Oh my word, Julia! These photos are absolutely stunning! You surely are a master of your craft and I admire your work so much❤ I'm a Canon shooter, so won't really use this exact lens, but I would LOVE to get myself a 135mm f/1.8 it's sooo dreamy🥹 With your editing style on top of it, I am absolutely in love!!
Informative, insightful, and engaging. Love your images and the quality of your videos. Consistent with the best manufacturers in this segment Nikon continues to deliver top tier products that demonstrate their commitment to the art and science of imaging.
Excellent video! You answered all of my questions about this lens. Now I just have to save enough to make the purchase. Also, your model is beautiful, and you interacted with very nice. I subscribed and look forward to learning more from you videos. thanks for sharing.
Could just be me, but I LOVE the 135mm look 😍 its so stunning, particularly in portraits & product shots. I would like to own the Plena in the future, at the moment, its not quite in the budget & the Sigma Art (HSM/DSLR) version is still holding its own. Size/weight of gear, be it camera or lens or combo, is highly individual. My personal motto is: Quality over convenience. I dont care what the gear weighs/size, so long as I get the results I want/need.
Excellent review. I am not concerned about the weight, but it's something important to underscore. I strongly recommend using the hood with the Plena and the 85mm f1.2 Nikon is taking into account the hood in the lens design and controlling flare with the hood on. Beautiful pictures. The viewfinder is a preference. Many people like the experience one will have with something like the Hasselblad V. You can control the environment better etc. I am, personally, a viewfinder guy, I started with 35mm film cameras and then moved to DSLR when the back was terrible and slow. Recently the back of many cameras has become bright enough to work in most northern latitudes during the summer and it's almost as fast as the viewfinder. Still I love the tunnel vision of the viewfinder, and I remember the beauty of shooting with the H4D and the 100mm f2.2 😃
Love this lens session. Beautiful capture. Nice review. I hope you don't mind me asking the device (in your pocket) used for capturing the camera lcd screen display while shooting photos?
Looks like a great lens, the bokeh is crazy! FYI the control rings on Z lenses really shouldn’t be used for things like aperture since as you have found out, they are crazy sensitive and easy to rotate without knowing. I’ve always just disabled mine completely in the camera settings.
I agree. I've noticed that the newer Z lenses have control rings that are stiffer and less prone to accidental turning. The initial Z lenses had control rings that were too easy to inadvertently bump. Lenses with a more pronounced texture, such as the one on this Plena lens, offer better control and tension. Conversely, lenses with control rings featuring like the 24-70, tend to be too loose.
The bokeh is soo beautiful! I personally really like having my aperture ring on the lens and it's also set up like that out of the box which is why I mentioned it
Hi, Julia! Thank you for great review of 135mm Plena! I'd like to ask you about screen recording, if I got it right, Z8 allow you to stream video on external recorder while shooting stills. Am I right?
Have you used the Sigma 135 on FTZ? How would you feel it compares to this one? The new Plena is super exciting but for those of us already rocking the 135mm ART is it worth almost double the price to move to plena?
one tip, for my H1 and the 300 lens to get closer, I use a 13mm extension tube, so give these a go, it gets you beyond the close limit, so you don't have to stand as far back. ( I am not sure Nikon has any for the z system out yet (teleconverters they do)), but you can always go third party, or for something like the actus B system (adapts camera and lens, giving a bellows, which is infinitely adjustable)- this also furnishes a "tripod foot", so you are not hand holding this all day.
I came to the Nikon z6. I haven't shot in about a year and a half. I had the Sony a73-87 r3 the a7c. I had quite a few gmaster lens. I love the autofocus system on Sony. It makes shooting so much easier but even just coming to Nikon with the 35 and 85 1.8. I love the colors. It wasn't the best autofocus but I still got my shots so I chose to come back to Nikon for that and also because they've been coming out with amazing lenses lately. The 135 1.8 85 1.2 51.2 tamron's jumping in on the z-mount systems now. They also have the 70 to 200 70 to 180. If you want a little bit cheaper price Nikon I believe is going to jump over Sony within the next 5 years just for the colors alone but match. That was some great quality lenses that they're coming out with even some of those long telephoto lenses that are really affordable. Sony is in trouble
Love this lens, definitely a future purchase. Right now i'm using an OG Nikon 105mm 2.5 to get close to dope images like this. Manual focusing is getting real old real fast though lol
Regarding the weight, I usually recommend getting an even heavier camera body for a heavy lens 🙈 It's a bit counterintuitive, but the added body weight balances the lens better, spreads the weight over both hands, and stops it from torquing your hand forward. So a Z9 would be more comfortable with this lens, in my opinion 😀
Especially when shooting in portrait orientation, I find a vertical grip so much less physically strenuous to hold. One of the biggest distinctions I like to make to people about the Z9 is "it's heavy and cumbersome to CARRY/pack, but it's not heavy or cumbersome to HOLD."
@@juliatrotti Haha yes I can relate. The Z9 kinda sucks on a strap with everything other than the 40mm f/2. For wildlife I carry it in my hands without a strap and try not to drop it. Like carrying a heavy bag of groceries around for an entire day 🙈
Nikon used to have a 135 F2 DC lens in the good old film era. I don't have one, but apprently it was the best 135 mm for portraits due to its ability to alter the defocus zone. Stunning portoraits BTW. I guess this Plena lens would cost a fortune.
Hey I have been watching you as while now and I was just wondering what you use or how do you print pictures to give back to your clients. I've just started getting into photography and was wondering how people do that.
Nice content, i like idea when you show distance between you and model and you added window at the bottom with view how photo looks like in the camera so we know how far we have to be when shooting especially it is 135mm. thank you for video
How do you feel about vertical grips? I notice that you don't use them on your shoots? Do you think that would help in terms of handling? Or is it because it adds more weight?
great photos, cool, almost as good as my Hasselblad H1 and 300 f3.4 or the 80 f 2.8; without the colour science, of coarse, but the bokeh, and subject separation is almost as good. thanks for this review, as not much is out on it; so something to desire, and save for.
I am debating between 85 1.2s and the 135 lenses. Since I already have the 105e lens, I think I should have the 85 just because the shooting distance for 135 in this video seems not as convenient as the 85.
@juliatrotti Wow! So beautiful, and such a good review! There is something truly magical about a 135 1.8 that I don't feel is captured by any other lens. If I were stranded on a desert island, I would want food, water, a cell phone, and a boat, but after that, I would want a 135 1.8! ;-) I definitely agree about the weight. I *love* using my 135 GM, but after about 2 hours, my back disagrees with this strategy. How would you compare the image quality between the Plena, Sigma and Sony GM 135s?
Just took mine out of the box and it's making a noticeable noise when adjusting aperture wide open to about f4 and then disappears. Don't recall hearing any noise from my 50 or 85 1.2- did i get a bad plena? Edit: i put 85 1.2 on and it does make noise, just not as loud as plena. I'm inside as it's pouring out, typically take lenses out for first run.
Loving the review, what stunning lens & images! @juliatrotti I'd really love to know what's your tip when editing to overcome the green cast on the models in a woodland shoot?
A 35mm f1.2 is already on the roadmap. Personally I hope for a 28mm f1.2 which follows in the footsteps of the gorgeous 28mm f1.4 E for environmental portraits. How would you compare the Plena to the 85mm f1.2 in terms of sharpness, image quality and character? I am torn between both but can only justify one of them.
Hi Julia, In your Z8 + 50mm 1.8 + 85mm 1.2 video, you mentioned you have another shoot/video coming where you use the Nikon 50mm 1.2 and 85mm 1.2 (at 1.2 this time). I'm wondering if that video is still coming in the pipeline sometime, or if it's been scrapped? I personally am looking forward to that video. Thanks!
This is doing nothing for my GAS syndrome! 😵 Such nice photos and well done to the model. I'm intrigued to know how it compares to a 70-200 2.8, I know its probably the better lens if you are pixel peeping, but for the money, the 70-200 will probably give comparable results and more versatility, especially for those whose audience will only view on a mobile phone.
Actually, the 70-200 F/2.8s is a ridiculously awesome lens. Color is the same, when shot at 2.8 the Plena will be sharper because it's a full 1+ stop faster and the Plena has 11 blades vs 9. I shoot the 70-200 at 135mm all the time and I have for a couple of decades, used to be the 80-200 but now the 70-200. The S Line is the best Nikon line I have ever shot in my 28 years of shooting Nikon full-time. 🙂
I have the old 135mm f/2 DC lens and this new Plena lens blows it out of the water in every criteria, except for perhaps build quality and the built in lens hood. The levels of sharpness, the bokeh and AF on this new Plena lens are on a completely new level, the old 135mm DC would be lucky to get anything in focus at f/2 but then it is 33 year old tech and was built for film cameras.
Why compare the 2 lenses then. You yourself said the DC and Plena are for completely different camera platforms. Second, the DC can only resolve around 23 mega pixels.
Samyang 135mm f1.8 Af wins usability, technical performance & price. Nikon has really rounded bokeh highlights and a softer bokeh ( but more longitudinal aberrations).
Great review. Just so you know, it's a control ring and you can turn it off in body. I personally hate that ring for the very purpose you state. Too easy to bump and change your settings.
Hi - I am a street photographer, I have Nikon Z6II camera with 24-70 f4 lens, I also have 50mm f1.8 z lens, which i usually use most of the time, I live in Montreal and most of the photos I shoot in the city, I am thinking to buy 135 f1.8 lens, do you think that this lens will be good for urban landscape photography? Thanks for the reply in advance.
I'm curious what you think of 135mm as a focal length and how often you use it. I've had women literally get angry at me over how wide their faces look on longer lenses, and honestly I kind of agree. It goes against the traditional wisdom, but 50mm or even 35mm often render women's faces in a much more pleasing way, and it's more similar to how the client/model is used to seeing themselves in their selfie camera or in the mirror.
I agree with you that longer lenses can make people look really different to how they look in real life. I actually talk about how I choose a focal length depending on someone's face shape in my 35mm vs 50mm vs 85mm if you want to check that out! Normally I'm using a 135mm for weddings just for extra reach during the ceremony and reception rather than headshots/portraits for this reason too.
Thanks for bringing up the lens flare, nobody has talked about it before. I’ll be testing out my copy for a Halloween gig tonight. The lens is practically the same weight as the GM and L variants, so I think the issue for you is the Z8 or you just like smaller primes like a 35mm. A camera strap helps
All good, I hope your gig goes well! Yes, I did mention the size and weight is standard for this kind of prime and also that the weight problem for me is due to the Z8. I also felt the Z8 + 85mm f1.2 was a bit heavy together, but felt much better using the 85mm on the Zf. It's nothing against the lens/camera, just a personal issue that I want to share in case someone else has the same concerns.
@@juliatrotti curious. With the 85 + ZF combo did you mainly just hold the lens rather than try to grip the camera body? I was considering that camera for some fun manual focus lenses but was scared about handling with larger heavier lenses. I was thinking I’d hold and support the combo mainly using my left hand.
Try shooting with Active D Lightning On, it automatically boost luminance of the face or body skin without degrading image quality, boosts face lights so beautiful...try once
Good review…why do people complain about the weight? If you can’t lift a lens, don’t get out of bed. I have the 85mm 1.2 and will use your review to decide if I will make the purchase
I would consider closing the aperture of this lens just so much that both eyes of the model are in focus. Or, in the case of this model, the eyes and the mouth of the model are both in focus. This lens has 11 aperture blades so that even stopped down the bokeh is still beautiful.
Nikon and Fujifilm always focused on colors, and other image qualities- sometimes to a fault. Even the original Z6 & Z7 had amazing colors, but it just fell short in other ways.
Since I already have the 85 1.2 S, I honestly cant see a need for the 135 1.8. People who don't probably want to see if they can get a loaner/rental to test with, since either one is a substatnial invenstment.
Oh my word, Julia! These photos are absolutely stunning!
You surely are a master of your craft and I admire your work so much❤
I'm a Canon shooter, so won't really use this exact lens, but I would LOVE to get myself a 135mm f/1.8 it's sooo dreamy🥹 With your editing style on top of it, I am absolutely in love!!
Thank you, Julia. Absolutely stunning images. Magical colours. Super video. ❤🎉❤.
Informative, insightful, and engaging. Love your images and the quality of your videos. Consistent with the best manufacturers in this segment Nikon continues to deliver top tier products that demonstrate their commitment to the art and science of imaging.
Excellent video! You answered all of my questions about this lens. Now I just have to save enough to make the purchase. Also, your model is beautiful, and you interacted with very nice.
I subscribed and look forward to learning more from you videos.
thanks for sharing.
I need this lens ASAP!!! Amazing review as always Julia❤
Omg I can only imagine what you would create with this lens!! And thank you!
Very cool. I always love my 135mm 2.8, but this is beyond cool. Also, You always look so amazing in your shoots!!
I enjoyed your video and your thoughts. I’m excited about this lens.
I absolutely love this lens. I was waiting for it from the moment it was hinted at.
Im just in awe of how beautiful these shots are
Amazing Lens love your work keep doing julia👍
Great Review! With Christmas coming soon, this looks like a great Christmas Light Portrait lens.
Thank you oooh the bokeh would be insane!
The model is amazingly photogenic!!! Absolutely stunning!
Please do more Nikon videos! Would LOVE to see you showcase them on a wedding shoot! 🙌
Could just be me, but I LOVE the 135mm look 😍 its so stunning, particularly in portraits & product shots.
I would like to own the Plena in the future, at the moment, its not quite in the budget & the Sigma Art (HSM/DSLR) version is still holding its own.
Size/weight of gear, be it camera or lens or combo, is highly individual. My personal motto is: Quality over convenience.
I dont care what the gear weighs/size, so long as I get the results I want/need.
This is another informative video! On another note, dark colors suit you. The video test at the end demonstrated that! 😊
Excellent review. I am not concerned about the weight, but it's something important to underscore. I strongly recommend using the hood with the Plena and the 85mm f1.2 Nikon is taking into account the hood in the lens design and controlling flare with the hood on. Beautiful pictures. The viewfinder is a preference. Many people like the experience one will have with something like the Hasselblad V. You can control the environment better etc. I am, personally, a viewfinder guy, I started with 35mm film cameras and then moved to DSLR when the back was terrible and slow. Recently the back of many cameras has become bright enough to work in most northern latitudes during the summer and it's almost as fast as the viewfinder. Still I love the tunnel vision of the viewfinder, and I remember the beauty of shooting with the H4D and the 100mm f2.2 😃
Amazing this video ❤ I love it
Thanks for keeping everything 100!
Nikon veteran here... My favorite focus mode is AFC 3D People or all subject detection. Super accurate on the Z9. :) Nice video.
those pictures really popped. Well done
Great review Julia. The 135 is such a niche lens but for the images that i delivers, its amazing.
Thank you and I agree, it's such a great lens
Great video, love it. 👌
Love this lens session. Beautiful capture. Nice review. I hope you don't mind me asking the device (in your pocket) used for capturing the camera lcd screen display while shooting photos?
My favourite lens 😍 ❤️
Wow, your model is such a pro
Superb video! Hope the coming 35mm 1.2 is also a “plena” 🤞
Looks like a great lens, the bokeh is crazy! FYI the control rings on Z lenses really shouldn’t be used for things like aperture since as you have found out, they are crazy sensitive and easy to rotate without knowing. I’ve always just disabled mine completely in the camera settings.
I like it for exposure compensation
I agree. I've noticed that the newer Z lenses have control rings that are stiffer and less prone to accidental turning. The initial Z lenses had control rings that were too easy to inadvertently bump. Lenses with a more pronounced texture, such as the one on this Plena lens, offer better control and tension. Conversely, lenses with control rings featuring like the 24-70, tend to be too loose.
The bokeh is soo beautiful! I personally really like having my aperture ring on the lens and it's also set up like that out of the box which is why I mentioned it
@@livejames9374 That's a great idea!
There is a menu item to bring down the sensitivity if you haven't already seen it
Very nice video, Julia.
Amazing lens❤
Hi, Julia! Thank you for great review of 135mm Plena!
I'd like to ask you about screen recording, if I got it right, Z8 allow you to stream video on external recorder while shooting stills. Am I right?
i'm not really a bokeh lover/chaser but the bokeh on this is mind blowing....
Have you used the Sigma 135 on FTZ? How would you feel it compares to this one? The new Plena is super exciting but for those of us already rocking the 135mm ART is it worth almost double the price to move to plena?
one tip, for my H1 and the 300 lens to get closer, I use a 13mm extension tube, so give these a go, it gets you beyond the close limit, so you don't have to stand as far back. ( I am not sure Nikon has any for the z system out yet (teleconverters they do)), but you can always go third party, or for something like the actus B system (adapts camera and lens, giving a bellows, which is infinitely adjustable)- this also furnishes a "tripod foot", so you are not hand holding this all day.
I came to the Nikon z6. I haven't shot in about a year and a half. I had the Sony a73-87 r3 the a7c. I had quite a few gmaster lens. I love the autofocus system on Sony. It makes shooting so much easier but even just coming to Nikon with the 35 and 85 1.8. I love the colors. It wasn't the best autofocus but I still got my shots so I chose to come back to Nikon for that and also because they've been coming out with amazing lenses lately. The 135 1.8 85 1.2 51.2 tamron's jumping in on the z-mount systems now. They also have the 70 to 200 70 to 180. If you want a little bit cheaper price Nikon I believe is going to jump over Sony within the next 5 years just for the colors alone but match. That was some great quality lenses that they're coming out with even some of those long telephoto lenses that are really affordable. Sony is in trouble
Love this lens, definitely a future purchase. Right now i'm using an OG Nikon 105mm 2.5 to get close to dope images like this. Manual focusing is getting real old real fast though lol
Regarding the weight, I usually recommend getting an even heavier camera body for a heavy lens 🙈 It's a bit counterintuitive, but the added body weight balances the lens better, spreads the weight over both hands, and stops it from torquing your hand forward. So a Z9 would be more comfortable with this lens, in my opinion 😀
Especially when shooting in portrait orientation, I find a vertical grip so much less physically strenuous to hold. One of the biggest distinctions I like to make to people about the Z9 is "it's heavy and cumbersome to CARRY/pack, but it's not heavy or cumbersome to HOLD."
Yeah, I know what you mean! For a wedding though... I don't know how I feel about having that hanging off my shoulders all day 😭
@@juliatrotti Haha yes I can relate. The Z9 kinda sucks on a strap with everything other than the 40mm f/2. For wildlife I carry it in my hands without a strap and try not to drop it. Like carrying a heavy bag of groceries around for an entire day 🙈
Woah the colours…thisshooting in particular the skintones look absolutely extra special…nikon? And the bokeh rendering…oh boy i need more money…
Grazie Magica ✨🤗
BTW: you can disable the aperture ring. I do and I have for years, even in the DSLR days. It's a setting in the custom menu. 🙃
Hi Julia. May I ask what screen recorder are you using (to show your camera screen)?
Nikon used to have a 135 F2 DC lens in the good old film era. I don't have one, but apprently it was the best 135 mm for portraits due to its ability to alter the defocus zone. Stunning portoraits BTW. I guess this Plena lens would cost a fortune.
Hey I have been watching you as while now and I was just wondering what you use or how do you print pictures to give back to your clients. I've just started getting into photography and was wondering how people do that.
Nice content, i like idea when you show distance between you and model and you added window at the bottom with view how photo looks like in the camera so we know how far we have to be when shooting especially it is 135mm. thank you for video
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Heaviest of the three 135’s. Id love to try this lens in Paris next month, curious if Nikon Pro Support will be setup there next month with loaners?
How do you feel about vertical grips? I notice that you don't use them on your shoots? Do you think that would help in terms of handling? Or is it because it adds more weight?
great photos, cool, almost as good as my Hasselblad H1 and 300 f3.4 or the 80 f 2.8; without the colour science, of coarse, but the bokeh, and subject separation is almost as good. thanks for this review, as not much is out on it; so something to desire, and save for.
How can I record the camera screen please? I have the Z5
I am debating between 85 1.2s and the 135 lenses. Since I already have the 105e lens, I think I should have the 85 just because the shooting distance for 135 in this video seems not as convenient as the 85.
@juliatrotti Wow! So beautiful, and such a good review! There is something truly magical about a 135 1.8 that I don't feel is captured by any other lens. If I were stranded on a desert island, I would want food, water, a cell phone, and a boat, but after that, I would want a 135 1.8! ;-) I definitely agree about the weight. I *love* using my 135 GM, but after about 2 hours, my back disagrees with this strategy. How would you compare the image quality between the Plena, Sigma and Sony GM 135s?
Top. Thanks!
Great video . Me encanto el video y el lente parece genial
Thank you!
@@juliatrotti you are welcome
Just took mine out of the box and it's making a noticeable noise when adjusting aperture wide open to about f4 and then disappears. Don't recall hearing any noise from my 50 or 85 1.2- did i get a bad plena? Edit: i put 85 1.2 on and it does make noise, just not as loud as plena. I'm inside as it's pouring out, typically take lenses out for first run.
Loving the review, what stunning lens & images! @juliatrotti I'd really love to know what's your tip when editing to overcome the green cast on the models in a woodland shoot?
Switch, switch, switch! Lol Let's go #Nikon! :) Thanks for the review!
This lens and your preset is a great combo! Did you tone down the strong greens of Nikons color profile?
Best camera best lens this video
it really a wow! great lens. do you have pictures without retouching?
Image quality difference between Sony G master 135mm f1.8 Vs Nikon???
You can disable the control ring i always do with my lenses :)
A 35mm f1.2 is already on the roadmap. Personally I hope for a 28mm f1.2 which follows in the footsteps of the gorgeous 28mm f1.4 E for environmental portraits. How would you compare the Plena to the 85mm f1.2 in terms of sharpness, image quality and character? I am torn between both but can only justify one of them.
Hi Julia,
In your Z8 + 50mm 1.8 + 85mm 1.2 video, you mentioned you have another shoot/video coming where you use the Nikon 50mm 1.2 and 85mm 1.2 (at 1.2 this time). I'm wondering if that video is still coming in the pipeline sometime, or if it's been scrapped? I personally am looking forward to that video. Thanks!
Yes it's still coming!! I just finished editing it and will upload it next week I think :)
If you had to choose one lens between the Nikon z 135 plena and the Z 85 f1.2, which would it be? Thanks and love your photos!@@juliatrotti
i'm sorry but apart from the lens being incredible, your model is just thoroughly captivating 🙀🙀🙀
Please mam make a outdoor photography and video review with fujifi xh2 and fujinon 56mm f1.2 lens
I paired the Plena with my Zf for Prom Sendoff photos
Osm❤️
I know don't shoot Nikon a lot but how would you compare it to the 135mm Sigma Art?
This is doing nothing for my GAS syndrome! 😵 Such nice photos and well done to the model. I'm intrigued to know how it compares to a 70-200 2.8, I know its probably the better lens if you are pixel peeping, but for the money, the 70-200 will probably give comparable results and more versatility, especially for those whose audience will only view on a mobile phone.
Actually, the 70-200 F/2.8s is a ridiculously awesome lens. Color is the same, when shot at 2.8 the Plena will be sharper because it's a full 1+ stop faster and the Plena has 11 blades vs 9. I shoot the 70-200 at 135mm all the time and I have for a couple of decades, used to be the 80-200 but now the 70-200. The S Line is the best Nikon line I have ever shot in my 28 years of shooting Nikon full-time. 🙂
I have the old 135mm f/2 DC lens and this new Plena lens blows it out of the water in every criteria, except for perhaps build quality and the built in lens hood. The levels of sharpness, the bokeh and AF on this new Plena lens are on a completely new level, the old 135mm DC would be lucky to get anything in focus at f/2 but then it is 33 year old tech and was built for film cameras.
Why compare the 2 lenses then. You yourself said the DC and Plena are for completely different camera platforms. Second, the DC can only resolve around 23 mega pixels.
based on the video, looking at the eyes- are the photos blurred? i am planning to buy my own plena..but my consideration is sharpness and speed.
Do you find yourself preferring Nikon or Canon colors over Sony? Or does it all come out the same in the edit? Thank you.
I have shot all three,Sony is the worst , canon tends on the yellow side and Nikon is the better option,meanwhile Fujifilm is the best .
They are all good for me, I don't have problems with any particular manufacturer's colours!
how do you compare it to the 135 GM? :)
A review of the samyang 35-150 f2.8 would be nice pls
Samyang 135mm f1.8 Af wins usability, technical performance & price. Nikon has really rounded bokeh highlights and a softer bokeh ( but more longitudinal aberrations).
Who Camera Best Cmaera ???? 😊
Shooting without EVF is great way to demolish feeling of contact with the sibject. Due many cases of looking slightly off the center
erm... we need some battle of 135 video at this point.. interested to see 135 plena with rf 135 and gm 135..
quero ver a melhor contra a plena . samwang 135mm af FE
Great review. Just so you know, it's a control ring and you can turn it off in body. I personally hate that ring for the very purpose you state. Too easy to bump and change your settings.
Hi - I am a street photographer, I have Nikon Z6II camera with 24-70 f4 lens, I also have 50mm f1.8 z lens, which i usually use most of the time, I live in Montreal and most of the photos I shoot in the city, I am thinking to buy 135 f1.8 lens, do you think that this lens will be good for urban landscape photography? Thanks for the reply in advance.
I'm curious what you think of 135mm as a focal length and how often you use it. I've had women literally get angry at me over how wide their faces look on longer lenses, and honestly I kind of agree. It goes against the traditional wisdom, but 50mm or even 35mm often render women's faces in a much more pleasing way, and it's more similar to how the client/model is used to seeing themselves in their selfie camera or in the mirror.
I agree with you that longer lenses can make people look really different to how they look in real life. I actually talk about how I choose a focal length depending on someone's face shape in my 35mm vs 50mm vs 85mm if you want to check that out! Normally I'm using a 135mm for weddings just for extra reach during the ceremony and reception rather than headshots/portraits for this reason too.
@@juliatrotti thanks for the reply ☺I'll check out that video
SUPER
How does it compare to the Sony?
What should market hear
Beautiful work! Makes it harder not to want the Plena lol
Thank you!
Will you be switching to Nikon after you’ve been testing the Z8?
when shooting wide open (1.8), does the amount or shape of aperture blades have any impact?
No only when you stop down.
Yep, as James said it makes a difference stopped down which is why I included the f1.8 vs f2 vs f2.5 comparisons at that moment!
Which device did you use to record video while taking photos?
I want to know too
Once again the model killed it
She's amazing!
A 24 or 35 1.2 would be magnificant!
I can't wait!
Thanks for bringing up the lens flare, nobody has talked about it before. I’ll be testing out my copy for a Halloween gig tonight.
The lens is practically the same weight as the GM and L variants, so I think the issue for you is the Z8 or you just like smaller primes like a 35mm. A camera strap helps
All good, I hope your gig goes well! Yes, I did mention the size and weight is standard for this kind of prime and also that the weight problem for me is due to the Z8. I also felt the Z8 + 85mm f1.2 was a bit heavy together, but felt much better using the 85mm on the Zf. It's nothing against the lens/camera, just a personal issue that I want to share in case someone else has the same concerns.
@@juliatrotti curious. With the 85 + ZF combo did you mainly just hold the lens rather than try to grip the camera body? I was considering that camera for some fun manual focus lenses but was scared about handling with larger heavier lenses. I was thinking I’d hold and support the combo mainly using my left hand.
Try shooting with Active D Lightning On, it automatically boost luminance of the face or body skin without degrading image quality, boosts face lights so beautiful...try once
Why, it's only jpeg, who shoots jpeg?
@@airjaff not talking about JPEG, it's about Raw....and ofcourse not everyone shoots raw also...
BO-KEH
Good review…why do people complain about the weight? If you can’t lift a lens, don’t get out of bed. I have the 85mm 1.2 and will use your review to decide if I will make the purchase
Disable aperture ring control
Why you're not using the view finder?
I have a video about this on my page, and also I do use it here and there throughout this video
The model giving me a angelina jolie vibe
Wonderful review.
Also thanks for saying NIKON and not Nykon
Also thanks for saying Z zed and not Zee.
Disable the control ring then... OMG...
The good think is Nikkor takes the LED display out on most of the new lenses now.
I would consider closing the aperture of this lens just so much that both eyes of the model are in focus. Or, in the case of this model, the eyes and the mouth of the model are both in focus. This lens has 11 aperture blades so that even stopped down the bokeh is still beautiful.
Seems Nikon has better colours and image quality than sony 🤔
Always has been. From days of DSLR till now!!
Nikon has ALWAYS had the best colors. They were just too late to the party and everyone jumped to Sony.
Always have been
Nikon and Fujifilm always focused on colors, and other image qualities- sometimes to a fault. Even the original Z6 & Z7 had amazing colors, but it just fell short in other ways.
I agree with you
how is it vs the nikkor z 85mm 1.2? time for a comparison video! aha
135mm vc tem melhor bokeh porem precisa de mais espaço para trabalhar e 85mm f1.2 vc tem mais conforto e mais luz no sensor da câmera
Since I already have the 85 1.2 S, I honestly cant see a need for the 135 1.8. People who don't probably want to see if they can get a loaner/rental to test with, since either one is a substatnial invenstment.
depende do seu objetivo. eu escolhi o melhor bokeh com a 135@@gr-os4gd
I'm curious to see how the fall off is between the two when it comes to portraits, combined with the background rendering@@gr-os4gd