{"id":1057,"date":"2010-04-23T06:43:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T18:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentyuphotography.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/dof-with-nikon-50mm-f1-4.html"},"modified":"2012-02-29T10:09:17","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T21:09:17","slug":"dof-with-nikon-50mm-f14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentyuphotography.com\/blog\/dof-with-nikon-50mm-f14\/","title":{"rendered":"DoF with Nikon 50mm f\/1.4"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nikon 50mm f\/1.4<\/a> is compact and light weight which makes it ideal for travel. Its maximum aperture of f\/1.4 is handy when it comes to low light. It is also a very capable lens for full body portraits.<\/p>\n

The Nikon 50mm f\/1.4 can create interesting images with very shallow Depth of Field (DoF). At the minimum focus distance of 0.45m and aperture f\/1.4,  the Depth of Field (DoF) is only 0.6cm. Nikon announced the AF-S 50mm in 2008 superseding the AF-D model introduced since 1995.<\/p>\n

I think everyone should either have a 50mm f\/1.8 or this in their lens line up. It is light weight, fast and doesn\u2019t cost you an arm and a leg like the 24mm f\/1.4<\/a>. It also helps you to develop a habit of moving around when taking your shots.<\/p>\n

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AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f\/1.4G<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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AF NIKKOR 50mm f\/1.4D<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Release<\/strong> 2008<\/td>\nRelease<\/strong> 1995<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Lens (Elements) <\/strong>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lens (Elements) <\/strong>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Lens (Groups) <\/strong>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lens (Groups) <\/strong>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Diaphragm Blades <\/strong>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Diaphragm Blades <\/strong>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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AF-S (Silent Wave Motor) <\/strong>Yes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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AF-S (Silent Wave Motor)<\/strong> No<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Focus Mode <\/strong>Auto, Manual, Manual\/Auto<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Focus Mode <\/strong>Auto, Manual<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Filter Size <\/strong>58mm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Filter Size <\/strong>52mm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Dimensions <\/strong>(Approx.)2.9×2.1 in. (Diameter x Length) <\/p>\n

73.5×54.2mm (Diameter x Length)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Dimensions <\/strong>(Approx.)2.5×1.7 in. (Diameter x Length) <\/p>\n

64.5×42.5mm (Diameter x Length)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Weight <\/strong>(Approx.)9.9 oz. (280g)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Weight <\/strong>(Approx.)8.1 oz. (230g)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Here are some creative images from the Nikon 50mm f\/1.4<\/p>\n

@ f\/2, focus distance 450mm, DOF =0.9cm<\/p>\n

\"Being<\/a><\/p>\n

@ f\/2.8, focus distance 600mm, DOF =2.22cm<\/p>\n

\"Left<\/a><\/p>\n

@ f\/1.8, focus distance 450mm, DOF =0.78cm<\/p>\n

\"Dropping<\/a><\/p>\n

@ f\/2, focus distance 1.7m, DOF =13.5cm<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

@ f\/1.4, focus distance 450mm, DOF =0.60cm (Minimum DOF)<\/p>\n

\"It's<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Nikon 50mm f\/1.4 is compact and light weight which makes it ideal for travel. Its maximum aperture of f\/1.4 is handy when it comes to low light. It is also a very capable lens for full body portraits. The Nikon 50mm f\/1.4 can create interesting images with very shallow …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[239,163,3],"class_list":["post-1057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gear-talk","tag-50mm-f1-4","tag-dof","tag-nikon"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t