Nikon Nikkor AF-S 58mm F1.4G
MYR 5,700.00
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12 years ago
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G
The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G is an eye-wateringly expensive standard prime lens that delivers very appealing image quality. The sharpness when shooting wide-open, even in the centre, isn't as good as we'd expected though, requiring you to stop-down to f/2.8 to obtain satisfactorily sharp...
9 years ago
I have for long stayed away from 50mm-ish lenses, considered them useful, relatively low cost, high speed (I also have a 1.4/50 Ai manual, and had a 1.8/50mm AF copy) workhorses Bread an butter lenses, but really not very useful for more 'artistic' pictures (I a.o.
Pros:
- Maybe no the sharpest wide open
- but 'sharpness' isn't the only thing that counts/should count when looking at a picture (if so it would be much easier to take a great picture) Beautiful image rendering
- equally
- if not more stunning 'bokeh
Cons:
- Expensive
- and rumored to become even more so ! Feels very light
- especially considering the size
- but fortunately the built quality really is no issue when shooting with it out in the field (or on the beach
12 years ago
The AF-S Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G is an intriguing lens. Look at its performance in MTF tests and it appears to be nothing special; indeed it doesn't obviously do any better than its much cheaper 50mm stablemate.
Pros:
- Produces lovely-looking images almost all the time
- Very low chromatic aberration
- Lower-than-usual vignetting
- Minimal coma
- Lovely bokeh
- Generally resistant to flare
- Relatively fast
- near-silent autofocus
- Decent construction but lightweight
Cons:
- Decidedly soft wide open
- especially on DX format cameras
- Relatively bulky (compared to Nikkor 50mm F1.4s
- Inconsistent autofocus
- Very expensive
12 years ago
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G review
The AF-S Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G is an unusual lens, both in terms of its slightly eccentric focal length and its optical design philosophy. It's not especially sharp for a lens that's designed to be used at large apertures, but this is offset by the excellence of its images in almost every other respect. Its audience will naturally be limited by its sky-high price, but we suspect many owners will fall in love with the images it can create.
Pros:
- Low light photography, and selective focus shooting
Cons:
- FX photographers looking for a general purpose 'normal' prime - the 50mm f/1.4G is likely a better choice
12 years ago
Nikon 58mm f/1.4G AF-S Nikkor
I got my hands on one of the Nikon 58mm f/1.4g lenses. Check out some sample images and advice here. http://vigorotaku.blogspot.com/2013/12/nikon-58mm-14g.html <a href=" http://vigorotaku.blogspot.com/2013/12/nikon-58mm-14g.html">Nikon 58mm f/1.4g at Vigorotaku.com</a> I hope that you find this...
Pros:
- Excellent color rendition and bokeh
11 years ago
just like the old days
"the 58mm pays homage to the original nikkor 58mm, which the company believes is the closest focal length as the human eye. This F1.4 lens makes a perfect street photography lens, with decent bokeh"
11 years ago
Beautiful piece of glass
Sharpness is only average for an f/1.4 lens, but this lens is about so much more than sharpness. Bokeh is to die for, and even more importantly this lens just makes people glow in decent lighting that would still look flat on lesser lenses.
Pros:
- Consistent Output
- Fast / accurate auto-focus
- Lightweight
- Nice Bokeh
10 years ago
Amazing lens
This lens is amazing. I have used many lens from classic ais to modern day lenses. And so far to date this is the best lens I have ever used. This 58mm coupled with my D810 is the perfect balance. Colours are bright and sharp and it has beautiful bokeh.
Pros:
- Consistent Output
- Durable
- Easily Interchangeable
- Quick Focus
- Strong Construction
9 years ago
Disappointing lens
This is the first Nikon lens I've ever been disappointed with. The chromatic aberration is terrible, even when stopped down, and no amount of AF fine tune seems to fix it. It didn't affect every shot, but it's there in at least 50% of them, and clearly visible without even zooming in to 100% It's...
9 years ago
Just Something About It
I was super skeptical about this lens. I owned the 50 f/1.8 for a few hundred bucks, why pay $1,300 more for 8mm more and 1/3 stop more light It took 6-months to pull the trigger but the people who said there's just something about this lens beyond those two points (which weren't convincing), were...
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