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Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.4G

Examples

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Some additional examples with the 50/1.4G may be seen on the Nikon D3x examples page (“Leaves”, “Trees”, “Bike”).

Click on each image below to see a larger version and/or actual pixels crops.

Sunset

This image shows that under the right conditions, Nikon’s Super Integrated Coatings perform extremely well, with great color and contrast. For a counterpoint, see the Flare discussion. A slight angle change produces a red ghost in the image (not shown), so angle and placement matter a lot with scenes like this.

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