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AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G 50mm wide-aperture standard lens with high-quality optics and Nikons exclusive Silent Wave Motor (SWM) for whisper-quiet operation. Features a large maximum aperture of f/1.4 that ensures a bright viewfinder image, and is ideal for low-light shooting situations or when a shallow depth of field is desired.
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- The latest development in digital photography from Nikon is this bright, functional AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G lens. This NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G lens works quickly and silently and is compatible with all Nikon cameras. This lens has a standard focal range (similar to that of a 75mm lens on an APS-C format camera) and is suitable for use in all lighting conditions thanks to its f/1.4 aperture. Meanwhile, its SVM (Silent Wave Motor) motor enables fast, accurate focusing, allowing you to save time and- energy to spend more hours of the day taking fantastic photos!
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By Jawboax (Scotland)
Have been using this with Nikon D90. The lens seems to have trouble focusing. For indoor photos without the flash, only around 1 in 20 turn out ok. The rest are blurred and/or grainy. The lens is much better for outdoor daylight shots or indoor using the flash but still no better than my £80 small zoom lens.
update 8.6.10-This lens has consistently let me down from the start. Most recent photos in daylight were terrible. I have altered my rating accordingly.
By The D Man (Surrey)
I bought this lens to upgrade from the 1.8 AF D. I wondered if there would be much difference, but I wasn't left wondering for long. This is an amazing lens, the DOF at 1.4 is superb as you'd expect, but at f/4 it's as sharp as you could want to see in a lens. The possibilities with this on your body are endless, it truly is an amazing piece of glass and well worth the money.
By Peter H (UK)
I bought this in my local camera shop, just before Christmas when these were hard to come by. It's not my first prime lens (since I've been taking photographs regularly for over 25 years) but it is my first "fast" one. When I researched it, comments seemed rather mixed, but I eventually decided to get it anyway. I'm using it with an FX-sensor body and can now confirm that it is SUPERB. Used carefully, wide open, it gives wonderful pictures with a razor-thin depth of field. Slightly stopped down (f2.0 - f2.4) it gives great isolation of the subject from the background, with excellent across-the-frame sharpness and no noticeable vignetting. I haven't experienced any problems with focus speed and it always seems to "nail" the focus in real-world use, even at very low light levels (i.e. no obvious back or front focusing issues on my sample!) It's well-made, light, small(-ish for a 50mm prime) and smooth and quiet in use.
Is it worth the money? I can't say - the premium over the 1.8D, or even the 1.4D, is steep (and getting steeper, it would seem.) Is it a joy to use? Yes. Does it nail the shot every time? Yes. Have I taken it off my camera body yet? No (and I do have some other very nice, but slower, lenses.) So, if you want to invest in a fast 50mm lens for Nikon and you have a body that handles "G" lenses, I can certainly recommend this one (although I understand it is not very good for architectural photography, but I can't imagine why you would buy this version for such an application anyway.)
By Happy Snapper (Cambridge, UK)
Bought this from Calumet alongside a D300 and 16-85 VR zoom, specifically for portraits of my young son. The 1.4 fast speed has been invaluable, together with quick focussing and the ability at faster apertures to blur backgrounds. This lens does all of that well, and the results have been stunning.
If you are looking for your first prime, you might (in the DX system) also look at the 35mm f1.8 as well, which is considerably cheaper. I've used both, and whilst there is not much to choose between them this 50mm edges it slightly, particularly in terms of sharpness at higher speeds.
Very Highly Recommended.
By M. C. PETER (Kiel)
Nikon and other optics manufacturers set the standards back in the 1960s, when the first commercially successful SLR cameras were launched. The 50mm or 55mm lens was the first standard - now called "prime" lens - which was generally supplied with the camera. However, and no matter how cheaply the first "prime" lenses were sold, they were normally provided in a less advantageous format than what was required by the so-called "discerning" photographer, or indeed by the professional.
So it was that, if you wanted a top-class lens, not only did the optical engineering have to be faultless, but the lens had to let in enough light for fast operation in the 60s available-light mode, fashionable and challenging as that was. Unless you pushed your Kodak Tri-X to 1600 ASA, you were not able to obtain indoor shots at such concerts as the MJQ at Leeds(1966)with much chance of success. Here's where the best lenses played their part.
With a maximum aperture of f 1.4, the Nikon 50 mm became a leader. This same focal length today, used with a digital SLR gives the near equivalent of the old 85mm standard portrait lens, but with f 1.4 aperture. Of course, it has been much improved since the good old days, and is worth absolutely every penny. A lens for every photographer worth his salt. Buy one now.
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