Nikon lenses
Jul 2, 2019 10:26:38 #
What do you guys think, I have a 50mm Nikon lens afs 1.8 g lens, is this better than the 50mm 1.8 af d lens, or are they equal in optics. Thanks Jim Bianco. I was thinking of selling my g lens for the d lens.
Jul 2, 2019 10:32:08 #
Jim Bianco wrote:
What do you guys think, I have a 50mm Nikon lens afs 1.8 g lens, is this better than the 50mm 1.8 af d lens, or are they equal in optics. Thanks Jim Bianco. I was thinking of selling my g lens for the d lens.
Perhaps the 50mm f/1.8D lens's biggest drawback is that it is not compatible with all Nikon cameras. Most modern lenses, the 50mm f/1.8G have a small motor in the lens which allows it to focus. ... So if your camera does not have a focus motor, you will not be able to autofocus with this lens.
I would stick with what you have.
Jul 2, 2019 10:37:43 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
Perhaps the 50mm f/1.8D lens's biggest drawback is that it is not compatible with all Nikon cameras. Most modern lenses, the 50mm f/1.8G have a small motor in the lens which allows it to focus. ... So if your camera does not have a focus motor, you will not be able to autofocus with this lens.
I would stick with what you have.
I would stick with what you have.
Thanks
Jul 2, 2019 10:38:11 #
The G being the latest .., not always the “best” .. a little heavier..a little wider than the D ... I always go for the Larger barrel .. The G is 58mm .. while the Did 50mm filter size ... I really can’t tell the Diff in the shooting quality ... I have the G ..1.8
Jul 2, 2019 10:39:19 #
Dr.Nikon wrote:
The G being the latest .., not always the “best” .. a little heavier..a little wider than the D ... I always go for the Larger barrel .. The G is 58mm .. while the Did 50mm filter size ... I really can’t tell the Diff in the shooting quality ... I have the G ..1.8
Thanks
Jul 2, 2019 10:44:28 #
Dr.Nikon wrote:
The G being the latest .., not always the “best” .. a little heavier..a little wider than the D ... I always go for the Larger barrel .. The G is 58mm .. while the Did 50mm filter size ... I really can’t tell the Diff in the shooting quality ... I have the G ..1.8
50 mm 1.8 D takes a 52mm filter as did a large number of Nikon lenses going back in time. The D lenses are quite well made with a good deal of metal.
Jul 2, 2019 10:48:23 #
Jim Bianco wrote:
What do you guys think, I have a 50mm Nikon lens afs 1.8 g lens, is this better than the 50mm 1.8 af d lens, or are they equal in optics. Thanks Jim Bianco. I was thinking of selling my g lens for the d lens.
They are about the same, read Ken Rockwell's review. https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/5018daf.htm
Optically they are about the same. The G lens has internal focusing, the AF-D lens does not. I have both lenses but use the AF-D more often unless I'm at the beach.
Jul 2, 2019 10:52:58 #
Jul 2, 2019 11:14:11 #
I chose the 50mm f/1.8D a couple of years back since I didn't need the internal motor, it's lighter weight, less expensive, and the comparative reviews weren't significantly different. If I had the g lens I wouldn't trade and conversely if you offered to trade me I wouldn't. Keep & use what you have.
Jul 2, 2019 11:17:54 #
While the AF-D lens is not compatible to the low end DSLR as it doesn't have the built in motor. It's compatible with Nikon manual focus film camera while the G is not.
Jul 2, 2019 12:43:00 #
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Jim Bianco wrote:
What do you guys think, I have a 50mm Nikon lens afs 1.8 g lens, is this better than the 50mm 1.8 af d lens, or are they equal in optics. Thanks Jim Bianco. I was thinking of selling my g lens for the d lens.
The D lens doesn't have built in motor, that will last much long than the G lens, most of the modern G lens tends to break down with motor fail. The D lens has aperture ring for quick aperture setting, but the D lens is only compatibly for the higher level of the Nikon camera body with built motor.
Jul 2, 2019 12:53:39 #
Jim Bianco wrote:
What do you guys think, I have a 50mm Nikon lens afs 1.8 g lens, is this better than the 50mm 1.8 af d lens, or are they equal in optics. Thanks Jim Bianco. I was thinking of selling my g lens for the d lens.
https://www.opticallimits.com/nikon_ff/631-nikkorafs5018ff
https://www.opticallimits.com/nikon_ff/623-nikkorafd5018ff
Based on these reviews, it would be a mostly lateral move - from an optical point of view.
Many of the answers to your lens-related questions can be found at www.opticallimits.com and www.photographylife.com. Both are impartial and they actually publish test results. Rockwell et al are not nearly as reliable, and DXOLabs which has great info, uses a completely different metric to report lens performance. They use perceptual megapixels and this continues to confuse many people. While it is useful and perfectly valid in it's context, it only compares the performance of a lens-camera combination to a theoretical perfect combination, and it is not intended to draw comparisions between lenses on different bodies.
Jul 3, 2019 08:13:51 #
Keep what you have. Sharpness will depend more on what you do when shooting than the lens itself.
Jul 3, 2019 09:46:05 #
A few years ago, I compared the 50/1.4 AF-S and the 50/1.4 AF-D. Image quality was the same, but the AF-D lens focused faster. I'm aware that you asked about the f/1.8 version, but this will give you something else to look at. Good luck on your decision.
Jul 3, 2019 10:00:48 #
I own a 3 50's. A 1.8 G, a 1.8 D and a 1.4 AI (manual focus). I almost always grab the "D" lens, unless I need the extra light. The 1.4 is hard to beat for low light. I can't see any difference in the performance of any of these. I suspect you would have to look very, very critically at a very large enlargement to find much difference
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