I ordered this lens as soon as it was released. The first copy I received simply would not focus. It was really soft. I returned it for a second copy. I kept this to have the length, but it is fundamentally dissapointing. The focus takes more than a second to go full range. The focus frequently gets stuck requiring me to press the focus button several times before it inches its way to focused (on a D700). The lens is a bit soft at f/1.4 until f/5. There is substantial chromatic aberration with very contrasty subjects at f/1.4.

i was debating on either buying the 50mm 1.8G or the 50mm 1.4G.
Either way I wouldn´t go wrong. But I really like the 1.4G for low situations.
The way the depth of field looks is phenomenal.
I love it and I know I made the right decicion

Lightweight, great depth of field, very sharp .. The perfect lens to just leave on the camera .. My 50mm f/1.4G has found a home on my D300s ...

I purchased this for weddings and senior portraits. It is a great portrait lens! The focus is a bit slow, don´t expect to get good results if you are going for an action shot. It works great with very little light and you can get away with not using a flash indoors. I am very pleased with the results I am getting from this lens!

I have owned two of these lenses.

Both are sharp, has excellent color and contrast, focuses quick, and is small.

Don´t expect super sharp results at F1.4, but this is to be expected from any lens wide open at F1.4

My second one with the D7000 needed calibration, but think the body to blame and not the lens itself.

To get different results, you need lenses that do something different to your kit lens. The 50mm 1.4 won´t disappoint with that smooth creamy background.

love this lens in most circumstances. i use manual about 80-90% of the time. super sharp, nice bokeh, fast. but....
i havn´t found that the auto focus responds really fast. i don´t have any other auto focus nikon lenses to base it off of so i can´t say if that is all nikon´s or just this one.

If I am going to be taking pictures of people (read grandkids) this is the lens I want on my D90. It could focus a little faster, but this lens gets the results I want, allowing me to control depth of field and shoot in existing light.

The Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G is a fantastic little lens. For the price, I consider it one of the ´´must-buy´´ focal lengths on full-frame camera bodies. There are other 50mm lenses on the market, but what makes this ´´G´´ lens stand out is it´s ability to lock focus on the intended target. When paired with the Nikon D3, focus is extremely accurate. This is true even in low light situations. After having used this lens in tricky situations, I have learned to trust its ability to engage and lock.

Image quality is also excellent. Although it does get better when stopped down a bit. Nonetheless, this lens is sharp when shot wide open. There is a touch of vignetting in the corners when shot at f/1.4, but it is not at all objectionable. Yet, you will notice the difference on a FX camera when compared to other lenses. I also use this lens quite a bit on DX cameras as well. In this configuration, the darkness of the corners is nearly absent. With most RAW image editing tools, the vignetting and slight distortion is easily corrected in post-processing. (For the vast majority of my images, I usually ADD a vignette in post-production.)

This is a sharp lens, with great color and contrast. At f/1.4 it has its own look and I consider the image quality to be excellent. This 50mm is light weight, simple and relatively inexpensive.

A very, very good lens. I use it for everything; from human portraits, to landscapes, to documentation. It is great for both high and low light, and is very versatile. The lens shouldn´t be specifically used for low light, as it isn´t best (but it also definitely isn´t the worst), and sometimes you have to fiddle with the settings to get a good color. Even though it cannot zoom, I think it is better than most lens, especially considering the price.

Overall, I love my 50mm, even more than some pro lens I´ve tried. I recommend it to anyone who wants a good all-purpose lens, but doesn´t care that it doesn´t have a zoom.