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Mike Gardner wrote: > To generalize, Nikon's 1.8 lens design is very good and quite sharp at most > apertures. Where 50mm lens design gets a little tricky is when a lens is > designed to gather more light in low light situations, i.e., the 1.4 lenses. > Pointing this lens into the sun is not particularly what it was designed to do. I find this to be true with mine too. I usually use a 60 2.8 or a 35-70 2.8 (akk - zoom!) for most 50mm range stuff, and I got the 50 1.4 for available light and ease of focusing in low light. I rarely use it on a sunny day, and thought about selling it because I don't use it very much. Strangely, I use my 35mm 1.4 whenever I can. (It is a joy to focus with!). > B."Moose" Peterson, in the "Nikon System Handbook", says "The 50f1.4 AF is the > best of the [Nikon] 50f1.4 designs to date. Just a note: I infrequently communicate with B. Moose, but when I do, he tells me that what amounts to nearly everything that says Nikon on it is the best to date, so it's hard to get a bad reference from him on this. Moose denies being paid any incentives (or being given any gratis gear) by Nikon. NPS people told me that he was on the F5 test program, and Moose avoids that topic too. His books are great for system reference, but I have to make my own opinions from using the gear. And some of mine come out a little different than Mr. Peterson's. Moose is a heck of a nice guy though, so I'm not knocking him, but I just don't agree with everything he writes. (Moose's Nikon Guide to Wildlife Photography book is excellent in technique). Dave Cohen Photographer, Member ASMP Action Photographic Webmaster [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/home/ ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
