O P : Is it your intention to have the equivalent of a Fast 75mm lens ?
I am going through a similar decision with an 85mm lens now...whether to get the 1.4 or the 1.8. There is a very significant price difference of $1600 vs $480, so I have asked myself if that extra ⅔ stop is worth $1200. Of course it is not, and I will get the 1.8 in a couple of days, once the Christmas presents for others are bought. I rented a 1.4 and it is very soft at 1.4. I did not try other apertures because I needed all the light that I could suck into the lens from the poor gym lighting. From the reviews that I have read, the 1.8 is sharper and faster focusing. Not sure if the same is true for the 50mm, but I would rent one of each and try them for yourself.
tomcat wrote:
I am going through a similar decision with an 85mm lens now...whether to get the 1.4 or the 1.8. There is a very significant price difference of $1600 vs $480, so I have asked myself if that extra ⅔ stop is worth $1200. Of course it is not, and I will get the 1.8 in a couple of days, once the Christmas presents for others are bought. I rented a 1.4 and it is very soft at 1.4. I did not try other apertures because I needed all the light that I could suck into the lens from the poor gym lighting. From the reviews that I have read, the 1.8 is sharper and faster focusing. Not sure if the same is true for the 50mm, but I would rent one of each and try them for yourself.
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That Nikkor 85 f1.8 is a great lens , but as to that 85 f1.4 soft wide open .... was that the 85 f1.4 AF-D ..?..which is considered to be " Better " than the Nikkor MF 85 f1.4...with the " Best " to be the 85 f1.4 G...I have only worked with the MF 85 f1.4 , and that was one Remarkable Lens at full lens opening , the sample that you had may have been defective , for as far as I know , Any Nikkor 85 f1.4 draws detailed at f1.4.
Which is Not the case for 50 f1.4 Nikkors , there the Gems are at f2.0 and f1.8 , the 50 f1.4 Nikkors have their uses , tho` landscapes are not their forte.
Novicus wrote:
That Nikkor 85 f1.8 is a great lens , but as to that 85 f1.4 soft wide open .... was that the 85 f1.4 AF-D ..?..which is considered to be " Better " than the Nikkor MF 85 f1.4...with the " Best " to be the 85 f1.4 G...I have only worked with the MF 85 f1.4 , and that was one Remarkable Lens at full lens opening , the sample that you had may have been defective , for as far as I know , Any Nikkor 85 f1.4 draws detailed at f1.4.
Which is Not the case for 50 f1.4 Nikkors , there the Gems are at f2.0 and f1.8 , the 50 f1.4 Nikkors have their uses , tho` landscapes are not their forte.
That Nikkor 85 f1.8 is a great lens , but as to th... (
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The 85mm lens that I was testing was the G series.
the 1.8 is superior to the 1.4 with the aperture wide open. with a 35mm or full frame digital imaging device, the 50mm f1.4 has a depth of field from the tip of the nose to the eye.
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