I have to say I am starting to like the 50mm f/1.4 more and more these days, partially because of the f/1.4 (more light, faster, and smoother bokeh), partially because it makes you work harder to get your picture, and partially because it's a good portrait lens on a crop sensor body.
For now, I have it attached to the D90 body. I try to shoot at ISO less than 1600 with an f-stop around f/1.8. In most situations, it is a very fast lens at those settings. The whole combo is small and feels like fun to use. Over the last couple of outings, I try to force myself to take the D90 around with me instead of the D7000. I will kick myself in the derriere when I run into this situations that require a wide angle lens though.
(BTW, I should really attach the 50mm to my D7000 and use my D7000 instead of the D90 but because the D7000 has a battery grip that I do not want to remove, the D7000 would feel too big for the 50mm. I am using the 18-200mm on the D7000 so that the slower lens can be compensated by the higher ISO capabilities of the D7000.)
Since I'm stuck with 1.8g lens, I hate you!!! I saw a couple of jokers on Kijiji and Cragslist selling their used gears for about the list price... $@#$@$!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I saw some guy selling the 1.8G for $250 when Aden Camera sells it for $245 new. :) B&H Photo sells it for under $195. What a difference!
ReplyDeleteBTW, I was on Craigslist a couple of days ago and found this Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 lens going for really cheap. Well, in photography, I guess if it smells funny, it probably is. The guy is of course away from home on a job far away and won't return for another 3 months. He's willing to ship the lens to me and all ... ahh, the usual scam trick. I'm gonna try to expose this guy somehow now. :)
ReplyDeleteWell, I am heading to the US for a week in 6 weeks. Let's hope B&H or Adorama would have the 50mm in stock by then... Let me know if you want me to get you something as well.
ReplyDeleteI really want to get a Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR (not VR II) but stores do not carry it anymore. It goes for around $1600 in the used market. I've seen some sold at $1500 and for that price, I really want to but also really hesitate to buy it from anyone even though some do carry a warranty still.
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