50mm Madness!!

[Tommo1965]

That's true but the fast 50's don't focus very close. They max out at about head and shoulder length.

thats a good point...Im not sure what distance the 60mm AFD starts to stop down....but it would be a bit longer than .45m I think

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I don't see the min focus distance of the 50 1.4d at .45 metres being a great disadvantage at all considering the possible use
[a] on basketball side lines.
[b] on full length portrait shots.

50mm is maybe not my ideal focal length / field of view but others needs may vary and I wouldn't call minimum focus distance a huge disadvantage there.

I think the extra two stops that the 1.4 would give me would be great for my night time basketball shots..plus the upcoming season is the first where Ill have my D700..so plenty of scope I hope for better Basket ball shots...Ive always had to underexpose before to keep shutter speeds up and the try and pull it back in post

DOF might be a issue ..but the players are normally about 2-3 meters away from me

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crikey DOF will only be .300 at 3 meters..should be good for some shots....add some artistic blur to others ..LOL

[Film Street]

Consider the 85 1.8 also if that's your intended use.