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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: the_luminous_french on October 04, 2017, 02:51:50 am

Title: Nikon D850 and PC-E lenses ?
Post by: the_luminous_french on October 04, 2017, 02:51:50 am

Anyone used a Nikon D850 and PC-E lenses ?
Any review ?

Thanks

Title: Re: Nikon D850 and PC-E lenses ?
Post by: the_luminous_french on October 05, 2017, 03:33:48 pm

nobody ?

Title: Re: Nikon D850 and PC-E lenses ?
Post by: Paul2660 on October 05, 2017, 05:35:56 pm

You are asking for a rare combination , 6.5K in gear.  Bernard is the best person to try, as I believe he has the 19mm and I know he has the D850, you might PM him.

I am considering the 19mm, for next year, and if my D850 ever does ship, I hope to combine the two.

Paul Caldwell

Title: Re: Nikon D850 and PC-E lenses ?
Post by: TomFrerichs on October 05, 2017, 06:49:54 pm

I put the 45mm PCE on a D850 and took a couple of quick shots. It works.

What I was wondering about was the utility of using focus peaking when tilting, but I was just playing. Frankly, I use shift much more than tilt, so I wasn't trying to do any rigorous testing.

Tom Frerichs

Title: Re: Nikon D850 and PC-E lenses ?
Post by: BernardLanguillier on October 05, 2017, 07:37:08 pm

The D850 and 19mm T/S work well together per my initial tests.

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4429/37302503855_6c66aa5933_o.jpg)

Cheers,
Bernard

Title: Re: Nikon D850 and PC-E lenses ?
Post by: the_luminous_french on October 06, 2017, 09:30:36 am

"You are asking for a rare combination "

maybe, but it looks like the best bang for the bucks kit for architectural photographer...

it's so cheap and handy compare to an Arca RM3D or Alpa or Cambo... and a Phase one or leaf back !

i think, i will go for it !

Thanks !

Title: Re: Nikon D850 and PC-E lenses ?
Post by: kers on October 06, 2017, 11:09:01 am

I think the 19mm PCE costs a lot, but its worth the money.
I had the lens on test for a week - you can see the results in the 19mm thread here.
http://forum.luminous-landscape.com/index.php?topic=115125.msg950556#msg950556

For an extreme wide angle it is an almost boring perfect lens.

Title: Re: Nikon D850 and PC-E lenses ?
Post by: alan_b on October 06, 2017, 11:26:43 am

I don't have a D850 yet, but use all the PCE lenses on a D810. 

The 19 still has some distortion, so the movement tab in Capture 1 is very helpful.  It's a bit cooler color-wise than the older PCEs.  Overall, it has a great look to it - great color, contrast and very sharp.  Filters are an issue, I still need to get a polarizer.

Going back & forth between the new & old style of PCE controls keeps you on your toes: the rotation locks are in different places, and worm-drive vs rack & pinion shift is different.

Looks like the D850 will have less interference between the prism & 24PCE.

Title: Re: Nikon D850 and PC-E lenses ?
Post by: DCW on October 06, 2017, 11:51:17 am

Bernard, Can the Nikon 19 PC E be used with a 1.4 extender ?

Title: Re: Nikon D850 and PC-E lenses ?
Post by: alan_b on October 06, 2017, 01:34:25 pm

Quote from: DCW on October 06, 2017, 11:51:17 am

Bernard, Can the Nikon 19 PC E be used with a 1.4 extender ?

You have to file off a tab in the lens mount of the TC, then it works fine.  The FL/aperture is not updated in EXIF though as it is with supported lenses.