I just have to be careful not to become too much of a vignette junkie, but here I found it really helpful to focus even more on the front of the main building, especially as there was a particularly nice twilight at that hour.
The front and some of the windows still get the last remnants of light and thus reflections and color mood of the evening sky after the sun has set, whereas the moon side was already really dark.
Nordkirchen castle is also one of the most beautiful castles here in the region, which is known for over a hundred moated castles and palaces/water castles, making it a very rewarding motif.
Especially as it has enormous dimensions, including a gigantic park, and offers plenty of perspectives.
The entire park alone covers approximately 170 hectares / 420 acres..
It is also often used as a photo event location by wedding photographers for couple pictures in full wedding attire.
But these historic buildings are also huge money pits to keep them in good shape, so that today the financial administration of the federal state resides there.
Not an image but my question is too small to make it a thread.
Why do some(!) Voigtländer for Nikon Z lenses focus closer than their Sony counterparts?
CV 15/4.5 for Sony: MFD 0.3m --> 1:15
CV 15/4.5 for Nikon: MFD 0.126m --> 1:4
CV 40/1.2 for Sony: MFD 0.35m --> 1:6.2
CV 40/1.2 for Nikon: MFD 0.3m --> 1:4.9
CV 35/2 for Sony: MFD 0.35m --> 1:6.8
CV 35/2 for Nikon: MFD 0.27m --> 1:4.5
As someone who really likes close-focusing lenses, this is a huge deal and one of the reasons why I got a Zf (coming from Sony).
I also noticed that most lenses have a narrower FOV for Nikon.
Egg Salad wrote:
Not an image but my question is too small to make it a thread.
Why do some(!) Voigtländer for Nikon Z lenses focus closer than their Sony counterparts?
CV 15/4.5 for Sony: MFD 0.3m --> 1:15
CV 15/4.5 for Nikon: MFD 0.126m --> 1:4
CV 40/1.2 for Sony: MFD 0.35m --> 1:6.2
CV 40/1.2 for Nikon: MFD 0.3m --> 1:4.9
CV 35/2 for Sony: MFD 0.35m --> 1:6.8
CV 35/2 for Nikon: MFD 0.27m --> 1:4.5
As someone who really likes close-focusing lenses, this is a huge deal and one of the reasons why I got a Zf (coming from Sony).
I also noticed that most lenses have a narrower FOV for Nikon.
RoamingScott wrote:
Politically safe answer: likely a function of the wildly different mount diameters when trying to use the "same" optical formula.
Real answer: Nikon is just better
I think I read the Nikon versions are a tiny bit longer in order to accommodate the larger mount, so I'm thinking that few extra mm acts like a very small extension tube and gives slightly better MFD. I could be wrong, though.
Tapper wrote:
I think I read the Nikon versions are a tiny bit longer in order to accommodate the larger mount, so I'm thinking that few extra mm acts like a very small extension tube and gives slightly better MFD. I could be wrong, though.
Tapper wrote:
I think I read the Nikon versions are a tiny bit longer in order to accommodate the larger mount, so I'm thinking that few extra mm acts like a very small extension tube and gives slightly better MFD. I could be wrong, though.
But yeah, maybe Nikon is just better.
Basically this
The VM-Z adapter allows 5.5mm extension vs the VM-E's 4.3mm
So either adapting m to z or when designing native z, they can incorporate closer focusing without changing anything in the lens design
