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I love this lensI'm curious as a fast lens junkie, anyone have experience with any of Nikon's older and current f1.2 lenses. The 50/1.2, the 55/1.2 or the 58/1.2 Noct?
Kurt
Great shot, Vivek. Looks like your eye sight is excellent.
I'm probably insane, but I found a Nikon Noct for a decent price last week that I'm going to try out. Maybe I'm just chasing the fast lens dragon, but I really think that I'd like to experiment with the lens on the D3 as a comparison with the Leica and the Noctilux.
I'll post a few shots when it arrives at the middle of the week.
Kurt
Very good shot ... nothing to do with the photographer, but the Bokeh isn't so great ... lots of double lined worms. Same thing I found with the Zeiss ZF 50/1.4 ... which is very sharp and crisp but the Bokeh leaves a lot to be desired.I love this lens
taken at f/1.2 on a D200. The image was a jpg fine from the camera resized.
I normally do not use jpg outputs from any cameras. This was done just to test the lens.
My sample is the current version.
Key is getting the right focus which isn't trivial even when your eye sight is excellent.
Another absolute requirement that I find is to have an appropriately sized lenshood that matches the APS-C sensor coverage.
I use a stack of K rings as the hood.
I find it to be even better on a D300. The liveview helps a lot.
Marc, are there any f/1.2 or faster 50mm SLR lenses that don't do this? The Canon 50/1.2L seems to have a bit less of this behavior than some of the others, but I can't put it on my Nikon bodies.Very good shot ... nothing to do with the photographer, but the Bokeh isn't so great ... lots of double lined worms. Same thing I found with the Zeiss ZF 50/1.4 ... which is very sharp and crisp but the Bokeh leaves a lot to be desired.