Nikon Nikkor AF 50 mm F/1.8 D Lens

This little prime lens is a bit like using a box Brownie as it is a fixed focal length lens. It will autofocus with most of the Nikon DSLRs. You can't zoom in and out with it, which took me a couple of minutes to get my head around, but you can change the f/stop to control the depth of field. It has a little slider switch to lock dof to f22 so all shots taken should then be in focus from 0.45m to infinity. I found the results to be sharp and punchy, as with most Nikkor lenses. Where it really scores, if you can't afford a separate macro lens yet, is by adding some good macro filters (mine are Polaroid x1, x2, x4 and x10) to get in really close to capture small details on coins, jewellery, static insects etc.

This classic with a fast maximum aperture is ideal for everyday shooting, perfect in low lighting situations and great for producing images with beautiful background blur (Bokeh).
NIKON AF 50mm f/1.8 D is budgetary lens which will be fallen in love even to professional photographers who, for example, use cameras Nikon D3 or D700, thanks to unsurpassed characteristics. You with ease can use this lens in the conditions of insufficient illumination at what both in the street, and indoors, after all the lens provides the light and bright image in the view-finder, and also fast autofocusing. Moreover, you receive quality pictures, at all without using extreme values of a photosensitivity. Despite of participation in budgetary models of lenses, NIKON AF 50 mm f/1.8 D it is executed in the best traditions of quality of the company, and also has pleasant dimensions and weight. Thanks to universal focal length (to seventy five millimeters in thirty five millimeter an equivalent), you without any works can take this lens with yourselves in travel, and also use for daily shooting, and the given model of a lens in case of reportings, dynamical pictures or the improvised portrait becomes especially successful variant.

Review subjective to cost and my situation.

I had ummed and ahhed about this lens over the G (which has the built in focus motor) and decided that for half of the money and the fact i use a D7000, which is a body that has the motor built in required to auto focus this lens, it would be well worth a try. I read lots of reviews, and that doesn't always help as you get bogged down in minor details.

at f1.8 and f2.0 this lens can be a little soft and suffer some mild blurring and colour fringing (only really noticeable if you're cropping tight and enlarging the image somewhat), Still useable if you need that extra shutter speed though. It's at f2.2-f5.6 that i've found this lens is incredibly sharp! f2.2 is still a fast shutter speed and a vast improvement over the 5.6 i was most regularly using with the Nikon 18-105 kit lens.

don't let reviews put you off, i'm glad i went for this lens! For the money it's incredibly good, incredibly sharp and performs well enough wide open should you need to.

And don't get hung up on the aperture. 1.8 might sound awesome, but it's surprising how often you'll reach for a smaller aperture, as a 1.8 can leave a very narrow focus plane.

One more thing to mention is if you can't get a sharp image with this lens, it's 99% likely you, not the camera or the lens, no matter how much you like to think you're taking perfect photos. it took me a good few hours shooting to start making the most of this lens, taking some real hash ups along the way.

The only reason i would choose the 1.8 G over the 1.8 D is if i had a camera without an internal focus motor.

A fast 50mm prime lens is an essential bit of kit for every photographer, amateur and proffesional alike. And, is great for portraiture, especialy where you only wish to use natural light.
This lens is is great with a max of F/1.8 and works great in manual and auto focus. The focus ring is easy to operate manualy too.
It's minimal focus distance is very good and makes this a very versatile lens. I kno wthis is available in a F/1.4 too, but could not justify the extra cash, and have never needed more than this lens offers.

There was nothing i did not like about this lens, but users of entry level slr's may find the lack of internal focusing motor a problem. That said, the manual focus of the lens is easy to use and effective.

The lens in my opinion makes really nice bokeh in the background - film like look with clearly seeing separate bokeh rings, shaped in form of lens aperture (7 blades). Very, very sharp lens. Also the colors is brilliant.
This lens works for me much better than Canon's 50mm f1.4 in terms of bokeh and sharpness.

Could be slightly bigger size where to hold the hand. When camera try's to focus, focus ring is moving and there is moments when you accidentally hold the focus ring, and that can ruin your shot.

Can't imagine better product for the money! Highly recommended!