10/12/2023 0 Comments Bokeh examples nikon 50 mm f1.2![]() Of course, there are more obvious differences between the two lenses aside from price. The most obvious difference is the sheer size. One of the reasons I love nifty fifties is because they are usually not only one of the least expensive, but also one of the lightest options you can choose to shoot with. The f/1.8 carries on this tradition, coming in at a respectable 415 grams. The f/1.2, by comparison, will challenge the tensile strength of your scale by stomping down with a payload of 1,090 grams. That’s over double the weight of the f/1.8 and even over 200 grams more than the Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S. ![]() ![]() That is where the fast fifty comes in. For me, 50mm is just about the perfect focal length. I do have a thing for 40mm lenses. And there are times when shooting in tight spaces that 50mm is just literally not wide enough to be practical. But if space were not an issue, I would be perfectly content to use a 50mm lens for just about everything. This probably explains why I have so doggone many 50mm lenses in my possession. Well, that, and my proclivity to enjoy spending money. But, that’s another issue.Īs a Nikon shooter, I’ve owned four different versions of their 50mm lenses from F mount to Z. When I purchased a Nikon Z 6 a couple of years back, the 50mm f/1.8 was unsurprisingly the first Z lens I added to the collection. It was fast, light, and relatively affordable. It was also an excellent performer. So excellent, in fact, that it inspired me to add more Z glass to my collections as opposed to simply relying on my FTZ adapter. The f/1.8 has served me well, but, like all bokeh addicts, when Nikon announced the 50mm f/1.2, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on one to put it through its paces.įortunately, I’ve been able to get my hands on one for the last couple of months to really give it a go. I should point out that I was being loaned the lens rather than having purchased it. Not because I wouldn’t have an inkling to purchase it outright sight unseen. But, as the lens comes in at just shy of $2,100 versus the $596 of its little brother, even a gear addict like myself wanted a bit more information before removing my credit card from the piggy bank. When you are on a set with a million and one moving pieces, from models to clients, to the crew, to production design, you are constantly making a seemingly endless list of decisions. And because our jobs are to be creative, our options are often only limited by our imagination (and potentially our budget). And while keeping my camera in focus is not much of an issue, keeping myself from getting distracted by every new idea can be a challenge. Photographers choose to shoot with primes over zooms for all kinds of reasons. For some, they feel the image quality produced by a fixed focal length is simply superior. For others, they cherish the faster apertures often offered by prime lenses which can provide better low-light capabilities and added background blur. For me, when I choose to go with a prime lens, the reasoning is far more straightforward. Shooting with a prime lens just simplifies things.
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