I have the Nikon 70-200mm f2.8VRII and a Zeiss 135mm f2 manual focus lens. Although the latter is different from the Nikon 135mm f2 DC, the Zeiss lens is a very sharp lens, dare I say sharper than my Nikon lenses.
Due to the focus breathing, the Nikon 70-200mm at 200mm has an equivalent of 135mm. The zoom lens offers greater flexibility when working in a tighter studio place. It is irrelevant when working outdoors.
Here is a recent sample that I took using the zoom lens at 200mm. It's not the best sample but it demonstrate on how it can isolate the subject from the background.
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That's a nice pic mate but didn't get it quite right
Whats not right about it ?
What u mean 200mm in zoom equivalent to true 135mm
What u mean 200mm in zoom equivalent to true 135mm
He stated it was due to focus breathing. If you aren't familiar with the term focus breathing, you should check it out. Zooms have a tendency to suffer from it.
Focus Breathing (Focal length variation with focus distance)- Bob Atkins Photography
That's a nice pic mate but didn't get it quite right
What u mean 200mm in zoom equivalent to true 135mm
He stated it was due to focus breathing. If you aren't familiar with the term focus breathing, you should check it out. Zooms have a tendency to suffer from it.
Focus Breathing (Focal length variation with focus distance)- Bob Atkins Photography
IQ is better in the VR2 vs the VR1 I own, but the bad focus breathing is the reason why I wont upgrade to it. I could, but id rather lose the noted loss in IQ over the practicality of cropping tighter.
and cropping is not an option since youre losing rez so what the point.
That's a nice pic mate but didn't get it quite right
This is what I hear when the VR1 is shot wide open..Glen Im in the market for a 70mm-200mm...I really want to stick with fast glass. Im debating between the 70mm-200mm 2.8 VR1 versus the newer 70mm-200mm F4...Decisions..Im aware of the 1 stop difference and lighter weight of the F4...Nothing wrong with that and it is perfectly understandable if you don't want to lose the distance.
I used to own the VRI but later upgraded to the VRII since I was more concerned on the corner sharpness and vignette when used with a full frame camera.
This is what I hear when the VR1 is shot wide open..Glen Im in the market for a 70mm-200mm...I really want to stick with fast glass. Im debating between the 70mm-200mm 2.8 VR1 versus the newer 70mm-200mm F4...Decisions..Im aware of the 1 stop difference and lighter weight of the F4...
Due to the focus breathing, the Nikon 70-200mm at 200mm has an equivalent of 135mm.
I don't think this is correct. From what I've read, at certain distances, 200mm might be 190mm.