Nikkor 50mm AF-S f/1.4G Review

dpReview takes a look at Nikon’s Nikkor 50mm AF-S f/1.4G lens on both DX and FX format and finds it to be largely OK.

Conclusion? Noisier than a Hoover, equally capable of driving my dog nuts– and:

GPS functionality is well-implemented, but only works sporadically in urban environments and not all all indoors, and it has a significant drain on battery life unless you keep turning it on and off. LAN connectivity is limited to merely uploading pictures to Nikon’s My PictureTown online gallery, and RAW support is plagued by slow processing times and no continuous shooting mode at all.

Well it’s a point and shoot, so suprise, and if it was much more expensive, you’d be into SLR territory.

Samples are here, and I have to say that this isn’t Nikon’s best work.