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Nikon 50mm Lens?

  • 16-06-2007 3:53pm
    #1
    daedalus2097
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 615 ✭✭✭


    Am thinking I'd like to add a 50mm Nikon lens to my (rather small) collection for my D80. However, I'm wondering whether I should go with the f1.8 one or shell out the extra ~€200 to go for the 1.4? Or not bother at all, go with a shorter lens or something? I'm thinking of it mainly for smaller gigs where there wouldn't be so much stage lighting, but also as a general low-light lens... Any suggestions would be nice :) Thanks!

    Which 50mm lens should I buy? 6 votes

    50mm f1.8
    0% 0 votes
    50mm f1.4
    100% 6 votes
    something else
    0% 0 votes


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  • #2
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    check out my thread i just posted on here, the voodoo gig, that was one low light gig , red light too and i was using the 500mm 1.8 on a d50, tis perfect, for gig shots the 1.4 might be a bit too shallow for any sort of energetic preformers and the af would struggle and take longer, thats what i thinks anyway but sure i've only use the 1.4 once so i dunno


  • #3
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    I have the Canon f1.8 for my 350D and I use the Nikon 1.8 in work. I don't think spending €200 extra for half a stop if really worth it. There's usually plenty of gig shooters about that will be able to tell you how they do in low light.

    EDIT: there you go!


  • #4
    daedalus2097
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 615 ✭✭✭daedalus2097


    @melekilasomething

    Hmmm... Good point about the AF being a bit slow, could pretty much rule out using the lens at 1.4.

    Yeah, had just spotted them after I posted the poll :) Good shots, I see they were shot at ISO 1600... Did you need to do much noise reduction on them? Or would you if you were going to print them, say 8x10?


  • #5
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    since the lights were really red i intended on putting the guts of them in b and w so grain looks grand for them so i pumped it up, when processing i used noise ninja to smooth it out, but yes there is a bit of noise, i could have shot lower but tbh i forgot it was that high :o


  • #6
    daedalus2097
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 615 ✭✭✭daedalus2097


    melekalikimaka wrote:
    since the lights were really red i intended on putting the guts of them in b and w so grain looks grand for them so i pumped it up, when processing i used noise ninja to smooth it out, but yes there is a bit of noise, i could have shot lower but tbh i forgot it was that high :o

    Ah, I see :) there was room in them for a lower ISO I suppose... I've done that a couple of times when using the flash - totally forgot about it I was so busy setting the flash up and ended up with lots of noise :(


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  • #7
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    I also have the Nikon 50mm/f1.8 on a D50 and its great. Its on my camera practically all the time unless I know I'm going to be shooting something that needs a bit of reach, in which case I use my much bigger, heavier and slower (but also pleasantly cheap!) Sigma 70-300 :)


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