Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G

The new Nikkor AF-S 1.8 85mm G is a fine lens. Very sharp and very nice bokeh in out-of-focus areas. Stunning image quality even at full open aperture. Even at 1:1 pixel view the images look sharp on my D600 if used properly (no chance w/o a tripod). Focus is almost silent, focus speed is fully adequate for its primary use: portraits. For shooting indoor sports, AF could be a bit faster, if subject distance is varying quickly. The lens is thick and fat for a short telephoto prime but is ...

Have played with but don't own, yet, but definitely on my wish list when I get the FX camera soon... Nice lens, can produce greate images, love primes, and love this length for portraits. A non-Nikon alternative would be the Tamron 90mm SP (used to use one years ago and thought it was great) but it is slower both in light (f2.8) and - reportedly - focusing (although the newer version with the inbuilt motor is likely to be better). Subjectively, I will say that I think that the bokeh from ...

I shoot music bands and soloists in dark pubs for the local paper and for the artists themselves, often with no extra lighting and I don't use flash. Rather than use my heavy, very obvious and slower 70-200mm f2.8 Sigma, I've got this gem. I almost always shoot at f1.8, where it's sharp (TOO sharp for actual portraiture) and the resulting bokeh is pleasing and deals with background details (dartboards, TVs, switches, menus!!). On my D700 it's 85mm and on my D7000 it's 127mm, a really useful ...

This lens is fast, sharp and very lightweight, i rather shoot with this lens than 80-200 f/2.8 for outdoors portraiture.. Problems: it's feel too plastics compare to 85mm 1.8D otherwise it's a perfect lens for me..