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Nikon AIS 50mm f/1.2

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Nikon AIS 50mm f/1.2 @ about $2097

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2014-05-29 4-Way Shootout: Nikon 58mm f/1.4G vs 50/1.4G, 50/1.8G, 50/1.2 AIS (D800E, DeChambeau Sidelit Barn)

2014-04-11 Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS Aperture Series, DeChambeau Sidelit Barn

2014-02-01 Guide to Leica: Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH and Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH vs Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS

2014-02-01 Guide to Leica: Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH and Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH vs Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS

2013-11-14 Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS Aperture Series, DeChambeau Ranch House, D800E

2013-11-13 Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS Aperture Series, Cottonwood Stump, D800E

2012-01-02 A Fast and Compact 50mm for Nikon (or Canon or Sony NEX)

2010-08-09 Spherical aberration + Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS

Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS

Nikon’s classic high speed normal lens.

1. Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS Overview
2. Aperture Series: Cottonwood Stump (D800E)
3. Aperture Series: DeChambeau Ranch House (D800E)
4. Aperture Series: Sidelit Barn (Leica M Typ 240)
5. Shootout vs 58/1.4G, 50/1.4G, 50/1.8G (D800E, DeChambeau Sidelit Barn)
6. Shootout vs 58/1.4G, 50/1.4G, 50/1.8G (D800E, Beaver Dam)

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G

Nikon’s High performance normal lens.

1. Shootout: 58/1.4G vs 50/1.4G, 50/1.8G, 50/1.2 AIS (D800E, DeChambeau Sidelit Barn)
2. Shootout: 58/1.4G vs 50/1.4G, 50/1.8G, 50/1.2 AIS (D800E, Beaver Dam)

Nikon Lenses vs Infrared

How Nikon-compatible lenses perform for infrared use..

1. Nikon 58mm f/1.2 NOCT-Nikkor

Spherical Aberration

Diffuse haze at wide apertures..

1. Case Study: Spherical Aberration with Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS

Leica M 50mm Lenses

Six models to choose from..

1. Noctilux vs Summilux vs Nikon 50/1.2 (M240, DeChambeau Barn)

Blog posts, reverse chronological

2014

2014-05-29 4-Way Shootout: Nikon 58mm f/1.4G vs 50/1.4G, 50/1.8G, 50/1.2 AIS (D800E, DeChambeau Sidelit Barn)

2014-04-11 Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS Aperture Series, DeChambeau Sidelit Barn

2014-02-01 Guide to Leica: Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH and Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH vs Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS

2014-02-01 Guide to Leica: Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH and Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH vs Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS

2013

2013-11-14 Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS Aperture Series, DeChambeau Ranch House, D800E

2013-11-13 Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS Aperture Series, Cottonwood Stump, D800E

2012

2012-01-02 A Fast and Compact 50mm for Nikon (or Canon or Sony NEX)

2010

2010-08-09 Spherical aberration + Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS