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Nikkon 50mm f/1.4D vs 50mm f/1.8G?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike D90" data-source="post: 308494" data-attributes="member: 17556"><p>The 50mm of any speed would be one of my last choices for a wildlife/bird lens. Unless the animal is absolutely huge, dead, or in a cage, particularly a bird, you will not get close enough with the 50mm to even be able to identify what animal it is.</p><p></p><p>35mm and 50mm lenses are mainly portrait lenses or just everyday walk around lenses to capture either a close up portrait or a landscape scene. On a DX crop sensor camera the 50mm is probably the best choice for portrait as it effectively becomes equivalent to a 75mm lens as to what you capture.</p><p></p><p>35mm can be used on a DX camera as portrait but, in my opinion, may be just a tad too wide angle and may distort features negatively unless you shoot the portrait just right.</p><p></p><p>If you plan to do a lot of bird photography you need to look for a lens nothing under 300mm focal length on the long end. 200mm will work but you will find yourself wishing you had a lot more.</p><p></p><p>If you don't want to have to swap lenses a lot look at a zoom lens in the range of 18-300mm.</p><p></p><p>Now, on the difference in quality between the several 50mm lenses mentioned, you will notice some difference in quality but I have read the 50mm f/1.8G is about as sharp as they come. I have the 50mm f/1.8 D lens, the older lens, and it is tack sharp. Very satisfied with it. The f/1.4 versions may actually lose some sharpness at certain f-stops that the f/1.8 may not lose. If you don't really need the low light capability save the money and go with the f/1.8 version.</p><p></p><p>People have different opinions on lenses, both 35mm and 50mm and how they perform, because everyone uses their lenses differently and not all of them use them correctly. A properly exposed image using a 35mm f/1.8 lens should be just about the same quality as one shot with the 50mm f/1.8 if both are properly used and properly exposed.</p><p></p><p>Just don't think a 50mm is going to be a good wildlife lens if you plan to get good close detailed shots. Any animal smaller than a Bison, at any comfortable distance, will simply be part of the background when shot with the 50mm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike D90, post: 308494, member: 17556"] The 50mm of any speed would be one of my last choices for a wildlife/bird lens. Unless the animal is absolutely huge, dead, or in a cage, particularly a bird, you will not get close enough with the 50mm to even be able to identify what animal it is. 35mm and 50mm lenses are mainly portrait lenses or just everyday walk around lenses to capture either a close up portrait or a landscape scene. On a DX crop sensor camera the 50mm is probably the best choice for portrait as it effectively becomes equivalent to a 75mm lens as to what you capture. 35mm can be used on a DX camera as portrait but, in my opinion, may be just a tad too wide angle and may distort features negatively unless you shoot the portrait just right. If you plan to do a lot of bird photography you need to look for a lens nothing under 300mm focal length on the long end. 200mm will work but you will find yourself wishing you had a lot more. If you don't want to have to swap lenses a lot look at a zoom lens in the range of 18-300mm. Now, on the difference in quality between the several 50mm lenses mentioned, you will notice some difference in quality but I have read the 50mm f/1.8G is about as sharp as they come. I have the 50mm f/1.8 D lens, the older lens, and it is tack sharp. Very satisfied with it. The f/1.4 versions may actually lose some sharpness at certain f-stops that the f/1.8 may not lose. If you don't really need the low light capability save the money and go with the f/1.8 version. People have different opinions on lenses, both 35mm and 50mm and how they perform, because everyone uses their lenses differently and not all of them use them correctly. A properly exposed image using a 35mm f/1.8 lens should be just about the same quality as one shot with the 50mm f/1.8 if both are properly used and properly exposed. Just don't think a 50mm is going to be a good wildlife lens if you plan to get good close detailed shots. Any animal smaller than a Bison, at any comfortable distance, will simply be part of the background when shot with the 50mm. [/QUOTE]
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