Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 AI Lens

Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D Lens

Photographs made with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens. The optical design dates back to the manual focus 50mm 1:1.4 AI of 1977. Far more important than a fast ISO speed is the ability of your lens to gather light.
Hassocks and Cassocks

Hassocks and Cassocks

14 Oct 2012 1 179
Christ Church, Worton, Wiltshire. Nikon D2Xs + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.
Four Tonics

Four Tonics

24 Sep 2016 148
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D + Nikon No.4T Close-Up supplementary lens.
Memories of Summer

Memories of Summer

25 Sep 2016 1 173
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.
Raindrops Clinging to Estate Fencing

Raindrops Clinging to Estate Fencing

25 Sep 2016 204
Sunshine and showers, and once again I am drawn to the continuous iron fencing at Lacock Abbey. Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.
Two Ounces Net Weight

Two Ounces Net Weight

08 Oct 2016 167
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.
Secateurs

Secateurs

08 Oct 2016 212
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.
Windowsill

Windowsill

10 Oct 2016 166
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.
Bungee

Bungee

08 Oct 2016 2 219
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.
Three Saws

Three Saws

08 Oct 2016 192
'Predator' is a curious choice of name for a handsaw. Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.
Sunday Morning Macro

Sunday Morning Macro

13 Nov 2016 3 1 273
I used two supplementary lenses in combination for this picture: a Nikon Close-Up No.4T screwed into the filter ring of a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens, and a Minolta Close-Up No.1 screwed into the 4T. Even acknowledging the superior optical quality of these supplementary lenses, you can see the degradation from using two together. I certainly would not recommend the cheap thin types unless you deliberately want to create a low-fi look. The inescapable conclusion is to use a proper macro lens for close-up work.
Yellowing

Yellowing

21 Nov 2016 179
Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens with a Nikon 4T close-up supplementary on a Nikon D700.
Progress

Progress

11 Nov 2016 4 1 260
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.
Three Shoes

Three Shoes

07 Oct 2016 1 160
Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.
Seventeenth Century Threshing Barn

Seventeenth Century Threshing Barn

08 Oct 2014 2 171
This building, in the farmyard at Avebury Manor, is home to a National Trust museum. Nikon D700 and 50mm f/1.4 AF-D Nikkor lens.
Stourhead Garden

Stourhead Garden

06 Jul 2016 1 152
Nikon D700 + AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D lens.
Stourhead Refreshment Room

Stourhead Refreshment Room

06 Jul 2016 1 3 125
All outings become more memorable after sampling the Victoria jam sponge cake in the refreshment room. This was good, but the five star rating at Lacock remains in front, possibly because they add whipped cream to theirs. Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.
Snapped

Snapped

07 Jul 2016 1 2 142
Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.
Chains

Chains

07 Jul 2016 3 1 149
Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.
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