It had worked well with film, but i could not get images that were as crisp as what, for example, the 55mm gives me. For manual focus i generally always try to buy the ai versions as they are cheaper and i like the longer focus throw better. Im not sure which 50 is the best, but i can share my experience with the manual focus 50s i have actually owned. Captured with nikon d700 and ai zoom nikkor 2550mm f4 at 50mm, f4, aperturepriority auto, iso 200 tone compensation applied with nikon capture example 2 is a night landscape that was captured at the maximum wideangle focal length of 25mm and an aperture setting of f4. The 50 f2 ai is a little cloudy wide open, but makes up for it in the bokeh. The nonai auto indexing lens requires stopdown metering on modern cameras for accurate exposure.
If i had a newer nikon, i would get an ai conversion done on the 502 hc. The best 50mm lenses for nikon dslr cameras 5 top picks. I got this lens for free and it has a lot of fungus in it. It was the standard lens sold with better nikon cameras. See more ideas about nikon 50mm, photography and nikon. If youre after sharpness, the nikkorh 502 and the 50 1. This makes it an ideal lens for portraitssubjects can be isolated from their backgrounds for a dramatic composition. This pool is dedicated to the legendary ais nikkor 50mm 1. Clearly, you could give someone a fair old whack with it then use the same blunt instrument to take their picture.
In october that year nikon introduced a in those years relatively fast nikkors f1. The 50mm lens is compact and versatile lens suitable for portraiture and an array of photographic applications. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Registering your nikon product allows us to send you with your permission important updates, service information and helpful hints, and it makes it easier should you ever need to call in for help. As i got rid of all my nikon bodies except for an eyelevel f and and eye level f2, i prefer the 502 hc nikkor. I want to get a prime lens mainly for the advantages it has with low light, and im leaning towards the 50mm f1.
Nikon imaging products nikkor the thousand and one. Where leitzs contemporary chromed summilux is all about elegance and grace when it comes to looks, the nikkors boasts an unrestrained machismo. It would be interesting to see how the 55mm f1,2 ai does in such a scene, but both 50s render a horrible mess there. The no of diaphragm blades means, for example, the nikon 50mm ai lens have heptagonshaped bokeh effects and the starburst in long exposure. This lens provides excellent resolution, even at f 1. Nikon d600 nikon d850 nikon z7 nikon afs nikkor 1635mm f4g ed vr nikon afs nikkor 2470mm f2. In the 2nd series the lower left corner shows the double lines i mentioned. For those of you who have been asking, the digital picture is going to add all our mtf graphs to their comparison tool as we release them. I also own and use the manual focus nikon 50mm f 1. Its also surprising that nikon has packed so much in such a compact lens that the image quality of the nikkor 50mm f1. On my fx body cameras it really holds well, even on my d850 which has a tendency to push a lens to its limits. This lens has 7 elements in 6 groups, which optical formula changed several times during its production. The first lens for many photographers with older manual slr cameras is usually the 50mm.
Characterized by its fast design and compact profile, the af nikkor 50mm f1. This is an autofocusing lens with a builtin focusing motor. Ill show you how to disassemble it and give you hint about how to put it back. I didnt know what i wanted, so i decided to go with the 50. In fact this lens, as the modern afdnikkor, is still in production. In january 1962 production of this lens terminated as, three months later, its successor, the nikkors f1. I use a number of preai nikkors that work very well, but i gave away my copy of the 50 f1. Find out what 2 readers thought of the nikon 50mm f1. This lens has been with me through five different countries and two different continents. Does anyone know how big a difference is going from f1. If you ever see me out and about with my a7, i probably have this lens on it. The first shot in both series was with a 50mm f1,4 the 2nd shot shows a 50mm f1,2.
See nikon lens compatibility for details on your camera. The optical formula is an updated version of the classic double gauss design, with an. Below is a photo of vincent van goghs the mulberry tree that hangs in the norton simon museum in pasadena, california. One of the most beautiful optical masterpieces yet conceived. Nikon d600 nikon d850 nikon z7 nikon afs nikkor 1635mm f4g ed vr nikon afs nikkor 2470mm f 2.
Most vintage 50mm lenses come in two main varieties of maximum aperture. F301 that offer program ae andor shutter priority ae, seemingly the ais nikkor may be a better option. It is sharp corner to corner, and on a dx body the center sharpness, speed and approximately 75mm focal length make it an outstanding portrait lens. Death valley workshop 2020 problem with screen z 7 after firmware 3. It works perfectly every professional film camera f, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6, with matrix metering on the fa, f4 and f6. Soon it will also be accompanying me to japan when i visit this coming october.