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Pictures taken with Nikon's Nikkor 105mm F/2
DC Lens.
This lens
defines sharpness, this is a portrait lens with Nikon's exclusive ''DC''
Defocus Control system. Professional lens for those of
us looking for more room between our cameras and our subject. Razor
sharp wide-open and a ''scary'' sharpness at f/5.6, f/8 & f/11.
Its sharpness defines the meaning of ''skin imperfections''; superb
performance either on film or digital. Defocus control allows
photographers control the amount of background or foreground
''Bokeh''. We chose this one instead of the legendary 85 f/1.4
because we prefer to keep our distance from our subject for best comfort.
9 blades
rounded diafraghm produces a ''dreamy'' bokeh. RF mechanism makes AF fast.
-Defocus
Control feature has a learning curve-
* This
is a specialty/expensive piece of glass-We recommend to purchase the
Nikon 105 F/2 DC lens in USA Warranty Version, avoid the Gray Market
version. Reports have surfaced the web about sample variations and DC
aperture ring NOT working properly. As a result, pictures @ F/2 might
be soft, finding the perfect combination to achieve sharp results
wide open is a cat and mouse game between selected aperture and DC
aperture. We were no exception, our lens out of the box was sent to
Nikon in Melville, NY for calibration. Turnaround was very quick and
Nikon did a fine job with our lens. If you get the gray
version and it comes with a problem, Nikon USA will NOT touch the
lens even if you are willing to pay to have it fixed. Get the USA
version and get 5 years of peace of mind.
--If
you make a living out of portraiture or take your portraits
seriously, this is the lens to go; Worth every single penny!--
Approx street
price for the Nikon 105mm F/2
DC Lens:
$924.95 USD.
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