Comparison : Nikon 50mm f/1.4G vs Nikon 50mm f/1.8G

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Today I share with you a comparison I've been wanting to do for a long long time. The comparison between the Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G and the 1.8G. The two lenses are excellent, but who performs better?
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@batuhancokmar7330

Having made similar comparisons for my purchase (and still opted for 1.4G), I'll add 2 additional points for people in my situation and asking "which one should I get?". Point #1- Auto-Focus speed: While 1.4G is acceptably fast, 1.8G focuses A LOT faster than 1.4G, almost twice as fast from infinity to close focus. I've found 1.4G to be actually slightly slower than older Nikkor AF 1.4D in my tests (but 1.4G is still optically better). #2- Vignetting. When wide open there isn't a big difference but comparing both at f/2, 1.4G's falloff starts much closer to sides (has virtually no vignetting in DX crop area) and is only half stop darker at sides and 1 stop darker at corners. 1.8G's falloff is still as bad as f1.4's wide open and image is 1,5 stops darker at sides, and 2,5 stops darker at corners; a whooping 1-1.5 stop worth of difference there.

@stevocem 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking time to do this. Interesting comparison. I own the 50mm 1.8G, I consider it quite a nice lens for the money. The 50mm 1.4G does have its right to exist, however, it doesn’t convince me. As you said, there might be some reasons to prefer it.

@TheDarkangel1016 21 сағат бұрын

that’s a lot of hard work and very detailed comparison…very informative.

@eric2685 Жыл бұрын

I will get the f1.8 based on this and other reviews . I can't justify spending the extra money for a 1.4 . Both are very good lenses , and that is obvious , but my decision has been made . Thank you for this comparison .

@tourinojacks5844

The 1.8 G is sharper in the center and that is where we need the lens to be for good pictures of our subject. Thank you for this video. Love it!!

@da8ar Жыл бұрын

Very accurate comparison pictures, which show clearly one rather important aspect: actual apertures on the two lenses do not coincide. The out of focus blur is larger, and the depth of field is smaller, on the 1.4 at all nominal apertures, as can be seen in your pictures at minimum focus distance. Thus, sharpness is somewhat uneven to be compared, since some differences are actually due to details that are out of focus in the 1.4. Also, what you classify as spherical aberration close to the center is probably a bit of astigmatism. Finally, what you see at 22.40 looks to me like a bit of field curvature in the 1.8. Again, congratulations for the very accurate image comparison, it's very hard to do that with real images, thanks

@vickydroid 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that interesting comparison, I started with a 50 1.8E then had both Ai-s 50 f1.4 and 1.8, but those were in film days so they were "normal"lenses but when I got my first DSLR, I bought a 50 F1.4 AF-S which behaved like a 75mm F2 with the APS-C sensor so it took the place of my beloved 85mm F2 portrait lens for a few years and was a really handy short tele, now on full frame, I have reverted to the 85mm f1.8 for portraits, the 50 f1.4 is less used. Although I recently got an AF adapter for my MFT camera and the 50 is now effectively a short tele 100mm F2.8(?) for portraits.

@jaz1nce960 2 жыл бұрын

At human eye and social media level, sharpness is more noticeable in the sense of separation rather than pixels. Almost noone zooms in to look at details that much. It's more on the "feels" of sharpness by separation of subject and background (focus point and foreground/background).

@vinyljunkie07

Good video! Based on this I will get the 1.8G, I have a old 60's ai converted 50 1.4 and that produces dream like images that aren't that sharp but nice aesthetically wide open. The 1.8G covers more of what I generally do though and seems to be an improvement over the old 1.8D which I also have. Test charts showed that the 1.4G out resolved the 1.8G past f5.6 but what I saw here the 1.8 still had more contrast and puch at the smaller apertures

@hyperion2502

Hi. Based on your review, I might prefer the 50mm 1.4 to the 1.8 g. They seems to be both good. I have the 24-70mm f2.8 (a powerfull beast) on a d850. Would it be a big improvment at 50mm to use one of these prime lens compared to my zoom?

@patrickgueguin792 2 жыл бұрын

intersting but to my point of view,50 mm is not appropriete for portrait,then to me sharper,the better

@andrewmiller455 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking that time to make is. I the older 1.4 AF on my Nikon d700 and it makes beautiful pictures. It’s probably my favourite lens of all time. I like the slight softness wide open and the way it renders colour. The bokeh is really nice and it works well in low light. It’s interesting to see that the 1.8 is sharper in some situations. The difference in back-focus characteristics is also interesting. I had never considered this.