Comments on: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G Lens

By: Debbie

Debbie — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:39:16 +0000

I would love to get the Nikkor 50mm Af-s. I must say though, I will wait a while, the lens costs as much as the camera. All other nikon 50 mm are much less expensive. I bought the D40x because of cost, why would I pay as much for a lens. Like I said, I would love to have it.

By: Tom lipfriend

Tom lipfriend — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:31:22 +0000

Hey harper im in the place as you atm. im thikn about the 30mm sigma f1.4 but also the 50mm nikon f1.4 af-s and i also have a d40 with a 18-135 dx lense. After doing hours of research and fundraising i have desided to get the nikon 50mm f1.4. because ive tryed the sigma and it’s really nothing specail and it’s not a portrait lense or a really wide angle lense and i think the 50mm will be a better focal lenth so you can use it for portraits and marco and low light stuff too. well im looking forward to getting this lense! plus they are about the same price too!
Cheers
Tom

By: Peter Lombardi

Peter Lombardi — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:53:12 +0000

The more aperture blades the better! haha

Harper, I’d have to say that I believe you would be better off with the Sigma 30 on a DX camera for a standard lens.
-peter

By: Elja Trum

Elja Trum — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:50:06 +0000

Looks like a great lens.
Always good to have improved background blur. :)

By: Harper Lieblich

Harper Lieblich — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:15:20 +0000

I’d really like to get this lens but my one concern is that on a D40 it takes photos that are more like the ones you’d get with a 75mm lens on a film camera. The sigma AF-S prime isn’t as good on optical quality but it’s 30mm which takes photos that are more like 50mm with a film camera.

What do people find more versatile or effective with a DX frame: the 50mm or the 30mm lenses?

By: Peter Lombardi

Peter Lombardi — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:21:52 +0000

YAY!!!! :D Hopefully this won’t be the last thing we see this week.
-peter
(aka “That crazy Nikon Guy!”)