85mm is the classic focal length of choice for portrait photography, and in the past few years, we have seen an influx of high-quality f/1.8 variants that are significantly more affordable than their f/1.4 and f/1.2 cousins. This excellent video review takes a look at one such lens, the Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S.
Coming to you from Christopher Frost Photography, this great video review takes a look at the Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S lens. The 85mm f/1.8 S comes with a variety of features, including:
- Two extra-low dispersion elements for reduced chromatic aberrations and increased clarity
- Nano Crystal Coat and Super Integrated Coating for reduced surface and internal reflections and reduced flares and ghosting
- Multi-focus system with two separate AF drive units for faster autofocus with increased accuracy and low noise, suitable for both photo and video work
- Full-time manual focus override
- Customizable Control Ring
- Electromagnetic aperture mechanism for increased exposure stability
- Dust- and moisture-resistant design
- Nine rounded aperture blades for smoother bokeh
Altogether, the 85mm f/1.8 S looks to be a quality professional portrait lens that offers a reasonable maximum aperture and good performance at an affordable price. Check out the video above for Frost's full thoughts.
"The 85mm f/1.8 S comes with a variety of features, including:
Customizable Control Ring"
Er, no it doesn't have a customizable control ring and the video even mentions that fact...
Yes it does.
The "focus ring" is customizable. I have mine set to aperture control.
https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/mirrorless-lenses/nik...
I’m pretty sure that a 1.8 lens will let in nearer 2/3 of the light that a 1.4 lens would, not 1/3 as stated.
Not exactly. A stop is a halving of light, then a 2/3 stop decrease (from f/1.4 to f/1.8) would correspond to a decrease of approximately 2^(2/3) = 1.587, or about 37% less light.