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razor sharp prime
For around $100, it's impossible to beat this prime lens. it's a nikkor AF with a five-year warranty. it's cute. it's lightweight enough to carry in your pocket. its sharper than a ginsu. it takes great portrait and low-light photos. at 1.8, it's one of the quickest lenses out there--fire off a burst in continuous-shooting mode and you can get a "freeze-frame" effect for animation-like sequences that capture motion as slight as someone blinking. best of all, it makes your dslr fairly inobtrusive...
[Nikon 50mm Lens (2137) review by E. K. Arnold "amazon hunter" can be read at Amazon.com]
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01/18/2007
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Excellent inexpensive 50mm lens from Nikon
Personally I would opt for the 50mm f1.4 Nikkor lens, but if you are tight on a budget and don't need the additional speed, then this 50mm lens would be ideal for you. I have owned several 50mm f2 and f1.8 Nikkor lenses which were all very capable performers and this autofocus version of a Nikon Series E 50mm f1.8 lens is no exception. It is without question still sharper and contrastier than a zoom lens in the equivalent 50mm focal length, since it has substantially less barrel distortion than ...
[Nikon 50mm Lens (2137) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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07/30/2005
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The perfect portrait lens
This wonderful lens was the first lens I bought for my SLR (aside from its kit lens).
It has everything you'd want for a portrait lens: it's fast (f/1.8) so you can shoot in low light and without a flash, its focal length (50mm) lets you compose a good shot without getting right into the subject's face, and the depth of field can be made extremely shallow, making the subject pop out from the scene.
The one downside is that the 50mm focal length is limiting. You won't b...
[Nikon 50mm Lens (2137) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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02/28/2006
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(27 of 27) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Pure joy
I was using this lens for a week now with D50 and I can tell you that in low light indoor shooting this lens is AWESOME. At 1.8f this lens should be fast enough for any semi-professional (like myself). At 8f this lens produces the sharpest photos ever and given that you shoot in NEF (RAW) format and use photo editor software (I use Nikon's Capture NX) photos become master pieces. At 22f, outside group portrait are sharp to the last hairy detail on each single person. I highly recommend this lens...
[Nikon 50mm Lens (2137) review by Leo can be read at Amazon.com]
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Leo
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03/04/2007
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California
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(26 of 26) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Bargain that is Best
For 99 dollars what can you say to a 50mm lens that is fast and may be as sharp or even sharper than other Nikon lenses costing over 1000.00??? I also have the 18-70 and 28-200, but when I photograph my son I often use the 50mm 1.8 for it's wonderful detail, color and focus. If you're angry about spending 1500 dollars on a Nikon lens, just pretend that this was a 800.00 lens you got for 100 bucks and subtract the difference! That's how good this lens is. For the price it's a miracle and we don't...
[Nikon 50mm Lens (2137) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/13/2005
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(23 of 23) Users Found This Review Helpful
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The Best Bargin in Photography?
The problem: My daughter's recital pratice came out horrible with my f2.8 zoom lens. Too much motion, and no flash was going to be allowed on the big day. After some fast research I came up with this inexpensive solution. On my D50 this is a 75mm lens. I got front row seating, set the ISO to 1600 and used shutter priority set at 1/200. The results were fantasitic!!! This excellent little lens, that looks so puny on my D50 offers sharpness (some say Nikon's sharpest lens!) and speed at a small pr...
[Nikon 50mm Lens (2137) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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06/23/2006
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High quality performance at a more-than-reasonable price
I bought this lens to use on my Nikon D50. I'd read review after review of this lens and each one seemed to leave the same impression. That impression was that it was cheap (in terms of price) but performed like a much more expensive lens.
As it turns out the reviews were all true. I immediately saw the benefit of having a large apeture lens, as there are indoor and low light shots you can get with this lens that you simply can't get with other consumer lenses where the largest f-...
[Nikon 50mm Lens (2137) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/27/2006
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Great lens... no auto focus with D40 but in-focus indicator DOES work
Bought to use with D40, knowing the auto focus wouldn't work. Had HORRIBLE difficulty getting focus and was going to return it when I realized that the 'in-focus indicator' (green dot) DOES work. Once I figured this out, it was a breeze to properly focus the lens manually and it has become a great part of my lens lineup. A must have for low light non-flash photography. Awesome value once I figured out how to focus it!
[Nikon 50mm Lens (2137) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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01/13/2008
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(17 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful
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The most versatile lens you'll own.
This lens is amazingly versatile. At f/1.8 it's fast enough for available light shooting, and is sharp enough wide open to use at that aperture. Its focal length is perfect for portraits on a camera with a 1.5X crop factor. It's small enough to make a compact camera when weight and size is important. With an extension tube or reversing ring, this Nikkor makes a great close-up lens, too. Yet, this lens costs in the $100 range. It's a bargain that performs superbly. Every Nikon photographer sh...
[Nikon 50mm Lens (2137) review by FredM can be read at Amazon.com]
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FredM
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08/16/2006
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New York
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(15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Highly recommended lens for beginner Nikon DSLR owners
Pros: Sharp Focus, Lightweight, Vivid Colors, Consistent output
Best Uses: Portraits, Night Photography
Describe Yourself: Hobbyist/Enthusiast
I use this 50mm f/1.8 lens with my Nikon Nikon D300. Operating as an equivalent of a 75mm telephoto lens, this prime lens is light, inexpensive, but produces very impressive results.
I have tested this lens at its widest opening of f/1.8 and find the lens capable of delivering good results in low light condition...
[Nikon 50mm Lens (2137) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/08/2008
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