Nikkor 58mm NOCT f1.2 Shoot Out vs 50mm f1.2, f1.4 and Nikon Z 50mm f1.2 S lens. $5000 Vintage lens

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The NIKKOR AI-S 58mm f1.2. What do you get when you pay 10 times the price of the NIKKOR AI-S 50mm f1.2. The 50mm f1.4 is 20 times less than the 58mm.
In this video I test the 58mm vs other 50mm vintage Nikon lenses as well as compare to the new Nikon Z 50mm f1.2 S lens. Will you be buying a vintage 58mm?
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@guybellinghamphotography1290 10 месяцев назад

The Noct is a good investment. Sold mine for a handsome profit, the price keeps on going up. Do I miss it? Yes, every day, but the 50 1.2 is a deliciously characterful alternative and I really enjoy shooting with it. Great comparison, thanks for taking the time to make this video.

@Adventure8 10 месяцев назад

Glad you liked the video and sorry for your Noct loss. As you say, the 50mm f1.2 is a good alternative.

@nathanielcashjr.732 Месяц назад

I have the 50 f1.4, 50 f1.2, and the 50 1.2 Z lens. The 58mm lens in comparison to the other 3 was not enough to move me to purchase the 58mm. The price is not the issue, but all of the lenses are remarkable and the 58, though great, didn't seem above the other 1.2 lenses. Subjective I guess.

@Adventure8 Месяц назад

My conclusion is the same as yours.

@bubuli 11 месяцев назад

this is a great comparison across lenses. if you're wallet isn't screaming in pain yet...maybe adding the 58/1.4G in the comparison is in a future video? 😁 i have the 58/1.4G and i'm contemplating on getting the Noct 58/1.2...until i snap out of it, i guess..

@Adventure8 11 месяцев назад

Very true!

@quincylee2276 8 месяцев назад

I'm curious as well about the comparison between these 2 lenses. I probably won't swap out my 58mm/1.4G for the 1.2 though, as I generally prefer autofocus for this type of focal length and it's use. I reserve manual focus for night sky or landscapes, where my "slow" hand-eye coordination is inconsequential 😅

@HP-lr3xv 14 дней назад

The 58mm NOCT f1.2 isn’t ‘fuzzy’, it just has strong field curvature. That’s what you see off-center.

@Adventure8 13 дней назад

👍

@donwhite332 3 месяца назад

I am late to the comments party. I wonder what we would see if the 58mm was focused in the corners rather than the center. Does it have a field curvature or a resolution fall off? These tests are at a fairly close distance, what would happen as one approaches infinity?

@Adventure8 3 месяца назад

I think the most value of these lens comparisons is to understand the behaviour of the lens you have (or want to get) and then work out how best to use the lens to support your photography and creativity. All the lenses in this video are great. I'm a sucker for gear acquisition but if I had to choose one lens, the main criteria of choice would be, budget, size of lens, manual or auto and character of lens for my creativity. Hope that helps.

@MarcusRobbin 8 месяцев назад

The 58mm is clearly an unreasonably priced collector's item. Technically, it has nothing to offer that would justify its price. But the form factor is just stunning.

@Adventure8 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for commenting. I suspect the 58mm f1.2 will hold its price because of limited supply. I'm not an expert on collection.

@jls2975 8 месяцев назад

It compete with Leica 1.2 noctilux Check the price 😅

@kalenderquantentunnel9411 3 месяца назад

The photographic value of the Nocti really starts to fall apart if you start to campare it with the Voigtländer 1.0 and 1.2 50 mm VM which in many points even beat the different Noctiluxes. And if you need something for F-mount the 1.4/58 mm and 1.2/55 mm also aren't bad choices.

@6hr0n05 Год назад

So it seems the 58mm 1.2 has by far the best center sharpness. Moving away from the center both the 50mm 1.2 and 1.4 fare better.

@Adventure8 Год назад

Yep

@utube321piotr 6 месяцев назад

Great job comparing these lense Peter. Just today I was repairing the old 50/1.2 and what a beast it is inside. In the future comparisons, please consider the Voigtlander 58/1.4. What you did not mention is the number of lens elements. Nowadays, lens makers are trying to outcompete the iPhone, so the modern lenses have twice the elements than an old 50mm AIS lens and I detest the unnecessary sharpness.

@liciniooliveira-becas3618 3 месяца назад

At 1.2 you didn't get the focus at the same position, hence the different results. At 11:00 you can clearly verify that the 58mm was focusing at the rear fairing and the 50mm was at the front fairing - just look at the front bolts that attach the polycarbonate to the fairing. They are very well defined vs not at all on the 58.

@Adventure8 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching and commenting. You are right, nailing the focus at f1.2 can be challenging and therefore can influence observations and conclusions.

@hikingsteven7665 6 месяцев назад

beutiful lenses why are new lenses so BIG

@Adventure8 6 месяцев назад

I think, going big means it is easier to eliminate lens faults, get a high quality image. Probably explains why Leica M lenses are so expensive (small and high quality).

@VoiceofFox 7 месяцев назад

Even if money was no object I’d still pick the 1.2 (which I have) over the Noct for my use. That said, the 50mm I use the most is the 1.8 AIS pancake (Japanese version). That’s a little miracle lens. The 58mm 1.4 Nokton by Voigtlander is also superb.

@Adventure8 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching and commenting.

@andrewgwatking54 Год назад

Really good comparison and interesting results. I might have a look at purchasing a 1.4 after that. Well done.

@Adventure8 Год назад

Thanks

@TheBEARofHIGHWAY1 Год назад

Wow I had a dream of owning the NOCT one day but now? You just saved my $3000CAD. The 50 f1.2 seems better and the 50 f1.4 even better. However it doesn't surprise me that the f1.4 is better than both the f1.2's as I have noticed this with vintage f1.2 lenses, the f1.4 version of any brand is almost always better.

@Adventure8 Год назад

Glad you found the video useful and saved you a bunch of cash. Thanks for sharing your experience with your 50's.

@TheBEARofHIGHWAY1 Год назад

@@Adventure8 truly love my Nikkor 50mm f1.2 AI or AI-S experience. Paid about $600 CAD (about the same as AUD) for the 7 blade and the 9 blade. The AI-s is in mint and from 2007 (i think) so I baby that and the AI which I paid much less for is my anywhere lens. Nikkor lenses are so good I almost wish I was a nikon shooter back in the day instead of Canon.

@Adventure8 Год назад

@@TheBEARofHIGHWAY1 Outstanding.

@graxxor 3 месяца назад

Bought my noct about three years ago for $1600. Crazy to see how much it’s appreciated. I wish I’d bought two I could have sold one for a massive chunk of cash. lol.

@Adventure8 3 месяца назад

Well done

@TheBEARofHIGHWAY1 Год назад

I use my Nikkor's on my Sony A7iV via adapter. Love my 50mm f1.2 AIS. I have the f1.4 but never use it as I have two f1.2 (7blade and 9 blade).

@Adventure8 Год назад

Thanks for watching and sharing your experience with your 50's.

@Technical_Audio 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for your very comprehensive and painstaking review. I know you spent many hours to complete it. My first camera and lens were an FE and 50/1.4. I have wondered whether I should buy a 50/1.2, but I think I will save my money after seeing how well the 1.4 fared in these tests. Thanks!

@Adventure8 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing! Yes the f1.4 50mm is outstanding value for money.

@dangreenberg8983 9 месяцев назад

Thanks very much for this in-depth comparison. I have the 50 1.4 which was my first real lens ever bought with my first real camera - an early Nikon FM purchased in 1977. I'm glad to see it holds up well against the other two. I have had a lot of great pictures with it, but on my original film cameras and now on my Olympus MFT mirror-less cameras and Nikon DSLRs.

@Adventure8 9 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@mamumonkan 7 месяцев назад

man says : "So f4 now!" ( as if f2.8 never ever existed )

@Adventure8 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching.

@philippedeparis18 3 месяца назад

Remarquable travail.

@Adventure8 3 месяца назад

Thanks

@Adventure8 3 месяца назад

Merci

@lovercontax4979 9 месяцев назад

i have a thought on whether the noct has been cla'ed in a inappropriate manner. given its aspheric surface on the very first element of the lens, and according to the nikon publication, nikon themselves even had to develop a proprietary machine to check the lens( most likely given its nature of aspherical element being incorporated). so, my thought would be without this kind of proprietary machine, even an experienced technician (even if the lens being checked through general checking by using collimator after the CLA'ed) it may / might not fully recover the full charm of the noct. due to its old age, it is likely for the lens to develop fungus hence there is a need for such a cla. this probably becomes my very personal piece of explanation of why the noct would probably look softer than its counterparts.

@Adventure8 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for your insight.

@timsbike4887 4 месяца назад

You can make all the excuses but having used 2 different 58s this test shows exactly what i found and they were both new. Still have one and the other was a friends.

@pi1766 10 месяцев назад

I have the noct. Lens and wonder which camera will fit for this lens best …Leica , Nikon Z, or Sony Alpha (for street photography)?

@Adventure8 10 месяцев назад

I tend to use my Nikon F-mount and Z-mount camera for my old Nikkor lenses. Don’t have Sony so can’t comment. I use small lenses on my Leica M cameras, so mainly Leica glass.

@jls2975 8 месяцев назад

D700 or Df for best results

@richardsimms251 9 месяцев назад

Thank you. RS. Canada

@Adventure8 9 месяцев назад

You are so welcome!

@bubbachua 10 месяцев назад

Hi, may i ask what adapter are you using to shoot the 58mm Noct Nikkor with? I have a Techart M to Z autofocus adapter which i’m looking to stack a F to M adapter with to use on my Z8

@Adventure8 9 месяцев назад

There are a number of manufacturers, I'm not sure what is the difference. Mine was from Gobe.

@bubbachua 9 месяцев назад

@@Adventure8 would u reckon the 58mm Noct-nikkor be worth getting today? I have a voigtlander nokton 1.0 already

@Adventure8 9 месяцев назад

When it comes to collecting old, limited lenses, chances are it will holds its value. (if that is important). I always fall in love with my gear, so it's hard to part with stuff. You choice, not financial advice.

@timsbike4887 4 месяца назад

@@bubbachua No.