Nikon AF 50 f1.4D vs AF 50 f1.8D

No photos this week as I really didn't shoot much... Well, not much in Digital that is. I have been trying out my FM3A with a roll of Fuji Pro400 36 exposure film. Well, I only shot 9 shots till now. Not sure when can I really used finished all the exposure.

Anyway, gotten a lens upgrade which is in line with my wishlist for this year. I present to you... My new Nikon AFD 50 f1.4D lens. This is to replace my AFD 50 f1.8D which I sold to Chye Lai. My f1.8 lens had serve me well over the years since I started photography. It is a good and cheap portrait lens. Now, it is in the good hand of its new master. Hope that it will continue to perform and serve well.

There have been a lot of questions in Clubsnap which surrounds the different between these 2 lenses. Some claim no different hence not justified to pay for the differences of almost 3 times. Yes, the f1.4 cost around 3 times more of the f1.8.

Well, here I present to you a side by side comparison in terms of built.

The built of the f1.4 feels better than the f1.8.



Overall Size

Both the f1.4 and f1.8 looks similar in sizes.



Minimum Aperture

The minimum aperture for f1.4 is f16 while the minimum aperture for f1.8 is f22.



Minimum focusing distance

The minimum focusing distance is the same for both f1.4 and f1.8 which is at 0.45m.



Front Element

The front element of the f1.4 is larger than that of the f1.8.



Rear Element

The rear element of the f1.4 is larger than that of the f1.8.