Comments on: The 50mm f/1.8 – Small Wonder!

By: sgbphoto

sgbphoto — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:11:49 +0000

at acap. Go with the 35mm. I have a D90 and the pictures are great with it. the 50mm is to telle on the DX format cameras. Cant beat the $200 price. good luck finding it in stock…

By: acap

acap — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:38:24 +0000

hello everyone..
i jz bought Nikon d90..
can i buy this prime lense Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras.
it is compatible with d90 body??
which is more great?
Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens or AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G

By: Christine AKA Blink

Christine AKA Blink — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:14:19 +0000

i just a few days ago got the 50 mm F/1.8 II and I am having a blast with it! It is amazingly clear and really forces me to move around to compose outdoor shots. I’ll be doing more of that today with snow on the ground and Fall colors hanging on. So far I have mostly taken shots of my cats, indoor, but look forward to taking pics of my grandkids next weekend. The cats are great practice and I am amazed at the beauty in their eyes that is captured!

By: Miki

Miki — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:21:17 +0000

I only say: I’ve got the Canon 1.8 nifty fifty; the first series, MK I, from the ‘87.
Such a great lens.
The only little problem is that on my 20D became an 80 mm.

By: Lauri

Lauri — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:27:47 +0000

Hi there I have just got a while ago the Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor with a filter and lens hood just for £60 and it is brilliant. As a beginner photographer I find it very good to be restricted to one focal length. It forces you to think about your shots a lot more and as such brings down the amount of shots you take but bumps up their quality.

The sharpeness is brilliant, but i must say you can get amaizingly sharp shots with the standard VR kit lens you get with the Nikon D60. The control of dof gives very nice control over the final result and a the possibility for artistic flare.

Im a bit supriced about how everyone hypes how fantastic this is in low light. Yes it is very good in low light situations, but to be honest i find the standart 18-55 VR lens to be better. This might have to due with the fact with the Nikon D60 body you cannot auto-focus with the Nikon 50mm f/1.8D and thus making very hard to get the shot focused.

I gotta say this lens is a defenet buy for any one starting photography, with this lens ive learn so much more in short space than with the kit lens. All the limits bring out your own strengths! And it hasnt left my camera since I’ve got it.

heres one of the pictures ive took with it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/larrycabin/3814025441/

By: Togin Thomas

Togin Thomas — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:09:03 +0000

hi there, I own Nikon 50mm 1.4 and uses with my D90 and many at time the I find the the pictures taken at 1.4 is not very sharp and tend to out of focus, I read somewhere that, these prime lenses have something like sweet focal points and f numbers. Is this true ? and also to a large extend when i tried with 3.2 and 5.6 the lens is more sharp and gives good quality pics. So please support me with some knowledge of Sweet focal points of these prime lenses and ideal f numbers.

By: simonsanthane

simonsanthane — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:00:22 +0000

this is the lens i purchased together with my first D-SLR Canon 350D long time ago.. truly a wonder piece for its price.. it taught me a lot about dof and framing.. i just love it like other owners.. here me Canon.. if i were you, i would rather sell this lens as a kit with entry level D-SLR instead of 18-55 to make the buyer happy and loyal.

By: Mike H.

Mike H. — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:39:54 +0000

Expecting a baby in October, so just stepped up to a DSLR from a point and shoot. A professional photog. friend of mine helped me decided on the T1i for an entry level DSLR and also strongly suggested that I get the the 50mm f1.8 II to help me learn about manual settings. I’ve had the camera for just a few days but I have played almost exclusively with the 50mm over the kit lens. My very first shot with the lens (and my first ever shot in full manual mode) is linked. Already loving this lens and can’t wait to learn more with it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24656256@N06/3769236453/

By: Justine Loves!

Justine Loves! — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:37:41 +0000

I have this lens and I will never take it off my Canon body. This lens helped me understand depth of field and aperture much more effectively than my kit lens.

By: Anne

Anne — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:38:04 +0000

I’m rather disappointed to see that Nikon’s 50mm f/1.2 failed to make the list. I use mine nearly every day. At f/2, it is supposed to be one of the sharpest lenses Nikon has ever made. I absolutely love the feel that it gives images.

Here’s an un-scientific but fun comparison of the DOF of a 50mm f/1.8 on a crop sensor camera (Nikon D100) and a 50mm f/1.2 on a full frame camera (Nikon D700):

http://annemariecarson.blogspot.com/2009/05/50-vs-50.html

A collection of images taken with the Nikkor 50mm f/1.2:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/annemariecarsonphotography/tags/50mmf12/

So why leave this one out? As far as I know, you can still obtain one by special order through Nikon and they are still in limited production………