Nikkor 24 1.4 vs 28 1.4

[Nikon Bob]

Merkin

Have you had a look at DOF tables to see how much more isolating a 1.4 aperture is compared to 2.8 at the distances you normally shoot at with a 28mm or 24mm lens? These lenses have so much DOF that it might not make much of a difference even at 1.4 and you can save a load of money to boot.

Bob

 

[Frank Petronio]

You just have to look at the pictures from the Leica 24/1.4 to know how nice the shorter DOF on a wide angle will look. The lens is too expensive for me but it sure is desirable.

 

[Merkin]

Merkin

Have you had a look at DOF tables to see how much more isolating a 1.4 aperture is compared to 2.8 at the distances you normally shoot at with a 28mm or 24mm lens? These lenses have so much DOF that it might not make much of a difference even at 1.4 and you can save a load of money to boot.

Bob

the difference is considerable, but I don't think it is 1500 to 2000 dollars worth of considerable, sadly.

 

[Nikon Bob]

the difference is considerable, but I don't think it is 1500 to 2000 dollars worth of considerable, sadly.

One chart I looked at said a 28/1.4 on a D700 @ 10 feet has a DOF of 3.4 feet which is considerably smaller than the same lens stopped down to 2.8 with a DOF of 7.36 feet @ 10 feet. For some reason I don't consider a DOF of 3.4 feet close up to be particularly effective for isolating things. Yes, for the very few times it might come in handy it is not worth the extra money for me either.

Bob

 

[mw_uio]

For street shooters "bythom" has recommended the Zeiss ZF 25 over the 24/1.4.
http://www.bythom.com/
Kenrockwell, has his say on the 24. 😀 http://kenrockwell.com/nikon/24mm-f14.htm You be the judge. My opinion is go with a ZF for the manual focus and great optics.

Mark
Quito, EC

 

[Merkin]

One chart I looked at said a 28/1.4 on a D700 @ 10 feet has a DOF of 3.4 feet which is considerably smaller than the same lens stopped down to 2.8 with a DOF of 7.36 feet @ 10 feet. For some reason I don't consider a DOF of 3.4 feet close up to be particularly effective for isolating things. Yes, for the very few times it might come in handy it is not worth the extra money for me either.

Bob

I was taking a look at the 24mm numbers- at 1.4, at 10 feet, total depth of field of 4.69 feet, and at 2.8, at 10 feet, the total dof was 11.1 feet. The numbers that were particularly noticeable to me were the 20 feet numbers- at 1.4, total dof is 22.4 feet, and at 2.8, 179 feet. You certainly can't isolate anything with either of those depths of field, but a 24mm at 1.4 has an equivalent dof of a 50mm with an aperture between f5.6 and f8, which would be really nice for urban landscape/architecture type shots. It still isn't worth the extra money though.

 

[jonmanjiro]

Well, I suffered a severe bout of GAS and picked up a 24mm f1.4 earlier this evening. Damn the thing is sharp at f1.4, and yes it can throw the background out of focus quite easily, but the bokeh seems to be a bit funky in certain situations.

Here's some gear shots!





And a sample photo taken at f1.4 and ISO 1600 just because I could 😀

 

[rxmd]

I think the bokeh is actually pretty decent, certainly so for a high-speed strong wideangle. The Canon and Leica 24s are certainly in the same ballpark.

 

[rxmd]

In comparison I like the 24/1.4 shots better.

 

[jonmanjiro]

A 28mm f1.4 was sold on uk ebay for £1021 this week. This is the cheapest I have seen in recent years. It wasn't the best condition lens so it might not be a trend setter.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nikon-28mm-F1-4-lens-Very-rare_W0QQitemZ220561425531

I guess the collecters wouldn't have been interested in this one.

Speaking of good deals, where were all you Ebayers when this Noct Nikkor recently sold for $295!!!

 

[nikku]

Speaking of good deals, where were all you Ebayers when this Noct Nikkor recently sold for $295!!!

WOW. The next cheapest one on ebay currently is a paltry $1200.

 

[Ihmemies]

That feels like the seller had mistakenly forgot to add a zero on the price... $295 buy it now, no wonder it wasn't there for long.

 

[jonmanjiro]

Well, I suffered a severe bout of GAS and picked up a 24mm f1.4 earlier this evening. Damn the thing is sharp at f1.4, and yes it can throw the background out of focus quite easily, but the bokeh seems to be a bit funky in certain situations.

If anyone is interested I've uploaded about 20 shots taken with this lens to flickr (link). Most of the shots were taken at f/1.4 where this lens deserves to be shot.

 

[jonmanjiro]

Another recent shot taken with the AF-S 24mm f/1.4 😀


nail art finger by jonmanjiro, on Flickr

 

[maddoc]

。。。いいですねー:d

 

[jonmanjiro]

....どうもです＾＾