Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC NIKKOR Lens

2023-09-09T20:08:19

This lens is something extraordinary and requires some skill and patience to master. Having said that, if you are familiar/used to/interested in tilt shift lenses, this masterpiece from Nikon/Nikkor is it! Please look no further! While attending a photo workshop early 2021, I was casually offered to try out our instructor's copy of this lens. He simply asked me if I wanted to try his and then handed me his lens while asking me to try not to drop it? I took two photographs with this lens and that was it! Drove home and ordered my own copy! While I also own a large collection of wide angel lenses including Nikkor's Z 14-24 f/2.8 S, Zeiss's Milvus 15, 18, and 21mm f2.8, and other Nikon/Nikkor lenses, this lens stands out with its different capabilities, which of course makes it unique. Additionally, the Nikon/Nikkor 19mm f/4 PC-E has absolutely no distortion whatsoever, which is most impressive. This is my favorite lens from Nikkor/Nikon ever made! I photograph landscape and some cityscape mostly and this lens offers everything you'd ever want! Tilt and shift together or on their own and you will get stunning images! It is simple the one of finest Nikon/Nikkor landscape/architecture lenses ever!

HenrikB

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2022-02-13T10:48:21

This lens is amazing, it is sharp all over from f/4 to the point of diffraction on you particular bod. You don?t know you need this lens until you see what it can do. I pair it with the D850, and it makes breath taking, amazing, tack sharp high quality panoramas near gigapixel . On a tripod, with wireless release, and mirror front curtain, if available, turns any 8XX body into a Medium Format. Bravo Nikon, and Kudos!

ERIC W.

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2021-09-10T08:23:49

This is a wonderful and sharp, albeit expensive, lens. At 19mm, I am better able to photograph most skyscrapers in their entirety, this being a little more difficult with the 24mm shift-tilt lens. As it is manual when in shift-tilt mode, one has to focus very carefully, and failure to do so by relying on the infinity setting could result in out of focus images. The lens certainly helps overcome the keystone effect of converging verticals, but I do find that I need to adjust the perspective very slightly in post-procesing. I do not believe that this is a problem with the lens, but it is difficult to get all verticals set to perfection. A tripod is recommended, if one has the time, but if rushed, use the virtual horizon on your camera for shift, and focus peaking in live view for tilt. Also, be careful where you take the lens, as there is no reasonably priced filter for protection.

Graham S.

2021-04-23T17:54:38

I have been using a PC-E Nikkor 24mm 1:3.5D lens for several years -- and have always loved the image quality and tilt/shift capabilities -- but have sometimes been frustrated with not having the ability to rotate the shift and tilt axes independently. The PC Nikkor 19mm f/4E ED lens solves the tilt vs shift axis problem, while retaining the excellent image quality, even shooting wide open, that you'd expect from a Nikkor gold-band lens. Also, being a bit wider angle is an added benefit, particularly when used for architectural applications. I've also found the PC (perspective control) lenses to be great for landscape photography -- where the ability to tilt the lens focal plane to into the landscape allows the use of larger (even wide open) apertures, while still attaining depth of focus across the entire image. Overall, I couldn't be more pleased with this lens.

Stephen D.

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2020-06-26T08:13:35

I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could. This is a nearly perfect T/S lens. The one thing to watch for, and can be very well corrected in post processing, is astigmatism at the extremes of the image circle when extreme tilts are used. That can be 98% cleaned up via Topaz Sharpen AI using the "Stabilize" option. Extreme shifts don't bring the astigmatic areas into the frame quite as much as the tilt does. This is a superb lens for stitched panoramas. When rotating the camera for the shots the pivot point is very close to the front of the lens.

ANTHONY A.

2019-12-23T10:08:56

Super sharp and easy to use. Good sunbursts too

Charles K.

2019-08-29T20:00:00

I have the 24mm PCE lens on board, and I have extremely happy with the results from the lens. However the 19mm E is the absolutely hands down the sharpest lens that I have ever purchased. This is an exceptional lens, and not a lens for every photographer. If you are interested in landscape and architecture photography is the lens, my friends. Expensive yes, however so is a first class ticket on an airplane. Think about it. This lens is worth the first-class price, for a first class photographic lens.

Walter

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2019-07-11T08:13:11

this is the best Nikon tilt shift Lens. I own the full set of Nikon tilt shift lenses (4) and this is, by far, the best in this line. It is also the only one that has the tilt and shift movements independent than eachother, so there is no need to send this lens back to Nikon USA to ask for the modification of the factory setting, to align the tilt and shit on the same axis, as I had to do with my other 3 lenses on this line. Almost No vignette when mounted on a FUJI GFX Body (vignette only occurs when shifting at (or more than) 10 mm upwards or downwards)

JOSE B.

2018-09-10T09:53:54

This lens is sharp from corner to corner. It is very expensive but the right answer when the 24 mm f3,5 is not wider enough. It does not vignette even shifted to its Maximum and it is far better in this regard than this lens. The ability to rotate tilt and shiff in both directions is a must feature that Nikon should extend to the other tilt shift lenses. It will not replace my 24 mm f3,5 since for traveling issues, I still prefere this lens coupled with my 45 and 85 mm counterparts so that to carry less weight and bulk, as well as to be able to use 77 mm filters (ND and polarizer for cascades). The 19 mm f4 shines in dawn/dusks scenes.

JOSE B.

2017-12-29T19:00:00

I have the 24mm pc-e but I needed what the canon had to offer 17mm tilt shift for tighter spaces, but I love the Nikon for its resolution & dynamic range & user interface. Lucky they introduced the 19mm PC-E it was really good timing. New & smart design. Lens feels solid, it has a coating which won’t allow dust to settle on. Now I can make images which were previously impossible.

MeisterMeister

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2016-12-03T19:00:00

This lens is certainly not meant for everyone. But if you're the kind of photographer who needs it, you will be extremely happy with it. It is sharp as a new X-acto blade, all distortions have been designed out of it best I can tell, the build quality is A+, and the movements are smooth and decisive. Of course for $3400 you would hope for all these things, but it delivers in spades. Put this on a D810 and you'll think the 810 name means "8x10" (which I used to shoot with, btw). Couldn't be more pleased. The only "flaw" is the rotation lock is hard to find with your finger is the lens is shifted right. That and it does not work on many Nikon bodies.

nikonSSI

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2016-11-11T07:23:19

Being able to both shift and tilt along with the ability to rotate either is great. Image quality edge to edge is very good as well.

Phil W.