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09/15/2007 06:40:55 PM · #1 |
I had no idea primes were so much smaller than zooms.
Can't wait to start playing. :)
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09/15/2007 06:43:33 PM · #2 |
Ive been looking at that exact lens as well, so I'll watch this space to see some examples :)
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09/15/2007 07:01:42 PM · #3 |
| Just got that one for my birthday! I'll be out playing with it tomorrow as well. :) |
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09/15/2007 07:05:04 PM · #4 |
I was looking to buy that lens, it's inexpensive and I need that kind of DOF for portraits- 3.5 as a minimum aperture isn't enough anymore.
How's the optical quality? Would you recommend it? |
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09/15/2007 07:15:48 PM · #5 |
hey I've had that lens for about 6 months now. Love it to bits!
It's tiny, light, moderately fast a/f and just good for a whole range of applications. For the price, it's a good buy if you're not rolling in money. |
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09/15/2007 07:38:16 PM · #6 |
I got f1.4 version because I had $100 gift certificate to B&H and needed to shoot live performance. It is so much smaller over anything I have. When I switch from 70-200 to 50 it doesn't feel like there is a lens on the camera at all.
live performance shots
Nick |
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09/15/2007 07:44:04 PM · #7 |
I am really happy with the 1.8.
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09/15/2007 07:47:56 PM · #8 |
I love that lens!
 
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09/15/2007 07:52:20 PM · #9 |
| Yeah pound for pound the best little lens for the money! I love mine! |
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09/15/2007 08:04:50 PM · #10 |
| Mine is beautifully sharp but feels cheaply made (the casing, not necessarily the optics.) A good value and a good portrait lens. Does anybody else find it distorts when you get in too close? |
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09/15/2007 08:16:41 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by donenright:
Mine is beautifully sharp but feels cheaply made (the casing, not necessarily the optics.) A good value and a good portrait lens. Does anybody else find it distorts when you get in too close? |
Did not see on f1.4 but DOF gets CRAZY small wide open. |
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09/15/2007 10:01:29 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:
Yeah pound for pound the best little lens for the money! I love mine! |
LOL. Too true. Again, I couldn't believe how small and light this thing was. I've read terrific things about it, so I'm looking forward to trying out some portraits.
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09/15/2007 10:31:51 PM · #13 |
| You should check this one out. |
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09/15/2007 10:34:56 PM · #14 |
| it is probably the best overall lens you can buy (considering the price). |
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09/15/2007 10:49:09 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by LanndonKane:
How's the optical quality? Would you recommend it? |
Sharp as can be...these are some mighty fine examples Nikon 50MM F1.8 |
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09/15/2007 11:17:24 PM · #16 |
I have the older model manual 1.4 and 1.8 50mm nikkors, and they do feel rather small. The smallest lens in my kit is a 20mm 3.5, which is only about 2/3 the size of the 50's. The 20 is so short that I sometimes miss the lens with my hand when I reach to focus it.
For me, manual focus is my preference, so I use them as often as I can.
The 1.4 gets a little soft at the corners wide open, but it is one of my fav's for low light and with a extension tube is exceptional for macro with small DOF.
I paid $20 for the 1.4 at the local pawn shop, and got the 1.8 on a Nikon EM camera for $5 at a thrift shop. The 1.4 came with the original leather case, both Nikon caps, a Nikon UV, and original metal lens shade.
They were the "standard" lens for many years on the 35mm cameras, so there are a lot of them that have survived longer than the cameras that they were on.
The 1.8 is excellent in resolution and sharpness on the digital cameras.
Here is a 1.4 shot, hand held, that I would not have been able to get without the lens.
Message edited by author 2007-09-15 23:45:33.
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