Nikon Nikkor 50mm F1.4 AI
One of the classic Nikon manual lenses. This was a popular lens in the 1970s. It was the "standard" lens sold with better Nikon cameras. The 50mm 1.8 can be better optically, however.
The problems were that the f/1.4 and f/1.2 lenses gave poor performance wide open, so one really should have used them at f/2 anyway to get decent results. In that case, the f/1.8 lenses gave the almost the same performance, and by f/4 where most people used them, the slower lenses were actually better since they have no distortion.
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One of the classic Nikon manual lenses. This was a popular lens in the 1970s. It was the "standard" lens sold with better Nikon cameras. The 50mm 1.8 can be better optically, however.
The problems were that the f/1.4 and f/1.2 lenses gave poor performance wide open, so one really should have used them at f/2 anyway to get decent results. In that case, the f/1.8 lenses gave the almost the same performance, and by f/4 where most people used them, the slower lenses were actually better since they have no distortion.
More info at KenRockwell.com
One of the classic Nikon manual lenses. This was a popular lens in the 1970s. It was the "standard" lens sold with better Nikon cameras. The 50mm 1.8 can be better optically, however.
The problems were that the f/1.4 and f/1.2 lenses gave poor performance wide open, so one really should have used them at f/2 anyway to get decent results. In that case, the f/1.8 lenses gave the almost the same performance, and by f/4 where most people used them, the slower lenses were actually better since they have no distortion.
More info at KenRockwell.com