AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4G

I use it on my D7000. I love the focal length on DX. It becomes approximately 135mm on FX. Sometime, I think this focal length is too long in small space, but then it will be fine if I just do the head shot or switch to my trusty 50mm 1.4D. If you are one of those who love portrait photography, I highly recommend it.

I have a fairly large kit of Nikon products and I´ve been shooting Nikon since I switched from the P brand in 1968. Of all the Nikon glass I´ve owned, both my older 85 f/1.4 AFD and this new 85 f/1.4 AFS G have been a couple of legendary lenses which deserve that status of legendary. This new one will spend time in the studio but because of its fantastic IQ edge to edge, will also serve as an excellent tight landscape and superb street lens. When you nail a shot with this baby, you really nail it.

The only down side is that it´s a little slow in focusing. The reason is the focusing accuracy. Remember, this lens was designed typically as a portrait lens where accuracy trumps the speed of a less accurate lens. As this lens focuses, it moves then locks dead on without hunting. I´ll take that. It required no fine tuning with my D300 or D700 which I felt was pretty amazing too.

With regards to classic portraiture, I prefer the 85 over my 105 most of the time though I tend to shoot a lot of head shots. I´m just comfortable with that range both in the studio and outside. The micro contrast in skin tones is crazy beautiful requiring zero to very little editing of the RAW files from my defaults.

The only thing I don´t care for is the new two piece plastic hood. If it fits, I´ll probably purchase the HN-31 Screw-On Lens Hood which is made of metal.

If you want the very best, go ahead and get this model regardless on the hit on your wallet. You just will not regret it later. The 85 f/1.4 G doesn´t disappoint ever if you do your part.

You get what you pay for! This lens is nikon´s finest 85mm offering yet. Supreme bokeh - a superior lens for portraits or just plain low light work such as basketball. I´ve been waiting for the older 1.4 to be updated and this lens was worth the wait!

This lens is the most practical 85mm lens every made, taking its uses far beyond that of portrait photography. You get the typically amazing, creamy bokeh at larger apertures that the other wide aperture 85mm lenses from Nikon, Canon, Zeiss, Sigma will provide, but you also get superb corner to corner sharpness when stopped down that no other 85mm lens rivals. Get a look at the MTF charts, rent it, or just buy one. So happy to own this baby. Terrific for general and street photography, and of course GORGEOUS portraits.

I had Sigma 85mm f1.4 for a few days and I didn´t like it because it had too much C.A. problems. I returned it and I bought this Nikon Lens. Simply put this lens is smaller, lighter, quieter and shaper without too much C.A. than Sigma. I am a happy owner of this lens.

I am a wedding photographer and was looking for a lens that would give me that ´´creme de leche´´ bokeh effect. The subjects just pop out of the page. Lens is a tad slow on focusing, nothing like the speed of the 70-200 vr II, but it does the job. As far as low light photography it dominates second to none. Canon has the f1.2, but the bokeh is equal and the nikon is much faster. Def buy, every penny will be worth the investments to bring your photography to the next level

This is one surefooted piece of glass that rarely misses. Every time I use it I feel like I´ve got something special in my hands. The photographs always look sharp and the bokeh is dreamy. It´s not the fastest focusing lens I have, but it´s one of the most accurate I´ve ever used, tested, rented or borrowed. If you´re serious about getting great results, this is a must have.

This is honestly the best lens I´ve ever shot with.

To begin with, it´s extremely versatile. Being a medium telephoto, it´s obviously ideal for portraits. The shallow depth of field isolates the subject and eyes go right to what´s in focus. The bokeh is buttery smooth and backgrounds just melt into oblivion. But aside from portraits, I´ve actually gotten some great landscape shots. I guess I use that term loosely; rather, I´ve been able to make some great panoramas of landscapes with this lens. Whether I´m shooting at f/1.4 or f/16, whatever I focus on looks tack sharp, even zoomed in at 100%!

Before I got this lens, I was afraid that my images were all just a little fuzzy (when cropped at 100%) because of my camera´s image sensor and Bayer Interpolation. However, after using this lens, I know that this is not the case. My other lenses, while used for different purposes, simply aren´t as sharp and don´t compare to this beauty.

Also, the AF is very fast, quiet and accurate. No complaints there. However I find it interesting that this lens is gelded. Granted, I only shoot digital, but my other lenses all have aperture rings and therefore just had a different feel. That said, it is a very solid and well-built piece of equipment. It may be plastic, but it certainly has some weight to it. It´s heavier than my camera! But I personally like feeling the added weight in my hands, it just feels more sturdy and substantial than other lenses.

I hate to say that I´m only renting this lens and my time with it will soon be up. It hasn´t left my camera since I got it and I´ll be sad to see it go. But now that I´ve experienced this lens first hand, I can confidently say that it will indeed be my next photography-related purchase. It is worth every penny.

This lens is very nice. I knew it would be good but I was still blown away at how well it worked in low light. Pictures are crisp and focus is perfect. Has a little problem locking on to focus in dark situations but other than that it is perfect. If you are thinking about it you won´t be disappointed when you purchase it.