Advances in NEF processing

When I got the 85mm f/1.8G in 2013, I was disappointed that there was a lot of chromatic aberration. This was one of the first shots that I processed from the lens, and the results were less than desirable. I contacted Nikon about it, and they suggested sending the lens in for repair. That didn't happen as I was too lazy to ship it out. 

I recently tried a copy of CS6, and now the results look fine. I've even turned off the lens correction, but it still looks a lot better than what I got from CS6.

Capture NX-D does the same job if you enable axial color aberration. I don't use NX-D much, but it's good to know that it can handle this issue.

Now I'm happy with the lens.

FX on CX

Time to put the 85mm f/1.8G on the V1. With the CX crop factor, this works out to a telephoto lens on a Nikon 1 series body.

It's not too heavy a combination, even with the FT-1. AF is limited to the center sensor, but it is snappy and accurate. There is chromatic aberration wide open, and it goes away by about f/3.5. This lens has very good contrast, with colors that are pretty vibrant. The included hood is a bit too shallow, especially on CX.

This is probably not a combination that I'll use often, but it's something to keep in mind if I need a tele with good low light capabilities.