Archives for July 2024

In the previous post, I showed you Siemens star images made with the Nikon 135/1.8 Plena on the Z7 with the star in the center of the frame. In this post, the images comes from the lower left corner. Edelkrone Tripod X Pro Arca Swiss C1 Manual exposure EFCS ISO 64 Delay set to 2… [Read More]

I’ve had this lens a while, and it’s been great. I was recently asked to test it. So here goes. The particulars: Edelkrone Tripod X Pro Arca Swiss C1 Manual exposure EFCS ISO 64 Delay set to 2 seconds Six shots per f-stop Target centered Stops: f/1.8, f/2, f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11 Shutter speeds:… [Read More]

LensRentals has loaned me a Nikon 58 mm f/0.95 Noct for testing. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been reporting on the individual tests that I’ve been doing. The lens needs to go back soon, so it’s time for me organize my thoughts. This is an outstanding lens. I’ve worked with f/0.95 lenses before,… [Read More]

LensRentals has loaned me a Nikon 58 mm f/0.95 Noct for testing. I tested for illumination uniformity at f/0.95, f/1.4, and f/2. I focused the lens on infinity, and made four exposures of a white wall about three feet away with the camera turned 90 degrees around the lens axis between each shot. I brought… [Read More]

LensRentals has loaned me a Nikon 58 mm f/0.95 Noct for testing.  In the previous testing, I found that this lens has outstanding far-out-of-focus bokeh. I made some images to let you all judge the transitional bokeh.             Looks great to me. The EFCS shading observed in the LED bokeh… [Read More]