NIKKOR 50mm f/1.2

High-performance compact and lightweight manual focus lens features a fast f/1.2 aperture.

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Sharp images, bright view finder, excellent build very good manual focus lens ever used. Does not focus well at f/1.2 and f/1.4 but I still like the glowing appearance of subject in image at these apertures. I use it both on D300, FM2n and F100. This lens is a build quality paradigm, manual focus is smooth. October 13, 2011
Control and Range This is the most beautiful lens Nikon makes and it is made in Japan. It is ruggedly constructed and immaculately finished. It is as much fun as a perspective lens and its phenomenal control over depth of field lets you do things no other lens can. Isolating subjects in streetscapes, night shooting and in half-lit indoor situations you do not need a flash at the widest apertures. I use it with a D700 or an FM10 and its performance is always stellar. Portraiture at wide apertures is stunning and the bokeh is very unobtrusive and pleasing. The difference between this and my previous 1.4 and 1.8f 50mm lenses is phenomenal - this is another beast all together. The manual focus is extraordinarily smooth and precise. June 25, 2011
A Lengendary Lens This is one of the best normal lens ever built by Nikon. It is one of the sharpest 50mm at f/2.0, sharper than 50mm f1.4 or f/1.8. It does, however, have more distortion compared to the 50mm f1.8 AFD. You need a really good camera with focus accuracy. Nikon D300 will not focus very well at f1.2. Nikon D700 is ok. Very useful in low light situation. It's too bad that they do not offer an autofocus version. April 15, 2011
Excellent Standard Lens The 50mm 1.2 MF Nikkor is an ultra-fast standard focal length lens that can produce very sharp images with pleasing out of focus rendition. When used wide-open, images have a unique look that's impossible to obtain with any other lens. Although manual focus, it's easy to focus when used with my Nikon D700. The 50mm 1.2 MF Nikkor is extremely well-built. Nikkor MF lenses are constructed to last a lifetime. April 14, 2011
Anything you shoot with this looks great! After hearing how sharp the 50mm lenses were I picked up up a 1.8 I found it wasnt that great. I decided to go up to the 1.2 and what a difference! the build is fantastic no cheap plastic, this is a real lens! Its able to capture subtle light tones better than any lens ive seen, well worth the price if you use ith with a full fame body April 14, 2011
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on d7000, d300 and up it will tell the camera its aperture only if you set it up in your non-cpu lens configuration, and there's a special sliding ring around your bayonet thats sole function is to tell the camera how much the aperture ring is rotated. that's how. :)
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Depends on what camera body you are trying to put it on.
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How many aperture blades does this lens have?

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9 blades
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9 straight blades if its the Ai-s version, 7 on all others.
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Does NIKKOR 50mm f/1.2 fit for my Nikon d3100

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Yes, the 50mm f1.2 is a manual focus lens which will fit any Nikon camera made after 1959. Though to be honest the 1.4 or 1.8G are just as good.
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yes but will be manual only
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will the 50mm 1.2 AI work on the nikon D3x

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Looking to buy this Item but don't know if it will work with out damaging the camera
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I agree with Michael, the 1.8G is a fantastic lens and cheap!
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Yes, though the I am not sure I would take one over the 1.4 or 1.8G
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Why does my NIKKOR 50mm f/1.2 Lens have a maximum f-stop of f1.4 on my Nikon D200?

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I just purchased an NIKKOR 50mm f/1.2 manual focus lens to use with my D200. With this lens I use the M-manual and A-apeture priority modes. When reading the setting data inside the view finder the largest f-stop achieved is f1.4. Why? Will this lens open to an f-stop of 1.2 when used on my D200 Digital SLR?
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Will the Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 work with the Nikon 1 v1?

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With the (hopefully) soon to be released FT1 lens mount adapter for the Nikon 1 v1 camera, will the Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 work? Especially given the manual focus aspects of this lens? Also, please comment on the 2.7 lens convert aspects and impact on this lens.
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Suported 50mm lenses:
AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G
AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G
AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
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