Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens Review
Welcome to the first Nikon Lens Test Report here at ByPhotography! Few lenses are sharper than the classical standard 50mm lens at medium apertures, so let the AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D, a lens that certainly has its place in many camera bags out there, thanks to its very low price tag and on the edge weight to start.
Upcoming tests will be performed using a Nikon D200, crop an APS-C 10MP DSLR with a 1.5x factor. The field-of-view of the Nikkor 75mm equivalent on the classic full frame SLRs such that the standard lens is a moderate telephoto lens transformed into this framework.
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The optical structure consists of 6 elements in 5 groups with no special items. The minimum focusing distance is 0.45 m as a maximum. Property magnification 1:6.6. The filter size is 52mm. As hinted above the lens is very compact (64x39mm) and light (155g). The aperture mechanism feature 7 diaphragm blades.
Building to its very low price tag, despite the quality of the lens is very decent. The outer cylinder is connected to a metal bracket polycarbonate. The rather small rubberized focus ring operates very smooth. As you can see above the lens extends a little towards greater focus distances. The front element does not rotate it with a polarizer is no problem. The lens has no internal AF motor and relies on a slotted drive screw operated by the camera. As a result AF operation generates a low level of noise. The AF speed is decent on the D200.
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AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D is a low-profile lens with less sex appeal than the big glass, but it is nonetheless an interesting lens. With wide-open aperture, it is a little softer on the image borders and the contrast is too low. But in the medium apertures the resolution figures are exceptionally high and safely build a benchmark. Distortion is negligible, and vignetting is quite well. The construction quality of the lens is decent and the AF system leaves nothing to be desired.
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