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Nikon 50mm f/1.4 G VS 1.8 D - hands on review

That Nikon Guy (Matt Granger) introduces and reviews the Nikkor 50mm 1.4 AF-S G. The lens is compared to the 50mm 1.4D - full crops, focus speed ...

A Day at the Zoo with my Leica M9-P and 50 Summitar f/2

I used to shoot with a Nikon D2h myself and I had the typical lenses most Nikon shooters had at that time. 4, the 24-70…all big and heavy lenses, especially the 70-200. My son Brandon has really been getting into his Nikon D2h lately. It performed exceptionally well but at the end of the day I was so tired of lugging it all around AND having to push a stroller through the zoo. He doesn’t seem to mind it but he is eyeballing the little Nikon V1 and Sony NEX-7 that I have been carrying around. He hasn’t felt the full pain of lugging it around with a 70-200 VR yet, hahaha. Today my son and I decided to take a photo stroll through the Wildlife World Zoo in Phoenix to enjoy the nice day and get some cool snaps out of it  as well. The 70-200 VR, the 85 1. Many years ago when he was really young we would go to this same Zoo and I would have to rent a stroller....

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Need help with choosing a lens (Nikon) for portraits.?

Okay, I've been reading and reading about lens. I would love to get into doing portrait work (of course, I have a ton of practicing to do). Anyways here are the lens that I currently have and been told they are slow.

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If you can manually focus, the 50 f/1.8 is a good sharp lens, good for portraits and low light on the crop frame sensor. It will autofocus on the mid-level and higher bodies when you decide to upgrade your camera body.

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1.61803399
much of the softness in your images is caused by camera shake - slow shutter speeds and long lens, the last time i looked

the Nikon - Nikkor 50mm f/1.

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deep blue2
Yup the 50mm f1.8 lens is great - tack sharp & fast in low light.

Which camera body are you mounting it on?

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Ara57
If you can manually focus, the 50 f/1.8 is a good sharp lens, good for portraits and low light on the crop frame sensor. It will autofocus on the mid-level and higher bodies when you decide to upgrade your camera body.

Nikon 50mm f/1.4G AF-S vs. Nikon 85mm f/1.8D AF-D?

My friend just bought a 50mm f/1.4G Nikon and I tried it on my Nikon D90. Lens is quite soft at the maximum aperture and the autofocus just isn't what it should be (but it gets the job done).

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The ace is correct.. for flattering portrait shots on APS-C sensor cameras the 50 f/1.4 gives just enough perspective compression to produce quality portraits. Wide aperture lenses tend to be a little soft when shooting wide open.

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fhotoace
Wide open at f/1.4, the depth of field is supposed to be shallow (what you are calling soft)

If your plan is to shoot portraits, the 50 is the correct focal length for that.

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bluespeedbird
The ace is correct.. for flattering portrait shots on APS-C sensor cameras the 50 f/1.4 gives just enough perspective compression to produce quality portraits. Wide aperture lenses tend to be a little soft when shooting wide open.

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