Sigma 50mm 14 Art Nikon Vs Nikon 50mm 14g

Equally regular readers know, I'm a big fan of the niggling Nikon 50mm f1.viii AF D.

Using the Nikon 50mm f1.eight AF D for Macro Photography

50mm Glory

It'due south just a fantastic little lens at an incredible cost! The Nikon 50mm f1.viii AF D is awesome broad open at f1.8, and information technology'due south sharp as a razor. It's lightweight, super minor, and focuses very fast.

The 50mm f1.viii AF D may not exist an AF-S lens, just information technology beats the new Nikon 50mm f1.4G AF-S for focusing speed!

The Nikon 50mm f1.8 AF D is nearly 1.5 inches long and weighs virtually five.6 ounces or 155 grams. It is a 52mm filter size, which makes information technology economical to add filters to it because 52mm filters are some of the least expensive.

The new Nikon 50mm f1.4G AF-S is a beautiful lens, no question well-nigh information technology. Information technology's well-built and comes with its own Nikon HB-47 hood.

The Nikon 50mm f1.4G is relatively minor and lightweight, being nearly 2 inches long and nine.9 ounces or 280g. Add together the hood and it's almost double the length. Compared to the Nikon 50mm f1.8D though, it's almost twice the size and weight. The 50mm f1.4G is still low-cal and small, just not as lite and small as the 50mm f1.8D.

The Nikon 50mm f1.4G takes a 58mm filter, so it's a little more expensive to buy filters for information technology than the 50mm f1.8D. Of course, these days people seem to exist using less and less filters than they used to before DSLR cameras and digital.

Both the Nikon 50mm f1.4G and the Nikon 50mm f1.8D accept a minimum focussing distance of i.five feet.

There is a significant difference in minimum apertures between the two lenses. The Nikon 50mm f1.4G has a minimum aperture of f16, while the Nikon 50mm f1.8D has a minimum discontinuity of f22. This may or may not mean a lot to you depending on what you're shooting.

In that location is very little deviation in maximum apertures between the two Nikon 50mm lenses. Some people will argue until they're blue in the face that they couldn't do without f1.4 and simply couldn't live with the 50mm f1.8, just in reality these same people likely couldn't tell the difference between the same shot at f1.8 and f1.4.

About people would expect a big deviation between the 50mm f1.4G and the 50mm f1.8G in terms of bokeh or the out of focus area of an image, but this is where they'll get a not so welcome surprise. The bokeh on the 50mm f1.eight is great, and I can't actually say the 50mm f1.4G is whatever meliorate. They're both very skilful when it comes to bokeh and the out of focus area of an paradigm at maxium aperture. You'd expect the 50mm f1.4G to be slightly better since it's newer, faster, and 4X the cost, merely in my opinion, it isn't.

Really, the big advantage of the new Nikon 50mm f1.4G over the Nikon 50mm f1.8D is that you lot can apply it on all the new Nikon DSLR cameras that don't auto focus with non-AF-Southward lenses. The Nikon 50mm f1.8D won't machine focus on Nikon DSLR cameras similar the Nikon D5000, Nikon D3000, Nikon D40, and Nikon D60. If y'all're like me and use auto focus pretty much all the fourth dimension, this makes the 50mm f1.4G a no-brainer if you shoot with one of these DSLRs. Of course, my Nikon D300 DSLRs volition auto focus just fine with the Nikon 50mm f1.8D, and then that doesn't factor into the decision for me.

To sum things upwards, in that location really isn't much divergence between the Nikon 50m f1.4G and the Nikon 50mm f1.8D other than the price. If you're shooting with a Nikon DSLR that tin merely auto focus with AF-S lenses, then the 50mm f1.4G is the way to go. If your Nikon DSLR can auto focus with D lenses like my Nikon D300 tin (i.e. Nikon D3, D3X, D700, D700X, D90), then I'd think long and hard most whether y'all need the f0.4 difference in speed, especially considering the 4X deviation in price.

For two fantabulous Nikon 50mm reviews, check out Bjorn Rorslett'southward Nikon 50mm Reviews and Thom Hogan's Nikon 50mm f1.4G Review.

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