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Nikon Z 50 f1.2 S Review: Amazing Lens…On a Failed Focus System?! - Video


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This is a REVIEW of the Nikon Z 50mm f1.2S Prime Lens for the Z mount system. This is flat-out a FANTASTIC lens any way you slice it. But in my testing, it's not the lens that has an issue, it's the Z systems auto-focus. The one drawback I saw for the lens is it's size, it's so much larger compared to Sony and Canon's 50 1.2's. It makes you question why Nikon made such a big deal out of the large mount and saying that it would allow them to make more compact lenses.

Yes I say many times that the Z7 II lets this lens down because it does. You see it, I show it, I let you into my viewfinder to see what the focus system is doing. It's struggling, it's missing, it does it, and when it hits it's solid. But I can't rely on "when it hits" and you shouldn't accept that either. I get it, a lot of you are invested heavily into Nikon just like I once was. But I will continue to say it, until you try the Canon or Sony cameras and see how amazing their AF is, don't yell at me for sharing my findings.

 

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Almost every camera bag needs a 50mm prime, and hey why not have a 50mm 1.2.  Here we test out 2, and decide if the big money is worth it .... ?
Lots of images and video. 

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:15 Introducing the NIKKOR SC 55mm f/1.2
  • 00:46 Joe sharing his thoughts on the 55mm
  • 01:10 Close up look at the lens
  • 01:30 What did it cost?
  • 01:47 Mister Bean face!
  • 01:58 Chris and the Z fc
  • 02:16 How is the NIKKOR-SC 55m f/1.2 at night?
  • 03:06 Close up look at images in Capture 1 
  • 03:45 Looking at flaring and ghosting NIKKOR 55mm f/1.2
  • 04:23 So how much is it?
  • 05:23 Side by side comparison NIKKOR 50mm 1.2 S vs NIKKOR-SC 55mm 1.2
  • 05:58 Is the bokeh better on the NIKKOR 50mm f/1.2 S?
  • 06:50 How well does the colour render between them?
  • 07:34 The ‘Alley Way’ comparison 
  • 08:25 Is the NIKKOR-SC 55mm 1.2 ghosting a lot?
  • 08:40 Hand held low shutters these lenses perform on the Z9
  • 09:00 Purple fringing … ?
  • 09:38 Reminder - this is a fully manual lens
  • 10:19 Sharpness is good in the centre
  • 10:32 The ‘Roller Door’ test
  • 11:05 I don’t think this image is shot at f/1.2
  • 12:20 64 and 640 ISO look good together
  • 12:42 Spherical Aberrations
  • 13:14 Back on the street
  • 14:41 More images from the NIKKOR 50mm f/1.2 S
  • 15:45 Capturing urban decay in f/1.2
  • 16:44 Low light, slow shutters
  • 17:02 Natural rendition of the 50mm f/1.2 S
  • 19:23 A modern lens coupled with the power of the low ISO and IBIS - AMAZING!
  • 19:55 New opportunities created with modern equipment?
  • 21:06 Images and video from the NIKKOR-SC 55mm f/1.2

 

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