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Monday, November 12, 2007

Nikon 50mm F1.4 AFD

I used my fastest lens in my arsenal, the nikon 50mm F1.4 AFD yesterday. Cloudy weather was the order of the day as usual. Many a times the decision to choose between the 50mm F1.4 or F1.8 had tormented me, but I bit the bullet and went all out for the bigger aperture lens, since I use the 50mm focal length relatively frequently. I have never looked back since. It has better built. It is slightly prone to flare wide open but reasonable sharp. DOF at that aperture is almost paper thin so focussing accuracy is very critical. It is sharp and contrasty at F2.0 onwards and for F2.8 onwards, it is just faultless. The picture of this cute girl with the sweet smile was taken at f1.4 and the bokeh at this distance and aperture turns the background and even anything behind her face plane to turn to smooth buttery cream, without sacrificing usable sharpness! Bokeh Heaven! These two frisky and leggy gals are seen here leaping into the air, and it might not have been possible to do this in natural light during the cloudy weather without a fast lens! The 50mm F1.4 does the job well at f2 and shutter speed of 1/1000th second. They are fast and nimble, but nothing the 50mm f1.4 cannot catch! Special thanks to these two gals for their spontaneous energy in helping to create these images. More pics taken with this lens can be found here...




2 comments:

Germaine said...

wow, i love all ur photos! i've always wanted to be a photographer because of all the amazing photos a good photographer can snap. great photos and i envy ur skills!


i'm treasa's and jessalynne's friend, btw. just dropping by.

Ivor M. said...

Lovely pictures - again ! ...And with an old-favourite Nikkor lens, the 50mm f1.4. I have owned several versions over the years and am sad to see that the AFD version has been deleted from the official Nikon 'Products' sites, which must mean it is discontinued. Check it out - in the 'Normal' Nikkor Lenses section, there is only the 50mm f1.8 AFD left ! This makes your lovely pics even more special !

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