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Nikkor Z lens roadmap
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(08-23-2018, 02:51 PM)obican Wrote: I like the idea of having a 50/1.2, especially since they're already releasing a good quality 50/1.8 anyway.

Most people went for the 50/1.4 instead of the f/1.8 models because the former were made to higher standards, optics were better, AF was better etc. Since then the f/1.8 lenses have gotten a lot better. Sony/Zeiss 55/1.8 is a prime example of that. This Nikon 50/1.8 will probably be another example.

Why would you go for a 50/1.4 if the 50/1.8 is already good enough? For half stop faster aperture?

That's where 50/1.2 makes sense. It's a FULL STOP faster. That might be worth it over the f/1.8 model.
Nitpicking: 
f2 to f1.4 is 1 stop.
f1.8 is 1/3rd of a stop faster than f2, so 2/3rd stop slower than f1.4.
F1.2 usually is 1/2 stop faster than f1.4, so f1.2 is more than 1 stop faster than f1.8.

1/2 stop scale:
f1, f1.2, f1.4, f1.7, f2
1/3 stop scale:
f1, f1.1, f1.3, f1.4, f1.6, f1.8, f2
  


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Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Klaus - 08-23-2018, 05:27 AM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by JJ_SO - 08-23-2018, 07:59 AM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Rover - 08-23-2018, 08:01 AM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by JJ_SO - 08-23-2018, 08:33 AM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by miro - 08-23-2018, 08:56 AM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Ayoh - 08-23-2018, 01:21 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Brightcolours - 08-23-2018, 01:52 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Ayoh - 08-23-2018, 11:29 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by WyldRage - 08-23-2018, 02:07 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by obican - 08-23-2018, 02:51 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Brightcolours - 08-23-2018, 03:36 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by MatjazO - 08-23-2018, 03:22 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by you2 - 08-23-2018, 03:31 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Klaus - 08-23-2018, 04:02 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by WyldRage - 08-23-2018, 05:08 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by obican - 08-23-2018, 04:05 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Brightcolours - 08-23-2018, 04:27 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by miro - 08-23-2018, 04:06 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Brightcolours - 08-23-2018, 05:26 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Klaus - 08-23-2018, 07:26 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Brightcolours - 08-23-2018, 07:58 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Rover - 08-23-2018, 06:01 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Klaus - 08-23-2018, 08:25 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Brightcolours - 08-23-2018, 08:51 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by obican - 08-23-2018, 10:46 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by JJ_SO - 08-24-2018, 06:08 AM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Rover - 08-24-2018, 05:54 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by JJ_SO - 08-25-2018, 07:09 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Rover - 08-26-2018, 08:36 AM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by JJ_SO - 08-26-2018, 09:12 AM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Rover - 08-26-2018, 02:14 PM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by obican - 08-26-2018, 08:52 AM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by MatjazO - 08-26-2018, 09:39 AM
RE: Nikkor Z lens roadmap - by Brightcolours - 08-26-2018, 02:59 PM

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