A Review of the Nikon 50mm f1 2 AI-S in Shinjuku
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- ... in which I test a legendary 'Light Bucket' lens from Nikon. For over 40 years, the Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AI-S lens has been a staple professional lens. Achieving almost legendary status, it is only with the advent of the Z mount have they released an autofocus version. To try it out I take it out... on the streets of Shinjuku Tokyo and then do a few highly unscientific tests to see if it lives up to it's promise at f/1.2 and find the optimal aperture for all types of photography.
Camera: Nikon FE, Nikon Z 6
Lenses: Various
Film: Generic 800T (Kodak Vision3 500T with remjet removed); Ilford HP5 Plus at ISO 1600
Location: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Date: October 3-7 2023.
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Great Video!! i just bought this lens and this was really helpful! you’ve earned a subscriber!
I'm glad you liked it. You'll see that there are some that don't like it in the other comments on the video but I think you just need to be aware that you're not getting the sharpness you'd expect from modern glass, particularly at f/1.2 . But despite it arguably still being expensive for what it is, I do like the way it renders.
@@patternsinsand I’m bought it to use on my 50 year old nikon F2, so that never mattered to me anyway lol. thanks again!
@@mikeratledgeguy Yes, it really shines on film, where the grain adds texture to the softness without making it look smudgy.
Cool Looks (oh shit, I think I have to travel Japan) ❤
Tokyo is definitely one of those must-go destinations
To your "should I sell it to treat yourself to a modern lens" question, it's always relative to your frequency of use. If it brings "fun" as you so put it in many other videos to your practice, I'd keep it. If not, do cherish the past times spent with it and carry on with the new. Or if you can afford it, it remains a great memento. I kept my Zeiss ZF.2 Planar 50 1.4 and Voigtlander Ultron 40 f2 for that purpose alone.
Modern lenses from the very end of the dSLR era (not the early OTUS/ART ones) evolving in the mirrorless era have subverted the flat crisis of earlier high-element designs thx to improvements in AR Coating, glass manufacturing and computer assisted designs. So the argument that 3D is exclusive to low-element count holds less weight today than it did before (it still does! but much less). The Z 50 1.8S at 400g of weight is exceptional, I wouldn't go 1.2 unless the physical setup is required to achieve some specific shots I want.
Thanks! I've heard great things about the 50 1.8S. I've got the 35 and 85, so maybe I need to in-fill that focal length. One thing's for sure, though, I won't be selling the older f/1.2 to fund it. It's too unique.
Love the vibe of this video! I looked up the music you had listed, but it's not what's playing in your video. Would really like to get hold of the actual music in the video. Thanks in advance.
Glad you liked it. There are a couple of pieces of audio in the music and frustratingly they can be found under different names depending on where you get the license. Check out th-cam.com/video/3IoZG6LSbc0/w-d-xo.html for the music from the daytime shots and pixabay.com/music/beats-metabolit-124939/ for the evening music.
@@patternsinsand Thanks for the quick reply. It got stuck in my head!
@@patternsinsand Found the right track! Thanks 👊
Hmmmm. Excellent production quality. How is it that you've only got 1500 subscribers? I'd expect a minimum of 25,000.
Don't know! But thanks for kind comment and spread the word!
Goddam! The camera, the lens and the film made you sing on this vid. Some really nice photos and interesting video. Tip of the hat.
In B/W this lens is nostalgic. It so reminds me of my great error in getting rid of my Pentax pancake 40mm. The film grain and the image quality is
spectacular. Since I have limited myself to Pentax only, I am on the search for a 1.2, explore reviews and maybe make a jump to purchase. Thank you for this video, I really feel inspired.
Thanks for the comments! Enjoy that creamy f/1.2 goodness :)
Now that is what I call street photography. Love that color with the film. Cinematic indeed. Great story, POV, photos, music and love those new transitions.. speed ramping?.. Ill need to copy that trick 😅
@@robdidoI've found speed ramping is a great way to inject a bit of life into these (sometimes) inert videos!
So it’s a cronut?
Hard and soft at the same time. Perfect!
Absolutely terrible lens!! Terrible image quality for a disgustingly inflated price!!!
Harsh! I definitely agree that the f/1.2 look is too soft to be practical in many situations but from F/2 it's pretty darn good. Totally agree about the inflated price though! Thanks for watching.
@@patternsinsand the best choice is Nikkor 50mm f2.0 it already sharpness at f2