antsy Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I have a manual 50mm f1.7 for my Pentax K100D, It came with a Pentax ME as well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawtai Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I have a nikon 50mm f1/8. It'd be nice to add a few more, maybe a 35mm or 85mm lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted June 22, 2009 Veteran Share Posted June 22, 2009 Sigma 30/1.4, Nikon 50/1.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Only 50 f/1.4D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max84 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Zeiss 85mm f1.4 and Nikon 35mm f2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauhaus Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 A Minolta 50mm 1.7 for the Alpha (Why Sony adquired Minolta if they got rid of the best part of Minolta photography division? the lenses!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I am eying a Canon 50/1.4 for my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauhaus Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I am eying a Canon 50/1.4 for my own. An awesome lens, you will fall in love with the bokeh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 50 1.8; i never use it cuz it's so ridiculously soft at 1.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mirumir Subscriber¹ Posted June 22, 2009 Subscriber¹ Share Posted June 22, 2009 No, but I want one. Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshalus Veteran Posted June 22, 2009 Veteran Share Posted June 22, 2009 Not right now, but a the 50mm Nikkor f/1.4 is on my wish list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Charming Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I have a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MK II that's a piece of crap and a Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 that's completely stunning despite its thirty or so years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauhaus Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I have a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MK II that's a piece of crap and a Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 that's completely stunning despite its thirty or so years. Build quality is crap, but that lens can make very sharp shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Charming Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Bokeh is crap too. AF is crap too. Generally, it's crap, but it's optimised for MTF sharpness and it does deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowless911 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Nikkor 50mm F/1.8D, making love to it even with the manual focus on my D40, heard the 85mm is even better, hoping to get it sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witalit Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Nikkor 50mm F/1.8D, making love to it even with the manual focus on my D40, heard the 85mm is even better, hoping to get it sometime soon. In low light the MF is a bitch, I have one of those lens for my D40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Charming Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Low light MF is a bitch on DSLRs in general. The matte on the focusing screens isn't as helpful, and they lack the split-prisms on film SLRs. It's doable, just alot harder than on a film SLR :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1759 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Low light MF is a bitch on DSLRs in general. The matte on the focusing screens isn't as helpful, and they lack the split-prisms on film SLRs. It's doable, just alot harder than on a film SLR :( I think it would be easier with a FF frame dSLR, and a focusing screen replacement. As for myself, I have an SMC Takumar 50/1.4 and a Jupiter 9 85/2.0, both in m42 mount. Stepped down a bit, they're very, very sharp. The only complaint I have about them, is the crop factor on my Pentax, basically turning them into short telephoto lenses, but on the flip-side, it turns my 200mm tele into a 300mm tele. I guess I can't have it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsy Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 Oh yeah I should mention I have a Nikon AF 50mm, and a 50mm Olympus OM lens as well, my fastest lenses are the Pentax 1.7 and the f1.7 lens on my Canon compact. Low light MF is a bitch on DSLRs in general. The matte on the focusing screens isn't as helpful, and they lack the split-prisms on film SLRs. It's doable, just alot harder than on a film SLR :( So do the modern film SLR's but I think you can buy replacement focus screens that have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Charming Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Not used a modern film SLR, I use an excellent, thirty year old film SLR (they don't make em like they used to :p), but given the physical similarity of the bodies of the 1D and 1V/1VHS cameras, I'd imagine that yeah, the focus screens are indeed replacable. But MF on a manual prime with a split-prism rangefinder and microprism collar, it's pretty damned easy, even with shallow depths of field and fairly low light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malisk Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 No, and I don't feel a need either. :) I'm happy enough with the semi-high ISO performance on my D90 anyway. Sure, it's not top notch performance, but nothing I contemplate on buying despite having the money, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Charming Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Yeah, but sometimes, you just need...moar light! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HideAndGoatse Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Nikon released a 35mm 1.8 for $200. I have it and I must say it's a very good lens for a beginning body. Has an internal focus motor so it can fit perfectly on the d40 and other bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napalm Frog Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I picked up a used Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D the other day. BEAUTIFUL lens, and I am soooooo glad that my D50 can AF on it. I really suck at manual focus (I usually only do so at night with no ambient lighting), which isn't helped at all by my glasses. The only thing I regret is that it's making me want to ditch my 18-55 and 70-300 for faster zoom lenses. Oh well, I can deal for now... I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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