Nikon AF 85mm f/1.4D - Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR
Comparisons with the Nikon D2x camera
Full image at 85mm focal length:
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| Top: The full image with the Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR at 85mm and aperture f/2.8. |
Lens(es) at f/1.4:
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| Top: Nikon AF 85mm f/1.4D at f/1.4. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. | |
Lenses at f/2.8:
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| Top row: Nikon AF 85mm f/1.4D at f/2.8. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. Bottom row: Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR at 85mm f/2.8. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the image. Amazingly, the zoom lens shows better edge performance compared to the prime lens while center sharpness is more or less the same with both lenses. |
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Lenses at f/4:
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| Top row: Nikon AF 85mm f/1.4D at f/4. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. Bottom row: Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR at f/4. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. |
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Lenses at f/8:
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| Top row: Nikon AF 85mm f/1.4D at f/8. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. Bottom row: Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR at f/8. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. |
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Lenses at f/11:
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| Top row: Nikon AF 85mm f/1.4D at f/11. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. Bottom row: Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR at f/11. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. |
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Lenses at f/16:
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| Top row: Nikon AF 85mm f/1.4D at f/16. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. Bottom row: Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR at f/16. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. |
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| All images above have been taken on a tripod using a cable release.
At each aperture, three images have been made and the best of the series was chosen.
There are a few surprises. The prime lens shows more color aberration and less sharpness (especially at the edge of the image) at f/2.8 and f/4 when compared to the zoom lens - at least for targets at large distances. I haven't seen this behaviour with the 6 Megapixel Fuji S2 camera. Newer zoom lenses (like the Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR) seem to work better on the 12 Megapixel D2x than the older prime lenses (like the legendary Nikon AF 85mm f/1.4D). The best performance of the Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR seems to be between f/4 and f/8. At f/11, the image already gets blurry due to diffraction effects. The 85mm f/1.4D lens center sharpness is ok at f/2.8 and edge sharpness at f/4. The prime lens seems to suffer slightly less from diffraction effects at f/11 and f/16 compared to the zoom lens. |