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profmom
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Registered: Oct 12, 2009
Location: United States
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Nov 3, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $350.00
| Rating: 10
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Tack sharp, beautiful color rendition, fast, smooth bokeh
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I did get flare when photographing sunsets
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 Nov 3, 2009
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williamkazak
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Registered: Jun 8, 2006
Location: United States
Posts: 4067
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Review Date: Jun 19, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $390.00
| Rating: 8
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Indispensible lens on my camera all of the time. Great for portraits and all around shooting. Nice for flowers too. Compact with pleasing bokeh. Flare not a problem with shade attached.
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Not happy with 62mm threads because I have a lot of 52mm filters.
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Being a people photographer and a prime lens fan, this is my favorite lens. On a DX body it has a little extra reach and I like the distance from the model that this lens affords me. As a walk around lens it is compact and the AF is never really a problem for me. I don't shoot speed races of any kind so I don't need this to be AFS. Make your own tests. That is the only way to find out what a lens will do for you.
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Jun 19, 2009
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digiman69
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Registered: Jan 21, 2005
Location: Italy
Posts: 4
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Review Date: Aug 7, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Compact, sharp even on FF, if you don't need f1.4 better than the much more expensive nikkor f.4, less CA.
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could have ultrasonic motor and better construction.
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for those still loving primes ...
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Aug 7, 2008
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Raphael T-M
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Location: Canada
Posts: 72
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Review Date: Jun 21, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Small, fast, good IQ starting at around 2.2
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Screw-on lens hood is very annoying. Not very, but a little soft at 1.8
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A nice lens to own. Great for portraits and low-light work. A wee bit soft wide open, but not horribly so. Small and lightweight is very convenient but the screw-on type lens hood is -very- annoying.... still a pleasure to use.
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Jun 21, 2008
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DavidWEGS
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Registered: Apr 15, 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 2163
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Review Date: Jun 10, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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lighter than the 1.4 flavor and seems faster to acquire focus. Relatively sharp.
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Not as sharp as it could be, but not bad for the $$$.
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Jun 10, 2008
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nanana
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Registered: Nov 26, 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 663
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Review Date: Jan 16, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $310.00
| Rating: 9
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small, sharp, price, great for portrait.
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none
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Jan 16, 2008
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Connahhh
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jan 12, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Razor sharp, I personally like the focal length, Fast enough AF, wonderful bokeh, screw on metal lens hood.
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High purple fringing and LCA, almost unusable un-corrected.
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This lens is almost permanently glued onto my D50. It's an amazing focal length for indoor sports such as basketball, and even with my D50's weak AF motor it gets focus 75% of the time (Most of that 25% is under the net, players running full speed right at me and <F/2.8).
Build quality is more than acceptable, it has a bit of heft to make it not feel plasticy but light enough to carry around all day.
I personally love the screw-on lens hood and it is now a permanent part of my lens. It offers a lot of protection and I know that if I ever dropped it the lens hood wouldn't just break like some of the plastic bayonet types.
I had a big problem with the high CA and purple fringing and hadn't heard of the problem before I bought it. I have found software that completely removes it for no loss of image quality (Shay Stephen's Color Fringe Reducer 5.0) and I run it on most of my wide open shots. It's not a problem stopped down to F/5.6 and is completely gone by F/8. I bought this lens to shoot it wide open, and most of my shots aren't stopped down to F/8.
It's a good portrait focal length for headshots unless you have a good amount of space. I never reach for my 50/1.8 anymore.
All in all? Buy this lens. You won't regret it. For me, it wasn't worth $700 more for the F/1.4 version.
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Jan 12, 2008
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Jeff Spain
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Registered: Jan 4, 2008
Location: United States
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Review Date: Jan 4, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Quality images, great low light photography
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None
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This was my all time favorite lens back in the day of film cameras. Great quaility photos and nice bokeh wide open. Since switching to digital, this has become my portrait lens. Portraits shot in the f2.8-f4 range have wonderful defocused backgrounds that makes the subject pop in the picture. Haven't needed the extra spped of the f1.4
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Jan 4, 2008
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dj dunzie
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Registered: Aug 14, 2006
Location: Canada
Posts: 4444
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Review Date: May 31, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $350.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharp... incredibly sharp. Easily my favorite portrait lens, with amazing bokkeh. Still sharp wide open. Terrific bargain. Reasonably light for use on a second body, where I love the focal range.
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For my intended uses, none at all.
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In some ways, I consider this lens in the same positive light as the 50mm f1.8. Surprisingly sharp and detailed results for a bargain price. While it's a little more money than the 50mm, it's also better built for that money. For portrait type work, I don't think there's a better lens I've tried. I love the 85mm range for close shots, and the image quality is outstanding, with phenominal bokkeh. It's also pretty sharp wide open, which is a nice advantage for low-light shooting. For the dollar, you can't go wrong with this lens. Nikon has a winner here... and the price makes it more than a worthwhile addition to your camera bag.
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May 31, 2007
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James Markus
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Registered: Jul 19, 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 2689
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Review Date: Apr 22, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $350.00
| Rating: 10
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This is an excellent fast lens and an excellent price. Sharpness, contrast, bokeh, and color are all top notch.
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none
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Apr 22, 2007
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gaopa
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Registered: Jan 30, 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 24
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Review Date: Feb 15, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $399.95
| Rating: 10
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this lens is light, but well constructed... low cost and super sharp
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Cons:
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shot wide open it does tend to exhibit some purple fringe with a high contrast subject...this can be corrected in PS
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I bought this lens a few months ago after a friend kept talking about how much he liked his lens. I am glad I bought the lens and love it mounted on a D200. I think the 85/1.8 is a real Nikkor winner!
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Feb 15, 2007
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Grognard
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Registered: Jun 11, 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 1085
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Review Date: Dec 10, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $369.00
| Rating: 9
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Small, sharp, and lightweight
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None so far
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So far, I am very pleased with this nice little lens. The metal lens hood was a very nice suprise.
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Dec 10, 2006
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