which 50mm for my D60

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im looking at getting a 50mm lens for my D60 for portrait work the 2 im looking at are

1. Nikon 50mm f1.4 G AF-S Lens

2. Nikon 50mm f1.8 D AF Lens

which will give me the best picture in sharpness and quality i no the 2nd one has no auto focus with my D60 but it is nearly £200 cheaper if the first one is worth the extra money then im happy to save for a bit any help would be great or other lenses that you could recomend for portrait shot thanks
 
I would go for the AF-S one, you can always set it on manual if you're into that. But then again, if you're already prepared to manual focus, go for the cheaper one and spend the extra 200 on lights, refractors, and accessories to add that extra little spice to your portraits.
 
50mm f1.4 G AF-S if you are doing portraits... I have both, and it can be a pain having to manual focus on my D40 sometimes. It's not a problem with stationary subjects, but anything that moves around is much easier with AF... I heard prices might go up again soon, so I'd get either quickly! Both are good lenses. :thumbs:
 
Don't forget the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM, if extreme bokeh is of any interest to you :naughty:. Admittedly, it's not all that great wide open (a lot of CA and fringing on mine), but by f/2 it behaves beautifully and the bokeh is even creamier than than with the Nikon 50mm f/1.4, in the A/B tests that I've seen.

It's a big, heavy sucker though, with a 77mm fliter thread, but should work well in low light.

I've lost track of prices, but when I bought mine it was about the same price as the Nikon :shrug:.

Just a suggestion ;).
 
Quick question, will the sigma 50mm lens autofocus with the D60?
 
Naboo32 said:
Don't forget the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM, if extreme bokeh is of any interest to you :naughty:. Admittedly, it's not all that great wide open (a lot of CA and fringing on mine), but by f/2 it behaves beautifully and the bokeh is even creamier than than with the Nikon 50mm f/1.4, in the A/B tests that I've seen.

It's a big, heavy sucker though, with a 77mm fliter thread, but should work well in low light.

I've lost track of prices, but when I bought mine it was about the same price as the Nikon :shrug:.

Just a suggestion ;).
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I've just had a quick browse, and it seems to sell for around £310 - £360, so it seems actually slightly dearer than the Nikon f/1.4, surprisingly.

Is it still worth having a f/1.4 lens if it's not all that great until you get to f/2?
 
Photo Plod said:
I've just had a quick browse, and it seems to sell for around £310 - £360, so it seems actually slightly dearer than the Nikon f/1.4, surprisingly.

Is it still worth having a f/1.4 lens if it's not all that great until you get to f/2?
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Ah, OK. Has the Nikon gone down in price then, because it was selling for about 320-340 when it first came out, IIRC :shrug:?

I must say, 300+ quid is a lot of money to spend on a prime, unless you actually use it a lot. I bought mine when I was new to DSLRs, as I thought that I could get by without a mid range zoom :thinking: - fool :lol:!

Another factor is the physical size :|. It dwarfs my D40 ...

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... and even looks pretty big on the D700 ...

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Still, if it's image quality that counts above all else (as implied in the OP), then it's still worth considering :shrug:.
 
Oh, yes, I've no doubt that it gives great quality images. It's certainly a lot larger than I thought it would be! :lol:

My only concern would be that - given it's a f/1.4 lens - if you can never really use it at that setting, would you not be better off saving your money and going for the cheaper Nikon 50mm f/1.8?
 
im really unsure which one to get its just the price that's stopping me but if its worth it then ill wait are these lenses going to be as sharp as each other ?????
 
camcap said:
im really unsure which one to get its just the price that's stopping me but if its worth it then ill wait are these lenses going to be as sharp as each other ?????
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TBH, I think that sharpness is seldom an issue with 50mm primes. You really need to find somebody who's tried both (or all three). I only have the Sigma and a Nikon 50 f/1.8 and the main difference there is that the Sigma can gather quite a bit more light, so it seems to focus better and of course it auto-focuses. Consequently, I don't use the Nikon nifty on my D40 and just keep it for my F65 film camera :shrug:.

Sorry I can't be more help.
 
I have the sigma and it's great for that shallow dof effect and in low light.
 
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