Nikkor Z 50mm f1.8 S

[Erik Lund]

I have only used the 50mm 1.8 Z on Z7 briefly but I'm very impressed!
The Spider web on the fence

Even though there are only a few centimeters the lens is able to throw the back ground into a very calm soft Bokeh

The slow shutter speed and image stabilization alow for movement some of the web strands. Outstanding!

[Erik Lund]

Metro Lines - Check ind

The way the lens and sensor is able to make the text readable even the tiny text in the display is recognizable at 100% - So pleasing rendering of the back wall, flat distinct joints between the plates. The steel floor as well, Truly a sharp lens, similar sharpness as 55mm Micro Nikkor f/2.8 (3.5) just keeping that crispness also at distance.

The colored light reflections are so saturated, wow some amazing coatings in this glass

[Erik Lund]

Metro line - Follow the Arrows

Heavily PP'ed - There is just so much detail and texture that the possibility of story telling by editing is unlimited,,,

[Bent Hjarbo]

Erik "How dare you", now my GAS is blossoming again (Or should it be ZAS?)
Nice pictures by the way.

[Birna Rørslett]

Still "GAS", Bent


The 50/1.8Z is a remarkably good lens, and at its fairly low price a true steal.

[Fons Baerken]

Very sharp and decent amount of microcontrast, probably the only lens you need on your Z

[John Geerts]

Probably the only lens you need on your Z

Yes

Notre Dame church in Saint-Lô, France

[Wally]

Another example of the outstanding lens capabilities wide open (1/160s at ISO 28'800 on the Z6)
Silicon Valley glowing at night while approaching SFO, approx 2500ft altitude before turning on finals

[chambeshi]

What a fitting testimony to the image quality of the 50 f1.8S! (also the silent-shooting capabilities of a Z7) deployed by Sergey Gorshkov to depict this endangered Siberian Tiger scent marking a Mandurian pine. This is the overall winning photograph announced last night in WPTY 2020
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/gallery/2020-the-embrace?tags=ed.current

"Nikon Z7 50mm f1.8 lens 1/200 sec at f6.3 • ISO 250 • Cognisys camera-trap system"

EDIT: story behind the image - in Russian https://www.instagram.com/tv/CGWvMLjK0Im/?igshid=s0mlgb2d5zfw

[Erik Lund]

Wow!

[Erik Lund]

Nikkor Z 50mm 1.8 S Nikon Z7 at f/8 and f/1.8 Very happy with the rendering even after pp

[Airy]

Indeed. Such small shiny objects are notoriously difficult to render cleanly.

[Luc]

Well lit and shot images Erik.

This image was shot with a Z6 and the Z 50mm, in Jpeg with picture control/film simulation Kodak Ektachrome P (downloaded from https://nikonpc.com)

[Tristin]

Erik, the bokeh is indeed impressive.  As is the colored light reflection saturation, though I wonder how much of that is the Z7?  The Z6 had noticeably higher color saturation than my D750.  Real winner of a lens!

[Bent Hjarbo]

My GAS made me buying the 50mm at the new lower price, not low price
My first test was done at f1.8.
At longer than closest distance focus seems ok, but at the closest distance I get the focus a few millimeters farther away from the camera.
Have any of you experienced this?
The picture is also in the November thread-