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Old 5 March 2014, 01:00 PM   #1
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Testing a new lens
So I picked up a new, relatively inexpensive low light 50mm Nikon lens the other day and finally had a chance to test it out. So far i'm extremely satisfied... Not bad for a lens under $200.00

Camera- Nikon D90
Lens- Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D
Focal length 50
f/1.8
ISO 2000
e- 1/100 sec.

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Old 5 March 2014, 01:06 PM   #2
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Old 5 March 2014, 01:09 PM   #3
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Old 5 March 2014, 01:11 PM   #4
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Great pic of a great watch! Can't wait to see more. Enjoy!
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Old 5 March 2014, 01:12 PM   #5
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Old 5 March 2014, 01:40 PM   #6
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ISO seems a bit high could probably half that and shoot at 1/50.

Otherwise, great watch!
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Old 5 March 2014, 01:46 PM   #7
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ISO seems a bit high could probably half that and shoot at 1/50.

Otherwise, great watch!

Yeah your right, iso was lower...


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Old 5 March 2014, 01:49 PM   #8
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Very nice sir.
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Old 5 March 2014, 02:14 PM   #9
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Thanks guy's!


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Old 5 March 2014, 02:52 PM   #10
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Old 5 March 2014, 03:07 PM   #11
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Great shot, lots of nice buttery bokah.
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Old 5 March 2014, 03:09 PM   #12
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Old 5 March 2014, 03:11 PM   #13
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very nice shot but the dial isn't very focused.
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Old 5 March 2014, 03:16 PM   #14
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Fast lenses make great bokah. Great picture, the face really stands up.
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Old 5 March 2014, 03:24 PM   #15
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Old 5 March 2014, 03:36 PM   #16
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Old 5 March 2014, 05:14 PM   #17
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ISO seems a bit high could probably half that and shoot at 1/50.

Otherwise, great watch!
An APSC sensor essentially "magnifies" the focal length by 1.5 x. Which means his 50mm 1.8d is actually a 75mm by full frame comparison. So the shutter speed of 1/100 is correct, while the D90 handles ISO well into the 3200 range. Nothing wrong here...beautiful shot btw...very creamy bokeh...


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Old 5 March 2014, 05:18 PM   #18
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Old 5 March 2014, 08:16 PM   #19
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I'm not too concerned about the lens, great watch!
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Old 5 March 2014, 09:00 PM   #20
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very nice shot but the dial isn't very focused.
Perhaps you could wipe your screen?
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Old 5 March 2014, 09:16 PM   #22
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Old 5 March 2014, 09:26 PM   #24
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Old 5 March 2014, 10:06 PM   #25
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Looks great to me!
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Old 6 March 2014, 12:57 AM   #29
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Nice shot! My macro lens was purchased back in the '70's, and an adapter ring is all I needed to keep using it with modern DSLR bodies. Of course, I have to set the aperture manually, but no big deal! Just bracket the exposure and throw away the images that don't meet my expectations. Enjoy your Nikkor and your YM.
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