First shots from new Nikon 28mm F1.4E ED

Some superb shots here and, as many have said, subtle post processing. What I like most is the versatility of this lens - the lack of distortion in the portraits and close-up shots is very impressive. If you can can get close enough to your subject, why would you need anything else? (N.B. tongue-in-cheek, rhetorical point being made).

DPR... finally a camera on the hands of a proper photographer! :)

Nice shots of hipsters in the desert!

This is one very desirable lens.

In the hands of an expert, this brilliant fusion will produce amazing images.

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It's not going to fit on my Canon or my Olympus, but I must compliment you on the test shots as there are some exceptionally good ones among them.

As always the PP is more interesting than the lens.

Why would one buy a Nikkor 28mm f1.4 for 2K, when there's a relatively new Nikkor 24mm f1.4 for 2K?, one that's received excellent reviews and scored impressively on DxO Mark?

Nice work by the photographer, very interesting and well composed set of sample shots. The lens looks fine too.

Really nice set, and would love to see what this lens is capable of with a D810 and full resolution samples.

It truly is a great set of images, but it should not be compared directly with the results from regular lens tests. As others pointed out, a lot of the *wow* factor comes from the postprocessing. For instance:
http://marinkovic-weddings.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nikon-nikkor-28mm-f-1-4e-ed-review-images-13.jpg
vs.
http://www.europe-nikon.com/resources/rwd/images/v2_pdp/overview_v2/Nikkor28mm/gallery/28mm_F14E_07_MM_4175_A3.jpg

Great shots. Like the color. Never really like the 28mm focal length. But this group of shots are really nice!

Great shots, great gallery ... the kind of gallery that sells lenses!

This is the first lens to make me jealous of Nikon users

Impressively good shots. That's one skilled photographer with some great tools in hand.

In some of the desert shots, you can see even the corners are sharp with this lens at f1.4. It is indeed impressive, so we do get what we pay for, although this is not a lens for me.

That is quite the mastery of 28mm on ff.
Nice portraits, as well as a couple of the others.

Masterful use of horizon to avoid typical 28mm "stretching" toward corners, careful framing and aperture/focus plane use to add drama to the subjects, appropriate color processing to accentuate desert-like surroundings: Kudos to Marko! An excellent lens in capable hands...

Wonderful pictures. I was never interested by a 28mm angle of view because I always saw it as a "street photography" lens. I generally do portraits. After seeing those pictures, I might change my mind.

I really like these images, I have the 24mm 1.4 but I'm considering trading if for this 28mm, I prefer the FoV.

I really like Marko's photos. I'm still processing why he shoots wide open and I'm thinking perhaps that gives the look which I really like. I like the fact that he doesn't over process the images... overall tone is very appealing.

Wow. Impressive.

28mm and 1.4 don't match very well for portraits, way too much out of focus area comparing to main subject. Feels like a bowl of spaghetti with only one meatball, just not balanced to taste. I can see usefulness of 1.4 for low light interior shots and there are some good examples there. But surprisingly most samples are portraits with overwhelming amount of bokeh which almost gives me nausea.

Regarding the lens itself, great lens I am sure, but too close to 24 and 35 to justify degree of priority for Nikon. I am sure if they didn't make it, no one would ever complain.

Great photos. Thanks for the excellent work!

Fashion pros use this effect. If you put the model in the middle with wide angle lens you get elf-like thinner face. I would not do it unless the model is chubby.

Yep, the 28 is a favorite angle of view and this one looks to be a great lens. Wonderful photographs, too. Nicely done.

These images are NOTHING that a short Nikon zoom at 1/3 of the price and 1/2 of the weight could have accomplished... sorry... NOT EVEN impressed... :P

Erg....the colour in these is terrible.

Wow.

I think wide angle lens like this forces somewhat center heavy images.

I an very confused about which is a better general purpose prime lens, a 35mm or a 28mm?

Nice pics BTW!

I am not sure if I like a lens test with a lot of post-processing. Can't tell anything about the lens.

Good to see what can be done with experienced hands and top line kit. Makes me want to go and find a used 28 or 35mm f1.8 and try it on my used D800E and see how far I get!

I'm glad they came out with this 28mm. After all, my 24mm was just too short and cropping a cm off the outside of my pictures is just too much work...

Hopefully Canon or Sigma will make a 28 f/1.4!

Great smartly composed job. Consistent color/contrast ratio, even edited. Who doesn't today, if you are the pro and making your living with it? Well done, Marco! The lens looks like a clear winner. Nikon, do not listen to endless whining of some, just continue! Stunning 28, 105, so what about the new Noct 55-58 1.2?

Pretty good stuff. The "E" Primes look like next level stuff so far. Combining class leading sharpness with creamy smooth focus transition and bokeh. It's gonna cost, but it seems to be worth the money.

'...great compromise between robustness and weight'
At $2k. Meh...

Pics look cooked. The guy is a Nikon Ambassador. So of course he is positive about the lens. I think I would prefer 35mm for most of these shots. We won't know the true quality of this lens until people start posting their cat pics and garden flowers.

this lens is lovely , thanks DPR for that article.
but Nikon , $1,996.95 ?
it's so expensive !

That smiling guy with a hat looks like a character in Lucky Luke...

Lovely pics though. Always loved nikkor 28mm's, especially my 28mm f2 ais. And this look very promising. Too pricey for me though.