Tag Archives: Dariusz Breś

The new Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports lens tested on the Nikon Z9 camera

By [NR] admin | Published: March 9, 2024

Last month Sigma announced a new 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports lens for Sony E and Leica L mount priced at $3,000/€3,200 (Adorama | B&H | Erhardt | Calumet | WEX) – hopefully, the lens will also be available for Nikon Z-mount in the future: Sigma announces two new lenses: 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS | Sports & 15mm […]

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Nikon NIKKOR Z 800 f/6.3 VR S lens review by Dariusz Breś

By [NR] admin | Published: November 3, 2023

Nikon NIKKOR Z 800 f/6.3 VR S lens review by long-time [NR] contributor Dariusz Breś (Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, previous posts, original post):

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Plena vs. Art (Nikkor Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena vs. Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art)

By [NR] admin | Published: October 22, 2023

Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena lens ($2,497) vs. Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art lens ($1,399) comparison tested on the Nikon Z9 (with a Nikon FTZ2 adapter for the Sigma lens) by long-time [NR] contributor Dariusz Breś (Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, previous posts):

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Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art lens vs. Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S lens

By [NR] admin | Published: November 5, 2022

Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art lens ($1,299) with Megadap lens adapter ($249) vs. the Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S lens ($2,296 after $200 rebate) – another comparison by long-time NR contributor Dariusz Breś (Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, see also his previous posts) – click for larger view:

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Nikkor F-mount lenses focus much faster on the Nikon Z9 compared to the Z6II

By [NR] admin | Published: July 12, 2022

Long-time NR contributor Dariusz Breś (see his previous posts) did a quick autofocus speed test of the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II lens for F-mount attached via the FTZ adapter to the Nikon Z6 II and then to the Nikon Z9 cameras. The result is visually obvious – the Nikon Z9 focuses significantly […]

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Impressive results: photo upscale from 4,000px to 16,000px with Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI

By [NR] admin | Published: February 16, 2022

Dariusz Breś (see his previous posts) upscaled one of his photos taken with the Nikon Z7II camera from 4,000px to 16,000px with the Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI software. The results are impressive – you can download the 16,000px photo from Flickr: The latest Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI version 5.8 was recently released with several improvements and it […]

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Nikon NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S lens in stock for the first time (US)

By [NR] admin | Published: November 16, 2021

The Nikon NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S mirrorless lens is now in stock for the first time at: Adorama (update: status changed from “in stock” to “low stock”) Amazon (update: sold out) Previous coverage of the 105 macro Z lens can be found here. Here are some sample photos by Dariusz Breś:

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Nikon Nikkor Z 40mm f/2 lens sample photos

By [NR] admin | Published: October 23, 2021

Here are some sample photos from the new Nikon Nikkor Z 40mm f/2 lens by Dariusz Breś (see also his previous posts): The full resolution photos are available on Flickr:

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