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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Off Topic => Topic started by: anton9 on January 26, 2009, 03:05

Title: Nikon 50mm f1.8 or f1.4 which to go for?
Post by: anton9 on January 26, 2009, 03:05

Here in the Uk it costs £80 (roughly) for the f1.8 yet it costs an extra £100 on top of that for the f1.4

Do you think its worth spending the extra £100 to get the f1.4 or do you think the f1.8 is worth getting to save the money?

Title: Re: Nikon 50mm f1.8 or f1.4 which to go for?
Post by: epixx on January 26, 2009, 04:14

If you can afford it, buy the f/1.4. The f/1.8 is sharp enough, but bokeh is strange sometimes, it's difficult to focus manually, and it gives a distinct feeling of plastic. In addition, the new f/1.4 has AF-S, which means that it will focus faster and less noisy, and it will autofocus on the D40/60.