is it worth me getting a 50mm?

[lawless23456]

hello all

using my d40x is it worth me getting a nikon 50mm lens? i shoot alot of landscape and portrait with some nature thrown in lol

lawless

 

[EdinburghGary]

yes.

 

[EdinburghGary]

very dynamic lens I will post some shots taken with it

 

[kmlc]

yes, yes, and YES!
hehe

 

[EdinburghGary]

Nikon 50mm 1.4

My favourite with this lens:
http://www.scottishsnaps.co.uk/uploads/Edinburgh-Sunrise-1.jpg

Another I like:
http://www.scottishsnaps.co.uk/uploads/Pentland-Hills-06.jpg

Not as keen but its ok:
http://www.scottishsnaps.co.uk/uploads/Pentland-Hills-From-Corstorphine.jpg

Another:
http://www.scottishsnaps.co.uk/uploads/Scottish-Parlement-1.jpg

And:
http://www.scottishsnaps.co.uk/uploads/Edinburgh-Graffiti-1.jpg


Very fast and those good enough can make it razor sharp too.

Gary.

 

[kmlc]

Very nice Gary!

 

[InaGlo]

Hell yes!

When I had my 5D (first DSLR) the 50mm was the only lens I had.
When you start to fill up your bag .... you forget just how versatile this lens really is.

Some of my first shots with my 50mm 1.4 ...

 

[EdinburghGary]

Very nice shots they are!! My faves are 1 and 2.

 

[George]

I like the self portrait (No 3), Glo

Seriously, no1 does it for me.

George

 

[lawless23456]

i'll take that as a firm yes then? lol thanks for your advice all! i have a 50mm for my pentax k1000 film camera and flipping love it and the nikon 50mm are cheap atm thanks again

 

[InaGlo]

I like the self portrait (No 3), Glo

George

Ahh youve seen the shots of me posted on here then, George!

Thanks guys, it is a versatile lens, I also found gave me good grounding for my other purchases that followed.

 

[R8JimBob88]

Just remember that the 50mm f1.8 wont autofocus on the D40(x)

 

[lawless23456]

yeah thats also another reason why i wanted to upgrade my camera (read other post) because of the lack of autofocus motor its ok though cos most of my shots i manual focus anyway

lawless

 

[Ted]

Is it still worth havinng without the ability to autofocus?

edit: you postd as I wrote lawless. question answered.

 

[robbiemc]

Great shots there InaGlo.
I've always had a 50mm in my kit bag ever since I've had an SLR, they're small, light, discrete and useful.
I've currently got a Nikon f/1.4 and it's brilliant, the DOF is ultra thin, and theres lots to experiment with.