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Review on Nikon 50mm f/1.8D Lens: Perfect for Nikon DSLR Cameras! by Taufik Opekg ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

One of the best offers, glad I bought it.

According to the statistics, this lens is almost always the first one to be attached to the camera after the whale, and I am certainly not an exception! This lens, when used skillfully, enables you to make portraits on the street that are of a sufficiently high quality, incomparable with those made with the "whale." The stronger blurring of the background gives the photo volume, which is more important in the "street" portrait; even the light is less important than it is when compared to it in terms of importance (in the studio, on the contrary). The viewer is able to get a sense of the volume of the photo and focus on the subject, which is ultimately what matters the most. A blurred background achieves this. When a large number of details with varying levels of brightness are present in the background of a photograph taken with this lens (for example, branches, grass, trees, or a landscape), the background of the photograph appears to be jagged because it is full of distinct changes in level of brightness; as a result, the perception is significantly hampered. photography, which, in my view, is the most significant limitation posed by this lens. It also has a significant impact on the fact that it is not possible to create a full-length portrait because the focal length for a portrait is insufficient (50mm), whereas for a traditional portrait, the appropriate focal length is either 85, 125, or even 200. background blur in this instance is not sufficient, and this feature also applies to its older brother the 50/1.4. The lens does not have a particularly high level of sharpness, but between an aperture of 1.8 and 2.5 is where it truly shines, and this gap should only be used in the most extreme circumstances. In most situations, you should take pictures using an aperture of 2.8. And if the lighting permits it, use a value of 3.5 or 4. It seems to me that this lens was developed specifically so that the buyer would want to buy another one after purchasing it. This is not because the lens is bad; in fact, the lens is excellent; rather, it is simply due to the fact that this lens is a lens for everything, whereas a lens for portrait photography can only be a portrait lens, a lens for macro photography can only be a macro lens, a lens for landscape photography can only be a wide-angle lens, and so on.

Pros
  • - Worth a penny. - Exceptional autofocus that is quick, accurate, and tenacious; however, it is fairly loud. - Metal mount, which is unusual for lenses considered to be "entry level." - Because the front lens is recessed into the body, there is no requirement for a hood or a protective filter to be used.
Cons
  • - One of the most significant drawbacks is that the bokeh, or the portion of the image that is in the blur zone, can be quite rough depending on the scene, which is also one of the main differences from the 50/1.4! f1.8 and f2.2 are almost completely inoperable at this point. In contrast to the purportedly "silent" operation of the ultrasonic, the autofocus motor emits a fairly loud buzzing sound. - The lack of autofocus on newer models of Nikon cameras.