I don't see many gear oriented threads or discussions which could help members in their search for new cameras or lenses... so will be starting a few.
I just upgraded my Nikon 105 DSLR Lense to its mirrorless counterpart the Nikon Z 105 VR S.
was a bit reluctant to upgrade as the added cost wasn't really justified as I could still use my old Lense on my mirrorless new camera. yet the overall advice was that the new mirrorless 1-5 macro is much better than its older non mirrorless one and the u[grade was advised by many.
its still my first shoot with the new Lense so will take a bit of time to get more used to it and here are my first impressions:
-New lense seems lighter than the older one (usually a plus ) yet it worries you in case construction is more plasticky or glass elements are lower quality, but this isn't the case at all with the new lense.
-Lense does have a small screen that can show you aperture or magnification ratio.... nice to have but not really important. it does also have a button on the side that can be programmed, haven't worked with it but focusing or focus peaking from a button on the lense seems like a good idea especially on a macro Lense.
-lense is a bit slower to focus, could be that I'm still not used to it or that I'm using he wrong focusing method (many new focusing methods on the Nikon Z7ii and I belive all other mirrorless nikon cameras and I'm not yet very familiar with them. yet focusing accuracy is amazing and much better than the older lense . So a bit of slow focusing is not a huge deal in macro photography. again its not that the camera haunts focus to no end but I feel its a bit slower.
-for those into magnification ratios, lense cannot keep 1:1 at all subject distance, believe this is the case of all Nikon lenses but not sure if other manufacturers have the same. no biggy as I'm not after a 1:! ration necessarily all the time and the Z7ii i went for has a load of Mp to crop and get more magnification.
-sharpness: was a real surprise to me. the older version was a very sharp lense yet this model seems sharper.
-Bokeh or the soft background is amazing. a bit early to judge but believe its smoother than the older version.
-colors: the real advantage and what made me so happy i upgraded. the colors are very rich (Nikon seems to be something very right in most of their mirorless lenses series but in the case of the 105 this is extremly clear.
A few shots from my first use of the camera, not perfect as I still have a learning curve with this one.
A few examples from my first shoot with it using a Nikon z7ii body. Feel free to add some examples of yours shot with same lense or other ones and please indicate which lense you used and on which body
I just upgraded my Nikon 105 DSLR Lense to its mirrorless counterpart the Nikon Z 105 VR S.
was a bit reluctant to upgrade as the added cost wasn't really justified as I could still use my old Lense on my mirrorless new camera. yet the overall advice was that the new mirrorless 1-5 macro is much better than its older non mirrorless one and the u[grade was advised by many.
its still my first shoot with the new Lense so will take a bit of time to get more used to it and here are my first impressions:
-New lense seems lighter than the older one (usually a plus ) yet it worries you in case construction is more plasticky or glass elements are lower quality, but this isn't the case at all with the new lense.
-Lense does have a small screen that can show you aperture or magnification ratio.... nice to have but not really important. it does also have a button on the side that can be programmed, haven't worked with it but focusing or focus peaking from a button on the lense seems like a good idea especially on a macro Lense.
-lense is a bit slower to focus, could be that I'm still not used to it or that I'm using he wrong focusing method (many new focusing methods on the Nikon Z7ii and I belive all other mirrorless nikon cameras and I'm not yet very familiar with them. yet focusing accuracy is amazing and much better than the older lense . So a bit of slow focusing is not a huge deal in macro photography. again its not that the camera haunts focus to no end but I feel its a bit slower.
-for those into magnification ratios, lense cannot keep 1:1 at all subject distance, believe this is the case of all Nikon lenses but not sure if other manufacturers have the same. no biggy as I'm not after a 1:! ration necessarily all the time and the Z7ii i went for has a load of Mp to crop and get more magnification.
-sharpness: was a real surprise to me. the older version was a very sharp lense yet this model seems sharper.
-Bokeh or the soft background is amazing. a bit early to judge but believe its smoother than the older version.
-colors: the real advantage and what made me so happy i upgraded. the colors are very rich (Nikon seems to be something very right in most of their mirorless lenses series but in the case of the 105 this is extremly clear.
A few shots from my first use of the camera, not perfect as I still have a learning curve with this one.
A few examples from my first shoot with it using a Nikon z7ii body. Feel free to add some examples of yours shot with same lense or other ones and please indicate which lense you used and on which body
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