steventimothy
Well-known member
OK, rewrote the review, now that I know which lens it is 
That often helps.
It's a great lens, the biggest problem is reflections due to the single-coating. Shooting into or around lights can cause problems.
It also has coma and softness in the corners at 1.4, like many fast lenses. The coma's a little worse than I expected.
It focuses beautifully. It's silky-smooth and has a long throw. But get a Z-finder or 2-3x magnifying glasses or your focusing at 1.4 will be hit and miss. (Not the lens' fault).
It has great optics other than the above, and its eccentricities can give a nice vintage look. I like using it handheld, its weight gives a little extra stability to the camera. I like using it indoors, wide open, for filming people. Here's a link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpK2GgESvFc
The review is here:
http://www.espacesteve.com/2010/06/lens-review-for-dslr-video-nikon-50mm.html
That often helps.It's a great lens, the biggest problem is reflections due to the single-coating. Shooting into or around lights can cause problems.
It also has coma and softness in the corners at 1.4, like many fast lenses. The coma's a little worse than I expected.
It focuses beautifully. It's silky-smooth and has a long throw. But get a Z-finder or 2-3x magnifying glasses or your focusing at 1.4 will be hit and miss. (Not the lens' fault).
It has great optics other than the above, and its eccentricities can give a nice vintage look. I like using it handheld, its weight gives a little extra stability to the camera. I like using it indoors, wide open, for filming people. Here's a link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpK2GgESvFc
The review is here:
http://www.espacesteve.com/2010/06/lens-review-for-dslr-video-nikon-50mm.html