This is just an initial thoughts video of the Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED. I have only had the lens for a few days and not used it a great deal but having been a photographer for a number of years, generally I have a bit of knowledge in this area. The camera I am using is a D800 and the lens I will compare to is the 85mm f/1.4 Milvus.My first thoughts about the Nikkor 105mm f/1.4 are positive generally. The lens is big but not too heavy, weighing just under 1kg (985g), which is lighter than my 85mm Milvus (1210g) and the new Sigma 85mm art (1130g). Of course it is much heavier than the Nikkor 85mm f/1.4, (595g).To look at the Nikkor 105mm (94.5 x 106 mm) looks big, with a friend who owns the Sigma 85mm Art saying that he thought the lens looked big and was surprised when I said it was smaller than his Sigma (94.7 x 126.2 mm) . The reason for this is probably the lack of length compared to his Sigma. Compared to the 85mm Milvus (90 x 110 mm) it is chunkier but also slightly shorter, with the Nikkor 85mm f/1.4g (8.64 x 8.38 cm) being quite a bit smaller. Personally I didn't find the size of the Nikkor 105mm to be too big for the D800 (with battery grip), I am not sure I would want to put it on a D5600 but then again it would be a waste of a lens on that camera anyway.The filter thread of the Nikkor 105mm is 82mm, which is a little annoying (I have had to buy a B+W 0.9 ND for shooting wide open on sunny days). Most of my lens filters are designed for 77mm, so can't be used but at least it is better than the Sigma's 85mm Arts 86mm filter thread, which must be annoying.The build of the Nikkor 105mm is solid, in the same league as the Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G but personally it does feel like Nikkor has tried to cut weight slightly. Compared to the Zeiss 85mm f/1.4G it feels very plasticy, though this isn't surprising as the only lenses that beat the Milvus for feel are Zeiss's Otus line.The Nikkor 105mm I bought has been very accurate but the lens I tested originally back focused, this shouldn't be a big issue, with manual correc

This is just an initial thoughts video of the Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED. I have only had the lens for a few days and not used it a great deal but having been a photographer for a number of years, generally I have a bit of knowledge in this area. The camera I am using is a D800 and the lens I will compare to is the 85mm f/1.4 Milvus.

My first thoughts about the Nikkor 105mm f/1.4 are positive generally. The lens is big but not too heavy, weighing just under 1kg (985g), which is lighter than my 85mm Milvus (1210g) and the new Sigma 85mm art (1130g). Of course it is much heavier than the Nikkor 85mm f/1.4, (595g).

To look at the Nikkor 105mm (94.5 x 106 mm) looks big, with a friend who owns the Sigma 85mm Art saying that he thought the lens looked big and was surprised when I said it was smaller than his Sigma (94.7 x 126.2 mm) . The reason for this is probably the lack of length compared to his Sigma. Compared to the 85mm Milvus (90 x 110 mm) it is chunkier but also slightly shorter, with the Nikkor 85mm f/1.4g (8.64 x 8.38 cm) being quite a bit smaller. Personally I didn't find the size of the Nikkor 105mm to be too big for the D800 (with battery grip), I am not sure I would want to put it on a D5600 but then again it would be a waste of a lens on that camera anyway.

The filter thread of the Nikkor 105mm is 82mm, which is a little annoying (I have had to buy a B+W 0.9 ND for shooting wide open on sunny days). Most of my lens filters are designed for 77mm, so can't be used but at least it is better than the Sigma's 85mm Arts 86mm filter thread, which must be annoying.

The build of the Nikkor 105mm is solid, in the same league as the Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G but personally it does feel like Nikkor has tried to cut weight slightly. Compared to the Zeiss 85mm f/1.4G it feels very plasticy, though this isn't surprising as the only lenses that beat the Milvus for feel are Zeiss's Otus line.

The Nikkor 105mm I bought has been very accurate but the lens I tested originally back focused, this shou

Quite simply one of the best lenses I've ever used. Big, heavy but the results are fantastic. If you are a portrait photographer this has to be a must have lens and with an aperture of f1.4 it almost eats light! The only negatives are the price and weight but optically it's brilliant.

Exceptional lens in every respect. I already own a set of exceptional lenses but this stands heads and sholders above them. Stunning bokeh. Stunning transitions. Stunning rendering across a wide range of apertures and distances. Wow.