Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f1.8 D

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Thinking of getting this lens for my D40

I know it is manual focusing etc, thought it would teach me something :) how to use my cameras more advanced features :)

Has anyone ever used this lens?
 
Hi, :wave:

It would probably be harder to found out how many people haven't used this lens!

This is what is commonly referred to as a 'nifty fifty'. For the money you can't go wrong; manual focus is not too much of an issue however I doubt it will teach you any advanced features on your camera. :)

Have a look on Flickr or Pbase.com with a search entry of Nikon 50mm f1.8 and you'll get loads of results to look at.

Steve
 
Hi vicki, i bought this lens about a month ago and it's hardly been off my camera cracking little lens for the price. It does make you work a bit harder but that's half the fun.:thumbs:
 
Yep I want to start to work harder for my photos, and get off...... AUTO!!
 
What is the difference between the D & AIS version?
 
You could also spend a bit more and go for the 35mm f/1.8 AF-S, it will autofocus on your camera and is a much more usable focal length on a D40, but it costs quite a bit more than a 50mm f/1.8
 
Dam if I wasn't booking my holiday this month, I would have brought that one :(
 
Just to give you an example, here is a shot I took with the 50mm f1.8 only a couple of weeks ago:

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Not saying it's the greatest image ever, but this lens is by far the sharpest one I own, and I'm mostly bumbling along with relatively cheap kit. Go for it!
 
I would suggest looking at the manual focus version if you're using it on the d40. Optically I believe it's the equal of the af version but the manual focussing is far superior to the af version. It is much firmer and more precise and as you'll have to manual focus on the d40 it would be much nicer to use
 
daveproctor said:
I would suggest looking at the manual focus version if you're using it on the d40. Optically I believe it's the equal of the af version but the manual focussing is far superior to the af version. It is much firmer and more precise and as you'll have to manual focus on the d40 it would be much nicer to use
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There is no metering on the D40, so you'd have to whack it in manual as well as focussing manually - not easy for beginners, and not something I think a lot of people would enjoy.
 
That's a good point - I'd forgotten about the need to manually meter. I'm all for manual focussing but agree that manual metering would make it a lot more cumbersome
 
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