Have you used the z 135mm f1.8 Plena? What do you think of it?
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As per @Nimi there isn’t.
SugarDude
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Great shots Luke. I too love my Plena and this post is making me want to use it more. Very special lens. I'm strongly considering trying to fit it in my bag when go to the Galapagos Islands. I really believe I could get some creative shots on the islands.
Looks like a winner. Good info in the PL article. . With 11 blades it should be more round than other lenses, but can only be fully round wide open, no? They only posted outdoor wide open shots, probably so only round bokeh would show. They said they focused on vignetting, so less cats-eye for bokeh near the corners, looks great in the sample photos.
Being realistic, even the best lens isn't a magic bokeh machine, they still knew how to set up the shot to maximize it.
Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena Announced
Nikon just announced the newest lens for the Z system - and their first lens ever with a "Plena" designation. The Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena is full of high-end features and will be available next month for $2500. It also has one of the most intense optical construction diagrams I've ever seen.photographylife.com
It is arriving tomorrow. I already know I am going to shoot like the 800; wide open with various af options look to dx or crop for reach. It is all a matter of a creative eye.right distance you can do that with your Z800 f/6.3
Roy
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The Planar is a fantastic lens but its not for everyone.
for outdoor portraits its unbeatable.
but in the studio i normally shoot portraits at f5.6 or above...
The PLENA arrived and I had a short time to shoot a few images from the garden.
My initial reaction is the depth of field on this lens at 1.8 is extremely shallow and I may have to stop down a bit at times to get enough depth for my main subject.
The other reaction is this thing does a wonderful job on backgrounds and that is the easy part.
Anyway one picture posted below I have a couple others that are better but I have a meeting coming up in an hour so will probably do some more posting tomorrow.
My initial reaction is the depth of field on this lens at 1.8 is extremely shallow and I may have to stop down a bit at times to get enough depth for my main subject.
The other reaction is this thing does a wonderful job on backgrounds and that is the easy part.
Anyway one picture posted below I have a couple others that are better but I have a meeting coming up in an hour so will probably do some more posting tomorrow.
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That's a great start with the Plena. Lovely shot!
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Here are two more.Nice lens. Looks like a keeper to me.
SORRY THOSE LAST TWO WERE DOUBLE POSTED
Still liked them!
Thanks
Congratulations on your new lens. The second series of photos looks fine, but this image with the flower has some odd movement/reflection(?) just above the flower that seems unusual. I am not sure if that is something in the background heavily blurred or something else, but it did catch my attention.
--Ken
I would have to check tomorrow but I think the item in the background is a wood fence.
I saw it too. Is it water?
Now that you mention it, I think that is very possible. But it is so blurred that I cannot really make it out. A testament to the Plena!
--Ken
It reminds me of the PF artifacts…
Seems like something reflective ... white object seems to have a reflection could be water.
Put these on a 5k screen and blow them up and the detail is much more impressive on the original RAW than you see with these JPEGs
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I bought this lens when I visited Australia in May. I absolutely love it. It is not the sort of lens I would normally purchase but it was on offer and with the tax free deal, it was a bargain.
Whenever I use this lens, it makes me think differently, because of its capabilities. This is good for me, as it pushes me to try different things. I mostly use it for relatively close wildlife, plants, butterflies, dragonflies, etc.
Whenever I use this lens, it makes me think differently, because of its capabilities. This is good for me, as it pushes me to try different things. I mostly use it for relatively close wildlife, plants, butterflies, dragonflies, etc.
Before I told my wife of many years why I need to sell another lens and get a 135 mm Plena I went out early this morning well before sunrise, smoky from wildfires and hot here, looking for owls with my Z6III and Tamron Z mount 35-150 f/2-2.8. No owls to be found so I shot some test shots at 94mm, 150mm and 133mm (my bad I was going for 135mm). Just for fun here are some jpgs exported from NX Studio no edits and then imported to LRC and then no edits just exported with the Backcountry Gallery preset for size. 135mm is not a focal length I use much mostly for people for my church gig indoors and outdoors so will have to think about this Plena temptation for a while.
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