sand said:
My trial with D800 85mm PCE..

Hi sand.... very nice photo... Welcome to NRF. You may wish to post to the April Photo-A-Day as this March thread should be closed... MOD???

My trial with D800 85mm PCE..

Flowers, did someone say flowers?

And click here for the large version (2542 x 2779)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fantinesfotos/6898186416/sizes/o/in/photostream/

D4, 85mm, f/1.8G Nikkor at f/11 Four Elinchrome 400ws softlights at maybe 250ws each.

By the way, shouldn't we be starting a new thread as it's now April?

No flowers here...

D7000 - AF-S 16-35mm f/4G VR - 16mm - f/8 - ISO 100 - 1/100sec

D700 • 200mm f2 @ f2.2 • 1/500 • ISO 200

Interresting, looks like a plasma globe tcole1983.

Well I was waiting for the April thread but got tired of waiting :)

Thanks wheelmanbmf, beautiful colors of yours.

Looks like we're skipping April altogether.

FestiFools

D7000, N16-85 @ 85mm, f5.6, 1/125

Nice flowers everyone!
RX interesting color on the water.

Crazy flower, Pierre.

D7K Nikon 105mm 2.8 Macro VR @ f/9 1/500 ISO 200

Lavender fields at a winery from a tour this weekend.

OK, so I was waiting for the April thread to open.

D7000; Nik 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70mm f/22 ; 0.8 sec at ISO 100

I guess I'll continue the flower theme....

Nikon D800 w/ Nikkor 24-120 f/4

Thanks msmoto for the workflow on portraits. I don't get much practice in that arena.
Celebrating the first ever March 34:

One of the first shots with the D4, 16-35mm f/4.0 VR Nikkor at 1/100, f/22 ISO 250

Full size image at http://www.flickr.com/photos/fantinesfotos/7041465663/sizes/o/in/photostream/

Well in my attempt to go buggy I didn't use a tripod so I had to brace myself, there is a very very fine line between in and out of focus. Needless to say this was about the best I could hold my self still, I really wish the front leg would have been in a different location.

msmoto said:
Just a note... in the tests I saw, the new 85mm f/1.8 is sharper than the f/1.4 in all areas, except of course, 1.4. That is why I purchased the 1.8 rather than the 1.4. And the difference in cost os so big. It allows me the rational to purchase the 24mm f/1.4. Except now, with the ISO of the D4, I can shoot f/4.5 lenses, and be very happy.

But do check out the test, on the comparison of the 85's.

I might have this mixed up with another test but thought the 85/1.8G beat out the 85/1.4D but the 85/1.4G was not used in the test I saw at least(not sure why). The test I saw had the 85/1.4D, 85/1.8D and the new 85/1.8G. There might have been other test done but can you post a link to the test you used/found.

Superb Treckie, really like the mood, looks like painting by a midle-age master, perhaps a Rembrandt.
Nice find SquamishPhoto.

D3s 105vr f8 1/200 iso 800
Elvis the temp was in the low 20's in the last image, not very cold. You are seeing a lot of geothermal activity though.

D700 • PC-E 45mm f2.8 @ f6.3 • 1/320 • ISO 800 • 7 frame stack

I've got March 33 as well. I'm thinking the admins won the Mega Million Lottery and are most likely traveling the world trying out their new Hasselblads.

El_Pickerel said:
I forgot to mention that there were some other Nikon shooters at this dance festival! I tried out the 85mm f/1.4G and 50mm f/1.4G. Both pretty lenses, and the 85mm f/1.4 is now more tempting than ever. I wonder how much it feels different than the 85mm f/1.8G or the other 85mm lenses. Gotta compare things. I think my 'prime holy trinity' doesn't include the 85mm though... definitely the 24mm f/1.4G, definitely a big fast telephoto like the 135mm f/2 or 200mm f/2, and probably a tilt-shift in the middle.

Just a note... in the tests I saw, the new 85mm f/1.8 is sharper than the f/1.4 in all areas, except of course, 1.4. That is why I purchased the 1.8 rather than the 1.4. And the difference in cost os so big. It allows me the rational to purchase the 24mm f/1.4. Except now, with the ISO of the D4, I can shoot f/4.5 lenses, and be very happy.

But do check out the test, on the comparison of the 85's.