Nikon Unleashes the PLENA Lens! 135mm f/1.8 S Initial Review
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
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What does Plena mean? We might never know, but what we do know is how the new Nikkor 135mm f/1.8 S prime lens performs in a wide variety of situations! Chris Niccolls took this flagship portrait lens around the Monterey Bay Area to see what it has to offer.
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0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Sample Images
1:02 - Build and design
2:08 - Autofocus
3:05 - Vignetting
3:54 - Close-up performance
4:42 - Portraits
5:53 - Bokeh
7:06 - Conclusion - Věda a technologie
Nikon is untouchable right now... Z9/Z8/ZF and fantastic glass like this. It's hard to ignore, great to see them back where they belong 🚀
Make No Mistake, *GF 110mm F2 with GFX100 ii combination hovers at the top of the image quality chart.*
I dunno, but my Sony 7Rm5 with 135/1.8 GM is also flawless. Great time we live in!
Amen !
Yeah, this is Nikon’s year. But also Fuji. Ugh. Everything is SO GOOD in the camera industry in 2023.
Another tombstone from Nikon, for Nikon!
It's pronounced "plena". It's not "plena" and definitely not "plena", that would be ridiculous. Glad I've cleared this up, you're welcome.
EHRMEGERD PLERNA
What Nikon does with their Z series is truly spectacular. The cameras are really good, but the lenses make it amazing. Not only these f1.2 ‘beasts’ but esp. also the f1.8 counterparts. We’re an association of a few fashion/beauty photographers sharing two studios in Switzerland and we’re all using different systems. I’m using Leica SL2 and some Lux and APO lenses, but truth to be told, in mirrorless these Z-mount lenses of my colleague are the only ones close to or on par with my APOs…
Amazing. But it's "truth be told." No problem.
Hi Chris and Jordan! Fun as always :-) There were some strange artifacts in the video though. Audio pop @2:33 Chris's arm @3:21 The screen goes white @4:12.
3:21 Not just his arm but face as well.
Final Cut having some issues or something.
I thought this was my computer only to realize it was the video.
@@Brown-BirdThe Camera, Final Cut, or CZcams. Lots of opportunities for problems.
There was a distortion at :26 as well
Damn dude this has literally like zero chromatic aberration, this is absolutely beautiful
It’s Nikon’s turn in the mirrorless game.
Ehhhh
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Love the fact they are doing something different as you can simply adapt any pedestrian 135 from canon or sony thanks to the Zmount flange distance and diameter. That rear element is indeed massive! I'm disappointed you didn't shoot more point light sources to see the minimized mechanical bokeh amount. Now all that's left is the 35 f1.2 and their 2023 roadmap is done.
Well, there is nothing close to the classic 28mm that is anything brighter than f/2.8. Laowa has an 28mm f/1.2.
@@liselottepulver2819 True, my 28/2 AIS has yet to be matched in terms of size and performance
@@liselottepulver2819 sigma has 1,4 with AF tho
Yesssss I need more Nikon coverage. I love the Z series I need all the lens reviews
The rendering and sharpness of their S line lenses is tempting, for sure.
Stop! I can only get so poor! J/K but not really 😅
It looks like an amazing lens. The weight is not bad. One thing I like is that it has an 82 mm thread, which it can take filters from my 24-70 mm f2.8 lens. The bokeh looks amazing probably because of the edge to edge optics.
Each time I wonder how many times Chris had to retake because he kept saying "welcome back DPReviewTV viewers"
You mean “welcome back to the Camera Store TV” 👌
Look beast. Congratz to the new pro line release. Nikon stepping up their game!
They've been on top since Z started...
I use my 135 mm F1.8 for my go to portrait lens. The creamy depth of field just makes delightful image for my clients. If I have enough room it stays on my camera the whole session
My 135 F2 DC is my favourite lens, when it's available I'm definitely going to rent one of these to see how it compares.
I adore mine as well. Funny how it seems to be forgotten these days.
4:58 ahhh this shot ❤
In Portuguese Plena means is an adjective that is attributed to something or someone that appears complete, filled, replete. In textual constructions, the term Plena can be replaced by synonyms such as complete, absolute, perfect, entire, among others.
Not surprisingly, the same is true in Spanish. The phrase "en plena dia" is the equivalent of "in broad daylight."
Fun fact: In Czech “Plena” translates to “diaper”. I am glad that you will be measuring the weight of lenses in diapers for me.
That was my first thought when I saw the name that whatever name you think of, it is inevitably going to sound funny in some language.
Time to come back to Nikon
“We don’t have a model- we have an editor” no snookums you definitely have a model 😂
Point Lobos is beautiful! Great video as always. Wish I bumped into you!
Grateful for the early morning video drop/embargo lift. This review was the perfect thing to put my baby back to sleep 🎉
1:22 my favorite part about this Plena release. Bring on the custom nomenclature! 🙌🏽 😂
I spot Point Lobos and the Lone Cypress at 17 Mile drive! Great places to test out this fantastic lens. Thanks for the great first look, y’all.
A 135 like this is all about the bokeh, and from the looks of it, Nikon's made a cracking lens in that department!
So excited when I get my Z8 to get this with it, been using Sigma's f-mount version and have loved it overall.
In Spanish (just like in Latin) Plena means that something came to full completion. It's been totally satisfied. Chris I bet that after using that lens you feel somewhat transcended.
In fact, I can imagine that the word plena shares the same root as the English word plenty; a lens "plenty" of light?
Beautiful lens, i like what Nikon is doing the last years.
Looks very nice!! I had the 135mm f2 DC on my D800 but got rid of it after 6 months as the focus was so hit and miss even after calibration. I knew it was a gamble when buying as to the copy you receive. I was the unlucky one. However, when it was getting it right, the 135mm was a beautiful lens to shoot portraits at f2 so for the new 135 f1.8 with new glass is going to be a beast!
Liking the G9 ii footage more and more now that Jordan has it dialed in…
Welcome to my neighborhood. I wish I had known you'd be around so I could say hello. I hope you enjoyed your visit.
All right the joke about Chris shooting from the bushes pretty much killed me. I am now dead. I blame you. Because I'm dead.
Also that is some of the most gorgeous bokeh I have ever seen.
Great video guys, and amazing lens, appreciate the work getting these out.
Also, in the podcast before the move there is a rather striking and huge photo of san fran. Jaron, did you take that pic?
Interesting. Very nice looking lens too. Be interesting how it compares to the Sigma too! Either way, it looks freaking nice. Nikon is releasing some pretty nice stuff lately :)
Would really like to see a review on the viltrox 75mm f1.2....love you guys been following you from the early days! Keep up the great!!
This lens and your presentation ... a perfect 10 !
In the heyday of DigitalRev they were hiring professional models for their reviews. That made for amazing and legendary videos. A lens like the Plena should be worth it to do something like that in the full review.
About 1/2 of a Noct.
Exactly one Plena.
Perfection.
You guys got a hold of this lens almost immediately! I have been waiting for Nikon to release the 135 f1.8, just bought the Z9 a week ago. They should have given the 85 1.2 a name just like they named the 58mm 0.95 the ‘Noct’ and now the 135vis called ‘Pena’. I wonder if Chris and Jordan can come up with a name for the 85mm 1.2 😂😂
I’m going to engrave “Mythos” on mine and paint it to match 😊
Toneh.
It's even called "Plena," "Pena," or actually "Peña," is a Michael. An actor.
Mythos it is then! WOW! You got the right name. Thanks!
The reason the 85 1.2 didn't get a name is because it didn't push the engineering envelope in any one way or another the way the Noct and the Plena did.
Just clicked on DPReview video, and I've forgot that you don't work there anymore.
Anyhow went right on to find you. Looking forward to this lens!
Another beautiful lens that I don't have a body for. :D
Yeah! I leave it up to the Nikonnians :D
Thanks for the review! You guys have a similar setup to me with a Z8 and FJ200 strobes. I may consider this lens when it's available (or at least rent it first).
You couldn't have picked a better spot to test this new lens than in the Monterey/Carmel area. Sorry for the overcast but it's that same overcast that has given me some of my favorite shots of that famous shoreline. I'll be in some of those very same spots you shot from, again for the hundredth time, next week.
such a beautiful shots. funus at f1.8 and people at 5.6 with blown out highlights .. loved it
Can't wait to add this to my kit!!
so excited to see more of what this lens brings! gunna be tough to decide to wait for this or the 35mm 1.2
Their is no 135 1.2 on the roadmap.
He means 35mm(Thirty five)
Sure, 35 or 135 cause focal length is overrated anyhow
@@ulimuller7892He may have the budget for only one to replace something else in his lineup. I do not think he thinks focal length is overrated.
A great addition to the Z series lens lineup. I still use a DSLR and Nikon's equivalent is the 105mm f1.4E ED. insane Bocha and amazing sharpness with no falloff wide open!
Nikon is flexing their mussels, who know what tomorrow brings!
The 135mm lenses are hands down my favorite lenses ❤ just love em! Currently using the samyang 135mm f1.8 AF (with latest firmware)... can't get a better bang for bucks then it!
I miss the days when they made 135mm f2.8 nice and small.
Great video. You captured some nice photos. Does Nikon include a free burro to pack the plena around? Honestly, I was more impressed by the colors from the G9 ii. I may need to do further research.
Great review by the way
An interesting😀 lens for portraits and weddings. A great addition to the Z line but accordingly
seems to have a subject niche. Since I am not a video guy I cannot render any opinion on the video qualities of the lens. I have used the Nikon 105 F2.8 through the D series, film cameras and the Z bodies. I would have to hold one of the new 135s before I could make a decision on the lens. All-in-all it looks like a Nikon winner. The name Plena is a stroke of marketing genius.
Great job.
Oh wow, didn't know you guys were out here in Monterey / Pacific Groove. I recognized the trail that Chris was walking on not far from the aquarium. Would have been cool to run into Chris and Jordan out there.
SO KEEN
(For the new unit of measurement)
6:38 am, just finished astrophotography and still, before going to sleep I'm watching this
"larger image circle" . Giving life to the "Nikon is making a medium format" conspiracy theorists I see.
I would be interested to see how this performs on a Fuji GFX body if it could be adapted!
@@tylerdoestechI don’t think it’s possible to adapt to Fujifilm G mount. Since the Z Mount has much shorter flange distance than the G mount (16mm vs 26.7mm)
@@tekdw225 I have seen some random Chinese dudes adapted Noct on a GFX body but that is a manual lens. I highly doubt they can do it on an auto-focus one.
"Plena"
In Spanish, meaning (complety) full; as in:
"This is legitimately, the only thing you need."
Also, as in (and more accurately).
"The very truth" (Spanish: "La mera verdad").
Think of it as the American English expression of "the real Mccoy" - only, in one simple, all-encompassing word.
You're welcomed! 😊
it's the stance that really makes the image shine @5:35 haha
I'd like to know how it compares to the F mount verzion interms of sharpness, bokeh and af speed. Thanks guys for the awesome content!
Best background music on a youtube video I have heard in like five years. hahahahah
4:13 Hi Jordan is this glitch from the G9ii, post export, or YT?
Hell of a lens.. definitely gonna buy this. So impressive, kudos Nikon❤❤🎉💥🇮🇳🙏🙏
hi. do i buy d850 or go mirrorless to z6or Z7? cant afford z8 or z9
The F135 F2 DC was my most used lens on my D series Nikon bodies. I’ve been using it with the adapter on my Z bodies but it would be nice to have the autofocus back. I do wonder if this will be a good enough replacement for the F2 DC as that (along with the 105) was a unique lens and absolutely spectacular once you learned how to use it. Looking forward to trying this out.
If you care about microcontrast and depth, then don't. These new lens have too many glass elements.
The FTZ adapter doesn't work with autofocus?
@@seth094978I don't own a Z body camera, but my understanding is the FTZ adapters, you can only use manual focus with the AF-D lenses. (which I have a lot of).
@@seth094978 not with screw drive lenses.
@@seth094978 In AF and AF-D nikkors, the lens needed a camera-based motor to drive the AF mechanism. Neither the Z-cameras nor the FTZ have this motor, so all AF and AF-D lenses are MF only on Z-bodies. The 135 f2 DC is an AF-D lens. The FTZ will auto focus with AFS lenses, which are the more modern ones.
It should be great to compre photos between primes and the hyped tamron 135-150 f2-2.8… if possible! :)
This looks superb
Currently carry the Z9 and 85 1.2. It’s. Magic. And I have the old flagship 135 f2. Consider me drooling over the Z 🤤
Watching this on night shift with headphones on. That audio glitch at 2:34 nearly made my soul leave my body lol
Love the video quality from the G9 II!
My background is not photography so I'd like to know about the vignetting correction. Is it called over-framing, where the lense or aperture is larger than the sensor?
I noticed multiples artifacts during different spots in the video, for example after 4:10. camera issues?
As a decade long canon user I bought R6 MKII as my first step into the mirrorless. More and more I'm second guessing my decision because of RF lenses. If I don't want to use the adapter and move to RF mount, their lineup really gives you the cheap zooms (with few 1.8 primes) or the omfg why this lens costs like used toyota. This Nikon lens is of course super expensive but overall nikon's mirrorless lens lineup seems a lot more resonable for enthusiast and at this point I think all bodies no matter the brand perform on par.
Try a Nikon before you buy one. I love the ergonomics but the af is not as strong on the older z models compared to Canon. Its all something to get used to but for me it works fine
I was in your boat last year. Used to shoot Canon DSLRs until ~2015. Then got a Fuji for compactness but eventually missed full frame. Chose Nikon because their lens lineup seemed reasonable (and not like Canon/Sony where you get a cheap craptastic or a sell your kidneys and use a wheelbarrow because it's so big amazing lens). Very happy with my decision after this year :)
If you going to move over ,start with the Z8 which to me ranks among the best mirroless camera ever made. The next consideration should be the ZF for budget option then the incoming Z6iii. The earlier version of budget friendly Z cameras will be a step down to what you have already .
Same thoughts here. At least the EF lenses can be adapted to Nikon too with full AF for pictures and video, at least as a solution for a while. For me the best overall systems in the price / quality ratio now are the Nikon Z and the Panasonic L-Mount. I'm waiting for the Panasonic next releases with phase AF, the S1 line. The lenses are great and cheaper, and now Samyang join the L-Mount and maybe others will join in the near future. I'm still with Nikon, but waiting for what Panasonic will bring in the future.
Out of curiosity, I just checked an e-shop with photo equipment. They offer 11 135mm lenses for Canon (EF and RF) and 8 for Nikon (F and Z). The third party lenses which exist for both also have the same price for both (no surprise) and the only 135mm lens by Nikon (which is also the only one for Z mount) is actually ~12% more expensive than its Canon RF equivalent. I'm not happy about the lack of mid-price RF lenses either but not everything that "people say" is actually true.
I bought a Noct earlier this year based on your review, and I guess now I have to buy a Plena. Though I was hoping the 135mm would have been a 1.2 lens.
Shot on G9II. Looks good!
Amazing lenses and bodies from Nikon recently!
Is capability of reading / processing a RAW output file dependent on released LENS support ? Please enlighten me.
Some weird stuff in this video. Audio issue early on and video issue around 4:13. Great video as always, just usually don’t see that stuff in them.
Great first look! Those images look awesome! Especially the portraits of Jaron! ;) Nikon seems to be killing it with lens choices! Curious, how does the bokeh and sharpness on this lens compare to the Canon RF 135 f1.8?
We might get a group test of "the cursed focal length" between the Sony GM, Samyang for Sony E, Canon EF and this Nikon Z Plena but really, unless you are looking for a new system and is interested in probably rather small differences in handling, AF and optical characteristics(and for a 135mm to decide what system you are going to use), what's the point?
Good morning from Poland. This is probably another example from a marketing textbook. The name justifies the exceptional price.
An amazing lens for sure ! Will perhaps be the best 135mm lens in many regards - I suppose Bokeh and Sharpness reach a fantastic balance here, and all with much less cats-eyes and probably amazing qualities for Astro as well.
Only thing keeping me from buying : not even do I have a Nikon Z body ( 😆 ) which will be changed in the near future, and of course -
the price ! Too much for just this very specific focal length for me !
Good for you. I suggest holding off on that change unless you have a lot of money to spare. Switching to Nikon Z from Sony out of brand-nostalgia is a decision I regret every time I go out to do some photography. Disappointing lack of variety (e.g. there are still no full-frame AF f1.4 lenses for Nikon Z without adapters), and outrageous prices as Nikon will not allow value-for-money third-party alternatives.
@@KK-fi6ms1.4 lenses are dead. Canon moved on.. Sony is trying. 1.2 is the new 1.4, and 1.8 is the old 1.4. The z 1.8 lenses are basically better than 1.4 f mount.
@@cmdrls212 1.4 is the sweet spot between 1.8 and 1.2. Much less expensive and portable than 1.2, and better bokeh than 1.8 without being much larger.
The only reason they are "moving on" is because they know the sheep will pay more for less.
@@cmdrls212 I think 1.4 lenses are about to populate Nikon’s roadmap. There’s a $1500-2000 gap between 1.8 and 1.2 that can be filled. At the end of the day, they are looking to make $$$
Wow, I missed that thing with the Noct lens. I always thought this was just another ancient measurement unit 😅
Btw, how does this compare to the Fujinon 90 f2? It will be about a stop slower, but otherwise?
Nikon and L-Mount are the best systems in the price / quality ratio now.
Was a bit surprised that with a minimum focus distance of just 0.4m, the magnification ratio is so low. But in fact, Nikon site lists minimum focus distance at 0.82m and magnification ratio as 0.2. Sony and Samyang do a little better with the focusing distances of 0.7 and 0.69 m and magnification ratios of 0.25 and 0.24, respectively.
Hi ,
I like your films .
I would like to purchase the Plane 135/1.8
But could not decide if I ll buy the
85 / 1.2 z mount
I already have a 85 / 1.8 G ...F mount
What is your advice ?
This is crazy. 1 hour ago and already 10k views. You guys are great!
I guess it's because the lense is just incredible, shockingly so actually, so people flock on the reviews.
Thought you were putting in blip-verts in for a second 😂
Images look great.
Good job - nice lens, but is plena a one off or a series?
Seems like a series that will make use of the wide mount with larger image circle.
Huh. I never knew that the Noct lens weighed exactly 2kg. But I did always know that 2kg was exactly 1 Noct!
Thanks for the education.
What happened at 3:21??? Is it a problem with youtube compression or a glitch of the Panasonic G9 II??? 😮
What lens did you use on Panasonic G9II for this video? I like the bokeh rendering.
Beautiful! And thank you for another measure of weight that’s not Noct
2:33 what's that noise?
Nice lens. What’s that odd pink blob around your left arm at around 3:22?
Carmel, CA is where Clint Eastwood used to be mayor back in mid-90's, nice town, been there. As far as the lens is concerned, Nikon DSLR with 135mm f2 DC combination eat this new lens at a bank luncheon.
I'm confused - what do you mean by there not being raw file support? I can understand that lens profiles may not yet be available, but why can't you edit the raw files out of the camera anyway? Does Nikon not want you doing this without the lens profile support to take care of vignetting, distortion, and chromatic aberrations? And with that in mind, is the camera already able to apply lens-specific corrections while processing the jpgs? If not, why wouldn't you edit from raw?
Sorry if my English may be imperfect. Plena is a Latin adjective meaning full, abundant, large, big. What you said, Plenum is a neutral noun that has a completely different meaning: meeting of high-level people, meeting, council, session. Therefore the most appropriate Anglo-Saxon term is Big.
I see you are using ND with flash :) Is it because you want to use the FJ200s full flash power, or is it that the electronic shutter on the Z8 gives sensor scanning lines in HSS? :)
the reports that say that happen with hss all use godox, never seen it using profoto or wescott, but I’ll test it out
@@livejames9374 that is a bold statement since HSS does not even work properly in manual mode with profoto on Z8 :) and when you put it in TTL, it can find the correct exposure but the effect is even worse with profoto than with godox... I tested it with B10XPlus and with AirTTL transmitter for Nikon. For Godox it is mainly visible in times around 1/4000 or shorter but can be reproduced is wanted in extreme conditions n other times as well. I tested it with different flashes and I was able to recreate the scanning line with all HSS capable flashes at my disposal. sometimes it is more visible sometimes less. To be perfectly honest, most of the times it is not even visible if you are not looking for it and outdoors the effect disappears almost completely because it is mainly visible in high contrast gradients and best visible on white/grey walls.
When used in studio with regular sync speeds up to 1/200 every flash work perfectly fine with the Z8, but if you want to recreate the issue with HSS scanning lines it is not hard to do if you have HSS capable flash.
I love my Z8 for all other features and I almost never use HSS anymore, but is bothers me that no one addresses this issue officially...
I use HSS with godox and don’t see the lines.
@@mikedfurmanas I mentioned, you need to look for it and really want to see them :D they only show up in hss and in gradients with very short times :) and of course we are talking about the Z8 here which does not have a mechanical shutter :) If you want to replicate it you can try to create a gradient of lights on a white/grey background, preferably with a modifier with grid at an angle which goes from light to almost completely black and you can see the sensor scanning lines in the gradient and you can increase the contrast to exaggerate it. And let me repeat one more time, most of the times it is almost not visible if you are not looking for it :) But I got a terrible result with a SB-800 in ttl mode fired straight into a wall at 1/4000s :D
@@JacekWPhoto I shoot a Z8 and Z9.
Hold a piece of card up behind the rear of the lens and you will be able to see exactly how big the image circle is!
I’m curious how this lens works as an Astrophotography lens? I use the Samyang 135mm, but it’s not adapted for the Zmount. Would love it if this lens will crush the astro side.
It will be an absolute portrait monster. Any info on pricing yet?
Roughly 2400-2600 USD