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What is the Nikon 50mm 1.4 Good For?

This article shall tell you about the situations for which the Nikon 50mm 1.4 is ideal for. You can use it as a normal lens in your full frame camera. You can also use it in your cropped sensor camera. The lens however is not very useful for wide angle shoots as it gives you soft borders at f/1.4. The lens however has excellent centre sharpness and this is a great thing. You can use this as an average telephoto lens for your cropped sensor cameras. The lens is quite good for low light photo shoots and you can use it as a vacation lens as well. The lens has excellent distortion control and this makes it ideal for architecture photo shoots. The only problem area with this lens is when you try to use it at f/1.4. At this aperture, the borders are not sharp and there is quite a bit of ghosting as well.

A Quality Product in the Form of the Tamron 18-270 Nikon

Sifting through the endless amounts of technical information about the Tamron 18-270 Nikon lens can be a headache-inducing experience. While I definitely checked out the user opinions, I took a lot of the comments with a grain of salt. Some people are so convinced that only first party lenses by Nikon can produce quality results that they refuse to entertain the concept that third party lenses like those produced by Tamron can also be a good buy. People’s opinions are inevitably tainted by their own perceptions and brand-loyalty plays a surprisingly big role in purchasing decisions. I have been disappointed by Nikon lenses in the past and have learnt not to blindly follow a brand if there are cheaper options available. While it is true that you get what you pay for, sometimes you might be surprised by what is on offer. This is definitely true in the case of Tamron products, which have been steadily improving over the years.

Photographing the Isle of Lewis

I live on the Isle of Harris but Isle of Lewis photography is a very big part of my portfolio because it is equally as beautiful to photograph as the Isle of Harris. The Isle of Lewis makes up the northern end of the island with Harris making up the southern bit.

Both islands are very beautiful and are almost like versions of Scotland in miniature thanks to their varied landscapes and beautiful scenery.

Lewis is perfect for photography because you can be taking photos of the interior of the island which is made up of moorland and hills in the morning and in the evening you can easily get to one of it’s attractive sandy beaches on the West coast to photograph a stunning Atlantic Sunset.

If you are a landscape photographer planning on coming to photograph the Isle of Lewis then you would do well to visit at the best times of year which in my opinion are Spring and Autumn.