Nikon 50mm AF-S

Thoie

Has anyone seen the Nikkor 50mm, f1.4G AF-S for sale anywhere, or did I just dream it?

al_

I dont know of anywhere in Ireland selling it, but have a look here anyhow.
http://www.shopbot.com.au/pp-nikon-af-s-nikkor-50mm-f1-4-price-133999-3001248.html

dakar

They definitely exist, but I haven't seen one for sale yet. In fact, I've been trying hard not to look for one, too many tempting goodies out there already!

Thoie

Found it in Jessops eventually but I think I'll wait for it to
a) come in stock and
b) drop in price

coylemj

It's 289.99 on Conns website.

As a newbie, can someone explain why this lens is so much more expensive than the 50mm 1.8?

soccerc

coylemj wrote: »

It's 289.99 on Conns website.

As a newbie, can someone explain why this lens is so much more expensive than the 50mm 1.8?

no, that's not the same lens, that's the older afd in conns.

al_

Adorama and Ritzcamera.com both have them listed as shipping as soon as stock is received from manufacturer.
http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/541533303.htm
and
http://www.adorama.com/NK5014AFGU.html

Thirdfox

coylemj wrote: »

It's 289.99 on Conns website.

As a newbie, can someone explain why this lens is so much more expensive than the 50mm 1.8?

Same reason why F2.8 lenses are so much more expensive than F4 lenses - every little counts, especially as you go towards the limit (look up the price of the f0.9 Nikkor 35mm - http://homepage2.nifty.com/akiyanroom/redbook-e/repro/tv.html

okay it's more down to collectability with that lens rather than functionality).

Or the Noct-Nikkor f1.2 - goes for around 3000 dollars apparently.
http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00KL4K

You normally get higher performance, better construction, improved durability etc.

I could ask why the 50mm 1.8 AFD is 4x more expensive than the 50mm f2 pre-AI I bought (a lot of reasons )

Thirdfox

As for the 50mm f1.4G I'm put off by the fact that Nikon has broken with tradition and used a 58mm filter size ring (every 50mm before this had been 52mm - including those f1.2 lenses).

Phototoxin

hmm so if I save up E300 its either an engagement ring or an AF-S 50mm lens... decisions decisions..

Thoie

Phototoxin wrote: »

hmm so if I save up E300 its either an engagement ring or an AF-S 50mm lens... decisions decisions..

Save up €307 and buy both.

I take no responsibility if your fiancée batters you to death with a really nice lens.

DaireQuinlan

Thirdfox wrote: »

As for the 50mm f1.4G I'm put off by the fact that Nikon has broken with tradition and used a 58mm filter size ring (every 50mm before this had been 52mm - including those f1.2 lenses).

Yeah its a pita. That plus the fact that its a G lens so I can't use it on my manual film bodies. Its a pity, because the optical formula is meant to be considerably superior to the old AF-D, hence, I guess, the 58mm filter size. there's no excuse for the lack of an aperture ring though. grrr.

Thoie

I'm quite torn. The old 1.8 would be a huge improvement on anything I have (kit lens and a 70-200). But with the 1.4 wandering around I feel "I've waited this long, why not wait a bit longer to get that instead". I could in theory go for the D lens, but I fancy having autofocus.

magicbastarder

kathy in gunns said it'd be after christmas before they have it.

Kbeg3

Warehouse Express are getting them in mid-December