Does the Nikkor 50 1.4 have awesome bokeh?

Hi guys,

I seem to remember reading somewhere on here that the Nikkor 50 1.4 has magical bokeh...am I remembering correctly? This is the one (from the seller's ad):

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Nikion 1.2 is where the good bokeh is at but the 1.4 should be good too...

I own that lens, and the bokeh is fantastic. If i have time today, I will take a few shots with it, and post them. As far as what its worth I would say around 50-75 for the lens pictured as it is an older manual lens.


*edit* on an unrelated note...are you a member of s10f?

I just had a look at the first 5 pages of your flickr and I don't really see any shots with bokeh?

If you want a cheap good lens with awesome bokeh, go Helios 44.

pkilla wrote in post #15239813
Nikion 1.2 is where the good bokeh is at but the 1.4 should be good too...

Thanks

suicidal wrote in post #15239820
I own that lens, and the bokeh is fantastic. If i have time today, I will take a few shots with it, and post them. As far as what its worth I would say around 50-75 for the lens pictured as it is an older manual lens.


*edit* on an unrelated note...are you a member of s10f?

Awesome, thanks, I'd really appreciate that! Oh yeah, and apparently there are some "minor scratches" on the glass...for some reason I thought this would be a great deal haha...

Yeah, I'm on S10F, but I haven't really posted in years. I had my S10 for 9 years, but sold it a bit over 3 years ago...I'm just keeping this username because people know me as this and all my buy/sell feedback is under this handle haha.

Here's my truck, by the way...I bought it as a beat-up landscaping truck...by the time I sold it, it had a custom interior, big stereo, 5/8 static drop on 18s and 30 series, custom built 2.5, etc...all done by me and my friends...it was fun, but now I'm glad I'm into photography instead

kin2son wrote in post #15239823
I just had a look at the first 5 pages of your flickr and I don't really see any shots with bokeh?

If you want a cheap good lens with awesome bokeh, go Helios 44.

Yeah, I don't take a lot of bokeh shots, but I want to change that. I generally stick to UWA stuff, which is cool and all, but as you can see (my last two shots, actually haha), I'm starting to play around with bokeh stuff again...the main reason for this Nikon would be to find out how I like the 50mm range again...I never seem to quite like it, but I'm always tempted by the Sigma 50 1.4...I kind of just want something fast to play around with...I think I'd like the FL of the 85 1.4 better...but that's twice the money...this lens really would be just to give the whole 50-range a trial run (without going back to another 50 1.8...had that lens 3 times, loved it, but I just want to try something different).

LowriderS10 wrote in post #15239888
Awesome, thanks, I'd really appreciate that! Oh yeah, and apparently there are some "minor scratches" on the glass...for some reason I thought this would be a great deal haha...

Yeah, I'm on S10F, but I haven't really posted in years. I had my S10 for 9 years, but sold it a bit over 3 years ago...I'm just keeping this username because people know me as this and all my buy/sell feedback is under this handle haha.

Here's my truck, by the way...I bought it as a beat-up landscaping truck...by the time I sold it, it had a custom interior, big stereo, 5/8 static drop on 18s and 30 series, custom built 2.5, etc...all done by me and my friends...it was fun, but now I'm glad I'm into photography instead

I thought so. haha. I remember seeing your truck there. I still post over there on occasion...but its nothing like it used to be. :/

I brought my 50mm 1.8 and my 1.4 to work with me, for some comparison shots for you. forgive the subject...its my snack at work today. LOL

50mm at 1.8 aperture @ 50th of a second:

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Is that the 50 1.8G? I've got it, I think the bokeh is very nice from it.

rick_reno wrote in post #15240660
Is that the 50 1.8G? I've got it, I think the bokeh is very nice from it.

no, my 1.8 is an old version. no letter.

Awesome, thanks for the pics!! The bokeh from the 1.4 is noticeably smoother!

That's too bad that S10F has died down, but I guess it's inevitable...most of us were in our late teens, early 20s when that board was really active...I guess a lot of people have moved on. Still, I met some really awesome people (who are still my friends) on there. What do you drive?

1.4 is smooth. 1.2 is peanut butter smooth!

I have a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 which I bought in 1975. Very sharp lens but I can't remember what to bokeh is like, and I wouldn't have even cared

LowriderS10 wrote in post #15242135
Awesome, thanks for the pics!! The bokeh from the 1.4 is noticeably smoother!

That's too bad that S10F has died down, but I guess it's inevitable...most of us were in our late teens, early 20s when that board was really active...I guess a lot of people have moved on. Still, I met some really awesome people (who are still my friends) on there. What do you drive?

Yea, i joined that forum 10 years ago. haha. Currently I have a 4 door Jimmy 4wd lightly modified, a suburban off road project, a mercury grand marquis lowrider project, and a suzuki kizashi for daily.

I too met a lot of friends, that i still talk to/hang out with.

here is a pretty good review, it compares the Nikon 50 in 1.8G, 1.8G, 1.4D and the 1.4G

http://photographylife​.com/reviews/nikon-50mm-f1-8g

SiaoP wrote in post #15242306
1.4 is smooth. 1.2 is peanut butter smooth!

Sweeeet!!!

yogestee wrote in post #15242501
I have a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 which I bought in 1975. Very sharp lens but I can't remember what to bokeh is like, and I wouldn't have even cared

Sharp's good too!

suicidal wrote in post #15243213
Yea, i joined that forum 10 years ago. haha. Currently I have a 4 door Jimmy 4wd lightly modified, a suburban off road project, a mercury grand marquis lowrider project, and a suzuki kizashi for daily.

I too met a lot of friends, that i still talk to/hang out with.

Nice! I love lowrider Crown Vic/Grand Marquis! I currently have an Escort wagon lowered 2 inches with some suspension goodies a big stereo and some other random crap back in Canada and a bone stock Kia Sephia in Korea haha...come a long way from dragging frame on every pebble with a static...but such is life I think I'll pick something up again in a few years, but you know how it is...priorities/intere​sts shift.

rick_reno wrote in post #15243291
here is a pretty good review, it compares the Nikon 50 in 1.8G, 1.8G, 1.4D and the 1.4G

http://photographylife​.com/reviews/nikon-50mm-f1-8g

Wicked...thanks for that, Rick!