Note T stop is pretty high for this lens though – probably 2/3 stop more than the 70-200/2.8 II, and half a stop more than the 85/1.8 G for the same aperture. Stopped down to f2.8, it improves, but only to about the same level as the 70-200/2.8 II wide open.
Nowhere near as good as it was on the D700/ D3/ D3s. Wide open displays LCA and LoCA at edges. Slight AF issue noticed, same as 24/1.4.ĪFS 85/1.4 G: Inconsistent. The 24-70 performs much better at 2.8 than the 35/1.4 does at the same aperture. Center is okay, both sides are not good – even after AF fine tune. No AF issues, probably covered by depth of field and small apertures.ĪFS 35/1.4 G: No good wide open. Microcontrast not great, but serviceable. Cautiously, I’d say excellent performer, to be confirmed once I have a properly working body.ĪFS 28-300/3.5-5.6 G VR II: Sharp everywhere if you close down the aperture on stop. Three copies all displayed left-side softness on the D800, but not on other bodies. Excellent performer.ĪFS 24/1.4 G: Sharp everywhere except extreme corners at every aperture if you live view – remains an optically amazing lens, but now even more fiddly to use thanks to the AF issues. 85mm setting better than the 85/1.4 G at f2.8, and comparable to the 85/1.8 G at f2.8 (yes, you read that right. Excellent performer.ĪFS 70-200/2.8 G VR II: Sharp everywhere in the range, at every aperture. Average to good performer.ĪFS 24-70/2.8 G: Sharp everywhere in the range, at every aperture. T stop is probably closer to f4 than f2.8. Summary of Nikkors tested so far on the D800:ĪFS 14-24/2.8 G: Not good at 14mm obvious corner sharpness issues. There were more surprises in store, though – specifically, with lenses. It looks like I will be reviewing both E and non-E after all – I’ve elected to take a D800E for the replacement unit.
Since it’s only an issue with wide angles, and not an issue with anything above about 50mm, I elected to keep this body for the time being – I’m only using it in the studio with the 60/2.8 G Micro, and now the 85/2.8 PCE. The upshot is that it will take them two days to diagnose the problem, and possibly longer to fix. I think we can also rule out sensor alignment problems as I don’t see any odd shifts in the focal plane when focusing using live view.
Perhaps it was my 24/1.4 sample that was the issue – nope, because it works fine on a D3x, D4 and D700 we tried another 24/1.4 which showed consistent results – that rules out lens problems. Apparently it is a serious issue, because my NPS rep told me that HQ has asked for updates and is looking into it on the production line.
Reikan focal pro 2 demo version serial number#
It gets worse: I’ve had a number of emails from people with cameras in the same serial number block – below 1000 – and the 24/1.4, who are finding the same thing. The D800E was a bit better, but still noticeably soft on one side. The results were mostly the same – all of the D800s showed identical results. We also tried their NPS loaner demo units and their D800E sample. This is especially obvious with the 24/1.4 G. However, it turns out the replacement D800 exhibits the SAME autofocus issue – namely, with wide angle lenses, the center and right side AF points yield in focus images, the left side bank is way out. Ostensibly, to collect my replacement D800, and a PC-E 85/2.8 Micro. I don’t have time to post crops, but I think most of you would trust that I know what I’m doing.
Reikan focal pro 2 demo version update#
This post is a quick update to my D800 autofocus issues, as well as commentary on the specific performance on some of the more popular lenses people have been asking about.
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