Nikon 50 mm F1.4G AF-S Nikkor Lens - Black

I've had this lens now for over a year and a half so this review is based on significant everyday use. The lens is excellent in every way. It's not a light lens but that is what a lens like this should feel like. The overall construction is really good quality with both metal and plastic. It is weather sealed so can be used in light rain. It comes with a lens hood and bag to store when not in use. The quality of the pictures when used with a D800 has been unbelievable. I am an old school photographer and still have my FM2 and the original Nikkors made of steel and proper glass. Though not comparable to these, this lens is worth every penny and it does cost a lot of pennies! The colours and contrast are spot on and any minor aberrations can be corrected quite easily in Lightroom. I use this all the time and it focuses quickly and quietly without any problems. Really tough construction and has taken a few knocks but still looks new. Use a good quality 77mm UV filter though to protect from dust and scrapes. Pictures viewed on a large 40" HDTV are flawless. You cannot appreciate the quality and depth until you see pictures at this size. The combination is the lens and the D800 is fantastic. Really pleased after a year and a half of use.

A fantastic lens. I think of using a 50mm lens as a bit old school. It makes you rethink things a little after being so used to using a zoom. It slows you down forcing you to think a little more about your composition, and you will curse yourself sometimes for not having a zoom with you. Technically the lens seems fabulous, bright and sharp and obviously fast as you would expect. My only complaint really is the focusing distance. All too often I just can get in as close as I would like. F1.4 does give you a few more create options that zooms don't give you. But to me its a training add. It helps me break some bad habits. It helps prevent me getting into a rut, and forces me to look at my surroundings in a different way and take more creative shots.

I am not a professional photographer, just an average Joe, who likes taking photographs .I have a couple of other Nikon zoom lens's and thought I would take the plunge and get a prime lens. Having had it for a few days now I can say that I am very impressed, especially it's low light capability . The detail it captures is pretty impressive to .Currently it's attached to my soon to be replaced d60 with a d7000 nikon , so I am expecting greater things from the new camera. Build quality seems fine. If your not sure of the lens's magnification with it being a 50mm, then basically it takes what the eye sees without size reduction or magnification. The nikon d7000 has a built in lens motor as does this lens so I think I could of gone for the non g type and saved a few pounds, but I guess the d60 can act as a backup. Very happy with lens:-)

I find I don't use this lens as much as I would have liked, the AF is sluggish and miss many shots that way. Since this FX lens would equate in the DX format to roughly 35mm field of view equivalence, the suited application for it that I can think of is street photography, and shooting everyday scenes. Its possibly also decent for shooting people waist and up / full length, but not really a great portrait lens, in the fx format you need to go for a 85mm or greater prime... What puts me off though is that for street photography is the AF speed is too sluggish, so although I find I wanna use this lens more, it stays in the bag a lot. On the plus side it produces beautiful bokeh, and is a very light sensitive lens, its great for those last moments of twilight. I still feel money better spent would be on the AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G Lens as an all round lens, but with the added bonus of being a portrait lens if you on the FX format... for a DX body this might be a great purchase.

Excellent lens for my Nikon D850 amazing results can even manage good contrast wide open . Lacks weather and dust sealing , but being as prime lens it's not overly a deal breaker . I just love the feel of Nikon lenses to third party counterparts . I still buy third party lenses such as Tamron because the are very serviceable from a price point , and I quite like Viltrox . But this one is my favourite .

There are plenty product reviews on the internet regarding this lens by people who know more than me, but what I do know is I love it. Bought this on moving up to a full frame DSLR and it is the smallest, lightest and fastest lens I own. I wanted to use my camera more and previously carrying a DSLR body with a 24-70 or 70-200mm lens just on the off chance of taking a photography just did not work. Now I happily carry camera and this lens without a problem. Additionally, as it is not a zoom, it makes me think about composition and move my feet. And its not just back and forth but trying a lower or higher angle and moving around the subject. This lens is in effect teaching me to see and consider the shot. I like its size, weight, build, lowlight capability and depth of field that it allows and also it is discreet and does not send people running for cover as the lenses I mentioned earlier can do. I have found close focus distance is not as good as I would like but if I didn't have the lens I would not have had the camera with me and even been able to take the picture. I would recommend a 50mm lens to everyone with a full frame DSLR and either the 50mm or 35mm to everyone with a crop sensor camera. They do make you consider the shot and move to view more than one angle rather than simply zooming in and out. Buying this from Amazon was a dream with a good price and delivery very swift.

The rendering of image is amazing and the bokeh is smooth, love it

OMG. How did I live without this lens??? the Bokeh is buttery soft and my photos on my D750 are terrific It's also very light so is great to walk around with. Love it.

El 1.4 es un bokeh delicioso. Tomando en cuenta que es un 1.4 está a un precio bastante accesible. No es de la línea “N” de Nikon, sin embargo es un magnífico objetivo para diferentes tipos de situaciones. Yo soy fotógrafo de quinceañeras y bodas, le he sacado bastante provecho. Con este ya tengo las medidas de 24, 35 y 85 en 1.8. Este 50mm es el único que tengo en 1.4 y de verdad que es una delicia el retrato con él. No dudes en adquirirlo.

Ich habe das Nikon 50mm 1.4 nun schon zum zweiten Mal gekauft. Ich denke alleine dieses spricht schon für meine Überzeugung zum Produkt. Das Objektiv hat ein sehr gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis und gehört aus meiner Sicht in jede Fototasche Zum Autofokus. Dieser ist, trotz AF-S, gegenüber anderen Modellen etwas langsamer. Jedoch ist beim Autofokus auch häufig der Anwender das Problem. Denn auch die Kamera spielt dort noch eine große Rolle. Also bitte auch mit dem internen AF auseinandersetzen, bevor auf das Objektiv „eingeschlagen“ wird. Weiterhin sollte der Einsatzzweck des Objektivs betrachtet werden, welches sich meistens im Bereich Portraitfotografie bewegt. Hier ist ein sehr schneller AF nicht erforderlich. Im direkten Vergleich zu Objektiven von z.B. Sigma kann man jedoch zu 99% davon ausgehen, dass der AF auch richtig sitzt. Dieses ist leider, insbesondere bei Objektiven von Sigma, nicht der Fall. Diese Erfahrung durfte ich auch persönlich machen. Bezüglich der Abbildungsleistung muss ich aus meiner Sicht kein Wort verlieren. Bei einer Offenblende von 1.4 reicht bereits ein Herzschlag, um ein unscharfes Ergebnis zu bekommen. Hier sollte sich also niemand beschweren, der nicht vom Stativ mit Fernauslöser fotografiert. Ab Blende 2 sind jedoch schon wunderbar scharfe Bilder zu erreichen. Das Bokeh ist wirklich fantastisch und hilft, das Motiv sehr gut freizustellen. Wie schon in anderen Anmerkungen beschrieben ist der Unterschied im Gehäuse zu anderen Festbrennweiten schon spürbar und wirkt auf den ersten Augenblick weniger hochwertig. Da sich dieses jedoch auch im Gesamtpreis wieder, für mich also kein Negativpunkt.

Es un objetivo que no me ha decepcionado. Había leído en foros y en web de fotografía sobre él y no dudé en ahorrar para comprarlo. Tenía duda entre este y el de 1.8 , pero al final me decidí por el 1.4. Estoy muy contenta, hace una fotografía muy nítida y la luminosidad es excelente. En interiores con el 18-55 mm, aún poniendo la Iso en valores altos, tenía ruído, oscuras,etc. con este objetivo con Iso bajos salen fotos muy bien iluminadas. Es ideal para fotografía nocturna o en interiores con poca luz. Ideal para fotografía de desenfoque y efecto bokeh. he conseguido fotografías como quería , que con el otro objetivo me quedaba un poco corto. Soy principiante, y partía de un objetivo 18-55 mm, el que trae la nikon que compré y sin duda estoy disfrutando mucho este objetivo fijo de 50 mm. He apartado casi completamente el otro. Una joya, merece la pena ahorrar y comprar el objetivo. Sin duda lo aconsejo.