Deciding on whether to buy a product like NIKON AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens or perhaps NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4 G SWM Standard Prime Lens? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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NIKON AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens vs NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4 G SWM Standard Prime Lens

NIKON AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens specs

NIKON AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens
 NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4 G SWM Standard Prime Lens specs

NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4 G SWM Standard Prime Lens
Lens type: Prime

Lens category: Wide-angle

Compatibility: Nikon FX mount

Image stabilisation: No

OPTICAL FEATURES

Focal length: 28 mm

Maximum aperture: f/2.8

Minimum aperture: f/22

Focusing: Manual & autofocus

Minimum focusing distance: 0.25 m

CONSTRUCTION

Elements and grouping: 6 elements in 6 groups

Diaphragm blades: 7 blades

Filter diameter: 52 mm

Special features: Super Integrated Coating

GENERAL

Box contents: – Nikon AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Prime Lens
– Lens cap

Dimensions: 65 x 44.5 mm (D x L)

Weight: 205 g

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Price: £319

Price: £419

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 9.1 / 10

Review Score: 8.5 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy NIKON AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens or NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4 G SWM Standard Prime Lens, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 850 products in the same category as NIKON AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens, which is the Lenses category. Of these 850 products the average price was £196.11, the most expensive was £3049 and the cheapest was just £0.05. We then looked at the price of the 850 in the same as the NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4 G SWM Standard Prime Lens, which of course the average was £196.11, top price was £3049 and cheapest £0.05.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Nikon and Nikon, the average was £495.71 for Nikon, £495.71 for Nikon. The max for each was £2416/£2416 and minimum was £11.99/£11.99

Price analysis of NIKON AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens

Price analysis of NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4 G SWM Standard Prime Lens

  • NIKON AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens
  • Ideal for landscape and architecture
  • Compatible with Nikon FX mount
  • Aperture range: f/2.8 – f/22
  • The Nikon NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Prime Lens is a standard wide-angle lens of high quality, for general photography use.Capture a whole lot moreIt features Nikon’s typically superb optical quality, with minimum chromatic aberration, geometric distortion, flare and ghosting. Performance is already excellent at the full aperture of f/2.8. The lens can be stopped down to f/22 for extreme depth of field, which is useful for certain landscape photographs.Compact and lightweight, the Nikon NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens offers a 74-degree angle of view for great flexibility, and focuses down to 0.25cm.
  • Product codes: 18208019229
  • NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4 G SWM Standard Prime Lens
  • The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4G Standard Lens is an ideal lens for those low-light shooting situations where you want to achieve a shallow depth-of-field. Perfect photography The high-quality Nikon 50mm lens has a large maximum aperture of f/1.4 for a supreme photography performance. The advanced optical design minimises flare and chromatic aberration for a smooth photography performance. You have the choice of both manual and manual-priority autofocus with a silent wave motor for a fast and quite focus operation. The non-rotating front element even allows use of circular polarizing filters and lens-mounted flash accessories. The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4G Standard Lens will have you capturing vibrant images with stunning depth of field worthy of displaying.
  • Product codes: 18208021802

What’s better NIKON AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens or NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4 G SWM Standard Prime Lens?

There are obviously a number of differences between NIKON AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens and NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4 G SWM Standard Prime Lens, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £319 cost of NIKON AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens is closer to the expectation you had than the £419 pricep point of NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4 G SWM Standard Prime Lens.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between NIKON AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens and NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4 G SWM Standard Prime Lens. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that NIKON AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 50 mm f/1.4 G SWM Standard Prime Lens scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Lenses as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



NIKON AF NIKKOR 28 mm f/2.8D Wide-Angle Lens



Rating:
9.47 out of
10