Lens review

Nikon Nikkor AF-S 50 mm f/1.8G

6. Distortion

The Nikkor AF 1.8/50D dealt with the distortion in a very good way. The more expensive and faster Nikkor AF-S 50 mm f/1.4G had much more problems. The new Nikkor 1.8/50G, as you see in the chart below, lands right in the middle with its results. It is a step backward compared to its predecessor. Fortunately not a very big step, so the distortion remains not bothersome.

	Nikkor AF-S 1.8/50G	Nikkor AF 1.8/50D	Nikkor AF-S 1.4/50G	Sony 1.8/50	Minolta 1.7/50
APS-C/DX	−0.49%	−0.20%	−0.82%	−0.91%	−0.30%
FF	−1.18%	−0.49%	–2.01%	–	−0.68%

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