Which lens to use?

Lens choice is a "photographic consideration".

You choose a lens to achieve a "look" and so need more than one prime lens.
 
I would like to know that too , i read that nikons 1.8 are good when you dont have much light and its pretty sharp , i think ill buy one soon .Now i have only 2 lenses , one is 1.8 and other is 2.0 and this second one isnt too sharp ,i dont know but maybe its because its 2.0 , 1.8 and 1.4 are more expensive ,i suspect there is reason for this not only because you have more depth with 1.4 but its also quality.But on 1.4 could be hard to focus and easy to go out of focus when you will move/your actor will move forward or back.
 
50mm f1.4 AI or AIS (standard lens for 90% of shots)
35mm f2 AI or AIS (wide angle lens for 90% of wide shots)
28mm f2 AI or AIS (a slightly wider lens for when you need it)
85mm f2 or f1.8 AI or AIS (a slightly telephoto lens for closeups)

that's a basic kit. there is better glass and worse but that's a basic reasonably priced usable kit. some of those lenses can be bought new but some can only be found secondhand.

the first two lenses will be almost all you'll ever need. so i'd buy them first and get comfortable. the second two add flexibility and are sometimes the only lens that can get the shot you want.
 
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every lens have vignetting ,its normal ,youve got to zoom in more to get rid of this and use good ground glass +achromat.Some people are too hunger for more visible area so they record footage with vignetting ,or they just cant zoom in more because of bad construction of adapter.
 
i think its Auto Indexing or something... who knows.... it's just a version thing. AI and AIS are from the 70's and 80's. they're generally considered the best model nikons for adapter use.
 
bwwd said:
I would like to know that too , i read that nikons 1.8 are good when you dont have much light and its pretty sharp , i think ill buy one soon .Now i have only 2 lenses , one is 1.8 and other is 2.0 and this second one isnt too sharp ,i dont know but maybe its because its 2.0 , 1.8 and 1.4 are more expensive ,i suspect there is reason for this not only because you have more depth with 1.4 but its also quality.But on 1.4 could be hard to focus and easy to go out of focus when you will move/your actor will move forward or back.
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With respect...your understanding of lenses and f-stops is lacking and abit confused. You need to do a read up.

What are the focal length of the 2 lenses you mentioned?
 
One is pentacon 1.8 50mm and second is helios-44m 2/58 , but when i set f stop to 2 on my pentacon then helios still dont have a chance , i know when its 1.8 then you have less things in focus but i talking about overall focus on the lens not on particular f-stops.Helios is worse probably cause its very cheap lens.
 
jenningsp said:
i think its Auto Indexing or something... who knows.... it's just a version thing. AI and AIS are from the 70's and 80's. they're generally considered the best model nikons for adapter use.
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"Non-AI" means it predates AI. Since all of those terms refer to how the lens interacts with the auto-diaphragm and metering controls of Nikon SLRs, and there are no such considerations when using them on an adapter, I'd say Non-AI, AI, AI-S, and AI-conversion-from-pre-AI lenses are all equally valid choices. The Non-AI are generally going to be cheaper, so instead of ruling out a lens for sale because of it, you might instead prefer it!

Generally the older a manual-focus Nikon lens is, the better constructed it is (another point in favor of specifically seeking out Non-AI lenses) with the usual caveats about older glass in terms of older coatings, greater likelihood the lens has damage or wear issues or fungus, etc.

Duncan
 
I've avoided the non-AI lenses because the focus ring looks like it might be difficult to get a lens gear to fit properly. I've never tried, though, so maybe someone that has experience fitting lens gears on non-AI lenses could chime in...
 
So it's not missing anything that would not make it function? I know that there is a piece of hair inside and it states that it won't effect the lenses function, but will it?
 
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