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Nikon 50mm f1.2 AIS - samples
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Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 10:47 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 10:47 pm
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Hi,
just sharing some pictures taken with the Nikon 50mm f1.2 AIS, which I recently found on my hard disk.
All taken in Switzerland.

Enjoy.

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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 12:23 am
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 12:23 am
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Nice shots with one of my favorite lenses!

Here's one of mine.



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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 6:41 am
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Same lens aperture was at f1.4:



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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 8:11 am
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Looks pretty good to me!


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I got one recently, a minor thing so far that i don t like is a bit too much distortion at short to mediun distances, considering it s a 50 mm lens. A bit of what i am talking about is in your second picture, the lamp post.


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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 1:41 pm
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tomasg wrote:
I got one recently, a minor thing so far that i don t like is a bit too much distortion at short to mediun distances, considering it s a 50 mm lens. A bit of what i am talking about is in your second picture, the lamp post.


You are right, distortion with this lens is such sometime that it is not easy to correct in post-production, at least with Lightroom. That was the case with the picture with the bell tower.
Cheers.


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Edited

Last edited by bernhardas on Tue May 10, 2016 4:50 pm; edited 1 time in total


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Happy Dog


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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 6:33 pm
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You guys are right about the distortion, it is very noticeable.
However, the lens I don't think was intended to be used as a "landscape" lens. i think its strength lies in isolated subjects/portraiture/low-light capabilities. That's like faulting a 2.8/35 for not being good for portraits.
And I do not know about others, but if I click on a 1.2/50 thread, I'd expect at least one picture at 1.2 ;p would be nice to see the sharpness and wide open.
However, those are nice shots. Very well composed.


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StillSanj wrote:
You guys are right about the distortion, it is very noticeable.
However, the lens I don't think was intended to be used as a "landscape" lens. i think its strength lies in isolated subjects/portraiture/low-light capabilities. That's like faulting a 2.8/35 for not being good for portraits.
And I do not know about others, but if I click on a 1.2/50 thread, I'd expect at least one picture at 1.2 ;p would be nice to see the sharpness and wide open.
However, those are nice shots. Very well composed.


Thanks. I think the first picture is f1.2
Below a few more.
Cheers.

F1.2

(with some bokeh bubbles...)

F1.4
(some swirl effect)

F2.8 I think


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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:35 am
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wolan wrote:

F1.2


Envious (of the lens, but mostly of the photo).


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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:16 am
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Lovely examples from a beautiful lens.

Some f1.2 shots from mine.
The Tub by Kyle, on Flickr

Reed Seeds by Kyle, on Flickr

Nash Gates by Kyle, on Flickr

Merchant Seafarers War Memorial by Kyle, on Flickr


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invisible wrote:
wolan wrote:

F1.2


Envious (of the lens, but mostly of the photo).

Where is the problem? Come over to Zurich, you'll find the metal fence is in one of the alleyways of the old town, in walking distance from the main station.

Cheers.


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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:12 pm
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Very nice to me too.
Kyle, it renders superbly on the D810 !

I own 50mm f1.4 and 55mm f1.2, both very good with some aura wide open.


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Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 5:23 am
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Merry Christmas! Wink

Nikkor 50mm f1.2 Ai-S

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dream land

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