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May 19, 2025 Nikon Z 50mm Showdown – F1.4 vs F1.8 S

Nikon’s marketing strategy with the common prime focal lengths is a little odd.  They started with a series of premium S-Line primes…but with the uncommon maximum aperture of F1.8.  They then followed those with the extreme F1.2 options.  Everything made sense until they’ve much later decided to release a series of 35mm [Read more...]

May 12, 2025 Nikkor Z 50mm F1.8 S Gallery

I noted in last year’s review of the Nikkor Z 50mm F1.4 that Nikon’s marketing strategy at the typical prime focal lengths (35mm, 50mm, and 85mm) is a bit unconventional. In the past the usual strategy was entry level (F1.8), mid-tier (F1.4), and premium (F1.2) options. But Nikon actually released F1.8 lenses at thes [Read more...]

May 12, 2025 Nikkor Z 50mm F1.8 S Review

I noted in last year’s review of the Nikkor Z 50mm F1.4 that Nikon’s marketing strategy at the typical prime focal lengths (35mm, 50mm, and 85mm) is a bit unconventional. In the past the usual strategy was entry level (F1.8), mid-tier (F1.4), and premium (F1.2) options. But Nikon actually released F1.8 lenses at thes [Read more...]

May 2, 2025 LAB vs PLENA: Nikon 135mm Showdown

In the past six weeks I have reviewed two amazing 135mm lenses – both in Nikon Z mount.  That’s great, as 18 months ago we had zero 135mm lenses.  Both of them have tremendous strengths and a lot of similarities…but they are priced radically different, with the LAB coming in at $900 USD and the […] [Read more...]

April 10, 2025 Nikkor Z 135mm F1.8 S Plena Gallery

This is a very important review for me. Not because the Nikkor Z 135mm F1.8 S Plena is a new and hot review (it was actually released in October of 2023, several months before I started to do Nikon reviews and 18 months before this review), but because it represents a very important new connection […] [Read more...]

April 10, 2025 Nikkor Z 135mm F1.8 S Plena Review

This is a very important review for me. Not because the Nikkor Z 135mm F1.8 S Plena is a new and hot review (it was actually released in October of 2023, several months before I started to do Nikon reviews and 18 months before this review), but because it represents a very important new connection […] [Read more...]

March 19, 2025 Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB Z Review

In the fall of the 2024 I had the opportunity to review the long awaited first entry in Viltrox’s Premium LAB series – the Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB FE. I loved the lens on Sony despite it being large and heavy and gave it a pretty glowing review. One regret I had was that […] [Read more...]

November 29, 2024 Neewer NW-ETZ vs Megadap ETZ21 Pro | Sony E to Nikon Z Adapter Showdown

When I first started using Sony E-mount, I was coming off a period of more than a decade where I had used the Canon EF ecosystem exclusively. It was a delight to find that there were adapters that would allow me to use my Canon lenses on my Sony camera as well. I used and […] [Read more...]