Nikon 28-70 f2.0

axlrose

Can we expect something similar from Nikon? Are they capable to do it?

photobunny

No reason they couldn't do it on the Z mount. But I think we'll see the 35-50mm f/1.2 first.

axlrose

I will have have to wait for a wider option Hopefully it will be soon enough.

MrFotoFool

I would be curious to know how well the Canon version is selling. I suppose indoor shooters like wedding and event photographers would find it very useful. For me, who uses a standard zoom for landscape and architecture, I find I need 24 on the wide end as 28 is often not wide enough. Then again I wouldn't shoot landscape with a large aperture, so this lens is not for people like me.

axlrose

Here, my fellow photographers who are on Canon grabbed it. I know at least 7-8 of them, who bought it in past week. And I would be tempted too, if I would be on Canon.
It is not a lens for wedding, but everything else makes easier. No need to take two or three lenses to portrait session, or family session...
C'mon Nikon...

WestEndFoto

I think that Nikon would be more innovative to do:

10-20 2.8
20-50 2.8
50-120 2.8
120-300 2.8

mhedges

axlrose said:

It is not a lens for wedding

??? Hows that? I thought wedding photographers were one of it's biggest markets.

MrFotoFool

axlrose said:

...It is not a lens for wedding, but everything else makes easier...
C'mon Nikon...

I agree with @mhedges above. Why do you say it is not a lens for wedding? Did you mean to say it is not ONLY a lens for wedding?

mhedges

Ah that makes sense. That's probably it.

axlrose

MrFotoFool said:

axlrose said:

...It is not a lens for wedding, but everything else makes easier...
C'mon Nikon...

I agree with @mhedges above. Why do you say it is not a lens for wedding? Did you mean to say it is not ONLY a lens for wedding?

Not that it is not for wedding. Actually it is perfect for weddings, regarding focal length etc... But it is heavy as hell. And holding it for whole day, can be a pain. Fellow wedding photographers bought it mainly for off-wedding stuff. Although some will use it for a wedding too. I'd be tempted too.... using only one body and lens is huge +

MrFotoFool

As posted on the main page, instead of this lens (or maybe in addition), Nikon is making a 28-75 f2.8 . There must be a market for this if they are making it and I wish the best to all who find it useful. For me personally, I find 24-70 much more practical because I shoot it at 24mm more than any other setting. Years and years ago when 28-70 was the standard zoom for film cameras there were many times I was at 28mm and wanted just a bit more width.

mhedges

I think the idea here is to give a more affordable 2.8 option. I will be surprised if it isn't a rebadged and/or slightly modified version of the Tamron E mount lens.

WestEndFoto

mhedges said:

I think the idea here is to give a more affordable 2.8 option. I will be surprised if it isn't a rebadged and/or slightly modified version of the Tamron E mount lens.

I would be. I think that it will be a complete redesign, which will be consistent with what they have done with the other Z mount lenses.

axlrose

Returning to this topic.... just curious... since now Sony released 28-70 f2.0 GM lens... and there is Megadap ETZ21 adapter, would this setup work?

donaldejose

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donaldejose

My preference, and it is just a preference, would be for a Nikon version to be smaller and lighter and sharper like the Sony version. As to the added warmth of the Canon compared to the Sony, that can be added by simply changing the white balance at which you shoot the lens.

However, my greatest interest at the moment is the Viltrox LAB f1.2 and Pro f1.4 line of lenses Viltrox is working on. The 135 LAB 1.8 has been getting rave reviews as did the Viltrox 75 Pro 1.2 DX lens (which will be a perfect compliment for a high megapixel Nikon Z90, if one is ever produced). I hope they will equal Nikon versions at less than half the price.

axlrose

You think Nikon will produce it's own version?

donaldejose said:

My preference, and it is just a preference, would be for a Nikon version to be smaller and lighter and sharper like the Sony version. As to the added warmth of the Canon compared to the Sony, that can be added by simply changing the white balance at which you shoot the lens.

However, my greatest interest at the moment is the Viltrox LAB f1.2 and Pro f1.4 line of lenses Viltrox is working on. The 135 LAB 1.8 has been getting rave reviews as did the Viltrox 75 Pro 1.2 DX lens (which will be a perfect compliment for a high megapixel Nikon Z90, if one is ever produced). I hope they will equal Nikon versions at less than half the price.

donaldejose

Eventually, but they have other projects to complete first such as the 35mm f1.2 and filling out the f1.4 "economy" line. So it may be a year or two before they get to a 28-70 f2 lens. We may even see a Chinese lens company come out with one before Nikon does.

photobunny

Stuff the 35 f/1.2, where's the 180-400 f/4.0 TC for the Z mount?!