Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.2? Which Is Right for You?

Recently, I got a chance to shoot with the new Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 S and compare it to its little brother, the 50mm f/1.8 S to see which is the best fit for my camera bag. Photographers choose to shoot with primes over zooms for all kinds of reasons. For some, they feel the image quality produced by a fixed focal length is simply superior. For others, they cherish the faster apertures often offered by prime lenses which can provide better low-light capabilities and added background blur. For me, when I choose to go with a prime lens, the reasoning is far more straightforward. Shooting with a prime lens just simplifies things. When you are on a set with a million and one moving pieces, from models to clients, to the crew, to production design, you are constantly making a seemingly endless list of decisions. And because our jobs are to be creative, our options are often only limited by our imagination (and potentially our budget). And while keeping my camera in focus is not much of an issue, keeping myself from getting distracted by every new idea can be a challenge. That is where the fast fifty […]

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