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by SantaFeJoe on Tue Feb 07, 2023 12:30 am

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New Nikon 85 f1.2 and 26 f2.8 lenses

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:53 am

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26mm - what an odd focal length, funny that they call it a "creative field of view"

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by SantaFeJoe on Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:29 am

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E.J. Peiker wrote: 26mm - what an odd focal length, funny that they call it a "creative field of view"

Nikon has a history of odd lens focal lengths, like 43-86mm. Or how about this patent for a 16-34mm:

https://hi-lows-note.blog.ss-blog.jp/2021-03-01

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by KK Hui on Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:01 pm

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E.J. Peiker wrote: 26mm - what an odd focal length, funny that they call it a "creative field of view"

In the film era Contax Carl Zeiss has the Distagon T* 25/2.8 lens ...

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by Swissblad on Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:23 pm

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The 85 1.2 looks stunning - a legend in the making - the stuff dreams are made of.

For portrait togs - a must have piece of kit.

The 26 pancake on a small body, perhaps even a Z fc, will make a very discrete travel package - who knows - I may even get to like the odd field of view