I have already seen a few posts about the new addition to the Nikon prime lineup, the Nikon 105mm f/1.4, but don’t worry, this isn’t just another review with lots of graphs and pictures of brick walls. Just a few thoughts on my first impressions on the new Nikon 105mm f/1.4 from a working event photographer in London.
Our friend Roger Cicala over at LensRentals recently put the highly-praised Nikon 105mm f/1.4 through its paces, and it seems the world's fastest 105mm lens may also be the world's sharpest f/1.4 lens. MTF charts don't lie.
Photographer Taylor Jackson got his hands on one of the first Nikon 105mm f/1.4 ED lenses to hit Canada, and given the amount of hype this "world's first" lens has gotten, he was anxious to see if the lens could walk that talk.
We keep seeing crazy patents come across our desks and filing them under "never-gonna-happen." Is that what we would have thought of Nikon's new AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED 'world's fastest' lens if we'd seen it as a patent? Quite possibly.