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Anonymous
OP, what camera do you have?
If it's not the D40 (I've assumed it was) there are much better lenses than the 30/1.4 you can look into. If it is, well, then it's your only real option for a fast lens. Complain to Nikon for making a camera with a viewfinder ill-suited for manual focus and no AF motor.
>30mm f2.8 that lets you take it down to f1.4
This is how it is with almost all fast lenses. The exceptions are most Leica lenses, which are usually designed for being used wide open or close to it, and a few specialty lenses by the major companies, like the 58/1.2 Noct-Nikkor.
A mediocre or even crappy maximum f/1.4 is better than a mediocre or crappy f/2.8 or even f/3.something-or-other on a consumer zoom. It works. Also, at f/2.8, the f/1.4 lens will be starting to come into itself; the f/2.8 lens will be suffering from the same problems the f/1.4 lens would at f/1.4.
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