Lance B
13-10-2016, 5:48pm
Picked up the new Nikon 105 f1.4E last week but haven't had much of a chance to use it on people, they generally run a mile from me when they think I am going to take their photo! Even my dog won't come near me if I have the camera these days! :(
This lens is about narrow DOF to give a sense of "depth" and also it's about great bokeh with the right background. It is also about being sharp wide open, not an easy thing to accomplish with a fast f1.4 lens like this. To get great bokeh and sharpness wide open is also quite a feat as the two don't generally go hand in hand.
D810 + 105 f1.4, mostly at f1.4 unless indicated otherwise.
1/3200s f/1.4 at 105.0mm iso160
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164267496/original.jpg
1/8000s f/1.4 at 105.0mm iso64
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164267497/original.jpg
1/3200s f/1.4 at 105.0mm iso160
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164268217/original.jpg
1/1600s f/1.4 at 105.0mm iso125
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164226286/original.jpg
1/5000s f/1.4 at 105.0mm iso140
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164241280/original.jpg
1/3200s f/1.4 at 105.0mm iso80
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164226288/original.jpg
100% crop of above showing the incredible detail on the eye and this is WIDE OPEN for a lens of f1.4!! DOF at this distance is total about 25mm but critical focus distance would be less then that!
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164226320/original.jpg
1/2000s f/2.0 at 105.0mm iso90 - check out the bee.
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164226285/original.jpg
1/800s f/8.0 at 105.0mm iso640
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164229789/original.jpg
This lens is about narrow DOF to give a sense of "depth" and also it's about great bokeh with the right background. It is also about being sharp wide open, not an easy thing to accomplish with a fast f1.4 lens like this. To get great bokeh and sharpness wide open is also quite a feat as the two don't generally go hand in hand.
D810 + 105 f1.4, mostly at f1.4 unless indicated otherwise.
1/3200s f/1.4 at 105.0mm iso160
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164267496/original.jpg
1/8000s f/1.4 at 105.0mm iso64
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164267497/original.jpg
1/3200s f/1.4 at 105.0mm iso160
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164268217/original.jpg
1/1600s f/1.4 at 105.0mm iso125
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164226286/original.jpg
1/5000s f/1.4 at 105.0mm iso140
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164241280/original.jpg
1/3200s f/1.4 at 105.0mm iso80
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164226288/original.jpg
100% crop of above showing the incredible detail on the eye and this is WIDE OPEN for a lens of f1.4!! DOF at this distance is total about 25mm but critical focus distance would be less then that!
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164226320/original.jpg
1/2000s f/2.0 at 105.0mm iso90 - check out the bee.
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164226285/original.jpg
1/800s f/8.0 at 105.0mm iso640
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/164229789/original.jpg