nokton 58mm or nikon 85mm

pryzmm · 28th November 2008

need some advice from user of the following lens:

1. Nokton 58mm/f1.4 SL II
2. nikon afd 85mm f/1.8

been reading this 2 gem, though i have not seen (just me) any site comparing this 2 yet, to me both are excellent in terms of image quality, price wise its not much of a difference too ($580) and ($630), other pro and cons i can think of are:

noktor 58mm:
a. its a manual lens
b. it has f/1.4 (nice)
c. since its chipped it will meter, i think (i may be wrong here)

nikon 85mm:
a. will af in my camera

lens will be use mainly for portraiture.

may be i'm missing something i don't know,

,,,can any 1 give any views pls., appreciate it

thank you

viix · 28th November 2008

Originally Posted by pryzmm

need some advice from user of the following lens:

1. Nokton 58mm/f1.4 SL II
2. nikon afd 85mm f/1.8

been reading this 2 gem, though i have not seen (just me) any site comparing this 2 yet, to me both are excellent in terms of image quality, price wise its not much of a difference too ($580) and ($630), other pro and cons i can think of are:

noktor 58mm:
a. its a manual lens
b. it has f/1.4 (nice)
c. since its chipped it will meter, i think (i may be wrong here)

nikon 85mm:
a. will af in my camera

lens will be use mainly for portraiture.

may be i'm missing something i don't know, ,,,can any 1 give any views pls., appreciate it

thank you

Yes, the Voigtlander will meter.. I just got it from Chiif.. nice smooth lens, and I can't wait to shoot with it this weekend!

JohnSG · 28th November 2008

Originally Posted by pryzmm

need some advice from user of the following lens:

1. Nokton 58mm/f1.4 SL II
2. nikon afd 85mm f/1.8

been reading this 2 gem, though i have not seen (just me) any site comparing this 2 yet, to me both are excellent in terms of image quality, price wise its not much of a difference too ($580) and ($630), other pro and cons i can think of are:

noktor 58mm:
a. its a manual lens
b. it has f/1.4 (nice)
c. since its chipped it will meter, i think (i may be wrong here)

nikon 85mm:
a. will af in my camera

lens will be use mainly for portraiture.

may be i'm missing something i don't know, ,,,can any 1 give any views pls., appreciate it

thank you

If you are not conformable with MF, go for the 85mm.

pryzmm · 29th November 2008

Originally Posted by viix

Yes, the Voigtlander will meter.. I just got it from Chiif.. nice smooth lens, and I can't wait to shoot with it this weekend!

viix, tnx for your input,,, would appreciate if you could put up some of your quick shots,,,without pp if possible,,tnx

pryzmm · 29th November 2008

Originally Posted by JohnSG

If you are not conformable with MF, go for the 85mm.

jhon, thnx too,

viix · 30th November 2008

Originally Posted by pryzmm

viix, tnx for your input,,, would appreciate if you could put up some of your quick shots,,,without pp if possible,,tnx

Here's one from a few days ago, no PP.. just a in camera mono picture control.

View the full size here. Just check out the corner sharpness!! This is shot at f3.2 though.. will post some wide open shots once I get home (yesh, I'm still outside) later.. ;P

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pryzmm New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 42	nokton 58mm or nikon 85mm need some advice from user of the following lens: 1. Nokton 58mm/f1.4 SL II 2. nikon afd 85mm f/1.8 been reading this 2 gem, though i have not seen (just me) any site comparing this 2 yet, to me both are excellent in terms of image quality, price wise its not much of a difference too ($580) and ($630), other pro and cons i can think of are: noktor 58mm: a. its a manual lens b. it has f/1.4 (nice) c. since its chipped it will meter, i think (i may be wrong here) nikon 85mm: a. will af in my camera lens will be use mainly for portraiture. may be i'm missing something i don't know, ,,,can any 1 give any views pls., appreciate it thank you __________________ ,,to infinity and beyond,,f/1.4......