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Nikon D200, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D

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Nikon D200, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D

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Nikon D200, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D

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Nikon D200, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D, Early Morning Crops

CCD Resurgence: Early morning crops with an AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D mounted on a 10MP CCD Nikon D200.

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It was such a nice day that I had to take these two out for a quick spin in the garden. The D200, a weather-sealed magnesium alloy chassis workhorse from Nikon, was introduced in 2006. The camera was the last in the series of semi-professional bodies from Nikon with a CCD sensor and was highly praised as a very competent and capable camera. The 10MP CCD D200 was replaced in 2007 by the D300, which has a 12.2MP CMOS sensor.

The AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4, just as well, is Nikon's fastest and least expensive super-speed lens and is highly regarded as a super select for low-light photography.

Interest in CCD photography is back in the limelight and experiencing a resurge. We see the resurgence of film photography dipping slightly away due to the ever-increasing cost of film and its associated costs. CCDs are the new low-cost route to low-noise and high-quality film-like renderings that enthusiasts seek.

CCDs, as we know them, were the standard for camera sensors from the early 1980s until the late 2000s. Though cameras with CCD sensors are now relegated to the vintage genre, with the sensors replaced with the CMOS variety, CCDs are still used in areas of specialized photography, including Optical Microscopy, Space Photography, and Near-Infrared Imaging.

Cameras with CCD sensors, with a range of makes and models to pick and choose from, are readily available from online auction sites and brick-and-mortar stores, at prices for the asking. These cameras will cost you only a fraction of what you will pay compared to the technically more advanced and up-to-date models on the market today.

Nikon D200, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D

Enjoying a new lease of life in photography with these vintages will not break an arm or your leg.

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Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D, A Garden Ensemble

Analog Diary: Film photography favorites, image making with a Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D, and a Nikon F90X, the pastel essence of the garden.

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A combination of two greats, the super-sharp AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D, and the Nikon F90X. As a traditional AF lens, the f/1.8 D works with all of Nikon's SLR cameras, film or digital, auto or manual focus, but it will not autofocus on Nikon bodies that do not have the mechanical autofocusing screw, such as the D40, D60, and D5000 models. On an APS-C-sized sensor body, the lens provides an effective field of view of 75mm.

Nikon F90X, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D

The Nikon F90X, or N90s in the US, is often mentioned as the best and most expensive amateur 35mm SLR of all time, a spec sheet that nearly matches the F4 in capability. When compared to the F4, for example, the F90X has a faster and better autofocus mechanism, is lighter in weight, has a more sophisticated matrix metering, and, of course, is a lot cheaper. The F90X was replaced by the F100 in 1999.

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AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D, Take I

Digital Moments: Image making with a Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D, Purple Shamrock, and Violet Wood-sorrel.

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A lightweight at 155 grams, built of plastic with a metal mount, and highly recommended for travel, portraits, or general photography, the 50mm AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D has the reputation of being super sharp and is a good prime lens to start your camera system with.

The lens itself has a long history, starting with several manual versions since its first introduction in 1978. It is a full-frame FX lens, and it works with every Nikon ever made, digital and film, auto and manual focus. It will not, however,  autofocus on low-end digitals like the D40 and D40x, or the F3.

Olympus E-P5, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D

The AF version first appeared in 1986, was slightly changed in 1990, and the AF-D version was released in February 2002, complementing the launch of the F90x (N90s in the States), which provides innovative distance information for metering and ambient/TTL flash exposure calculation.

Olympus E-P5, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D

The only gripe I had was the coarse and gritty plastic feel of the focusing ring. It has none of the legendary smoothness of a manual focus Nikkors (of the past). Though well built, the lens still felt that the lens is best left on an AF Nikon where focusing is a mechanical assist.

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