Nikon 85mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

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85mm lens for Nikon SLR cameras
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- Portable medium telephoto lens that is ideal for indoor and outdoor portraits
- Rear Focusing system for fast and smooth optical performance
- Subtle blurring of background for beautifully natural and evocative portraits
- High-speed f1.8 aperture
- Compact and lightweight at 13.2 ounces
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 "Excellent Portrait / Low Light Lens" 2009-12-04
By G. Witenske
This is an excellent lens for portrait and low light photography. I used it to shoot a cheerleading group at a night stadium game - the portraits of the cheerleaders were sublime!!!



While I am better using my F2.8 70-200mm lens for football action photos, this lens was perfect for closeups and group shots of the cheerleaders.



I hope to use this lens for high school basketball. Can't wait.



Very pleased!!!!

 "Fantastic lens!" 2009-11-12
By Aimee Starr (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
Great contrast, bokeh, and speed! Only wish you didn't have to be 3' from the subject. This lens is a keeper.

 "Killer optics & build; but can be tricky to focus" 2009-10-29
By Erik H. (Orange County, CA)
This is a solid performer on any Nikon, although the old-school screw-drive AF system will render it less useful on less compatible models. The depth of field is so narrow at f/1.8, that users will have hard time nailing sharp focus on moving objects if they're limited to manual focus mode (as you would on a D60 or D5000 for instance).



On my D90, this lens is awesome -- razor sharp with professional-looking bokeh. I never liked the built-in flash using my other lens (16-85mm Nikon), but I find that shots taken with my 85mm look totally different -- the bokeh is so rich that the harsh background shadows otherwise captured with lesser lenses just disappear in the blur.



Even with functional AF on my D90, accurate focus tracking can be tricky on moving subjects. I suspect that if this lens was updated to AF-S, it might focus a tad quicker (and not drain my battery so fast). But overall, this is a great lens for the price. Flawless optical quality.

 "my new favorite lens!" 2009-10-20
By Marchelle R. Mosley (Indianapolis)
i really struggled over whether or not to drop the extra $1000 and get the 85 1.4. i decided to save my money for now, and i must say i am really pleased with this lens. it's by far my favorite lens i own, and i have rarely taken it off my camera. the clarity is great, and the colors even seem more vibrant. beautiful DoF, sparkly bokeh, and sharp. a definite must-have for portraits!

 "Poor contrast and not sharp with wide open apertures." 2009-06-30
By Sam (USA)
Whenever I try or buy a lens, I perform a simple but fairly objective test on the lens: I photograph a bar code from a glass bottle on a tripod. Why a bar code from a glass bottle? Because the definition of the lines are very sharp.



I photograph the bottle's bar code with the aperture wide open then stop down an f-stop at a time.



With the 85mm 1.8 lens at f1.8 aperture, the contrast is poor and bar code is fuzzy. At around f5.6, the bar code is perfectly sharp and the contrast is excellent.



I've also owned the 85mm 1.4 lens and it's perfectly sharp at 1.4 but it is nearly 3x the price and a lot heavier. All of my $1000+ Nikon lenses are astonishingly sharp wide-open. You do get what you pay for.



I also own the Nikon 50mm 1.4 lens and it too is fuzzy and has poor contrast wide open. Only when the aperture is closed down several stops does one obtain very good sharpness and contrast.



I wish reviewers wouldn't arbitrarily state that a lens is perfectly sharp wide-open without stating how they arrived at that conclusion.



If I could, I'd post my results as proof but Amazon won't allow links and I can't include images.






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Nikon 50mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

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Fast enough for shooting in just about any type of light, this is an ideal first lens; perfect for full-length portraits, travel photography or any type of available-light shooting. The Nikon 50mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor lens delivers distortion-free images with superb resolution and color rendition. Accepts 52mm filters.
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Technical Details

- 50mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon DSLRs
- Lens construction: 7 elements in 6 groups
- Closest focusing: 0.45m/1.5 ft.
- Accepts 52mm filters
- Includes 52mm lens cap, rear cap
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 "fast lense" 2010-02-03
By Tamanh Nguyen (california, USA)
I am new to photography, after reading several review between Nikon 50mm f1.8 and 50mm f/1.4 , I decided to choose 50 mm f1.4

with this one, even the one who have not known much about photography, like me, can make a good picture. this lense is good for portrait, or macro

 "THE Normal Lens" 2010-01-30
By M. Kelley (Hot Spring, AR. USA)
I have always wanted to get the Nikon 50mm f/1.4 lens for my camera but normal for the Nikon DX cameras was the 35mm f/ 2.0 which I have. The 50mm is the equivalent of 75mm with the DX's smaller sensor. Now with the Nikon D700 The 50mm is back to producing a normal size image because the sensor in the camera is the same as 35mm film in size. So I got one.

The lens is excellent. It allows shooting in available light and with this camera, at ISOs faster than otherwise possible. The lens is sharp as a tack and it allows for selective focus, producing a narrow depth of field at its maximum f stop. It is a breeze to operate. You have to remember to keep your focusing hand clear of the focusing ring as it spins in auto focus mode.

This lens configuration is one of Nikons oldest and simplest and is one of the sharpest lenses they make. I would recommend this lens to anyone wanting a prime lens that is tack sharp and very fast.



Mike

 "Brilliant lens" 2010-01-25
By J. Lozano (Dallas, USA)
Got this lens a month or so ago, perhaps longer. Build is strong and the quality of the images are superb. Now I just wish I had a full frame camera to go with it!

 "Nikon 50mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras" 2010-01-24
By Robert J. McDonough (Atlanta, GA USA)
Bought this for my wife. She loves it - takes crisp photos in low light conditions. Variable fields of view let you focus on one part of the focal plane while blurring out everything else, giving images a very professional "portrait studio look."

 "Best Lens For The Money" 2010-01-20
By Troy Minassian (Los Angeles, CA)
This lens is one the best lenses that you can buy for the money because it is so fast, crystal clear, and inexpensive. Whether you are an amateur photographer having trouble taking pictures in the dark or a professional photographer trying to get beautifully shallow depth of field, this lens does it all.



The beautiful thing about this type of lens is the fact that very little is sacrificed in order to make this lens. On zoom lenses, you get the versatility of framing your shot as you please, but at the expense of light that is lost traveling through all that glass. Even the fastest zoom lenses (like the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens) are at least two stops slower than this lens at wide open (so that means four times the amount of light). Also people will say that VR is a great way to take hand-held shots in the dark (which is true, I love VR on my zoom lenses) but they do not account for moving subjects (VR only helps when you move) and the shallow depth of field that you obtain with a lens that is so fast. I personally like to set my camera to Aperture Priority Mode, lock it in at f/2 (which is the sweet spot on this camera in terms of sharpness) and shoot away. I am always pleasantly surprised by the results that I get.



If you are budget minded, or if you are never going to shoot below f/4, you might want to opt for theNikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras, but if you have the cash, the investment is worth it. These kinds of lenses will keep their value for years to come.


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Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

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Lens making is an art - Nikon artisans craft Nikkor optics from the finest materials, taking pride in adding their intellect and technique to bring the world's finest lenses to life. They push the leading edge of lens making, harder and harder, in their effort to provide the "glass" that makes the world's greatest pictures.PRODUCT FEATURES:D-type lens design provides distance information as part of flash and ambient light exposure processes;Classic normal lens provides speed and compact design;Multi-layer coating minimizes flare and ghosting;Exceptionally lightweight and compact - ideal for travel photography;Stops down to f/22 for excellent depth-of-field control.
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Technical Details

- High-speed normal lens
- Great for travel and for shooting full-length portraits in available light
- Distortion-free images with superb resolution and color rendition
- Provides high-contrast images even at maximum aperture
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 "I dont own this lens I just have a question I was hoping someone could answer" 2009-11-25
By R. Milliken (Santa Clarita, CA USA)
I have a Nikon d3000 (Nikons new entry level dslr not the d300) and really want this lens. I have shot with the 50 mm f1.4 lens before and it autofocuses just fine, but I was wondering if this lens would autofocus on my camera. If I have to manually focus it is not a big dealI just want to know before I buy it if this lens would autofocus. Anyone who caould answer my question that would be really helful.

 "Would be cool if the D40 didn't suck." 2009-11-25
By Ian Flanigan (Simi Valley, CA)
I usually shoot Canon, but due to many other reason I'm stuck with a Nikon D40 for now. I don't really know anything about Nikon, but I figured this would be a rad lens. The problem is that it won't auto focus on the D40. I know I know, I should have researched it more and learned about it, but really? Come on, who makes a camera this day and age that can't auto focus with certain lenses. Whatever, I'm returning it and getting the 35mm 1.8. I played it with it a bit and it had some really nice results. Amazon also got it to be super quick, overnight actually.

 "Awesome value" 2009-11-23
By Well of Mimir
This lens works great in low light. Most of my shoots take place in low ambient light settings with no flash or speed light use. This lens does a great job of producing a sharp image at high ISOs.

 "Great lens - 7 out of 5 stars!!!" 2009-11-22
By G. Joseph
I found so many different sites that all had reviews that pointed to this lens - and they were all totally correct.



To sum it up this lens is amazing.



Build quality is pretty good. Pictures come out very sharp. It focuses really fast probably since its so compact and light.



And on top of all this its price less is than $150!!! I think its the cheapest lens that Nikon makes.



I am so glad I brought it.

 "Cheap and awesome!" 2009-11-21
By Jose Garay A (Lima, Lima Peru)
The lens is smaller than I expected, but its performance is amazing. I tested when it just arrived, and uploaded the first shots in Facebook:[...]

I highly recommend it!



Greetings from Perú!



José.


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