Thoughts on the Nikkor-S 50mm f1.4 vintage lens

[misterjones105]

I finally picked up the Canon EOS 60D I put in layaway at a nearby pawn shop. I knew there was an old-ish looking lens that came with it, but I didn't really pay much attention to it until I got it home yesterday.

Naturally it's sitting on an adapter. But as I haven't taken the camera out just yet, I'm wondering what's the consensus about these? The thought of using vintage glass with a digital camera is interesting to me, so I'll definitely be putting it to use.

 

[NerdyTimelapser]

I love using vintage glass, but I take timelapses so autofocus is not important for me. If you can take your time to compose your shots, using vintage glass is a great experience. I never used this specific lens, but I really like my Nikon f1.4 ai and f1.2 ais 50mm's!

 

[cgw105]

Did Nikon ever make a dog 50mm? Can't recall any among the half dozen I use.
Occasionally focus gets stiff on these older models. A bit of exercise can loosen them up.

 

[Rickbb56]

Best lens I've ever owned. At the time one of, if not the fastest lens you could get. That lens on a Nikon F2 shooting Kodachrome 25 was the bomb for decades.

 

[webestang644]

Agree all of the above. Nikon sweet vintage glass can't go wrong.

 

[MartinCrabtree99]

I have a fondness for Nikon manual focus glass. AF has it's place and I have those as well but the old built like a tank stuff is wonderful to use as are the results. Not always the sharpest for pixel peeping but that isn't always what I seek.

 

[misterjones105]

I have a fondness for Nikon manual focus glass. AF has it's place and I have those as well but the old built like a tank stuff is wonderful to use as are the results. Not always the sharpest for pixel peeping but that isn't always what I seek.

This thing is definitely built like a tank. It's heavier than every lens I own short of my physically largest Tamron 70-300, and even then the Tamron doesn't feel that much heavier.

 

[MartinCrabtree99]

I have a Nikon 50mm f1.8 Series E, think it cost me $6 USD. It's an economy lens...that takes great photos for me. I enjoy the small size as it spends time on a D3100 DX sensor camera. Take the S out and use it.

 

[cgw105]

FYI:

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