Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Slight SOFT? Jeees, Felix, clean the Vasoline off your front element. The only problem I have with that lens in terms of portraits is that it is so sharp... B. D. Félix López de Maturana wrote: > > "I too have the Nikkor 85/1.4 AIS and I find that for portraits it is my > sharpest lens bar none. This was the first lens Nikon designed with their > version of "floating elements", and I believe that it is really effective. > Too bad I am stuck with using it on an old F2, which IMHO simply doesn't > cut it anymore. So the lens collects dust at the bottom of an equipment > bag." > > I use too a 85mm f1:1,4 Nikkor and it is slightly soft full open, nice for > protraits, with very nice bokeh and from 3,5 tack sharp. For sure always > has been produced for Nikon. Cosina is makink some consumer lenses for low > end Nikkor cameras FWIK. > > Kind regards > > Félix > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html