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Nikon 50mm f 1 4G SIC SW Prime Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

Ideal for travel, event, environmental and general photography in a wide variety of conditions, with superb optical formula with ultra-fast f/1.4 aperture Rounded 9-blade diaphragm renders more natural appearance of out-of-focus image elements Aperture Range – f/1.4 to f/16 Accepts 58mm Filter Unit Dimensions – 2.9×2.1 in. (Diameter x Length); 73.5×54.2mm (Diameter x Length)

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Nikon 50mm 1.4 is a Wonderful lens
I really like this lens, it is fast, it is clean and has very good color separation. I am using it on a Nikon D300 (which has a 1.5 multiplier on the the lens) so this works out to be a great portrait lens for me, I highly recommend it.

5 Stars High Quality
This lens was to complement my D700 and has done so. Very sharp lens. Edge to edge very good. A bit getting use to the settings when on fully automatic though. Area of sharp focus is something to watch as well as low light handling where camera shake will blur the photo. Over all a very good “standard” lens.

5 Stars Nice lens =)
I am very very very happy with me new 50mm f/1.4G SIC SW Prime Nikkor lens from NikonD90! Great shooting!

4 Stars Sharp, Quiet, Fast
I had an older f/1.8 lens which I sold a few years ago. This f/1.4 was on my list after I moved up to the FX sensor from the DX sensor.

Not used very much yet and I’m definitely still getting used to it.

I’m happy with the image quality so far but admittedly, I haven’t pushed its limits in keeping up with action shots. But it is very sharp statically.

It’s quiet when focussing. Too quiet to my ears used to hearing the old motors crank the lenses around. Good news, bad news, I guess. I’ll just have to cope!

I haven’t used a lens this fast in a long time and I’ve been knocking into the shutter speed limits on the D700 when shooting in bright daylight at ISO 800. It is a little unnerving but I like to have to dial down the ISO! It provides lots of latitude when shooting in A or S modes.

5 Stars Simply the BEST 50mm lens for Nikon’s Pro Cameras
I took this on its maiden voyage recently on a wedding shoot, and boy did I get so much out of this exquisite lens.

Of course it packs a little more in terms of cost, but the results over my previous 1.8D are astounding.

Some of the most beautiful DOF I’ve captured thanks to this little beast.

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