New Lens!

"CounterTorqueSteer" (countertorquesteer) 04/20/2016 at 20:23 • Filed to: Photography

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Picked up a new Opteka 85mm f1.8 for my Nikon D7100. Considering the lens was $100 (!!), I’m very happy with the initial results. My fiancé was kind enough to be the guinea pig. Picture data: Manual focus, natural light, f1.8, 1/1250, iso100.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > CounterTorqueSteer 04/20/2016 at 20:35

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Wow, you got that wide open focus better with a manual lens than my crappy old D3100 does with my 1.8 AF!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > CounterTorqueSteer 04/20/2016 at 20:43

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WANT

NeedForSwede > CounterTorqueSteer 04/20/2016 at 20:47

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That dandelion looks dooooooooope

1111111111111111111111 > CounterTorqueSteer 04/20/2016 at 20:55

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Gotta love fast lenses!

CounterTorqueSteer > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 04/20/2016 at 20:56

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The dandelion, glasses, earrings, or lens?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > CounterTorqueSteer 04/20/2016 at 21:14

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Lens. Not that my D3100 can take much advantage of what it has to offer, but still.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 04/20/2016 at 21:43

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She's already spoken for.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CounterTorqueSteer 04/20/2016 at 21:46

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Manual focusing is very difficult with the viewfinders that aren't designed for it, IMHO.

CounterTorqueSteer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/21/2016 at 02:22

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I find it very easy to manual focus with the viewfinder of the D7100. Even faster and more accurate than my split-prism slr. Nikon’s modern viewfinder focus assist is sweet.

DanimalHouse > CounterTorqueSteer 04/21/2016 at 09:59

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Cool man! Sounds like a good buy. I rented an 85mm f1.4 once for a wedding. Really fun!

I’m really tempted to upgrade to the 7100.... but I’m a sucker for full frame, and wouldn’t mind getting a refurbished D610.

I’m still rocking my D80 circa 2007.

DECISIONS!!!!

CounterTorqueSteer > DanimalHouse 04/21/2016 at 10:47

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I love full frame too, but the feel of the 7100 is just perfect for my hands.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CounterTorqueSteer 04/21/2016 at 12:05

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I’ll have to check that out. I’m invested in Canon cameras. I started out with a Pentax Spotmatic 35 years ago, which were designed for manual focusing (obvously). I only wish I could dependable manually focus; if I could, I’d probably leave the AF turned off by default. I don’t like depending on it.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CounterTorqueSteer 04/21/2016 at 12:06

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That’s a lovely image of your fiance, by the way.

CounterTorqueSteer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/21/2016 at 12:25

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I agree. Even on my AF lenses, I’m still doing it manually about 75% of the time. I’m coming from a Nikon F100 that has the same manual focus assist as the D7100 so that has made the transition pretty easy.

CounterTorqueSteer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/21/2016 at 12:26

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Thank you very much :)

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CounterTorqueSteer 04/21/2016 at 13:45

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I’m not sure how I wound up with Canon over Nikon in the first place; my first Canon digital was a G5 and I guess I just stayed with it. The focus assist might be the first feature I’ve heard of that I’d prefer on a Nikon. But I’m too deeply invested to switch.

CounterTorqueSteer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/21/2016 at 14:58

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Yeah, the only reason that I am a Nikon user is because at some point I had an old Nikon point and shoot. Funny how one decision can impact our whole camera system down the line.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CounterTorqueSteer 04/21/2016 at 16:01

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Yup. I was yearbook adviser at the high school where I used to teach. We had a Nikon, and I bought some more Nikons and I was constantly frustrated because I couldn’t figure out how to do the things I knew how to do with a Canon.