Hi I'm looking for lenses for my Nikon J1 that will give great bokeh in the background. Will I get large bokeh in the background? Thanks :)
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Yes, for sure. I have bought all availiable Nikon 1 lenses. This is the best Nikon 1 lens to get large bokeh in the background.
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Unfortunately, great bokeh is not one of the strengths of the Nikkor 1 lenses. I have three of them and noe do a great job on this. I believe it has mostly to do with the small size of the sensor, not necessarily the lens fault. This lense has the best bokeh of ony of them, just none of them up to what I get on my larger slr cameras.
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Bokeh will be quite nice for the Nikon 1 series. Certainly effect will be much lesser compared to larger lenses on camera with larger matrix (Nikon DX/FX).
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It's a noticeable difference over the kit zoom lens. The 32mm Nikon 1 lens would be better at separating a subject from the background, though I think the 18.5mm is better value for the money.Getting blurry defocus areas and a well defined subject in an image is mostly a function of the distance between you and your subject. If you use an 18.5mm for headshots at f1.8, then the background will be very defocused. Step back and do a full body image, then the background will be a bit less defocused.
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Without it being available yet it's hard to say just what exactly will be different quality wise. The new one will improve bokeh out of focus highlights at a price though. You will lose T-Stops (light transmission) For example 1.2 might give you the same light as f1.8-2. This is because the filter is a type of Neutral Density filter. For me I shoot low light and having that extra stop is important. The trade off combined with price just doesn't work. So what's more important to you? Bokeh quality or low light shooting? The 56mm is a fantastic lens in either version. Highly recommended!
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This lens for me anyway is fantastic. Love this lens. Nice bokeh. Great quality. Only issue I have is because of the smaller sensor the 50 mm is actually a slight zoom. If I did it again, I would probably look for a quality 35mm lens with the same aperture. I believe I bought this from sunset. Didn't have any issues with them, but that was a while ago already.
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I have the same problem and mine miss focuses too. I have contacted Nikon, but I'm still waiting for a reply. I'm curious if this lens is a waste of money? Did you guys ever find out what was wrong?
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Yes! This is one of the best lens for that. Not many lenses has such a large aperture. You'll get amazing bokeh guaranteed.
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Yes, though beware that bokeh works well on wider apertures. The Nikkor 18-55 goes from f3.5 to f5.6 as its wider apertures, which will limit the amount of bokeh (blur) available... I see no reason why the filters would impact anything, it will attach to the lens with (or without) the filter. If you are looking for a good lens with a much wider aperture, consider the 35mm 1.8 or 50mm 1.8, which will provide much better all-round bokeh. Lastly - the bokeh masters kit will only change the shape of the available bokeh. In other words, if you have nice, spherical bokeh in the first place, this can change the shaper of that bokeh. If you have small, messy bokeh (either from the lens or the smaller aperture [higher f-stop number], e.g. f8) then the effect won't be visible. Hope this helps.
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I have the 35mm 1.8, and that is my favorite lens of all time. Having had about 12 cameras over the course of my life, digital and film, I have to say, the 35mm 1.8 is the best lens I've had. It's bright and takes amazing photos in low light. Some people complain about the rough bokeh, but I actually like it. Gives me alot of creative latitude and just the right focal length for me. the 18-55 has VR, which helps keep pictures non-blurry despite the higher f-stop. There's really no comparing the two, one is a zoom and the other a fixed focal length with a much wider aperture. For indoor pictures, the 1.8 is much much better, unless you need the zoom. with the 1.8 there's really no need for flash. I have the 35mm 1.8, and that is my favorite lens of all time. Having had about 12 cameras over the course of my life, digital and film, I have to say, the 35mm 1.8 is the best lens I've had. It's bright and takes amazing photos in low light. Some people complain about the rough bokeh, but I actually like it. Gives me alot of creative latitude and just the right focal length for me. the 18-55 has VR, which helps keep pictures non-blurry despite the higher f-stop. There's really no comparing the two, one is a zoom and the other a fixed focal length with a much wider aperture. For indoor... » Read More I have the 35mm 1.8, and that is my favorite lens of all time. Having had about 12 cameras over the course of my life, digital and film, I have to say, the 35mm 1.8 is the best lens I've had. It's bright and takes amazing photos in low light. Some people complain about the rough bokeh, but I actually like it. Gives me alot of creative latitude and just the right focal length for me. the 18-55 has VR, which helps keep pictures non-blurry despite the higher f-stop. There's really no comparing the two, one is a zoom and the other a fixed focal length with a much wider aperture. For indoor pictures, the 1.8 is much much better, unless you need the zoom. with the 1.8 there's really no need for flash. « Show Less
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Its a great lens but obviously very different from the 10-18mm f4. I use the 24mm Zeiss almost exclusively indoors because it gets me to an equivalent focal length close to 35mm and helps with low light because of the wide 1.8 aperture. It also gets the nice shallow depth of field with that wide aperture and nice bokeh. I would love to own the 10-18 f4 but it would really be for a totally different purpose - super wide outdoor landscapes. Also, it's a slower lens with that f4 aperture and won't get a shallow depth of field under really any circumstances.
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I use this lens with my Sony a7 with the Sony LA-EA4 E-Mount to A-Mount Full-frame Adapter. It is manual focus only, so takes time to focus. Nice bokeh, but one thing I found, you can't get close up shots, @3 ft is the closest if I recall. Great, however, for head/shoulder portraits and isolating subjects from background.
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Great Lens...set the aperture to highest setting...then start taking fully auto focused sharp pictures. Get a good filter and start shooting. Enjoy!
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Hi Elizabeth, Yes! Sorry for the delay in response. But remember this is semi telephoto so no close up portraiture. However if your subject was 25ft plus away and you wanted the "Bokeh" effect, {Blurred out back ground} it's awesome. I love this Len's for Video too which your camera does... Hope this helps
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To get pleasing bokeh with a lens this wide you will need to place ot very close to the subject, and shoot close to wide open. If this fits what you want to shoot, ot could work. If you need more versatility than that, a longer lens would be better.
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I am in the same boat. I am highly contemplating the d40/d40x and the Rebel xt/xti. Right now I am leaning towards the d40 as I don't plan on doing large size prints for the most part and I've heard that the Nikon lens kit is better. My only concern is that I want to do some HDR photography, and the Nikon's don't have AEB which concerns me, but I'm seeing a lot of discussion about shooting in RAW and getting similar results from one picture. Should I go with the XTi so I know I can do HDR properly and suffer with lower quality lenses, or get the D40/x and shoot in RAW and be done with it?
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Thanks very much. By the way, we have a Canon G12. I feel it too distorting both colours and proportions and of course slow between 2 clicks. What would you suggest to improve on "fidelity" and speed: A. Canon S100 over Nikon P7100 (and Olympus XZ-1?)?B. Olympus E-PM1 over Nikon J1? C. or Nikon V1 solves everything? PS. I have no Nikon lenses so I am not stuck on Nikon. Thanks
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I have the Canon 50mm 1.4. The Bokeh is not very good. not a good choice for macro. I'm now looking for a macro lens.
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Absolutely! It's a great focal length for portraits, and great Bokeh. Take a look at KenRockwell, dot com he has a review and a sample portrait shot, Bokeh and all...
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I would suggest getting the 105 mm macro if you want a true macro for closeup photography with any Nikon camera. I've used this lens for four years and have been extremely satisfied with sharpness and bokeh. At extreme macro settings, autofocus should be turned off, as it has difficulty searching for focal points. A 1:1 macro ratio is achieved when end of lens is approximately 5 1/2 inches from the subject.