I was given this lens as a Christmas present about 10 years ago for my old D40. I typically shot it at f4 or 5.6, so I was quite happy with its performance. Now that I’m shooting primarily with a D700, I rarely use the 50mm focal length. I’m still happy with the lens, but tend to shoot with a longer focal length. Great review and I would agree with everything you’ve said. Happy New Year, Fred!
Happy New Year Tim! Thanks a lot! I have been shooting with this lens a lot recently, and the CA is so strong that when I shoot high contrast sunny scenes, then the CA is visible in the EVF! Will seriously consider a S-version of this one... :-/
Thanks for the great review Frederik. I think you covered all of your bases and did a great job of testing the lens. This particular lens is my main lens at the moment, since I upgraded to full frame a few months ago and my zooms are all dx. But as I've stated before, I love 50mm anyway. I generally shoot at f8 when walking around town or in nature. I prefer to have more items in focus for this style of shooting, and I have not been disappointed. For portraits I have never been disappointed unless I miss focus. As long as I hit focus, I am very happy with the results at 1.8. I also shoot 1.8 for live bands, and again, as long as I don't miss focus I am happy with the results. But maybe I should add that auto focus varies between struggling and useless in low light. I don't know if that's the lens or the camera, but I tend to manual focus in low light. All in all, I love the lens. Maybe I just haven't had the experience of a better lens? I do have my eye on the 85mm 1.8g next, so we'll see...
Thanks for sharing Jamie - much appreciated! I am afraid that my copy soon goes back to MPB.com as I experience so much CA that I can see it even in the viewfinder! But, could of course be my copy only! All the best!
Thanks for sharing...yes I have this 50mm but when I ordered it I was sent a newer version....I think they said it was an 'anniversary' model which has a chrome ring around it..I am happy with results on my D500... keep up the good work.. cheers 😀
Always like your extensive reviews. Do you have them 1.8 d? I would like to see your findings between the two. With all the discontinuations with f mount lenses. I am glad I have a lot of screw driven lenses. They will out last afs lenses and they should always work. Afs lens will eventually stop working.
Thank You for this helpful review. As a long time amateur photographer whose first camera was the Nikon FM, your assessment would point to this being a very useable lens for still images at a great price new too. My slight concern would be durable build quality for a Nikkor. As an aside,I am thinking that the Chinese lens factories will quickly improve anyway.
Thank you Dexmond! Yep, we still need to see if the build quality will make this lens last 20-30 years as we have come to know the made-in-japan-all-glass-and-metal vintage lenses from Nikon. So far it looks like this lens is doing OK.
Der er mange gode! Jeg kan godt lide denne ruclips.net/video/0yaNK7mSbUo/видео.html da den er let, billig og har en god all round zoom range. Men du skal finde en god kopi! Der er en del dårlige kopier derude!
Thank you for this well thought out practical review of this lens. I own one but confess I am one of those lazy people who tend to leave a big ranged zoom on the camera body most of the time.
Thank you Tim! I also walk around with a zoom often! I can recommend however just once in a while to limit yourself to a prime - go out shooting bringing along just one prime lens. It really forces you to develop new habits!
@@frederikboving my prime of choice for walking around lately has been the 28mm f/2.8 AIS. It is a fantastic and sharp lens, and with the focus peaking on z bodies it is insanely easy to use manual lenses
@@frederikboving On another note, I would like to see more of your reactions and ideas about your Z50. I now find I use my Z6ii more than any of my other Nikon cameras. I never thought I would, but I do! A video about your experiences using the Z50 would be nice - but of course it would be heavily influenced by your personal needs.
I used this before on a crop body before mainly for portraits. Not bad at all for the price. 1.8 is a little soft especially in the corners but for portraits that doesn't really matter and you might want a bit of softness anyway. 2.8 onwards is pretty sharp. Worst part is the cheap plastic feel, especially the focus ring but it gets the job done. Since got a SMC Pentax 50mm 1.2 and that is one heck of a lens.. they really knew how to make stuff back then!
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts on another lens. I just got this lens the other day and funnily enough for $3 more in usd than what you paid from a different used equipment dealer here in the US. Do I smell price collusion? :) anyway hope to try it out today. and again, I really like how you present and your viewpoint. thanks
Love your videos, especially on the D700. I have a 50mm but I find it too confining. I prefer a 35mm and have a 35mm f2D and also the superb, but heavy, Tamron 35mm 1.4.
Yes, it should work! Please check that the switch on the lens is at "A/M" and that the AF mode switch on the camera front left is on "AF" (and not "M"). Then it should work!
Lightweight and small. This is a single purpose lens that I still use for street at f8-f11. A shame because yes the bokeh is gorgeous at f1.8 but subjects are soft.
While the lens is not officially weather sealed, I have shot with it in the pouring rain and had no issues. Do at your own risk, obviously, but just know it does work well for me.
I was given this lens as a Christmas present about 10 years ago for my old D40. I typically shot it at f4 or 5.6, so I was quite happy with its performance. Now that I’m shooting primarily with a D700, I rarely use the 50mm focal length. I’m still happy with the lens, but tend to shoot with a longer focal length. Great review and I would agree with everything you’ve said. Happy New Year, Fred!
Happy New Year Tim! Thanks a lot! I have been shooting with this lens a lot recently, and the CA is so strong that when I shoot high contrast sunny scenes, then the CA is visible in the EVF! Will seriously consider a S-version of this one... :-/
Thanks for the great review Frederik. I think you covered all of your bases and did a great job of testing the lens.
This particular lens is my main lens at the moment, since I upgraded to full frame a few months ago and my zooms are all dx. But as I've stated before, I love 50mm anyway.
I generally shoot at f8 when walking around town or in nature. I prefer to have more items in focus for this style of shooting, and I have not been disappointed.
For portraits I have never been disappointed unless I miss focus. As long as I hit focus, I am very happy with the results at 1.8.
I also shoot 1.8 for live bands, and again, as long as I don't miss focus I am happy with the results. But maybe I should add that auto focus varies between struggling and useless in low light. I don't know if that's the lens or the camera, but I tend to manual focus in low light.
All in all, I love the lens. Maybe I just haven't had the experience of a better lens? I do have my eye on the 85mm 1.8g next, so we'll see...
Thanks for sharing Jamie - much appreciated! I am afraid that my copy soon goes back to MPB.com as I experience so much CA that I can see it even in the viewfinder! But, could of course be my copy only! All the best!
Thanks for sharing...yes I have this 50mm but when I ordered it I was sent a newer version....I think they said it was an 'anniversary' model which has a chrome ring around it..I am happy with results on my D500... keep up the good work.. cheers 😀
Thank you Robert - much appreciated!
Thanks for posting this, just ordered this!
Hope you enjoy it!
thank you sir. as always, straight to the point, great explaination and plenty of examples as well !
Thank you Zaaid - always positive feedback from you, much appreciated! All the best!
Brilliant review thanks. I just got my copy of this lens today. Got it used for 130 Euros. Been considering this lens for months :)
Thanks! All the best with your new lens!
Always like your extensive reviews. Do you have them 1.8 d? I would like to see your findings between the two. With all the discontinuations with f mount lenses. I am glad I have a lot of screw driven lenses. They will out last afs lenses and they should always work. Afs lens will eventually stop working.
Thank you for your kind words! No, I don't have the D version unfortunately. Hope the afs lenses will last 🙂 - I love my 70-200mm 👌
Thank You for this helpful review. As a long time amateur photographer whose first camera was the Nikon FM, your assessment would point to this being a very useable lens for still images at a great price new too. My slight concern would be durable build quality for a Nikkor. As an aside,I am thinking that the Chinese lens factories will quickly improve anyway.
Thank you Dexmond! Yep, we still need to see if the build quality will make this lens last 20-30 years as we have come to know the made-in-japan-all-glass-and-metal vintage lenses from Nikon. So far it looks like this lens is doing OK.
Bra video😊👍 vilken budget nikon objektiv rekomenderar du till en d700?
Der er mange gode! Jeg kan godt lide denne ruclips.net/video/0yaNK7mSbUo/видео.html da den er let, billig og har en god all round zoom range. Men du skal finde en god kopi! Der er en del dårlige kopier derude!
Thank you for this well thought out practical review of this lens. I own one but confess I am one of those lazy people who tend to leave a big ranged zoom on the camera body most of the time.
Thank you Tim! I also walk around with a zoom often! I can recommend however just once in a while to limit yourself to a prime - go out shooting bringing along just one prime lens. It really forces you to develop new habits!
@@frederikboving my prime of choice for walking around lately has been the 28mm f/2.8 AIS. It is a fantastic and sharp lens, and with the focus peaking on z bodies it is insanely easy to use manual lenses
@@bubbly6379 Agreed, focus peaking is the best thing that has happened to manual focus vintage lenses in many years!
Thank you very much. I have the 58mm f1.4, which isn’t optimized for sharpness - but does have lots of character.
Yes, sharpness is not everything! Character is sometimes more important! Thanks for sharing!
@@frederikboving On another note, I would like to see more of your reactions and ideas about your Z50. I now find I use my Z6ii more than any of my other Nikon cameras. I never thought I would, but I do! A video about your experiences using the Z50 would be nice - but of course it would be heavily influenced by your personal needs.
@@snoogly It's on my to-do list now!
I used this before on a crop body before mainly for portraits. Not bad at all for the price. 1.8 is a little soft especially in the corners but for portraits that doesn't really matter and you might want a bit of softness anyway. 2.8 onwards is pretty sharp. Worst part is the cheap plastic feel, especially the focus ring but it gets the job done. Since got a SMC Pentax 50mm 1.2 and that is one heck of a lens.. they really knew how to make stuff back then!
They sure did! Thank you for sharing Jasper - much appreciated!
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts on another lens. I just got this lens the other day and funnily enough for $3 more in usd than what you paid from a different used equipment dealer here in the US. Do I smell price collusion? :) anyway hope to try it out today. and again, I really like how you present and your viewpoint. thanks
Thank you Tim! Hope you like your new colluded purchase :-D
Love your videos, especially on the D700. I have a 50mm but I find it too confining. I prefer a 35mm and have a 35mm f2D and also the superb, but heavy, Tamron 35mm 1.4.
Thank you Ed - much appreciated! And thank you for sharing! 🙂
Does the AF works on a Nikon D7500 ? I just got my camera today and it’s not working when I change to AF mode
Yes, it should work! Please check that the switch on the lens is at "A/M" and that the AF mode switch on the camera front left is on "AF" (and not "M"). Then it should work!
Lightweight and small. This is a single purpose lens that I still use for street at f8-f11. A shame because yes the bokeh is gorgeous at f1.8 but subjects are soft.
Thank you 🙏🏻 for sharing 👌
I lended this lens and I find it really great…
I miss all the older lenses, reviews!
Sorry about that. I review what I shoot with and apparently I have moved away from older lenses 😌
Great review..thanks
Thanks! 🙏🏻
I got some vintage lens but idk the mount if it's possible to fit to my nikon d3300. its from a dxc1800 and dxc 3000
Sorry, I simply don't know.
@@frederikboving ok thanks 👍
Great lens...prefer it to the 1.4.
Agreed. Ended selling my copy though as the CA was too strong when shooting in high contrast scenes.
While the lens is not officially weather sealed, I have shot with it in the pouring rain and had no issues. Do at your own risk, obviously, but just know it does work well for me.
Thanks for sharing Bubbly!
The 50mm 1.8G lens has weather sealing gasket. So on a body that is also weather sealed, this can actually work in rain with such a camera.
Incredibly sharp from F 4 to F 8. Unfortunately, because of the focus shift, I do not trust its AF from F1.8 -2.8 but must focus in LV.
I was not aware that focus shift influences the auto focus?