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Nikon Glass - Page 1

New 1.8 full frame

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Posted: Sun Apr 15th, 2012 17:47

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Ralph G Speer

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Can anyone tell me why Nikon (other makes also) are making 1.8 glass all of a sudden.

What am I missing?

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Posted: Sun Apr 15th, 2012 17:51

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As far as I know f1.8 seems to be one that Nikon like as they have made 50mm and 85 mm lens with f1.8 as maximum aperture. I dont know why that value rather than f2

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Posted: Sun Apr 15th, 2012 19:58

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Ray Ninness

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And the new 50 f1.8 AF-S is tempting, and attractively priced locally :-)

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Posted: Mon Apr 16th, 2012 14:38

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Iain

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The old 50mm f1.8 was a good old lens so it will take some beating.

Posted: Tue Apr 17th, 2012 12:03

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Personally, I love the 1.8 series. I have a old 50mm D and 35mm G and love them both. It's great being able to shoot fast in low light. Great optics for not that much cash. Win-win for me.

Posted: Wed Apr 18th, 2012 04:45

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GeoffR

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I suspect the reason for the appearance of more f1.8 lenses from Nikon is that they have finally settled on the FX format and want to capitalise on all those enthusiasts who want to use prime lenses. They have had a number of f1.4 primes for some time now but they are rather expensive. The f1.8 versions are significantly cheaper but retain a very high performance. I still have my 85 f1.8 AF that I bought about 20 years ago.

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