The 85mm is my favorite lens, it is sharp, light, and versatile for any type of photography.
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
It is a great lens. A testimony to the fact that a lens can be great despite made in China and with lots of plastic.
@bubbly63792 жыл бұрын
Wow! I was just looking into this lens today, perfect timing! Can't wait to watch
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Bubbly! Hope you'll find it useful! All the best!
@allenl.2437 Жыл бұрын
Really like this lense, has changed how I take pictures. My first prime lense since I got back into digital photography. Had been using the kit lenses that came with my D5600 but this lense is amazing. Very clear and fast, can get shots in much lower light with amazing depth of field. Since I'm using it on a DX camera it's really about 127mm so I am considering getting the 50mm lense if I find I need more closeup shots
@frederikboving Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing Allen! Yes, it is a really good lens!
@photoreviewed-com2 жыл бұрын
One of my all-time favorites together with 35 & 50 :)
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@dezmondwhitney12082 жыл бұрын
A Helpful, Interesting and fair review with the conclusion that This 85mm lens will produce the goods with your Nikon D750. Thank You frederik.
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dezmond!
@kimc5750 Жыл бұрын
A wonderful lens and review. I have the D version and have enjoyed it for many years now. Nice photos as well.
@frederikboving Жыл бұрын
🙏
@isabelladavis13636 ай бұрын
I use this same combination myself as my go top portrait lens but incredible results and amazing price
@frederikboving6 ай бұрын
👍
@mikewilson8513 Жыл бұрын
This lens is absolutely superb. I have a number of FX lenses, I love them all, nikon quality ! But i think this my favourite. Image quality is second to none. The quality of my images with this lens is just the best. Yes its plastic, so what ? The glass is what counts and that is outstanding. Thoroughly recomended.
@frederikboving Жыл бұрын
Agreed- the glass is what counts 👍
@elboogie23242 жыл бұрын
This is my next lens. I have the DX 35mm 1.8, and the 50mm 1.8G, so it makes sense to have this one as well since I want to do some portrait work
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! I am sure this lens will serve you well for your portrait work.
@ivanbolton54772 жыл бұрын
I have this lens and like it a lot. However, Like you I had exactly the same CA results on back lit tree branches. Glad to realise that it is not just my sample!! Enjoyed your review a lot👍
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ivan! Yes, I should maybe have made the reservation that the CA issues could be due to my copy, but glad that you have the same observations with a different copy! That makes two of us :-D All the best!
@jamiej.tilleyphotographyar51772 жыл бұрын
I've enjoyed seeing what you've been shooting with your 85, and am glad to see your excellent review. I've only had mine for about three weeks, but I love it. To be fair, I've never owned any professional lenses, so I can't really compare. It does what I want it to do, and very well.
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jamie!
@efreutel4 ай бұрын
Superb review. Thank you.
@frederikboving4 ай бұрын
🙏🏻
@egyptiansphinx Жыл бұрын
Great and detailed review... thank you so much. I've had my fun with buying zoom lenses and started my collection of prime lenses, starting with the 50mm 1.8G. This 85mm looks like it's going to be my next lens.
@frederikboving Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your feedback! Glad it was helpful! All the best!
@williamkazak4692 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this review. I have had mine for a very long time. It replaced the previous D version. You did not show any portraits. That is my main use. The 85mm focal length is excellent indoors or out. Longer lenses can be prohibited when working indoors when space to back up is limited. What bothered me about the Nikon G series of lenses, which I have many, is the changing filter diameters. Nikon doesn't care. They wanted to design "better" lenses.
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thank you William. Yes, also sold my copy - the CA was simply too bad for my "shoot into the sun" habit.
@JimResnikoff2 жыл бұрын
Glad you finally got it! Great review as always sir. Flare chromatic ab.. are the key things to look out for.
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jim - very kind of you!
@efreutel7 ай бұрын
Great review. Many thanks!
@frederikboving7 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! 🙏🏻🤗
@hhz2469 ай бұрын
Great review, thanks for sharing!
@frederikboving9 ай бұрын
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@ananamnuk292925 күн бұрын
Quality review man🎉
@frederikboving25 күн бұрын
@@ananamnuk2929 🙏🏻
@ilmatanela18162 жыл бұрын
I find this lens very practical for travel photography as its compact size, the light weight and the corner to corner sharpness make it ideal for landscape photography while decent for portraits too. When I need to be light I just put this and a 35 mm 1.8 in the bag and I know I am covered for 80% of my needs. But for portraiture, my good old 85 1.4D has way, way better rendition.
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Il Matanela!
@robertdavis12552 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing... great review although I don't have this lens, I enjoyed your comments and views...I do have the 50mm & 35mm lens and love the results.. cheers 😀
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Robert! Much appreciated! :-D
@enricomarconi8358 Жыл бұрын
Great review! I agree the lens is worth the money and delivers beautiful images for the money. In part I regretting selling it, but, on the other hand, I'm enjoying the D F/1.4 - what a lovely lovely lens that is! Old school, yes but amazing images for portraits!
@frederikboving Жыл бұрын
Thank you Enrico and thank you for sharing! I'm sure the 1.4 is a wonderful lens! All the best!
@godsplannn11 ай бұрын
will the quality be different if you have a different body? I have a D3100
@frederikboving11 ай бұрын
You will only be using the center part of the glass, which is the good part 🤗 so you should get the best of the glass. But the 3100 is aps-c so the lens will act more as a 120mm lens due to the crop factor and that may not be what you're looking for.
@shahneezarshahnan462Ай бұрын
Great informative review. I need to ask if this lens is fully compatible with D3400
@frederikbovingАй бұрын
Hi, the D3400 has a cropped sensor (aps-c) and this full frame lens will give a focal length of 85x1.5 = approximately 128mm. Some will find this too long for portrait photography. And you will only be using the center part of the glass!
@derric2963 Жыл бұрын
This review is insanely good
@frederikboving Жыл бұрын
🙏🏻
@lesath78836 ай бұрын
Nice review. Thank you.
@frederikboving6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@paulhills19672 жыл бұрын
Excellent review. Thank you.
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@MrSimonj19702 жыл бұрын
I still use (and love) a 1973 pre-AI 105mm f/2,5 - you can't beat metal and glass! If only it was AF.
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Yes, the good old all-metal all-glass made-in-japan lenses are in a league of their own!
@dandruff92442 жыл бұрын
Picked one up pretty cheap has a bit of fungus in the rear element , I have a love hate relationship with the 85 focal length ,This is no 5 so far so i,ll see how it goes
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Wow! #5! Best of luck!
@dandruff92442 жыл бұрын
@@frederikboving Cheers I,ll test on D4
@yoniyo4137 Жыл бұрын
Can i use this lens with nikon d850 for wedding images
@frederikboving Жыл бұрын
Indeed. Have a look here: www.slrlounge.com/6-must-have-lenses-for-wedding-photography/ - the lens is mentioned under section 6. All the best!
@yoniyo4137 Жыл бұрын
I didnt unerstand the link so this lens can take good wedding pics with the nikon d850
@georgedavall94492 жыл бұрын
A very nice and well done review, Frederik! Beautiful cat you have there. ☺️ It would appear you received a very nice lens. This is a solid lens, and everything you’ve described is typical for this model lens. I have entertained getting this lens, but my 36 year old AF-d 85mm f1.8 keeps on going! This is the one I told you about, with the sticking focus issue. I’ve owned it since new. It has the metal hood, and I miss those. Of course, in this day of lighter and smaller cameras being preferred, and produced, as well as lenses, plastic hoods seem to have their place. The aperture blades on my old AF-d lens are not much better. I don’t understand why Nikon does things sometimes? But the bokeh on your lens and mine is not too bad. I was a bit surprised by the flare. Wow, that one shot looked like a ‘U F O!’ 😳🙄😂 But, without any special coatings, it can happen. And if this is to be used to take portraits of someone with strong backlighting, watch out! Your reviews have a very Professional presentation, and I appreciate the effort. I have been looking forward to this one from you. Stay safe and Healthy! Happy Shooting! Best to you! 👏🏻👍👍👍😀🇩🇰🇺🇸📷
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thank you George! Like your UFO term :-D Stay safe and healthy! Here in little Denmark the Covid cases are on the rise and fast, despite a very high large percentage of the population vaccinated. So social distancing etc is unfortunately still very relevant! All the best!
@georgehuman72532 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the honest review :)
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thank you George!
@slr70752 жыл бұрын
Luckily snatched mine from MBP for under $200 for a good condition copy. It was mislabeled as a plain 85mm f1.8 AF and priced as such.
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Yup, that sounds like a good deal 👌
@hiddenau2 жыл бұрын
How do you rate this compared to the 85 1.8 afd?
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Oh, I don't have access to the 85 1.8 AF-D, but I noted that other comments that: "But for portraiture, my good old 85 1.4D has way, way better rendition.", so if the 1.4 and 1.8 from the same generation are close in performance, then it sounds to me like the 85mm 1.8 AF-D is better. Ken Rockwell also notes that the 1.8 AF-D has no Coma, which is very seldom.
@hiddenau2 жыл бұрын
@@frederikboving thanks for the reply. BTW great work on the review, it’s very thorough and well presented.
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
@@hiddenau Thank you for your kind words Alec!
@user-gr9vr8ys7r7 ай бұрын
I wish have one
@frederikboving7 ай бұрын
🤞
@massetozacarias56932 жыл бұрын
I wanted these but I'm considering getting this used...
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, got mine used over at mpb.com...
@emilyxox18982 жыл бұрын
is this lens compatible with the nikon d5600? will it auto focus?
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
It will. The lens has a built in AF motor and the d5600 can communicate with it. Be aware that this lens is built for full frame and hence the effective focal length on a aps-c camera like the d5600 is 125mm or so.
@ahbidel29902 ай бұрын
Hi @@frederikbovingcan you clarify what the downside is if you pair this with d5600. I have d5600 and looking for new lens with 1.8 Apperture. Sorry, English is not my first languange
@frederikboving2 ай бұрын
@@ahbidel2990 Hi, I think the biggest drawback is that you will be using the centre part of the glass only, so you pay for more glass than what you use. The D5600 is a APS-C sensor and is hence smaller than the full frame sensor that you for example find in the D750 or the D4. This also means that the 85mm lens on a Nikon D5600 will NOT be 85 mm but actually about 50% longer, meaning about 128mm. It can still serve as a great portrait lens, but you will need to be further away from the model and if shooting indoor, your studio may not be large enough for you to get the right framing. Hope this helps!
@k8tv5462 жыл бұрын
I have a question. Could u tell me Af speed of d7500 and z50. I have money only for 1/2, and just want to know in night which one better Af. In day light z50 gona win d7500 base on more sensitive point and miroless right ? In video d7500 loss z50 for sure
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
It depends on the lens. The Z50 cannot auto focus with anything but AF-S lenses and Z lenses. AF/AF-D also works on the D7500.
@k8tv5462 жыл бұрын
@@frederikboving today i reseach about nikon and found out camera name j5 with 1inch censor. And i get crazy cause with lens zoom 300mm it wil same as 800mm, and that 70-300m lens nikon 1 is the smallest in the world for zoom lens. U should check out and buy it cause it super cheap and become rare in future. I am saving money for all nikon 1 lens : 10-30,30-100,70-300 + body, it gona take about like 700-800 usd in my country. I want to know what 230g miroless 21mpx iss
@k8tv5462 жыл бұрын
u can use Ft1 adapter to use all FX/DX lens too, but read manual first, they said all nikon j4/v3 work well, but sadly the newest and best j5 not work with more than 500mm lens. 500x2.71= 1300mm u know. I saw in some video on youtube, they shoot the moon with that nikon 1 70-300mm . total weight only 800g for body + lens. And Tele convert work perfect with FX lens in nikon v3( Iq = 90-95% of j5)
@frederikboving2 жыл бұрын
@@k8tv546 Yep, that J5 camera and the FT1 adapter brings new options to the table! Thanks for sharing K8TV!
@fondler4514 Жыл бұрын
Can this lens FIT on a nikon D3200?
@frederikboving Жыл бұрын
Yes but as the D3200 is an aps-c camera the crop factor will make the lens about 85+42=127 mm and you will only be using the center part of the glass.
@fondler4514 Жыл бұрын
@@frederikboving what does that mean for my photos?
@frederikboving Жыл бұрын
@@fondler4514 That your field of view is more narrow and for say portrait photography you would have to move further away from your subject to get the same place picture as with a lens made for an aps-c camera.