Nikkor 58mm f/1.4 AFS The New Noct-Nikkor

[PeterN]

wonderful images. I might be biased but the lens has its own character.
For my purposes, I fully trust the lens at 1.4. In fact, I prefer to use it at 1.4

[paul_k]

delete

[Fons Baerken]

D500 wide-open, handheld, autofocus, cropped out of composition considerations.

[Peter Forsell]

Sweet and dreamy, Fons.

[PeterN]

Sweet and dreamy, Fons.

+1

[Fons Baerken]

Thanks Peter, Peter.

[Frank Fremerey]

Thank you Fons. I will try on the D3 and D600. On the D500 I see a lot of CA plus a rather soft rendering, so good for portraits and flowers, a lot of correction in post necessary for high contrast subjects or closing the aperture.

[golunvolo]

I'm enjoying this lens a lot!

[Jakov Minić]

Paco, I can see that you are enjoying it
The second one with the sea in the foreground and the lovely blurry houses in the background are to my liking very much!

[Erik Lund]

I agree you really did well with the deep blue water image! Enjoy

[chambeshi]

NIKKOR Future Vision - Lens Design Concepts

Here some words from the designer of 58mm 1.4

http://nikkor.com/technology/02.html

This story has been taken down, or moved but cannot locate it. Unless Nikon has archived it?

[Frank Fremerey]

Paco, the roof image is superb!

I still have my troubles with the lens. Does work satisfactory only on my D500 not on all the others. I may want to see the service again???

[golunvolo]

Thanks Frank.
   Sorry to hear that. My copy is working wonderfully in the d750 and d500 without any focus compensation. It is an amazing lens with a great focal length -for me- and light, to add convenience. It is almost always in my bag

[chambeshi]

Addition to this thread on the New Noct. A recent and enthusiastic review. I enjoyed reading it

https://50lux.com/2018/05/30/the-af-s-nikkor-58mm-f-1-4g-review-a-look-inside-my-photographic-heart/

Beyond the character of this Nikkor, there's broader context to author's argument that "things that we think of as flaws can have unpredictably wondrous effects on the images a lens produces"

[golunvolo]

I pretty much agree with him. I was suppose to record a video of the performances yesterday in Granada but mistake the camera and took the d700 instead with all the movie apparatus. Luckily the 58mm 1.4 was in the bag and in turns out it was all I needed. Wonderful performance with the camera and perfect for the extra low light situation, subject isolation and magic. I´m in love too