Rent Me: $35
7-day rental
+$21 shipping

Nikon 50mm f/1.4G AF-S

In Stock

Nikon 50mm f/1.4G AF-S

Nikon’s newest prime lens, the 50 f1.4 Af-S G provides a wide aperture ‘normal’ range lens for both FX and DX camera bodies. It is able to focus as closely as 1.5 feet from the front element and has a 9 blade aperture diaphragm to provide smooth out of focus highlights. With both a silent wave motor (SWM) and super integrated coatings, it provides a modern autofocus prime lens with resolution that will keep up with even the D3X.

Roger’s take: OK, call me a ‘glass is half-empty’ guy on this one. First, the 50 f1.4G is a nice lens. Its a bit sharper than the original 50 AF, and certainly more flare resistant with a bit less chromatic aberration. And it will autofocus on D40 cameras, which is a plus compared to the older one. Its rather leisurely to autofocus, but not terribly slow.

But honestly I expected a bit more sharpness wide open, and this really needs to be stopped down to f2.8 to get a really sharp image. Its not awful wide open by any means, its OK. But my usual purpose for a prime lens is to be able to shoot at wide aperture — if I’m going to shoot at f2.8 I’ll generally pick up a zoom. On a positive note its an accurate autofocusing lens with a flat depth of field and little focus shift, so you’ll get a lot of keepers.

Specs:

Length
2.9"
Filter
58
Weight
0.66 lbs

Links:

Pricing

LensRentals.com offers rentals of every length between 4 and 90 days. Some common selections are:

Rental Period Price Day Rate
4 days $26.25 ~$6.57 per day
7 days $35.00 $5.00 per day
10 days $47.25 ~$4.73 per day
14 days $61.25 ~$4.38 per day
21 days $82.25 ~$3.92 per day
30 days $103.25 ~$3.45 per day
45 days $134.75 ~$3.00 per day
60 days $157.50 ~$2.63 per day
90 days $203.00 ~$2.26 per day

The shopping cart will automatically update the quoted price as you adjust the length of your rental.

LensRentals also offers an optional damage waiver on this product, limiting your expense should it get damaged while in your possession.

Rental Period Waiver Price Total Price Day Rate
4 days +$3.75 $30.00 $7.50 per day
7 days +$5.00 $40.00 ~$5.72 per day
10 days +$6.75 $54.00 $5.40 per day
14 days +$8.75 $70.00 $5.00 per day
21 days +$11.75 $94.00 ~$4.48 per day
30 days +$14.75 $118.00 ~$3.94 per day
45 days +$19.25 $154.00 ~$3.43 per day
60 days +$22.50 $180.00 $3.00 per day
90 days +$29.00 $232.00 ~$2.58 per day

Shipping

LensRentals.com ships via UPS 2-day service, unless your rental requires faster shipping. Return shipping is included in the shipping price, and we include a prepaid return label with your order—all you need to do is bring it to a UPS drop-off location when your rental is complete.

The shopping cart can automatically quote shipping, even for multi-item and oversize orders. Shipping multiple items together offers significant savings over shipping them individually.