Archive for February, 2009
85 mm lenses in general and Nikkor 85 2.0 AI and 85 1.8 AF in particular (reviews)
85 mm is my favourite focal length on a SLR. There are several reasons. One is perspective - it has been said that the field of view from an 85 is similar to how our eyes sees (our vision has of course a much wider angle, but this referes to the part we can concentrate [...]
The new Nikkor 35 1.8G DX lens - also on FF in 5:4 mode?
Update: It looks like the 35 1.8 works inofficially in 5:4 mode also on fullframe DSLRs. See this discussion and this link.
Nikon introduced the first DX prime lens with built in focus motor today. The 35 mm 1.8G DX AF-S is a replacement for the traditional 50 mm normal lenses on film SLRs and can [...]
Posted from iPhone
Just had to try this. The first photo below is shot with the built-in camera of the iPhone (the text is of course also written on the phone). The car is the new VW Scirocco. Ok - it seems to work… The second photo (also with the iPhone) shows the pair of 85 mm lenses [...]
