This is an in-depth review of one of my favorite prime lenses – the Nikon 50mm f/1.4G, which was announced back in September of 2008. For many years the focal length of 50mm lenses was considered a "standard" or "normal" focal length, because it closely resembles the perspective of the human eye.

One of the best primes I have, the bokeh is pretty nice at 1.4. Special lens for portrait photography and in FF gets even better. Will be hard to focus with it, but once you get the trick, you will love it. It's expensive regarding 1.8f but worth the difference.

It's a great lens one of Nikon best.

The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G Lens is a step up from the f/1.8 version offering both a higher aperture and better build quality. This 'G' series lens means that the AF motor is built into the lens itself and is therefore compatible with entry level Nikon DSLRs.

You can't judge a book by its cover, but you can judge a lens system by the quality of its "fast fifty" prime lens. If your system's lens designers can't nail this one? Good luck producing top-notch lenses with more complex designs.

Nikon's latest take on the classic "fast fifty" knocks it out of the park....

images here are from a sports banquet that had very low lighting. I took the shots without flash. the brighter one was processed using the "one step photo fix" option in Corel Paintshop Pro

Crisp Images; Exceptional In Low Light; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Nice Bokeh

Superb lens, i can't stress enough the importance of having a 50 mm lens and this is perphas the best you can buy in a 50 mm category. However I was not very satisfied with the packaging, the packing looked old, though the lens inside was brand new.

Fellow Photography enthusiatist, The lens has f/1.4 which is amazing for low light pics... Take it to a beach / late night party... you will get amazing pic quality.... But beware of the package... I got the package in worst condition... Am rating it as 3 as normal because of the worst packing...

I have found this lens to be the perfect companion for nighttime portraits of street people in Las Vegas. I use it with a D7100 and it gives me the perfect reach for finding subjects in the crowds of Fremont Street. This is the perfect FX lens to use on a DX body. It is clean, fast, and sure.