A new family member in the studio... it's called Plena...

[JoelKlein]

All the pictures below are untouched. Straight out of camera, saved as jpg.

1/160 sec. f/5. ISO 64

Some night shots. See the bokeh and out-of-focus highlights

1/100 sec. f/1.8. ISO 3200 (Manual Focused)

1/200 sec. f/1.8. ISO 3200 (Manual Focused)

1/200 sec. f/1.8. ISO 250 (Manual Focused)

Below are shot through my kitchen window.

1/125 sec. f/1.8. ISO 500

1/125 sec. f/1.8. ISO 500
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1/125 sec. f/1.8. ISO 500

The Out-of-focus rendering is unlike anything I have ever seen.

1/125 sec. f/1.8. ISO 500

 

[wotan1]

Great shots. The child portrait is especially amazing.

Welcome to the Plena family.

 

[JoelKlein]

Great shots. The child portrait is especially amazing.

Welcome to the Plena family.

Thank you Wotan

 

[calcal]

Enjoy making magic with this great lens

 

[Mr.Fox]

Plena 135 mm ))))I recognize her glass pattern from a mile away ))))) Congratulations on your purchase! Great glass. Your hands started to tremble from the excitement of joy when shooting the first shots. It can be even sharper at F5 aperture

 

[JoelKlein]

Plena 135 mm ))))I recognize her glass pattern from a mile away ))))) Congratulations on your purchase! Great glass. Your hands started to tremble from the excitement of joy when shooting the first shots. It can be even sharper at F5 aperture

My wife had the opportunity to get the first shot...

 

[JoelKlein]

The first post, with the pictures, has a night shot with ISO 3200. Where is the noise?! I was using the Z8

 

[Mr.Fox]

My wife had the opportunity to get the first shot...

After that, you have to get the champagne out - Plena is a celebration

 

[JoelKlein]

After that, you have to get the champagne out - Plena is a celebration

YES!

 

[Mr.Fox]

The first post, with the pictures, has a night shot with ISO 3200. Where is the noise?! I was using the Z8

The Nikon Z8 has an ISO 3200 working value. Noise affects the picture from ISO 6400 - the noise grain is moderately coarse and does not affect color reproduction and detail. Get used to it

 

[JoPoV]

All the pictures below are untouched. Straight out of camera

Which picture control, what other settings

 

[Jerry Heitschmidt]

And just yesterday I said I didn't need any more lenses! That Plena is getting harder to resist.

 

[Larry S.]

I absolutely love mine….there’s a lot to explore with the Plena… BTW… @wotan1 got an amazing image of a boat in a Seattle area harbor with his Plena that is ridiculously sharp if you can find it here..

 

[Mr.Fox]

And just yesterday I said I didn't need any more lenses! That Plena is getting harder to resist.

Plena is like a good high-end alcoholic beverage - once you try it, it's hard to stop )))).

 

[JoelKlein]

@JoPoV Picture control is standard.
Here's some more out of the camera. There is nothing to post-process. (Expect the black line mask to block people from being seen through the windows.)

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[JoelKlein]

Another one from the last session. No other lens delivers this look the way the Plena does. We tried the 50&85/1.2. it is a not the same

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[Charles Loy]

Nice, varied photos are great

 

[DHL]

All the pictures below are untouched. Straight out of camera, saved as jpg.

1/160 sec. f/5. ISO 64

Some night shots. See the bokeh and out-of-focus highlights

1/100 sec. f/1.8. ISO 3200 (Manual Focused)

1/200 sec. f/1.8. ISO 3200 (Manual Focused)

1/200 sec. f/1.8. ISO 250 (Manual Focused)

Below are shot through my kitchen window.

1/125 sec. f/1.8. ISO 500

1/125 sec. f/1.8. ISO 500
DX

1/125 sec. f/1.8. ISO 500

The Out-of-focus rendering is unlike anything I have ever seen.

1/125 sec. f/1.8. ISO 500

Congrats on the new addition to the family!

I was sure you would eventually purchase one. Lol

 

[wotan1]

And just yesterday I said I didn't need any more lenses! That Plena is getting harder to resist.

Resistance is futile. You know you want it. You know you need it.

This is a very very special lens. You will not regret the decision to get it.

 

[Hooligans Imagery]

Joel where's the cat? You need to get cat whiskers before you finish the champagne. Congratulations.

 

[Lee R]

It's an awesome lens, got mine last weekend.

 

[ssheipel]

Congrats on the new (fabulous) glass!

 

[beano]

Gratz Joel, glad you finally got it Would love to see that first shot of the baby with the Plena lens and 1/4 black mist filter. It would look absolutely etherea.

Nice selection of shots further down. Enjoy that beast of a lens!

 

[ssheipel]

Another one from the last session. No other lens delivers this look the way the Plena does. We tried the 50&85/1.2. it is a not the same
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Yup, as they say some lenses have a special personality and the Plena definitely one of those lenses. These toes are adorable, btw

 

[Darrellhar]

I picked up this lens a few weeks ago and could not agree more how special it is. Personally I purchased it to shoot night sports games. Every time I shoot with it I say to myself that this lens "owns the night". It is definitely a special lens. I love the baby toes photo you posted. It really shows the power of this incredible lens.