

Best for portraits, but can give a bit of pleasing compression for certain landscapes.

ksmmike

I agree it's best used for portraits. I own it and pretty much only use it for that purpose. A good landscape lens for the Nikon is the 20mm 1.8 or even the 16-35 F4 but I prefer the 20mm. Since you already have the other lenses that work for landscape and walk arounds, I would suggest the 200-500 for wildlife or maybe even the smaller 300mm F4 fresnal depending on how much weight you want to carry.

Mike

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

Saying a particular lens is only good for one thing, like an 85mm is a portrait lens, inferring that it is only good for that is a dis-service and seriously wrong.
This pano was taken using an 85mm and while it is an extreme example it certainly illustrates my point that an 85 is a hell of a lot more than "just" a portrait lens. It is in fact an excellent landscape lens and when used with stitching in post, it becomes very versatile.
https://static.uglyhedgehog.com/upload/2018/10/31/677702-ram5199_pano.jpg

maggiehoganlr

How do you like the Z6? I am thinking about trading into one from my other Nikon. I am mostly travel photographer and love the size. We also have a Sony mirrorless that my husband uses, but i like Nikon controls and have a big investment in my lenses. Any feedback would be appreciated! Also, will my great fullframe lenses be as good with the Z6?

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

ksmmike wrote:

I agree it's best used for portraits. I own it and pretty much only use it for that purpose. A good landscape lens for the Nikon is the 20mm 1.8 or even the 16-35 F4 but I prefer the 20mm. Since you already have the other lenses that work for landscape and walk arounds, I would suggest the 200-500 for wildlife or maybe even the smaller 300mm F4 fresnal depending on how much weight you want to carry.

Mike

I'm ASSUMING the OP is talking about S lenses for his Z6.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

maggiehoganlr wrote:

How do you like the Z6? I am thinking about trading into one from my other Nikon. I am mostly travel photographer and love the size. We also have a Sony mirrorless that my husband uses, but i like Nikon controls and have a big investment in my lenses. Any feedback would be appreciated! Also, will my great fullframe lenses be as good with the Z6?

I bought a Z6 a couple of weeks ago to be able to really test mirrorless and be able to use my existing lenses. Many Nikon full frame lenses will work, but not all and Nikon publishes this information, including a list on their site. What I have learned so far is that the native, S type, lenses really complete they system although others will work fine. Seems illogical to be to put a 70-200/2.8 on a Z series camera (due to weight) but I can say the 70-200 F4 works nicely. I currently own two S lenses, a 24-70 F4 and a 85 F1.8, and I am happy, if not blown away by both. My opinion is that the Z6 will fit your traveling needs nicely. Right now its $ 200 off and an FTZ adaptor is included which represents a $ 500 savings. There is also a trade-in deal. Best of luck.

maggiehoganlr

Thanks for the information!

ksmmike

Rich1939 wrote:

Saying a particular lens is only good for one thin... (show quote)

I never said it was ONLY good for portraits. I said that I use it mostly for portraits and lets face it, an 85mm is known as a portrait lens. I have used it for landscapes at times too, but I'd prefer a wider angle for most landscapes just like Id rarely use a 20mm for portraits unless its a group portrait.

yes, you can use just about any lens for any use but many are designed for certain uses. I love my 300mm for portraits but it wasn't really made for that application. Most people wouldn't think of it as a portrait lens, yet it works great.

missiletracker Loc: Paupack Pa

85mm is great for landscapes if you use it in portrait orientation and do a 3 shot 30% overlap and photomerge. It becomes effectively a 50mm. If you do 2 rows and 5 horizontal, it is a 35mm. Not only that but for a 40mpx camera, you get effectively a 90mpx and a 200mpx camera photo. It is rated 44 by DXOMARK, ie very sharp.