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? instead of 50mm f/1.4?
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<blockquote data-quote="Brian" data-source="post: 228019" data-attributes="member: 17621"><p>You state that it's the 50mm focal length that you don't care for, for that reason I would suggest the 85mm focal length.</p><p></p><p>BUT- before doing anything, would suggest that you spend more time with the 50/1.4 that you have to discover it's strengths. If none of those do it for you, keep it for a fast lens in reserve- worth it for that alone.</p><p></p><p>I have two 55/1.2 lenses, one in Ai and the other non-AI multicoated. Bought when AF lenses made manual focus lenses cheap, almost 20 years ago. The lens is center sharp, over the center 2/3rds of the image it was rated sharper than the Nikon 50/1.4 that was tested with it- in 1976. It is Nikon's fastest lens ever made in terms of light actually transmitted, ie a T-Stop of T1.25. The Ai version is on my new Df now, used for these to test out manual focus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brian, post: 228019, member: 17621"] You state that it's the 50mm focal length that you don't care for, for that reason I would suggest the 85mm focal length. BUT- before doing anything, would suggest that you spend more time with the 50/1.4 that you have to discover it's strengths. If none of those do it for you, keep it for a fast lens in reserve- worth it for that alone. I have two 55/1.2 lenses, one in Ai and the other non-AI multicoated. Bought when AF lenses made manual focus lenses cheap, almost 20 years ago. The lens is center sharp, over the center 2/3rds of the image it was rated sharper than the Nikon 50/1.4 that was tested with it- in 1976. It is Nikon's fastest lens ever made in terms of light actually transmitted, ie a T-Stop of T1.25. The Ai version is on my new Df now, used for these to test out manual focus. [/QUOTE]
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