alex_lofquist Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I suspect that Nikon had to keep the 24mm t/s lens diameter at 77mm in order to have room for all the letters in the lens designation. I'm going to need a "cheat sheet" to keep me informed as to all their meanings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 wait for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Alex, That (the bulk) is one thing I dislike in the 85 PC. No need for a 77mm filter on this (otherwise) tiny lens with an f/2.8 maximum aperture. I have checked this and there is no vignetting with full tilt and shift (not only on an APS-C sensor). I sincerely hope the new PC-E lenses would be small. Even if they are ugly looking, if they perform like the 85 PC, I will be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_sirota1 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 <i>No primes, dang.</i> <p> Seems to me that two of the three news lenses in this report are primes. Specialized, yes, but still primes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radfordneal Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 How does this rumoured PC-E lens behave on old bodies, that can't control the aperture electronically? I certainly hope that it defaults to stopping down to the set aperture, which would make it usable, rather than defaulting to being wide open, or worse, stopped all the way down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron l Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 How about an 85 f1.4ED, NON-G!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka_nissila Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Nikon wants to minimize non-G lenses because it speeds up the transition into newer bodies, where the money is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_brown4 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 The 24T/S will go to the top of my short list. Great for street level architecture and will probably find some use on the table in the home studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_brown4 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Wow, I just caught Ellis' mention of the 50-150/2.8FX. The is just GREAT! because that is eminently useful as the telezoom on a DX body. Hopefully it will be about the size of the corresponding Sigma, which I would quickly sell to get a genuine Nikkor. 2008 looks to be a very good vintage fo gearheads like mw ;~] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_chappell Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 <I>If the PC-E is true then it is a G lens. Too bad for the Canon users who can not use it on their bodies with adapters! ;)</i><P> Um.... Vivek, Canon has had a 24 mm TS-E lens for many years now. Also a 45 mm and a 90 mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I am well aware of that, Mark. I am not sure if many of the 24 TS-E buyers were thrilled with its performance whereas the 90 TS-E has been an overwhelming favorite. It is good to see Nikon catching up with Canon and I hope the 24mm PC-E lens will be as good a performer (for a wide) as the 85mm PC Micro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka_nissila Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I've seen massive falloff in the Canon 24 TS-E shifted vertically (on an 1Ds). If the 14-24 Nikkor is an indicator of what kind of quality to expect from the 24 PC-E then there might be indeed some Canon users who'd want to use it on an adapter ... ;-) Ok end speculation. The 50-150/2.8 idea is great, I would get a chance to trade my 70-200 and avoid using control points to get rid of vignetting, hopefully. I would very much find use for such a lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka_nissila Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Okay, "massive" maybe an exaggeration, but you have to see I'm overly sensitive to dark corners :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofey_kalakar Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 The 24 T/S sounds exciting.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Eh, unless it offers eye controlled perspective adjustment, ho-hum. I just wanna be able to look at the points that need perspective correction and the lens will automagically adjust. Heck, I'm just gonna wait for the D5, nicknamed "Jeeves" by insiders. Just tell it what to photograph and you can stay home in your jammies drinking coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_standon Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Nikon certainly has its act together. Now all I need to do is get some cash together for the 200-400 f/4, the 500mm f/4 VR, the 12-24mm zoom and the 70-200mm f/4 VR. Oopps.... They have one more lens to go!!! In reality, I will be spending most of my dollars going to interesting places that offer fun, education, enrichment and many photo opportunities. Well, I may add a lens or two to my collection this year. And probably a D60 to backup the D200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_storey Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I was wondering if anyone could clarify or comment on a statement by the notorious Ken Rockwell about this lens: "The only camera on which this lens works perfectly is the Nikon D3. The aperture stops down automatically on the D3 and D300. You must open and close the diaphragm manually, using a push button, on every other camera. With other cameras, including the D300, parts of the camera interfere with some parts of tilting and shifting. " That last sentence, if true, seems downright bizarre to me. I own a D200 and am considering this lens, but not if there are severe limitations if used on that camera. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjørn rørslett Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Ken Rockwell has issued an incorrect statement. D200 will, just as the D300, not interfere with the tilting and shifting of the 24 PC-E. With the D200, however ,you have to push the stop-down button yourself whilst the D300 (and the D3) kindly does this for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybeach Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 "Ken Rockwell has issued an incorrect statement." > I'm shocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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