A standard that spans half a century - Nikon NIKKOR-S Auto50MM/1: 1.4

Foreword

For the selection of photographic equipment, everyone knows that they should buy new ones and not buy old ones. The ever-evolving technology makes photography more and more simple, so that more people can enjoy it; but at the same time, there are still people who are willing to drive backwards. Grab the classics of the past and calm down to review the seriousness and thinking before pressing the shutter.

Compared to mechanical and digital technologies, the evolution of optical design of photographic equipment has become more robust, and many classic structures still emit light and heat today, such as Skyrace cookie tips, double Gaussian headers, etc., although new products are in materials, processing, and coating. The aspect has made great progress, but in terms of optical imaging, many old lenses with personality are still respected by enthusiasts, and even the classic products in them still do not fall in the air. Therefore, it is fun to use classic manual lenses.

I was also a driver who drove back and saved many classic civilian shots; I like to dry out my own po items (lan) and swindle gold in Zhang Aunt’s... No... it was shared, the chronology is as follows:

00 era

# The first drying of the site # Sigma EX-DG 8MM/3.5 Full-week fisheye lens Full-week fisheye lens refers to a special lens with the same viewing angle in any direction of the imaging image. The image field range is completely within the range of the frame. Round screen, viewing angles range from 180° (8mm) to 220° (6mm). There are strong perspectives and distortions in the picture taken by the fish eye lens throughout the week, which are different from the visual picture style and are usually used to express extreme exaggerated visual effects. My first full-round fisheye lens is produced in Belarus by Berek MM/3 crow | Like 12 Comments 22 Favorites13 View Details

the 90s

# On the way to the top of the photo, you will always try: Nikon Nikon AF-NIKKOR 180mm/2.8 fixed-focus lens NIKKOR180mm/2.8 fixed-focus lens is a classic series in the Nikon lens family, from the advent of 1970, they rely on Simple optical structure and excellent imaging quality are widely praised. As a medium telephoto lens, each member of the NIKKOR180 family has a slim size, solid workmanship, smooth feel and simple prices, compared to the famous air cutting machine 220 (200mm / crow | Like 23 Comments 43 Collection 29View Details

80's

Veteran can not be Ma Rui - Nikon AIS 55mmF2.8 manual macro lens unpacking NIKKOR-AIS55mmF2.8 macro lens is Nikon launched a program to support the exposure of AIS manual focusing lens; with Nikon's first matrix metering mode fuselage The introduction of FA was launched in the same year (1983) and can fully support FA's three kinds of auto-exposure modes; the lens adopts 5 groups of 6-piece structures with a viewing angle of 46° and an aperture range of F2.8-F32. Nikon features the "rabbit crow | Like 24 Comments 64 Favorites 35 View Details

70s

PENTAX-M50mm/1.4 experience - 30 years old lens In the past 30 years, from mechanical cameras and film to digital cameras and memory cards, photographic equipment has changed a lot, but there are some things that have not changed, like Nikon and Pentax. Bayonet. It is precisely because of this that many photography enthusiasts have turned their gaze to old lenses for novelty, nostalgia, and cost-effectiveness. Having read many articles on the collection and use of old lenses, I was quite impressed and decided to buy a header to try it out. After a lot of homework (Zhang Aunt teacher crow | Like 40 Comments 57 Collections 42 View Details

To count the time, it is time to come to the 60s. Then we have today:

Nikon NIKKOR-S Auto 50MM/1:1.4

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The main reason for starting this Nikon NIKKOR-S Auto50MM/1:1.4 is actually to give me the film machine Nikon FA hang up, a full metal manual standard lens, amber coating, silver lens front mouth (white mouth), compact The combination of the rabbit's ear and the chrome body is awesome, and I admit that the reason for choosing this shot is because of the value.

Past and Present

Nikon's first 1.4-optic caliber SLR standard lens was introduced in 1959. As a standard lens for early F-series SLR cameras, this lens is made of metal and has a full-aperture metering function. The focal length of the camera is the same as the focal length of the lens. It is named NIKKOR-S AUTO 5.8CM/1.4.

Early 135 camera standard lens, focal length commonly used 55MM-58MM, which is limited by the material technology and SLR camera mirror box size, dual Gaussian structure lens focal length is limited to about 58MM.

However, Nikon seems to have an obsession with the 50MM. In order to overcome the technical problems, it even used the method of adding corrective lenses to shorten the focal length, such as the initial 5CM/2 standard lens.

Fortunately, material technology developed rapidly, and high-refractive-index glass was added to the lens design. Therefore, NIKKOR-S Auto 50MM/1:1.4, which was born in the 1960s, is already a conventional mirror design. It is also the protagonist of this article. S version and SC version, SC version for the multi-coated version, in the anti-light back ability has a certain degree of improvement; modeling S version for the white mouth lens, lens text logo for the "Japanese optics", SC version is black mouth, The text is identified as "Nikon."

This standard lens has a long production cycle, and the output is very staggering. The legend is more than 1 million. Therefore, the market has a large amount of possession and the price is very close to the people. If you want to experience 1.4 large aperture and shy in the bag, try this lens. In addition, in the second-hand market, the price of the two versions of the lens does not have much difference, if not like my favorite white mouth shape, SC version is a more practical choice.

After AUTO 50MM/1.4, Nikon has launched multiple versions of standard lenses:

NIKKOR 50MM/1.4K version - the optical structure is similar to the AUTO version, the appearance is changed, and the rubber material focus ring is used;

NIKKOR AI 50MM/1.4 - Improved optical structure using AI mounts

NIKKOR AI-S 50MM/1.4 - Optical structure with AI version, support AI-S models, such as Nikon FA;

NIKKOR AF 50MM/1.4 - Optical structure similar to AI-S version, autofocus;

NIKKOR AF 50MM/1.4D - Optical structure with AF version, adding distance module;

NIKKOR AFS 50MM/1.4G - The optical structure was again improved by adding an ultrasonic motor and canceling the aperture ring.

These standard lenses are all born out of the original AUTO version of the lens in terms of optical design, more of a functional evolution and advances in coating technology.

In fact, compared to the famous "human optical essence" NIKKOR 50MM/1.8 series lens, the 1.4 series seems to be more moderate, or mediocre, relatively speaking, is not respected by enthusiasts, mainly because:

1, in the price range, the same price selection more (Sigma, Zeiss), compared to 1.8 series of low competitiveness;

2, the lens full quality mediocre, practical and lack of advantages compared to the 1.8 series;

3, the evolution of product optical performance is very small, the quality of each generation of lens progress is very small.

In fact, Nikon's 1.4-series quality is not bad, but the positioning is relatively embarrassing, and lack of remarkable progress, but for these reasons, AUTO50 is very valuable, first of all, their price is very low, followed by their The all-metal structure has a solid workmanship. Third, their quality is not much different from that of the current campaign; so I am also curious that this lens, which is more than half a century old, is still capable of passing its performance today. Let us look at it together. See it.

Appearance feel

To be honest, I didn't like the appearance of the AUTO series lens at first. AUTO series lenses are made of metal, the lens body is relatively thick, wavy focus ring and silver black color recognition lens is very high, most AUTO lenses have amber lens coating, compared to the subsequent AI lens and AIS lens, I think the AUTO lens is clumsy and the design elements are relatively simple. It will look old with the AIS body Nikon FA.

However, AUTO series lenses are generally known for their solid workmanship and superior optical quality. Many fans believe that the AUTO series is the most professional work of Nikon, and it is more worthwhile than the later AI and AIS lenses. Doing more homework, I gradually have interest in this series, especially for the white mouth of the AUTO lens, mounted on the manual body seems to be inexplicable, it seems that this is the complete shape of Nikon, so I also decided To start with an AUTO lens, the first choice is naturally the most affordable NIKKOR-S AUTO 50MM/1.4.

Due to the huge volume mentioned above, this lens may be the lowest-priced 1.4-standard lens on the second-hand market. My only cost was 600, including the original old lens cap and a simple change. In fact, I still see After about 400 shots, but a hesitation missed, in short, cheap.

For a long time, just look at the appearance of the lens:

The lens size is 67mm (thick) * 47.5MM (long), the volume is much larger than the AIS lens, and is similar to the AF-D series; the lens weight is 306 grams, which is very heavy compared to the volume.

This shot is fine, basically no wear and bump, focus ring ring vertical ring and a certain degree of dew whitening, 50 years of grinding really can not guarantee the neat paint finish; lens cover is very old style, text logo is NIKKOR, because the NIKON name has not yet officially used as a brand name; lens cap using a good feel, it is easy to clasp, the disadvantage is that the button is easy to hang things, such as the lens bag of the mouth shut.

Open the lens cap to see the fine white mouth and the amber lens coating. The front set of lens press rings is engraved with a full circle of text, I think it is very beautiful, NIPPON KOGAKU means Japanese optics, is the early name of Nikon Corporation .

As a standard short lens lens, the focus ring of the lens is relatively narrow, and the metal embossed material feels a cold feeling.

The AUTO series also has a rabbit ear design, but the style is relatively simple and simple, and somewhat different from the later iconic rabbit ears.

Ais lens rabbit ear form:

The focusing stroke of the lens is approximately 180 degrees, and the closest focusing distance is 0.6 meters. Due to disrepair, the focus of this lens is tight. This old product still needs oiling and maintenance; the aperture ring is also slightly tight, but The sense of positioning is clear; the lens is stretched in two stages and the front barrel and the silver belt have a certain length of stretch.

Incidentally, the used manual lens is also quite a few. The best touch is always Pentax's product. It is always even and smooth with moderate damping. Refer to the Pentax header mentioned above.

The PP of the lens, the rear lens is large and prominent, and the frame is thin. It does not always look so firm... The lens has changed. Slightly more to say here, the AUTO lens can not be directly used on most of the current body, Nikon began from the AI ​​bayonet, the design of the pinch on the fuselage, and the lens uses a knife design, aperture ring A part of the protrusion is used to push the pinch of the body, so that the camera can know the position of the lens aperture ring to achieve automatic exposure; while the AUTO lens does not have a blade design, and the aperture ring thickness is the same as the insert length of the AI ​​bayonet, and it is forcibly installed. Will damage the body dial pin, so need to change the mouth, the aperture ring grinding 2/3 length can be applied to all the fuselage; my lens is only a simple opening, less polished part, so that in the installation and removal The lens must be set to the minimum aperture (F16).

The bulge on the edge of the bayonet is the body deduction.

Compared to the size, because I have no other header, compared with the AF35MM/2 lens with a very large number of threads, the two are similar in size and weigh 50%.

Effect on the machine: Is there a feeling of domineering leak?

Quality

For a lens is practical, the final implementation should be to the picture quality, for NIKKOR-S AUTO50MM/1.4 optical quality, I still do not trust, Nikon's 1.4 header reputation is flat, and secondly, after all, it is already Antiques half a century ago;

First of all, the conclusion: This imaging of the old AUTO lens is very consistent with people's perception of the Nikon brand, sharp and tough. Excellent resolution of the lens, even on the current digital camera, you can feed 24 million pixels (I have no higher body); lens contrast is strong, the imaging style is very masculine, very "Nikon"; color On the other hand, the performance of this lens is relatively light, especially when it is sunny and sunny, and the saturation of the film is low. In the light environment (such as a shopping mall), the color performance is rather bright, and in addition, the lens is on the film. The color performance is better than the digital camera (D610).

The following picture shows the style of the shot, low saturation and high contrast.

In order to verify the analytical ability of this lens, I compared it with the lens in my hand, although I also hope that I can test it with a big ternary or a big brilliance, but in my hands there are some "silk artifacts".

From left to right are:

NIKKOR-S AUTO 50MM/1.4 The protagonist of this article.

NIKKOR AF 60MM/2.8D MICRO Low-cost automatic small macro, 1:1 magnification, allegedly no opponent within 2 meters...

NIKKOR AF-S 18-105MM/3.5-5.6G KIT head of V90, the famous dog head.

NIKKOR AF-S 28-70MM/2.8D Old Mirror Emperor, this is one of the few gold rings I can come up with. I think that even today it seems to have excellent qualities. The styling is even more powerful. upgrade.

To take care of the puppy's head, shoot with 5.6 apertures, so that each lens is basically in the vicinity of the best aperture, the zoom head is all zoomed to 50MM, shutter 1/200 seconds, the light source is the flash.

Each lens sample is 100% partially cut. I will make simple comments, but everyone can also get their own answers based on the comparison chart.

Shoot the scene (crop the excess, approximately 30%):

The resolving power of the AUTO header can be satisfactory, the details can be restored, and the problem of lighter colors does exist.

Because 60 focal lengths are different due to different focal lengths, adjusting the distance during shooting results in a slightly lower magnification. It can be seen that the macro lens is still superior in terms of resolution, and the contrast is greater and the style is harder.

18-105 Puppy performance is also good, the picture is the brightest in several shots, indicating that its light T value exceeds the other three? Comparing carefully, it can be found that its imaging is still a little softer than the other three lenses; I used to use colleagues 18-200 lens, it is said that a very expensive, real shot down the analytical ability is very tragic, let me on this kind of KIT The dog's head completely lost his confidence, but this time testing, I think the 18-105 is still good.

The old mirror emperor went to the horse, in terms of the analysis I think it and AUTO50 are inseparable, the color is the most abundant, the contrast is always more detailed and more comfortable expression, according to the evaluation, the old mirror of the 28-35 paragraph parsing the best, even small The triumph of the current victory, 50-70 is slightly new mirror.

After everyone came to find links, I do not know whether everyone has the concept of auto50's resolving power...

Let's take a look at its full-open performance:

F1.4

As a lens of the 1960s, full-aperture optical quality and the current lens still have a large gap, the overall picture has produced a soft light effect, but it may be that some people will like this tone, is not very dreamy ?

F2: There is still a certain soft light effect, and the resolution has improved a lot.

F4: basically achieve the best aperture level, get a solid picture:

Photographing the family's bad guys, the original film was 24 million pixels, and the photos were cut to about 50% of the original film:

100% cut, whether it reached a few hair level?

Out-of-focus: Bokeh effect is one aspect that modern lenses are paying more and more attention to. On the one hand, more aperture blades are used to make the light hole rounder, and on the other hand, the technique of coating and lens grinding is used to counteract the two-direction and onion rings. Get a creamy effect.

These have nothing to do with the AUTO50. It can only give us the most unadorned hexagonal aperture, and accompanied by the caliber of the caliber (rotating out of focus). Do you like this effect?

The AUTO50 of the color is very light. I feel that it is too simple to finish a group of photos on the same day. So I threw it to the PS and pulled it out. The film came out brightly, but I thought that the plain artwork was more flavourful? It seems that I am still incompetent.

to sum up

From today's point of view, AUTO50 is still an excellent lens, it has excellent workmanship, solid imaging and low cost; perhaps, it does not have the human essence of optical (after all, can auto focus), but if you want to feel The spirit of the craftsman half a century ago is worth a try.


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