Tag Archive '50mm f/1.2 lens'

Trick photo

Not as in ‘trick photpography’ but tricked: as in ”hey I need to test this lens, can I take a couple of pictures?“. Answer was a hesitant ”ok….” so before she could change her mind – a quick couple of clicks and it was done. Soft focus portrait with the magical Nikkor50mm f/1.2 manual focus AIS lens is what I’d [...]

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SOFOBOMO 2010:   Solo Photo Book Month [SoFoBoMo] 2010 will start in 58 days on the 1st day of June 2010 and will end/close on 31st July 2010.  What is SoFoBoMo? Read more about it here .  You can view all the completed books from 2009 and my last book at the official website. This project is [...]

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My girl

On a Friday afternoon. As seen by the magical 50mm f/1.2 Nikkor…. click for full view

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A fast low-light capable lens and one that requires no assistance from fill-flash: The Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 Manual Focus lens is a lovely piece of engineering made from real metal and real heavy glass. A nicely balanced lens, and it makes beautiful photos though it is a difficult lens to use. The extremely shallow depth of [...]

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