AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4G

I got rid of my Noct f/1.2 to get this for low light street photography mostly. Slight loss of speed, but I no longer have problems with sensor reflections. I am using this on my D700 and it is easily the sharpest lens I have. Some effort is required to get it to auto-focus wide open, but that is not unexpected. I switch to manual if I have to and it does a good job there. Creamy, creamy bokeh gives images that stand out in the crowd.

This new 85mm lens is superb in every way. I purchased this lens to replace the 85 1.4 d. The build quality is solid and I found the focus to be quick and accurate. The sharpness and bokeh are absolutely exquisite, razor sharp-so sharp in fact that you may have to retouch some things you wouldn´t normally see. Worth every penny.

I call it professional lens because you need to know how to handle it. This lens works great when you use it for certain conditions that a seasoned photographer would recognize easily, for example this lens is superb at shooting what i call catalog portarits with good light, i shot some that dropped my jaw. But it won´t just shoot anything alone it needs you to take good decisions, the f1.4 will help to achieve small DoF that looks great but it dosen´t mean that you will shoot a candle in the dark and it will be perfect, you need a tripod for that. If you are used to vr you will feel it.
Here you can find examples of good and bad pictures I took from it. The lens did its job, the quality of the pictures when shoot correctly are simply amazing!

super nice lens, I use it for getting great facebook shoots and the good news is that it has the quality to keep up with the others on Facebook

An 85mm f/1.4 lens is about portraiture, or so it is often said. Nikon describes it as a “classic portrait lens”. But in truth it is not really a “classic” portrait lens other than focal length, because its performance is distinctly better than many classic designs, with outstanding sharpness across the frame even wide open at f/1.4.

The color, contrast and sharpness even wide open at f/1.4 at least meet, and perhaps exceed, any existing 85mm f/1.4 lens on the market today, including Zeiss and Canon. A truly impressive performer.

Although an 85mm is ostensibly for portraiture, this new Nikon 85mm will make an outstanding landscape and general purpose lens.

Having used the 85mm f1.4 AF, 105mm f2.5 and 2.8 macro, this latest Nikon offering beats them all with respect to DOF, edge sharpness and focussing speed. Beautiful bokeh that surpasses all previous portrait lenses. Neutral color, little glare. The very best. Highly recommended jewel for amateurs and essential workhorse for pros. Get one now!

love the features and i love the body.. any pro will love this lense..