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Nikon AF-S 105mm f/1.4E ED Lens
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Nikon AF-S 105mm f/1.4E ED Lens
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Raquel M. –
December 2016 Exceptional lens in every respect. I already own a set of exceptional lenses but this stands heads and sholders above them. Stunning bokeh. Stunning transitions. Stunning rendering across a wide range of apertures and distances. Wow. 12 people found this helpful
Jrg –
Quite simply one of the best lenses I’ve ever used. Big, heavy but the results are fantastic. If you are a portrait photographer this has to be a must have lens and with an aperture of f1.4 it almost eats light! The only negatives are the price and weight but optically it’s brilliant. 6 people found this helpful
Thomas Cambrensis –
This is an updated review of the Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED. I have had the lens for since 2017, have used it on a lot of professional shoots and know it quite well. Since my initial review, certain things have changed, including the release of the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 art. I will still be comparing the Nikkor 105mm against my Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 Milvus optically but I will compare it against the Nikkor 85mm when it comes to size and weight. The Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E is an excaptional lens, one of the best Nikon has made. The lens is big but not too heavy, weighing just under 1kg (985g), which is lighter than my 85mm Milvus (1210g) and the new Sigma 85mm art (1130g). Of course it is much heavier than the Nikkor 85mm f/1.4, (595g). When compared to the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 art you will see a dramatic difference in weight, with the Sigma weighing 1645g. The Nikkor 105mm (94.5mm x 106 mm) looks big, compared to the older Nikkor 85mm f/1.4g (8.64 x 8.38 cm) but compared to more modern 85mm lenses it isn’t much bigger. When compared to the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 art, the Sigma dwarfs the Nikkor (115mm x 131.5mm). The filter thread of the Nikkor 105mm is 82mm. Modern f mount Nikkor lenses often use 82mm, most notably the 24-70mm and 70-200mm, so it is well worth investing in a 82mm ND filter. This is bigger than the 85mm f1.4G, which has a 77mm filter. The Sigma’s 85mm Arts has 86mm filter thread, whilst the Sigma 105mm has a whopping 105mm filter. The build of the Nikkor 105mm is ok, in the same league as the Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G but I can’t say that it is feels great and certainly can’t compare to older Nikkor lenses like the 85mm f/1.4D. I have to say the Sigmas, do feel a little more solid but the older Sigma 85mm f/1.4 art is not weather sealed, though the 105mm f/1.4 art is. Personally, I wouldn’t want to drop any lens and I am sure the Nikkor 105mm is well made but there is something reassuring about the older Nikkor D lenses, which the more modern G primes often don’t have. The Nikkor 105mm I bought has been very accurate but the lens I tested originally back focused, this shouldn’t be a big issue, with manual correction but it is always useful to have accurate focus out of the box. The Nikkor 105mm doesn’t have gearless AF as Nikkor originally claimed and the gears are plastic but it does feel quite (close to my Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII) and it does focus quite quickly. Personally I would have preferred the lens to have a proper silent wave motor but it isn’t a big issue. The other thing I would have liked to see is VR, which would have been really very useful at this focal length and is something the Tamron 85mm f/1.8 has. Optically, the Nikkor 105mm f/1.4G is very good. It is sharp and generally has very good bokah (though some have said the bokah is a bit swirly). There is a bit of vignetting but nothing particularly bad and the lens handles chromatic aberration well generally. Comparing to my Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 Milvus, generally I do prefer the Milvus slightly in certain areas. Both lenses are very sharp (very comparable). The Nikkor 105mm has a slight advantage with its extra focal length for bokah but the Milvus is very smooth and creamy, so I can’t say that one is better than the other. The Nikkor is definitely better when it comes to Vignetting, which is the Milvus main optical down fall. Chromatic aberration is very good on both lenses and isn’t something I have noticed much of. Where the Milvus pulls away from the Nikkor is contrast, particularly micro contrast, which has always been Zeiss’s trump card. The Zeiss can just give a little bit more of a 3D pop, where as the Nikkor feels a little bit flatter (which is a trait of the 85mm f/1.4G as well). I have shot with the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 art (though not extensively) and I have seen a lot of images (both edited and unedited). The Sigma is definitely sharper and in many ways slightly better than the Nikkor 105mm, though I am not sure that the difference is big enough to really influence, which lens I prefer overall. The 105mm focal length has an advantage over the 85mm when it comes to compression and you can see the difference when shooting portraits. Of course conversely the disadvantage is you have to shoot slightly further away to get a similar shot, which can be an issue when shooting in confined spaces. Comparing to 135mm, I would say 105mm has the advantage, the 135mm more compression but you are getting quite far from the subject and you can’t really use it much indoors, though I am sure there are some who would disagree with me (when buying the 105mm f/1.4E ED, I was thinking of getting the Zeiss 135mm f/2 Milvus (my dream lens) but practicality won out. Overall I am very pleased with the lens, it is very good. Personally I still love my Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 Milvus more but it doesn’t have auto focus which is a huge advantage of the Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED and it does give better compression, which is also an advantage it has over the other 85mm lenses. Compared to the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 art. I personally would go with the Nikkor. Yes, the Sigma 105mm is marginally better optically but it comes at the expense of size and weight. Of course the Sigma is also cheaper, which may influence some but for me the Nikkor is the better choice for most people. Whether I would recommend the Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED is a bit mixed. If you are going after your first high end portrait lens, I would probably say ‘no’ just because it is much more expensive than all the other 85mm f/1.4 lenses (except the Otus) but if you are experienced and are looking for something slightly different or have a manual 85mm (which I do) I would very much recommend the Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED. 14 people found this helpful