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Professional photographers make Nikkor lenses their lenses of choice. Nikon is committed to every aspect of lens manufacturing, maintaining clarity, sharpness, focusing accuracy, range and reliability.Nikon offers this portrait lens with Nikon's exclusive Defocus Control. Its rounded diaphragm opening makes out-of-focus elements appear more natural. The lens also features rear focusing for fast AF operation and large maximum aperture for shooting in low light.
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Nikon 135mm F2D AF DC Nikkor Lens
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
This is an amazing lens - if you have read any of my other reviews, you will see I only speak about lenses I own or have owned.
This is perfect on a full frame body (no crop factor) as you wil get the full use out of it's DOF control (larger sensor allows for shallower DOF - this is why compacts have difficulty isolating subjects - tiny sensors). I use this on my D700, it is probably my favourite tool in the bag save for the 85mm f/1.4D. If you want a lens to take some snapshots of your son or daughter, walk away and spend your money on a £300 50mm f/1.4G or an 85mm f/1.8D - both these lenses will get you amazing pictures if you know what you are doing. However, if you want to take portraits to the next level and give them a look that really few lenses on the planet can match - buy this. This, along with the monster 200mm f/2 (too heavy and too long IMO), are the go to portrait lenses.
This lens has DC - basically bokeh control or out of focus control - for the foreground or rear of the photo. These effects are subtle and you will only see them later on on the pc, not via the viewfinder. The lens also functions as a soft focus lens if you put the DC ring number higher than the aperture, perfect for female portraits in some circumstances. If you want sharpness, you need to put the DC ring to the same as you aperture, e.g. if I was shooting at f/2 I would put the DC ring to f/2 REAR. But it doesn't stop there, there are lots of configurations. When you buy it you may find alot of f2 pictures are out of focus, especially for tight headshots. You have very limited DOF at these distances (a good thing generally but AF is hard to master). I sometimes manual focus if I am really close, rest of the time I leave it on autofocus mostly. This lenses long focal length of 135 and fast aperture means most of the time if your subject is near-ish to you, you will be able to totally blow out that background and isolate them. It's fantastic for set up or candid portraits.
The lens has quick AF - but needs mastering and in some types of lighting you will need to switch to manual. I do not have a problem with this. It is built like a tank, from a by-gone era that we may never see again. When the world used metal instead of plastic and built stuff to last a lifetime. It's not water sealed so don't go swimming with it and be careful. The lens hood is awesome - Nikon should bring this stuff back, I hate these plastic reverse hoods we get nowadays. This extends out for shooting and folds back up!
It's expensive - of course it is. But it's going to last you a lifetime. Also another point worth mentioning - do you really think this lens will be about new forever? I doubt it. Nikon will discontinue this just like they did the awesome 28mm f/1.4 and the price will skyrocket. Even so, I doubt I'll sell it. Beware when you buy this, don't expect to shoot like a pro right away with it. Patience young jedi...
This is perfect on a full frame body (no crop factor) as you wil get the full use out of it's DOF control (larger sensor allows for shallower DOF - this is why compacts have difficulty isolating subjects - tiny sensors). I use this on my D700, it is probably my favourite tool in the bag save for the 85mm f/1.4D. If you want a lens to take some snapshots of your son or daughter, walk away and spend your money on a £300 50mm f/1.4G or an 85mm f/1.8D - both these lenses will get you amazing pictures if you know what you are doing. However, if you want to take portraits to the next level and give them a look that really few lenses on the planet can match - buy this. This, along with the monster 200mm f/2 (too heavy and too long IMO), are the go to portrait lenses.
This lens has DC - basically bokeh control or out of focus control - for the foreground or rear of the photo. These effects are subtle and you will only see them later on on the pc, not via the viewfinder. The lens also functions as a soft focus lens if you put the DC ring number higher than the aperture, perfect for female portraits in some circumstances. If you want sharpness, you need to put the DC ring to the same as you aperture, e.g. if I was shooting at f/2 I would put the DC ring to f/2 REAR. But it doesn't stop there, there are lots of configurations. When you buy it you may find alot of f2 pictures are out of focus, especially for tight headshots. You have very limited DOF at these distances (a good thing generally but AF is hard to master). I sometimes manual focus if I am really close, rest of the time I leave it on autofocus mostly. This lenses long focal length of 135 and fast aperture means most of the time if your subject is near-ish to you, you will be able to totally blow out that background and isolate them. It's fantastic for set up or candid portraits.
The lens has quick AF - but needs mastering and in some types of lighting you will need to switch to manual. I do not have a problem with this. It is built like a tank, from a by-gone era that we may never see again. When the world used metal instead of plastic and built stuff to last a lifetime. It's not water sealed so don't go swimming with it and be careful. The lens hood is awesome - Nikon should bring this stuff back, I hate these plastic reverse hoods we get nowadays. This extends out for shooting and folds back up!
It's expensive - of course it is. But it's going to last you a lifetime. Also another point worth mentioning - do you really think this lens will be about new forever? I doubt it. Nikon will discontinue this just like they did the awesome 28mm f/1.4 and the price will skyrocket. Even so, I doubt I'll sell it. Beware when you buy this, don't expect to shoot like a pro right away with it. Patience young jedi...
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
This is a famous long portrait lens, best suited perhaps to Nikon's full frame bodies like the D3 and D700.
It has a Defocus Control ring, a unique function which allows the user to vary the foreground or background blur. Quite an easy thing to use but I don't employ it so much. The autofocus is screw-drive, quite quick but a tad too noisy for shooting, say, during a wedding ceremony. The more versatile 70-200 VR has near silent and almost immediate autofocus.
The build is above average, crinkle effect metal barrel but still quite light. The general feeling is of quality from a previous era.
There is a built-in hood which is a good idea, but it doesn't slide too smoothly (unlike the one on my Leica 75mm Summicron-M, which is as smooth as silk) - in fact some user have found it temporarily jamming when pushing back if it is not done smoothly. Some copies like mine seem to have a small hole drilled in the hood, maybe to secure the lenscap with a cord.
Optically this is very fine, giving outstanding colour rendition and skin tones. The speed is useful, with a typically large front element.
It's a toss-up which is better between this and the 105mm DC, but the latter is preferred by some and is perhaps better for closer work or a crop sensor camera like the D300.
It has a Defocus Control ring, a unique function which allows the user to vary the foreground or background blur. Quite an easy thing to use but I don't employ it so much. The autofocus is screw-drive, quite quick but a tad too noisy for shooting, say, during a wedding ceremony. The more versatile 70-200 VR has near silent and almost immediate autofocus.
The build is above average, crinkle effect metal barrel but still quite light. The general feeling is of quality from a previous era.
There is a built-in hood which is a good idea, but it doesn't slide too smoothly (unlike the one on my Leica 75mm Summicron-M, which is as smooth as silk) - in fact some user have found it temporarily jamming when pushing back if it is not done smoothly. Some copies like mine seem to have a small hole drilled in the hood, maybe to secure the lenscap with a cord.
Optically this is very fine, giving outstanding colour rendition and skin tones. The speed is useful, with a typically large front element.
It's a toss-up which is better between this and the 105mm DC, but the latter is preferred by some and is perhaps better for closer work or a crop sensor camera like the D300.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
for portrait photos the best you can buy.
not easy to handle - but using the lens and viewing the results you will quickly learn how to use and love this lens.
according to some gossips in the market nikon will stop producing this lens in the next future: google it and you will find more details.
not easy to handle - but using the lens and viewing the results you will quickly learn how to use and love this lens.
according to some gossips in the market nikon will stop producing this lens in the next future: google it and you will find more details.
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