Nikkor 50mm F1.8D

28 Jul 2005

Someone asked me to take some portraits of them soon and I didn't really have a lens that can do the kind of thing they'd want. A recent discussion over at Flickr suggested the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D as a good lens to get, I picked one up from a store in town for GBP80 which was very very cheap.

I really love this lens, takes fantastic shots, not yet had a chance to take portraits but I love it for flowers as well. Some sample shots can be seen here.

Posted by R.I.Pienaar on Thursday, July 28, 2005 at 9:11 PM

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I got the 50 f/2.8 as my first Nikon lens, maybe 8 years ago. Absolutely fantastic lens. I shot a bit on a friends old 1.8 (non-AF). Absolutely fantastic as well.

George Schlossnagle | August 1, 2005 3:05 AM | Reply

you've convinced me, that will be my first lens for my new d70

Caleb Fleming | March 29, 2007 7:13 PM | Reply

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