Nyc Sg Pro - Letus Extreme Shoot Out

I think all the manufacturers have really upped their game since the early days; I know the original Letus doesn't hold a candle as compared to the new Extreme, and I've heard the others have really improved their product as well.

So if you have any preconceived notions based on earlier exposure to a product, that may not apply to the latest generation, from all the major manufacturers.
 
1080 x 1920 pics are up on previous posts. Compressed to fit but full rez. Check it out. The most eye opening observation for me is how sharp the Nikon 80-200mm is. This makes a huge difference. Much more so than adaptor to adaptor. I've yet to see a Nikon Prime this sharp.

Tim
 
Off topic but Timur, I`ve got that same lens AF version on my full frame DSLR and I must say that this is the king of the 35mm format, no other f1.2 lens could be used wide open and still get superb quality images. Gan´t say enough good about the Canon´s 85 f1.2 L actually it sees better than human eye in on higher sensitivities.
It´s just magical on full body portraits in landscape orientation >> tiivik.blogspot.com

Cheers,
T
 
Tim Naylor said:
1080 x 1920 pics are up on previous posts. Compressed to fit but full rez. Check it out.
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Thanks for posting them, Tim. They're pretty much as I remember them except the sharpness differences are slightly reduced, presumably due to the file compression (or possibly my memory!).

The most eye opening observation for me is how sharp the Nikon 80-200mm is. This makes a huge difference. Much more so than adaptor to adaptor. I've yet to see a Nikon Prime this sharp.

Tim
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When we popped that puppy on, you could hear the sound of four jaws hitting the floor (Izzy was the exception since he was busy being what we were all staring at).

I'm not sure I'd call it "much more so than the adapter" though. To my eye the order of magnitude difference in each case was somewhat similar. That adapter/lens combo felt like a "double your money" advantage to me, which was a revelation, and very exciting.

There was some discussion among us (Izzy included, this time) about newer lenses vs older/used ones, lens quality/coating technology advances, used lens condition and so on. It really made me stop and think about the merits of spending the extra money on new lenses vs the get-'em-used-and-cheap-on-eBay route. If the difference in sharpness we saw with this lens (along other things, like color presentation, to my eye) are at all typical of current vs older models, I think I'm gonna go ahead and pony up the bucks for new ones, or at least more recently built used ones.

Big props here, by the way, to Tim, Kwan, Jamal and Izzy for contributing their time, gear and knowledge, and to dvxuser itself, without which I never would have known it was going to happen. My participation in it, and the discussions that followed, have been very, very enlightening.
 
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Tim Naylor said:
1080 x 1920 pics are up on previous posts. Compressed to fit but full rez. Check it out. The most eye opening observation for me is how sharp the Nikon 80-200mm is. This makes a huge difference. Much more so than adaptor to adaptor. I've yet to see a Nikon Prime this sharp.

Tim
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Hi Tim,

Is it the Nikon 80-200mm f:2.8 ED AF or Manual and do you know if the AF is as good as the manual for the sharpness ?
 
I got same result as yours. Tim.Naylor.

I got a NIKON 80-200mm F2.8 AF-D recently, The sharpness of the len is much better than my any 50mm F1.4(Pentax,Canon,Nikon), 58mm F1.4(Minolta) and 85mm F1.4 (Nikon AIS,Zeiss ZF.) 105mm F2.5(Nikon)...............some other canon and sigma zoom lens.

This really make me think to sale all the other lens, maybe buy Nikon 28-70mm F2.8 AF. Is anyone interested to do a test on this len??
 
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PS. Just did a google search, The Nikon ED AF 28-70mm F2.8 is cost about $1500 ?????!!!!

this is very expensive len.......
 
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Let me know if you find any with a decent focus throw.
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Beg your pardon? I wasn't specifying any particular Nikon lens, just new(er) ones. I'm sure you don't mean to say that all newer Nikons have less than "decent" focus throw. Right?

Otherwise, would you be referring to breathing-related issues when rack-focusing a zoom lens? I do understand that.
 
I think whats meant is- the AF's are extremely sensitive at the turning of the focus ring vs. the slower/longer focus ring throws of the MF primes. Its tricky to hit dead spot-on without first buzzing your target.
 
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Matty_g said:
^ what he said.
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I see. So your point is that manual lenses are easier to focus, and that they are no longer available new for the most part? If so, then it's certainly very relevant information where new/used adapter lens decisions are concerned...

Thanks
 
My understanding is an oversized lens gear, albiet its already a big diameter lens, could compensate with a follow focus to lengthen the throw distance, give it more crawl so to speak. I havent gotten that far yet, so it still rumor...for me.
 
That is what i want to try out. The longer distance from rods to lens on my sgpro rev 2 unit might be useful for this.
 
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