Review on YONGNUO YN50mm F1.8N Standard Prime Lens: Large Aperture, Auto/Manual Focus (AF/MF) for Nikon DSLR Cameras by Chris Hayes

Я наткнулся на этот объектив, просматривая объективы Nikkor и Tamron, и, честно говоря, не мог поверить в цену, когда впервые увидел That. I thought it was cheap junk plastic for a toy camera, but then I saw that the lens had almost a full 5/5 stars with lots of reviews, so I was intrigued. I looked at most of the reviews and a few sample photos and decided to take a chance. Considering today's lens prices, the 50mm fixed focal length offering was too good to pass up. Received the lens and was impressed right on the doorstep. Unlike cheap junk plastic, the lens weighed well, felt well built, had a clear class, and even had some features you wouldn't expect from a $60 lens, like a focus sensor. I have a couple of $300-$400 lenses that don't even have this feature, so that was a big surprise. As soon as I took the lens out of the box I immediately put it on my D3400 just to find out the ins and outs. One downside, which I'll readily admit, is that the autofocus motor is incredibly noisy, so it's most likely not that great for video with all that noise in the background, which is a real shame because I found the quality of the video to be poor for such a really solid budget lens. To be honest that was my only complaint other than the autofocus being a bit slow but to be honest if you're shooting with a 50mm prime you probably don't need it for motion shots. I carried this lens with me for 3 weeks and didn't shoot with anything just to get a good feel for it and got a really good group of photos. I've posted some examples so you can get an idea of how well the lens works. None of the images have been edited. The lens is sharp from F4 and shines in low light. I even found it suitable for photographing the night sky in northern Georgia (near Atlanta) where light pollution is pretty terrible. The f/1.8 aperture lets in a ton of light. But the biggest surprise was how well this lens performed even at slow shutter speeds without a tripod. Above I posted a shot with a smoothed waterfall effect, taken at about 1/3 second shutter speed, as I stood on the rocks and the water ran past me from the other side. Shooting more openly results in nice background blur and decent bokeh. I found this lens to be on par with the 35mm Nikkor Prime lens I have in terms of image quality. Nikkor beats it easily as it's a brand name and has a much quieter and faster autofocus, but it also cost me more than $180 in good condition. Having ditched this lens for a couple of weeks now it will certainly stay in my camera bag as I found it to be a great lens and it even got me thinking about checking out their 35mm primes that are slightly more expensive. but I was very impressed with the quality of Yungnuo right out of the box and it hasn't let me down yet. It takes sharp, crisp photos, and whether you're just starting out in photography and have bought your first DSLR, or are a seasoned photographer looking for a prime lens to add to your collection, you really can't with this one objectively, things go wrong.. At its current price, the image quality it can capture is an absolute steal! Check out the video review I did for this lens and the photos.