Comments on: Nikon 50mm f/1.4G AF-S lens now shipping

By: HomeyD5

HomeyD5 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:27:29 +0000

Got mine yesterday, I’d placed a pre-order with Adorama back in October. No doubt about it: a major improvement over the previous f/1.4. It’s easier to list some minor nits than to lavish extensive praise… the silent-wave focussing is not particularly fast, but my sample is very accurate. (With the thin DOF at 1.4 accuracy is appreciated!) The 58mm filter is a minor gripe, as is the now-standard matte charcoal plastic body. Optically there’s some slight purple fringing at extreme light/dark transitions when shooting wide open, but nothhing major. Noticeable vignetting wide open also, that’s to be expected. Otherwise, a very very good lens. Easy to use, results are very satisfying. By the time you stop down to 2.8 there’s really noting to complain about. Get one, you won’t be sorry.

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:16:08 +0000

Thanks – I just created a post for that

By: Dude!

Dude! — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:31:03 +0000

Check the vendors on Amazon. Bought mine last night and got a shipping confirmation today.

By: Zen-shooter

Zen-shooter — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:30:46 +0000

Assuming that some parts and components come from their global network. I’m curious to know where this new lens is assembled.
Mito plant?
Ohi plant?
Sendai plant?
Yokohama plant
Sagamihara plant?
Kumagaya plant?
China plant?
Thailand?

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:39:25 +0000

Let us know what you think about the lens

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:30:43 +0000

I just received mine today. I was able to purchase it from Roberts Imaging 2 days ago. I did not get a chance to play with it yet.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:16:15 +0000

I’m anxiously awaiting my call from Penn Camera about my pre-order as well. No word yet..

Do we know if the people with the lens in hand are all located on one of the coasts? I’m wondering if they aren’t moving from west to east as we speak.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:11:42 +0000

anyone’s preorder shipping yet? i am waiting not-very-patiently for word from adorama

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:50:36 +0000

where are they in stock!!??

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:14:21 +0000

I could find any – we should start seeing reports once people start getting their new 50mm AF-S

By: Ernst

Ernst — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:08:25 +0000

Now there’s a straw man if ever I saw one. Your post is a great example of why most writers shouldn’t attempt sarcasm.

The original post (written by you?) claimed, smugly, that the new 50 was just the old 50 with a silent-wave motor — a claim which is not true. Pete pointed that out. Nobody made any hyperbolic claims about the old 50 or the new 50. Well, except for you.

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:53:59 +0000

I added the EXIF data as a comment to each of the pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikonrumors/page2/

By: PHB

PHB — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:15:11 +0000

Quite right, the 50mm AFS is the solution to world hunger and global warming. How could anyone be so ignorant as to compare it to previous designs which merely permitted the owner to walk on water?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:16:08 +0000

Check robertsimaging.com:

http://www.robertsimaging.com/cmCatalog.jsp?catid=S140&manid=19

They claim to have it in stock.

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:09:24 +0000

Oh, I remember now – the problem is that the name of the person that took the shots was in the EXIF, this is why I restricted the access. I will try to post it and will give you the link.

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:07:09 +0000

yes – you have scroll down and look for the AF-S version.

By: pete

pete — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:33:02 +0000

please dont comment on things you have absolutely new clue about. its completely different. not least of which is rounded blades to improve the bokeh for such a short focal length.

By: Lars

Lars — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:46:00 +0000

I’d be interested in that too. Sigma took to a different approach with the huge diameter to minimize falloff wide open.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:15:03 +0000

its a whole new optical design

By: wysswong@mac.com

wysswong@mac.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:40:41 +0000

5 out of 5….. lol

it is just a 50.4 with new AF-S motor =<