Nikon Z* mirrorless

JustinB said:
I tried the code a day or two after it was posted and it didn’t work. It was a few pages back on the thread.
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Code was valid for just a few/7? days, think it was Grays first week of having online shop

Edit.... and just to make it worse there was free shipping as well. You are welcome:rolleyes::)
 
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I took some quick comparison shots between the 2 50s. Do people want RAW files or what's the best way?
 
Luftwalk said:
I took some quick comparison shots between the 2 50s. Do people want RAW files or what's the best way?
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Raws would be good if you don’t mind and have Dropbox or similar?
 
Luftwalk said:
Ok, here's the link to the RAW files: http://www.bobr.si/files/50mm.zip
I'll post some crops later on
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Thanks very much for this. Nothing immediately obvious in terms of overall rendering, which is good. If anything I would say the bokeh in the portrait shots is better with the z-line over the G. To say how much sharper the Z is supposed to be it's not as blatantly obvious as I was expecting tbh. It's sharper, I was kinda expecting it to be night and day though.Z-line has less CA too (y)

One question, any reason why the WB varies so much between shots?
 
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Theres a £25 off code for Grays, can't remember what it is but they have a video on youtube with the code.

Went in there today and part-ex'd my 24-70/4 and 105/1.4 and got the 24-70/2.8s. Its smaller than I thought it would be, but looking forward to using that :)

Edit, found it, its youtube19 for £20 off and free shipping
 
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So, here are a couple center crop sharpness comparisons....exif on the photos. One of the things I noticed is that the Z lens has consistently lower ISO.

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PeteStewardson said:
Theres a £25 off code for Grays, can't remember what it is but they have a video on youtube with the code.

Went in there today and part-ex'd my 24-70/4 and 105/1.4 and got the 24-70/2.8s. Its smaller than I thought it would be, but looking forward to using that :)

Edit, found it, its youtube19 for £20 off and free shipping
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Thanks very much for this, code worked and have ordered the 50mm S (y)
 
Luftwalk said:
So, here are a couple center crop sharpness comparisons....exif on the photos. One of the things I noticed is that the Z lens has consistently lower ISO.

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The last crop look much more different to how it is on my system, have you processed these? Interesting about the ISO, I hadn't noticed that. That's the second time I've heard that the adapted lenses use a higher ISO.
 
No, nothing is processed, just loaded into Lightroom (though it does default sharpening, contrast,...but the same for both images), went into compare view and took a screenshot of it...

As for the ISO....I think it's more of a situation of the G lens having worse T-stop transmission than the Z variant.
 
Luftwalk said:
No, nothing is processed, just loaded into Lightroom (though it does default sharpening, contrast,...but the same for both images), went into compare view and took a screenshot of it...

As for the ISO....I think it's more of a situation of the G lens having worse T-stop transmission than the Z variant.
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yeah, good observation, was thinking the same, either worse T stop or the adapter is limiting light due to design.
 
Luftwalk said:
No, nothing is processed, just loaded into Lightroom (though it does default sharpening, contrast,...but the same for both images), went into compare view and took a screenshot of it...

As for the ISO....I think it's more of a situation of the G lens having worse T-stop transmission than the Z variant.
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Good thinking. Beautiful dog btw, what breed is that?
 
Cagey75 said:
The S is certainly sharper, but the ol' G doesn't hold up too badly
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Yeah I thought from the scores there’d be more of a difference. The lower iso and weather sealing, as well as the better sharpness, rendering and lack of CA makes it a worthwhile upgrade imo, especially for £295 (y)
 
snerkler said:
Yeah I thought from the scores there’d be more of a difference. The lower iso and weather sealing, as well as the better sharpness, rendering and lack of CA makes it a worthwhile upgrade imo, especially for £295 (y)
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Yeah for that money it's a no brainer. I paid more for a used [though like new] Fuji 50mm F2. It is probably the first lens I'd buy if I got a Z
 
snerkler said:
Good thinking. Beautiful dog btw, what breed is that?
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Heh, I call her the "village special" :) She's a mixed breed (german shepherd, golden retriever and bernese mountain dog)....40kg of energy, though she doesn't show it on that pic.
 
snerkler said:
Yeah I thought from the scores there’d be more of a difference. The lower iso and weather sealing, as well as the better sharpness, rendering and lack of CA makes it a worthwhile upgrade imo, especially for £295 (y)
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Dooo ittt, lens looks great, better than the cz55 for character imo. Now where are the 1.4s.
 
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twist said:
Dooo ittt, lens looks great, better than the cz55 for character imo. Now where are the 1.4s.
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Did you not get from that that I’ve already pulled the trigger? ;)
 
Can’t blame children’s. Mine not stopped me getting what I want
 
Cagey75 said:
They let you think that maybe :D Why don't you have the latest gear from all manufacturers then? Seems like that's what you want :p
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new mountain bike being order next week
 
I could do with a new MB actually, the one I got has grips peeling off and there's a squeak somewhere in the crank that wd40 aint sorting. Must ask the kids can I buy a new one :LOL:
 
Cagey75 said:
I could do with a new MB actually, the one I got has grips peeling off and there's a squeak somewhere in the crank that wd40 aint sorting. Must ask the kids can I buy a new one :LOL:
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Sod the kids just buy
 
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