1.4 OR 1.8 50mm lens??

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Hi,

There seems to be a massive difference in price for each of these, would a beginner notice a massive difference in the photos taken with either?

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Amy
 
AK86 said:
Hi,

There seems to be a massive difference in price for each of these, would a beginner notice a massive difference in the photos taken with either?

Thanks
Amy
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Unless you know why you would want the faster f1.4 get the cheaper f1.8, to be honest the f1.8 represents excellent value for money for the quality of images it can produce.
 
At the moment I have a kit lens with my D90, I have the 18-105 and just find it so bulky to take out with me.....will the 50mm be quite abit smaller do you know?
 
AK86 said:
At the moment I have a kit lens with my D90, I have the 18-105 and just find it so bulky to take out with me.....will the 50mm be quite abit smaller do you know?
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The 50mm f1.8 is a compact and lightweight lens, I have the D version and it is a gem of a lens.

This is the 50mm f1.8D LINK

This is the 50mm f1.8G LINK

The G version has the motor in the lens, and is the latest version, as you have the D90 the D version will AF on your body, and would be the one I would recommend, they were always a well respected lens, you will see the difference from your kit lens.
 
Thank you for your help.

So other than the motor being in the lens, are there any differences between a D and G? I am totally clueless at the moment, and people keep saying just practice practice practice......does AFS mean anything with these lenses?
 
I have to agree...my 50mm 1.8 is a great, bargain of a lens that is very sharp even @ 1.8; very fast focus.

It's also nice and small.



....and cheap....
 
AK86 said:
Thank you for your help.

So other than the motor being in the lens, are there any differences between a D and G? I am totally clueless at the moment, and people keep saying just practice practice practice......does AFS mean anything with these lenses?
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AF-S means that the lens has a motor in it, not an issue for you as the D90 has it's own motor for the older lenses.

The G version gets very good reviews, but as I said £100 for the D version is great value for a lens as good as it is.
 
AK86 said:
Thank you for your help.

So other than the motor being in the lens, are there any differences between a D and G? I am totally clueless at the moment, and people keep saying just practice practice practice......does AFS mean anything with these lenses?
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You have been misinformed - the difference between D and G lenses is that G lenses have no aperture ring on them so need a body that can control the aperture electronically (which includes your D90). It's the AF-S which denotes a Nikon lens with the AF motor in the lens, allowing it to be used withthe D40(x), D60, D3100 & D5000 which have no AF motor in the body.
 
AK86 said:
There seems to be a massive difference in price for each of these, would a beginner notice a massive difference in the photos taken with either?
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In all honesty, no. Spent a long time myself trying to decide if the extra money for the f/1.4 would be worth it. In the end I opted for the f/1.8. How surprised was I when I opened the packaging and found a f/1.4 :D

And it wasn't even my birthday.

The extra 2/3's of a stop is 'occasionally' useful, but I find myself using it more between f/2.8 and f/5.6 where there is (apparently) little difference between the f/1.4 and f/1.8 lenses.

Buy what you can afford and don't look back.
 
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