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Nikon AF FX NIKKOR 50mm F/1.4D DSLR Lens with Auto Focus for Nikon DSLR Cameras
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Brand | Nikon |
Focal Length Description | 50 mm |
Lens Type | Standard |
Compatible Mountings | Nikon F (FX) |
Camera Lens Description | 50 month |
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- The AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4D DSLR Lens from Nikon is a very effective standard length lens compatible with both FX and DX format Nikon DSLRs
- Lens construction: 7 elements in 6 groups
- Closest focusing: 0.45m/1.5 ft.
- Accepts 52mm filters;Maximum Aperture f/ 1.4 ;Minimum Aperture f/ 16
- Includes 52mm lens cap, rear cap
- Lens not zoomable
- Lens not zoomable
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Auto focus | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
Quality of material | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | — | — | 4.7 |
Picture quality | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | — | — | 4.8 |
For portrait photography | — | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | — | 4.7 |
Durability | — | 4.7 | 4.5 | — | — | 4.7 |
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lens type | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | Telephoto |
compatible mountings | Nikon F (FX) | Nikon F (FX) | Nikon F (FX) | Nikon F (FX) | Nikon DX, Nikon FX | Nikon F (FX) |
lens design | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime |
focus type | Screw drive from camera | Ultrasonic | Auto Focus | Auto Focus | automatic | Ultrasonic |
minimum focal length | 50 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 85 millimeters |
max focal length | 50 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 85 millimeters |
Product Description
Fast enough for shooting in just about any type of light, this is an ideal first lens; perfect for full-length portraits, travel photography or any type of available-light shooting. The Nikon 50mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor lens delivers distortion-free images with superb resolution and color rendition. Accepts 52mm filters. For programmed auto or shutter-priority auto shooting,use the minimum aperture lock lever to lock the lens aperture at f/16
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Product Dimensions | 1.69 x 2.56 x 2.56 inches |
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Item Weight | 8.1 ounces |
ASIN | B00005LENO |
Item model number | 1902 |
National Stock Number | 6760-01-461-5915 |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #855 in SLR Camera Lenses |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | October 2, 2003 |
Manufacturer | Nikon |
Country of Origin | China |
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Nikon 50mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor Lens: Review from dpreview.com The AF-Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4D is Nikon's current version of their fast 'standard' prime lens, and while this specific model was introduced in 1995, the basic optical design dates back to the manual focus 50mm 1:1.4 AI of 1977. It features a traditional layout of 7 elements in 6 groups utilizing spherical surfaces only, which Nikon claims will deliver distortion-free images with superb resolution and colour accuracy, plus high contrast even at maximum aperture. The 50mm focal length classes it as a 'standard' lens on the FX format, with none of the 'perspective distortion' characteristic of wideangle or telephoto lenses, whilst on the vastly more popular and widespread DX format it behaves like a short telephoto, ideal for portraiture.
›Read the full Nikon 50mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor lens review at dpreview.com
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Customers like the weight, quality and image quality of the lens. For example, they mention it's amazingly light, has excellent optics and is a professional-grade piece of glass. They appreciate the depth of field, saying it'll allow for great depth of picture. Customers are also impresseded with the performance, saying that it performs extremely well in low light.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the lens. They mention it's a high-quality lens, with excellent optics and a professional-grade piece of glass. Some appreciate the better build quality, saying it'll last a long time. Overall, customers recommend this lens as a nice all-purpose prime lens.
"...It's solidly built and the manual aperture ring is a great addition if you use non-AF extension tubes for macro photography (which I sometimes do)...." Read more
"...ramblings, let me simply say that I've found this to be an absolutely wonderful lens that has more than served my needs...." Read more
"...You'll get very good to excellent center sharpness, corners will be acceptable, and you'll get nice bokeh while losing a good bit of the chromatic..." Read more
"...Overall, this is the same excellent optic quality NIkon has built into every 50mm lens they've made, but the build quality itself is suspect...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the image quality of the lens. They mention that it is incredibly sharp, focusing quickly, and has beautifully smooth bokeh. They also say that it allows for wonderful portraiture and has amazing boken.
"...I know I made a great choice. It's incredibly sharp, focuses quickly, and has beautifully smooth bokeh...." Read more
"...Or? F 8. This will give you excellent corner sharpness at the expense of some center sharpness (which is still excellent) but no "bokeh"..." Read more
"...I can take it anywhere. It is small. The pictures are beautiful, warm colors. There's something about it...." Read more
"...In fact, it is sharper at every aperture than the chunky and pricey 17-35mm 2.8 I use for work every day.Why choose 1.4 over the 1.8?..." Read more
Customers like the performance of the lens. For example, they say it works well in low light situations, the autofocus is fast, and the results are perfect. The lens is also sharp and helps create great low light photos. Customers also mention that it works fine in AF mode.
"...Still quite usable. Kinda the reverse of f1.4 except now you're going for max depth of focus. F 16 -- not a working aperture imo...." Read more
"...The lens essentially sees in the dark...." Read more
"...for low light photography (concert, music performance) and the results are smashing...." Read more
"...The ability to shoot at low-light situations with lovely bokeh gives pictures a cozy feeling not seen in other lenses...." Read more
Customers like the value of the lens. They mention that it's a good bang for your buck, costs less than a newer lens, and is worth its weight in gold. Some say that the lens is easy to use and produces quality output. Overall, most are happy with the value and quality of the product.
"...And this lens is the perfect zone between price and functionality, you will not be disappointed with it." Read more
"...you can buy for the money because it is so fast, crystal clear, and inexpensive...." Read more
"...The extra money is well, well spent if you can A) afford it and B) keep from gloating around your friends who are shooting 1.8s" Read more
"I picked this up because it was cheap, it reminded me of older Nikon lenses I used to own, and is probably the best optically of the 50mm Nikkors...." Read more
Customers find the depth of field of the lens excellent for shallow depth of Field pictures. They say it's perfect for candid shots and portraits, and the images it captures are simply amazing. The low aperture makes the shots look amazing, and it produces great mid range angle photos. Customers also say it is very clear and good to take short distance pictures.
"...It's a perfect prime portrait lens for crop sensors. If I had one lens to take to a wedding, this would be it...." Read more
"...BAM! If you're after max sharpness especially in the center with good depth of focus and some subject isolation (depending on focus distance) this..." Read more
"...When everything is dialed-in, the images this lens captures are simply amazing...." Read more
"...But the longer focal length can add nice detail and depth to the photos. And on a FX format, I think it would be just about perfect...." Read more
Customers find the weight of the lens to be amazingly light. They mention that the focus ring is heavy, allowing for nice silky smooth manual focusing. They also say that the lens is quick and sharp, and that it's a great option for those looking for a lightweight lens.
"...bit cheaper (especially used and they're plentiful), smaller, and lighter...." Read more
"...light weight compared to 24-70.- Avoid tagging along additional weight of a flash as you can take photos in low light conditions.-..." Read more
"...You just couldn't ask for a more versatile lens. It's also amazingly light, and it makes carrying the camera around all day so much easier..." Read more
"Worth every penny! What quality glass. This light-weight lens is quick and sharp. I can do almost anything with it...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the focus of the lens. Some mention that it has good quick auto focus, while others say that it does not work.
"...Second is that auto focus does not work (at least I have not been able to make it work)...." Read more
"...I know I made a great choice. It's incredibly sharp, focuses quickly, and has beautifully smooth bokeh...." Read more
"...there's almost no depth of field with it wide open so you have to focus very carefully, especially at close range...." Read more
"...Focus is fast and accurate on my D700 and the manual focus action on the F3 is silky smooth, though not as solid feeling as the older AI-S lenses..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the softness of the lens. Some mention that the images are sharp and give that soft feel that mothers want, while others say that there's some softness when it's fully open, but very sharp. The lens vignettes a little and be a bit softer at wider apertures, especially in the corners.
"...As a result, this lens will vignette a little and be a bit softer at wider apertures, especially in the corners...." Read more
"...and accurate on my D700 and the manual focus action on the F3 is silky smooth, though not as solid feeling as the older AI-S lenses and that leads..." Read more
"...As most other reviewers have said, it is pretty soft at 1.4, but once you stop it down a bit, the pics come out super sharp...." Read more
"...The images are so sharp and give that soft feel that mothers want. I am glad I took my friend's advice and spent the extra money!..." Read more
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1. Speed. The D7000 is a champ at low light performance, but I take lots of pictures in low light (weddings, indoors, etc) and usually prefer non-flash pictures. I wanted all the speed I could get.
2. Price. Although this lens is $200 more than the 50mm f1.8D (see reason 1) that extra light capturing ability is worth it for me. Plus, this lens is over $100 cheaper than the 1.4G.
3. Sharpness. Lots of reviews I found online said the 1.4D was a bit sharper than the 1.4G. Is it true? Honestly, I've tried both now and I can't tell a difference.
You may want to note that the 1.4G has SW (Silent Wave) auto-focus. From my experience that lens focuses faster and more quietly than the 1.4D, but this wasn't an issue for me as I use manual focus 90% of the time.
My overall impressions on this lens? I'm glad I bought it and don't regret it for a second. I know I made a great choice. It's incredibly sharp, focuses quickly, and has beautifully smooth bokeh. It's solidly built and the manual aperture ring is a great addition if you use non-AF extension tubes for macro photography (which I sometimes do). It's a perfect prime portrait lens for crop sensors. If I had one lens to take to a wedding, this would be it.
In closing, this lens has made me a better photographer. The 35mm 1.8g is sufficiently wide that you can easily crop pictures later in your workflow. The 50mm is just tight enough on a crop sensor that it makes you think before you press the shutter release button. I noticed that I had began relying too heavily on using zoom lens that I had almost forgotten how to move around a room and compose a picture correctly.
Great lenses don't stop being great because the next thing comes out. It just means that the newer thing may possibly be better.
Now I'm sure plenty can be argued about whether this is a "great lens" or not, but the simple point is that this lens, like the 35mm f2D, 85mm f1.4D, and plenty of other older lenses, has served countless photographers and produced countless amazing photos since its inception. The appearance of more capable lenses today doesn't mean that the 50mm 1.4D is suddenly incapable of creating great photos. And let's be honest... how many of us are actually taking photos that can even hold a candle to so many of those photos taken in decades past on all of that "inferior" equipment?
I have a Nikon D810 (recently upgraded to full frame from my old D300), so as I build my FX lens collection, I've been facing some odd decisions. Given the fact that I can use these older lenses, I am not forced to default to the newer "G-Series" lenses where some others might unfortunately already have that decision made for them by virtue of the fact that their camera bodies cannot autofocus with older lenses.
And while the newer lenses are largely superior in IQ as well as aperture in some cases, the ultimate question I have to ask myself is whether or not those advances are truly meaningful to me at my level. I can definitely tell you that I'm not a pixel-peeper (although even at 1:1, the 50mm 1.4D seems to perform just fine) and I believe that, in fact, technical aspects like that are probably the last thing to worry about behind lighting, composition, etc. And if I'm not really getting meaningful value (as a function of the limits of my own ability as a photographer) out of the newer lens, why spend the extra money to get it? By the time I get to a point where it might actually matter somehow, it's entirely possible that something even newer and better will be out as the endless march of technology continues.
If you're still with me after my ramblings, let me simply say that I've found this to be an absolutely wonderful lens that has more than served my needs. While it's true that my camera may push the limits of this lens on a sheer technical level, my abilities as a photographer have not even begun to outgrow it. It may be different for some of you, but I'm more concerned about nailing a good composition and capturing the feel of scenes than I am about staring at photo comparisons to see which lens renders bokeh slightly better than another or which lens is sharper at the pixel level—things that I can assure you that nobody on the other side of the camera will ever care about or even notice.
If you're one of the elite photographers for whom this lens will honestly be a limitation, you already know you don't want this. If you're an owner of a body for which this lens will not autofocus because of technical limitations, you should look elsewhere. But if you fall into the same category as me where you have a camera body that can use this lens, but you're still on the journey of learning the art of photography, I encourage you to save a little bit of cash and explore the possibilities of this lens. It will ultimately reward the trust you put in it when you do start taking some of those great photos, and you'll be reminded by the fact that you're doing it on equipment that many people will turn their nose up at as being somehow "obsolete" that the essence of your photography doesn't lie within the gear in your camera bag. It is within yourself, gained through experience, study, and hard work.
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2016
Great lenses don't stop being great because the next thing comes out. It just means that the newer thing may possibly be better.
Now I'm sure plenty can be argued about whether this is a "great lens" or not, but the simple point is that this lens, like the 35mm f2D, 85mm f1.4D, and plenty of other older lenses, has served countless photographers and produced countless amazing photos since its inception. The appearance of more capable lenses today doesn't mean that the 50mm 1.4D is suddenly incapable of creating great photos. And let's be honest... how many of us are actually taking photos that can even hold a candle to so many of those photos taken in decades past on all of that "inferior" equipment?
I have a Nikon D810 (recently upgraded to full frame from my old D300), so as I build my FX lens collection, I've been facing some odd decisions. Given the fact that I can use these older lenses, I am not forced to default to the newer "G-Series" lenses where some others might unfortunately already have that decision made for them by virtue of the fact that their camera bodies cannot autofocus with older lenses.
And while the newer lenses are largely superior in IQ as well as aperture in some cases, the ultimate question I have to ask myself is whether or not those advances are truly meaningful to me at my level. I can definitely tell you that I'm not a pixel-peeper (although even at 1:1, the 50mm 1.4D seems to perform just fine) and I believe that, in fact, technical aspects like that are probably the last thing to worry about behind lighting, composition, etc. And if I'm not really getting meaningful value (as a function of the limits of my own ability as a photographer) out of the newer lens, why spend the extra money to get it? By the time I get to a point where it might actually matter somehow, it's entirely possible that something even newer and better will be out as the endless march of technology continues.
If you're still with me after my ramblings, let me simply say that I've found this to be an absolutely wonderful lens that has more than served my needs. While it's true that my camera may push the limits of this lens on a sheer technical level, my abilities as a photographer have not even begun to outgrow it. It may be different for some of you, but I'm more concerned about nailing a good composition and capturing the feel of scenes than I am about staring at photo comparisons to see which lens renders bokeh slightly better than another or which lens is sharper at the pixel level—things that I can assure you that nobody on the other side of the camera will ever care about or even notice.
If you're one of the elite photographers for whom this lens will honestly be a limitation, you already know you don't want this. If you're an owner of a body for which this lens will not autofocus because of technical limitations, you should look elsewhere. But if you fall into the same category as me where you have a camera body that can use this lens, but you're still on the journey of learning the art of photography, I encourage you to save a little bit of cash and explore the possibilities of this lens. It will ultimately reward the trust you put in it when you do start taking some of those great photos, and you'll be reminded by the fact that you're doing it on equipment that many people will turn their nose up at as being somehow "obsolete" that the essence of your photography doesn't lie within the gear in your camera bag. It is within yourself, gained through experience, study, and hard work.
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La qualité d'image obtenue en portrait, le niveau de piqué de haute volée ainsi que le bokeh haut de gamme m'interdisent toute critique négative de cet objectif léger, solide et tellement doux et rapide à manier..
l'ouverture est phénoménale et permet beaucoup de confort en basse lumière.
Il est presque trop facile, avec lui, d'obtenir des clichés de toute beauté avec un minimum de connaissances en photo...surtout avec les boitiers modernes (ici avec le D7100 -ISO100 )
J'en suis positivement enchanté. c'est un indispensable... sans réserve aucune.
Reviewed in France on April 2, 2015
La qualité d'image obtenue en portrait, le niveau de piqué de haute volée ainsi que le bokeh haut de gamme m'interdisent toute critique négative de cet objectif léger, solide et tellement doux et rapide à manier..
l'ouverture est phénoménale et permet beaucoup de confort en basse lumière.
Il est presque trop facile, avec lui, d'obtenir des clichés de toute beauté avec un minimum de connaissances en photo...surtout avec les boitiers modernes (ici avec le D7100 -ISO100 )
J'en suis positivement enchanté. c'est un indispensable... sans réserve aucune.
Even though this is a old generation lens this remains one of best lens from Nikon
Nach ca. 6 Monaten Gebrauch hier meine Eindrücke:
Positiv:
- klein und leicht
- hohe Lichtstärke und damit superhelles Sucherbild
(die Nikon D700 ist, was ein großes helles Sucherbild angeht "von Haus aus" schon ganz gut gerüstet)
- Verzeichnung praktisch nicht wahrnehmbar
- Vignettierung bei Offenblende sichtbar, aber bei vielen Motive nicht störend
(kann per Bildbearbeitung ggf. ausgeglichen werden); ab 2,8 praktisch nicht sichtbar.
- Schärfe bei Offenblende 1,4 gut; ab 2,0-2,8 sehr gut; ab 4,0-5,6 ausgezeichnet
- Kontrastwiedergabe bei Offenblende 1,4 etwas weich - was aber, da LowLight-Aufnahmen oft sehr hohe Kontraste haben, nicht so sehr auffällt; ab Blende 2,8 sehr gut
- Streulichtverhalten - mit Streulichtblende - sehr gut
- AF-Geschwindigkeit sehr zügig (benötigt Kameragehäuse mit eigenem AF-Motor - sogenanter Stangen-AF)
- tolle Handhabung mit der D700, sogar einhändiges Halten der D700 möglich (was mit schwereren Objektiven nicht möglich ist)
Neutral:
- Verarbeitungsqualität: gut, Metall mit recht hohen Kunststoffanteilen, sauber verarbeitet mit begrenztem Rubustheitseindruck.
Negativ:
- Nichts; ausser vielleicht, dass die Streulichtblende nicht serienmäßig mitgeliefert wird, sondern extra erworben werden muss.
(Eine Anschaffung derselben ist sehr zu empfehlen!)
Fazit:
Wer die hohe Lichtstärke braucht:
- Aufnahmen ohne Blitz (z.B. in Kirchen, Museen)
- Aufnahmen mit extrem geringer Schärfentiefe (z.B. Portraits)
- Aufnahmen in Dämmerungsphasen usw.
und mit wenig Gewicht und Größe, einer bewußten Reduktion auf 50mm Brennweite unterwegs sein will
und eine tadellose Abbildungsqualtät benötigt, bekommt ein sehr gutes Objektiv.
Bei Offenblende ist aber ein sehr genaues Fokussieren - am besten mit Einzelfeld-AF - notwendig (geringe Schärfentiefe)