Xysterz wrote:
A bit off topic, but why the hell are seemingly all of the Sony 50mm 1.4 or faster E lenses so dang expensive and BIG? I really liked that my Nikon F 50mm 1.4 was something like $500, small, light, very portable, almost like a lens cap (well, not that flat), etc. That was my carry around lens. Just ranting.
Nikon Z 50’s also are bigger than their F predecessors, but also optically superior, especially at wider apertures and outside the frame center. For example, the Z 501.8 S was for me a very nice upgrade in IQ over the fpur different version of F-mount 50/1.8’s and 1.4’s I used to shoot.
Xysterz wrote:
A bit off topic, but why the hell are seemingly all of the Sony 50mm 1.4 or faster E lenses so dang expensive and BIG? I really liked that my Nikon F 50mm 1.4 was something like $500, small, light, very portable, almost like a lens cap (well, not that flat), etc. That was my carry around lens. Just ranting.
Nikon Z 50’s also are bigger than their F predecessors, but also optically superior, especially at wider apertures and outside the frame center.
Xysterz wrote:
A bit off topic, but why the hell are seemingly all of the Sony 50mm 1.4 or faster E lenses so dang expensive and BIG? I really liked that my Nikon F 50mm 1.4 was something like $500, small, light, very portable, almost like a lens cap (well, not that flat), etc. That was my carry around lens. Just ranting.
Nikon Z 50’s also are bigger than their F predecessors, but also optically superior, especially at wider apertures and outside the frame center.
Xysterz wrote:
A bit off topic, but why the hell are seemingly all of the Sony 50mm 1.4 or faster E lenses so dang expensive and BIG? I really liked that my Nikon F 50mm 1.4 was something like $500, small, light, very portable, almost like a lens cap (well, not that flat), etc. That was my carry around lens. Just ranting.
Nikon Z 50’s also are all bigger than their F predecessors (but also optically superior, especially at wider apertures and outside the frame center).
Xysterz wrote:
A bit off topic, but why the hell are seemingly all of the Sony 50mm 1.4 or faster E lenses so dang expensive and BIG? I really liked that my Nikon F 50mm 1.4 was something like $500, small, light, very portable, almost like a lens cap (well, not that flat), etc. That was my carry around lens. Just ranting.
Nikon Z 50’s are all bigger than their F predecessors (but also optically superior, especially at wider apertures and outside the frame center). For example, comparing Nikon’s F 50/1.8G with their current Z 50/1.8 S:
Xysterz wrote:
A bit off topic, but why the hell are seemingly all of the Sony 50mm 1.4 or faster E lenses so dang expensive and BIG? I really liked that my Nikon F 50mm 1.4 was something like $500, small, light, very portable, almost like a lens cap (well, not that flat), etc. That was my carry around lens. Just ranting.
Nikon Z 50’s are all bigger than their F predecessors (but also optically superior, especially at wider apertures and outside the frame center). For example, comparing Nikon’s F 50/1.8G with their current Z 50/1.8 S:
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