AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G
This updated classic with a fast maximum aperture is ideal for everyday shooting, perfect in low lighting situations and great for producing images with beautiful background blur (Bokeh).
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AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G
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GREAT LENSE...MUST HAVE
Very sharp images. Great for indoors.
I am using with D80 amazing...
March 8, 2012
50mm 1.8G
i had a hard time trying to locate this lens. I've looked on amazon b&h photo etc even local stores and nobody had them in stock! this was in Jan 2012. the best buy here had it on display but had nothing in stock, even looked for other Best Buy stores in the area that would be able to have it shipped to me, no deal. so i asked if i could buy the display model (it was in a glass case, and he said nobody ever takes them to touch them or try them on cameras). sales person said yes, i can buy it. made my day. came with all the paper work, warranty bag, box hood etc... so far within the 2 months I've had it i have taken some amazing shots, pretty fast lens, super sharp when stopped down at 2.8-3.2, for the price, you really can't beat it. i also own the 35mm 1.8, which i also love, it was my favorite lens till i bought this one. for the price... you can't go wrong. if you want bokeh, this is the lens, its almost obnoxious. i have it on a D5100 body, I'm not a pro... just an enthused hobbyist.
March 2, 2012
Better Than Expected
This lens was recommended to me by my friend after I was complaining about shooting in low light for indoor sports. It is very inexpensive, so I bought it. I love this lens. It is so useful, and it has helped me produce some phenomenal pictures in low light. The depth of field has a very large range, so it is very versatile. The build is good, nothing special, just a standard plastic structure. The autofocus is accurate and fast; perfect for close-up sports. However, I use this lens now for so many other things like nature and other stills. Love it!
February 6, 2012
Great Beginner Lens
I bought this lens for my Nikon D3100. Excellent sharp and fast. I have used this for 6 months and i absolutely love it. Would recommend for anyone who is beginner in photography and interested in their first prime lenses.
February 5, 2012
must have in your camera bag!
great little lens sharp, fast focus, and great performer in low light
February 2, 2012
small, light, fast and sharp
Have used my 28-70 f2.8 AF-S for years. Great lens but heavy. The 50 f.18 is small, light and sharp and far more comfortable to carry around. Bought it so I could carry my camera all the time without the weight and bulk of the 28 - 70. Results with the 50 1.8 are crystal clear, great depth of field. Perfect for every day casual use.
January 26, 2012
Fast, light, bokeh
Great as first lens, fast and the bokeh is nice...
December 25, 2011
Sophisticated lens
In my opinion the best lens for still photography. Its light, compact, inexpensive and produces impressive pictures.
November 20, 2011
Excellent Lense
Excellent lense specially for hte price. I bought it few months ago and I have been shooting with this lense only.
I am using it for following :
1. Portraits
2. Party pictures
3. Product photography pics
1.8 Aperature is great for low light. I have taken some awesome pictures in low light.
November 17, 2011
Great Lense
Got this lens right before my sister's wedding. I was amazed by the quality of the photo. Nice clear photo with very nice background blur. Love it!
November 10, 2011
AWESOME LENS!
I just got my lens today...went outside and took a few shots...it is amazing! The detail is awesome, close up and wide shots. I have a feeling this lens will be on my camera for some time!! (shooting with a D90) Can't wait to use it on a newborn shoot this weekend!!
October 18, 2011
Amazing simply put
I'm a photography student and I bought this lens not only to have a fast piece of glass, but to get an amazing low light lens. The nano coating and the aspherical element do exactly what they are supposed to, it prevents against CA (chromatic aberration)
September 29, 2011
Great Lense
I recently bought a D3100 and added the 50mm f/1.8g for portraits and general shooting. The lense works realy well with my camera. Low light shots are wonderful and closeups are clear and crisp. Great lense at an affordable price.
September 19, 2011
Good Lens, Good Price
I bought this lens for two reasons - 1) I wanted a DX portrait lens and 75mm equivalent is as close as I can get (prefer 85-105mm) and 2) the lens is a bargain.
Optically the lens is excellent, AF is very fast and the handling is terrific. I find the focal length awkward on DX for most uses and prefer the 35/1.8G, but for a short portrait lens at a low price, this lens is unbeatable. If I shot FX, this lens would certainly get more use.
September 8, 2011
Great performance for the money
This is my 4th Nikkor 50mm prime. I purchased a 50/1.4G ~three years ago, but did not like it due to its lack of sharpness and contrast at the first 3 stops. Having expected a better product for the money at that time I returned it after a week. This new 50/1.8 is technically amazing! At short distances it is very sharp already at f/1.8. At longer, landscape distances, it is sharp at f/2.2. For most situations, it stays pretty consistent until f/14, and then the picture quality clearly drops off at f16. That''s a pretty large range of useful apertures set in 1/3 steps!
Compared to my other 50mm lenses, it outperformes the older, manual 50/1.8, with regard to corner sharpness and contrast, especially wide open, but it does not hold a candle to the manual AIS 50/1.2 whith regard to color reproduction and bokeh. With my 50/f1.2, pictures more often turn out to be vibrant and alive, whereas this new 50/1.8 seems to produce very accurate, but also a bit sterile results.
The above are my personal (non-technical) impressions. Comparing lenses solely at an objective, measurable, technical performance level does not do them justice, IMO. Each lens has its own character, and some are more suited for certain situations, motives and camera bodies, than others. It takes time to really get to know a lens, and I still learn something new about my gear even after having owned it for several years.
That said, user reviews always need to be read with a grain of salt. Nevertheless, if you are in the market for a modern 50mm prime, this lens maybe is the best product for the money right now. I wholeheartedly would recommend it to my best friends.
August 13, 2011
Amazing lens.
Have a feeling this won't be leaving my camera for a while. Crisp photos, great in low light, all around awesome lens.
August 10, 2011
Must have lens!
Very sharp images.
Great for indoors.
a must have! =)
August 8, 2011
Never Leaves My Camera
This lens is really awesome; it never leaves my D5000. It is really good in low-light, but I would suggest a tripod to prevent motion blur. I hardly ever leave it on f/1.8 in the light though, because it is sort of soft, but it is really good at capturing motion. The best part about this lens that really was the selling point for me was that its pretty cheap and it autofocuses, even on my D5000! I do suggest this lens to any beginner or professional, because, being a prime, it doesn't zoom, so it helps you with composition and you have to move if your going to get closer.
August 7, 2011
This lens is worth every penny.
I recently bought this lens and from the moment I started snapping, I was in love. The focus is so fast and so crisp and the manual and auto focus both are incredible. The manual focus ring is really, really easy to use as well. The focus is so sharp, too. The image quality is fantastic. It's small and easy to carry with you too, which might just be something I enjoy having, but it's a bonus. This is first lens I have used besides my kit lens and I'm happy this is the one I picked.
I would highly recommend this lens to anyone. It's easy to use and the images it produces are mind blowing. If you are having second thoughts about purchasing this lens - don't. It's absolutely amazing.
August 6, 2011
Amazing
after waiting 6 weeks for this lens i finally got it and have loved it ever sense i took it out of the box! The auto focus is smooth, quiet and quick and the depth of field is absolutely amazing! i would absolutely recommend this to a friend!
August 1, 2011
Nice addition at an unbeatable price.
This lens is sharp and a produces great color. You can't beat the sharpness of this lens at this price range. I am very pleased with the results I get from this lens. It sits as a great addition right next to the reasonably priced 35mm f1.8g.
July 21, 2011
Simply perfect lens
This is the perfect lens for portraits with exellent sharpness and really fast AF.
July 10, 2011
Awesome Sharpness…
Sharpens is great.. The pictures are crisp.
A wonderful lens... a must have in every Nikon Camera Bag ! ! ! ! ! !
July 4, 2011
Sharp and Fast
I am staying in Japan and just bought it yesterday (first day this lens released here). I took it to take street snapshots at Shinjuku the day after and here is my comments:
- first, this lens is extremely sharp. It's even much sharper than the 35mm f1.8g which I also have.
- the autofocus is really fast. I always get perfect shot timing without waiting for the lens to focus.
- the lens is not heavy and not so light either, it has perfect weight
Final words, I HIGHLY recommend anyone to own this lens.
June 3, 2011
Excellent for the Price.....
One of the best lens for portrait and low light photography....Still it cannot beat 50mm f/1.4 G but its value for the money.....
1. AF-S AF-S AF-S (very fast focus, internal focus, and very silent)
2. M/A mode (manual focus override available on autofocus mode)
3. Very sharp pictures
4. Great for sport/action photography
5. Great for indoor and low light situation
6. Great for portrait
7. Bokeh is almost as good as many expensive Nikon tele-lens
Compared to 50mm F1.8: Fast and accurate focusing. Good Contrast. Very Sharp images
Bottomline: Everyone should have this lens. I think and I am sure this lens would be hard to find.
May 7, 2011
Hope Nikon's got enough to produce it fast enough
This is so totally gonna be a hit. I am a D3000 shooter and I was so depressed by OLD 50 not being AF-S. I'm very excited till the details and ESP comes out.
This is gonna be even more a hot cake than 35mm F/1.8 AF-s...
May 7, 2011
Great Lens Again From Nikon
Good But Coud Not Compete With Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G Lens But Its Much Better Than AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D...It's a Great Lens For Area That It Is The Possibility Of Lens Crash, You Do Not Loose That Much Money, Beside The Fact That The Photo Sharpness Is Great and Could Shot In Low Lights...
May 1, 2011
First Lens
I bought the Nikon5100 without the lens that comes with it and instead bought this one. It pretty much does all the work for you. Keep in mind it does NOT have any zoom function. I am looking for a 2nd lens with zoom capabilities but this lens is great for a 1st time user.
May 19, 2012
Fun and Versatile
Just got this lens about a week ago and I couldn't be happier. Autofocus is fast and snappy and most importantly, the lens is pretty darn sharp by f1.8 already. A minor con would be the cheap plastics used, but the pros more than make up for it. In conclusion, this is a great update to the older 50mm f1.8D lens and I look forward to many years of shooting with it.
November 26, 2011
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Yes, it work with most of the Nikon DSLR camerasNov 27, 2011 by
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Yes. I have already combined my D90 to AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. Excellent results!Aug 7, 2011 by
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willl AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G work for d90?Answer:
what lens?Has staff answer
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i want to know the price of " AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G " lense in India
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got it 11721/- including shipping from flipkart...Oct 4, 2011 by
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You can get it for 12750 in Bangalore at Whizz.Jul 9, 2011 by
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13,750 rupeesAnswer:
Please visit Nikon global site for more information regarding other countries. www.nikon.com.
sorry to be redundant, i know you have said it's compatible with the D5100, but I want to be sure that is true for AF as well as manual. Thanks.
10 months ago
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Yes i am using it on D5100 and it does autofocus on that.Jul 13, 2012 by
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dxbUser
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From what I know all AF-S lenses has a built in focusing motor so they will focus on the d5100 even though it doesn't have a focus motor built in camera body.Sep 28, 2011 by
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If you want to learn more about which NIKKOR lens types will work on which Nikon camera bodies, check out this article: http://www.nikonusa.com/Learn-And-E...Answer:
Since the lens has the autofocus motor built-in all functions are possible when using it with the D5100.
When 'AF-S' is labeled on a lens, what does this really mean? That it's recommended to use Auto Focus-Servo? When taking photos?
Was just curious - Thanks in Advance!
Was just curious - Thanks in Advance!
4 months, 1 week ago
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If you'd like more information about AF-S lenses and the other designations on NIKKOR lenses, check out this article: http://www.nikonusa.com/Learn-And-E...Answer:
AF is Auto Focus, the S is for Silent Wave Motor, The focus is controlled from the camera and the SWM is run on a focus cam inside the lens.Mar 11, 2012 by
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Auto focus-silent wave motor (built in lens motor)
I just recieved my AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G and my D90 is not recognizing the lens in auto-focus mode. It functions manually - but controls blank out when auto is set. Is this a specific compatibility issue - if so - what are recommended troubleshooting steps. Thanks
9 months ago
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Mugsy66
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This is brand new out of the box - all contacts are clean. Swap lenses with frequency between stock lens and 300mm zoom with no issues to date on the 2 current lenses in weekly use.Oct 1, 2011 by
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To start with make sure all the contacts between the body and lens are clean.Has staff answer
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Will AUTOFOCUS work with AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G lens on D3000 camera?
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Autofocus is not compatible with D3000 when using AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8 D lens... need to know if AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G autofocus is compatible with D3000.
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Yes, this lens is fully compatible with the D3000.Answer:
yes.
I own Nikon d3100 with Kit lens. I am planning to purchase my first Prime lens. I can not decide between the afs- 35mm 1.8 and af-s 50mm 1.8.
I was wondering weather they differ in sharpness and quality or it is just the focal length.
If not,Which one can make better Bokeh?
and what is the advantage of each and which is more recommended.
I was wondering weather they differ in sharpness and quality or it is just the focal length.
If not,Which one can make better Bokeh?
and what is the advantage of each and which is more recommended.
5 months, 2 weeks ago
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I have both but use a DX body, the 35mm is great on a DX body as its a DX format lens, the 50mm works great on an FX body, Its an FX format too, but if you put an FX lens on a DX body, you have to multiply the 50 by 1.5 and come up with a focal length of 75, they all work great but I think an FX lens on a DX body better than a DX lens on an FX body. As far as sharpness and quality, I say they are the same, I dont know about which one to buy first but I have both, bokeh has been the same on both.Mar 11, 2012 by
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1) According to DxO labs tests, on the D90 (they have no data regarding the D3100) the AF-S f/1.8 G 35mm reaches 42 lp/mm and 50mm 1.8G only 39; but the 50mm has slightly less distortion and chromatic aberration. On real use these lenses have similar sharpness (they are both *excellent*) when used on DX bodies like your D3100 (on FX bodies the 50mm has a clear advantage).2) Longer lenses have better out of focus background. The bokeh *quality* of them is similar, but the 50's is a bit smoother due to the longer focal length.
3) There isn't an "advantage", they are actually quite different. One is longer, the other is wider. If you intend to have an "all rounder" prime DX lens, than the 35mm is more appropriate. If you intend to do mostly portraits, the longer 50mm has more out of focus background.
4) The real advantage of these primes over zoom lenses is the large 1.8 aperture, excellent for low light necessities. But if all you care is bokeh, the AF-S 55-200 VR actually has better bokeh than *both* - for less money. Both attached pictures were taken with a D5000 and a 55-200vr lens at 200mm @ f/5.6, 1/200 shutter speed, ISO 200.
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D5000 is a crop sensor camera, Does it compromise the overall performance of AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G ?
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no but u still have the crop of 1.5Feb 24, 2012 by
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No, beautiful lens, tack sharp, great bokeh.
AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G
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Hi! I have Nikon D60, but in the future I would like to buy D700. Will it suite for both cameras? I know that D700 is a full-frame camera.
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The D700 has an internal focus motor, whilst the D60 doesn't. Whilst this doesn't effect this lens, if you brought an older lens like the Nikkor 50mm or 85mm 1.8D you would not be able to autofocus with the D60. Also remember that the because of the 1.5x crop of the D60 you will have an equivalent focal length of 75mm (50mm) or 127.5 (85mm).Answer:
Yes
Does this lens have the motor in it, so will it autofocus on the d3100?
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yes any nikon lens that has AF-S can autofocus with your cameraAnswer:
Yes, full functions
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AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G Review
by Julia SilberSeptember 2011
Julia Silber posted her review of the AF-S 50mm f/1.8G NIKKOR lens on Popular Photography magazine’s website. Silber was impressed with the ability of the lens to go from AF to manual focus seamlessly. She also noted that the autofocus is “fast, accurate and near silent” making it suitable for shooting video. Silber said, “The lens produced uniformly excellent-range sharpness and contrast numbers for outputs up to 11x14,” which is the magazine’s benchmark. She found that the lens produces a nice Bokeh and transmits lots of light.
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Professional Photographer magazine Hot One Award 2012
Professional Photographer magazine announced its Hot One Awards 2012, naming the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G lens as a winner in the Standard prime Lens category, noting its classic focal length of 50mm and fast aperture for sharp capture of photos and videos. The magazine's editors said: "The lens impressed our judges with its sharp image quality, strong low-light performance and creamy Bokeh." This is the 13th year the magazine has given out the Hot One Awards. The panel of judges consisted of 22 distinguished pro photographers.March 2012
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