Alternative Nikor lenses for Nikon camera?. Wedding and Event Photography

Jul 07 2009

Alternative Nikor lenses for Nikon camera?

Published by admin at 8:49 pm under Nikon Cameras

Vlady72
I want to buy lenses for my Nikon camera, actually a 50 mm one. What are the alternatives to a Nikor lens?

Comment please!

# Pookyon 09 Jul 2009 at 5:38 pm

Carl Zeiss licensed Cosina (Japan)–to make 50 mm f 1.4 Planar. It’s a manual focus AI-S and is not cheap but reviews say it’s well made.

You did not state if you are looking for a lens for your film or digital camera.
# Jeremyon 11 Jul 2009 at 5:34 pm

There aren’t a whole lot of fixed 50mm lenses that fit on a Nikon camera. The one listed above is one, but it is expensive (around $500). I don’t know why you don’t just go with the Nikkor lenses. They fit on both Film & Digital cameras and are around $125(F/1.8) - $250(F/1.4).
# uhm101on 13 Jul 2009 at 8:01 pm

These are the only current third-party normal primes for F-mount that I’d consider reasonable quality:

Cosina Zeiss-label 50mm Planar f/1.4
Cosina Voigtlander-label 58mm Nokton f/1.4
Cosina Voigtlander-label 40mm Ultron f/2

These are all manufactured in Japan by Cosina under license, not in Zeiss/Voigtlander factories - they’re not really Zeiss/Voigtlander products.

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