There are plenty of great, maybe better, lenses on the market. I chose the 50mm f/1.4D because for me, it is a versatile lens to an extent. It is a prime lens, therefore one cannot zoom in (for those of you not familiar or new to prime lenses.

When focus is spot on, the photos come out fairly sharp with awsume bokeh. I've tested three copies from my current Nikon dealer and they all had the same problem: Focusing success rate is less than 40%.

"This lens has opened up the door for many opportunities with my photography. This lens was recommended by a henry's employee who inspired me to broaden my horizon with portrait photography. It gives strong depth of field, and simply a unique out-take of the image!"

I love this lens I used it with both my D3100 and D7000 it is a low light champ I'm very happy with this lens it is great for portrait photography and indoor use.

Easy to use; Build quality

On DX it's my 'bread-and-butter' Queen. And in when flash is not a solution, it just make the difference between a blurred picture and a picture I can sell.

Sharp from f2.0 and it's a perfect allround lens in low-light situations

Ca can be a 'problem' at f1.4 its a litle soft

The Nikon 50mm 1.4 is a great lens. It's focus accuracy in very low light is unparalleled. It is razor sharp from F2 and up. At 1.4 the image are good but not super sharp like most 50mm prime lenses. There is a slight bit of distortion. The colour and contrast are also very good.

Great lens. If your just starting out as a photographer like myself, the bokeh is awesome with this. I used it on a D60, the bokeh was O.K., just turn it to landscape to get the f/1.4 and it was very good then...I put it onto my D3100 & it was the BEST! Right on auto it was f/1.4.

Bokeh; Macro; Portraits

Pricey

Overall, this is a fantastic all-round lens particularly for portraits

Wide Aperture; Cheap (for a lens); Compact; Light

Glow around subject begins to appear around subjects when at a very wide apearture

I recently bought this lens to go on my Nikon D700 the results are brilliant it also works well on my Nikon d300 a great portrait lens and the 1.4 is great in low light if you can afford it get it

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