I've had this lense for over 3 weeks and haven't yet taken it off my D7000. This is my first prime lense and I'm finding it to be sharp, fast-focusing and easy to use as I take photos of my granddhildren. I wish I'd purchased it sooner.

Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight; Sharpness

NONE

One day, I got fed up with Canon's 50mm f/1.4 lens design. Having had 2 of their lens fail due to issues with autofocus, and the micro usm; I decided to give Nikon a shot. Canon should be ashamed of themselves. This lens is made in china and performs better than theirs which is made in japan.

Consistent Output; Lightweight; Nice Bokeh

Slow Focus

Gary Wolstenholme investigates Nikon's latest wide aperture 50mm lens with silent focusing.

Excellent optical quality; Good build quality; Light weight; Good value; Focusing speed lower than previous version; 58mm; size not common for Nikon prime lenses

Excellent optical quality; Good build quality; Light weight; Good value; Focusing speed lower than previous version; 58mm; size not common for Nikon prime lenses

Overall, I think that the new 50mm f/1.4 AF-S is a great little lens, and I'm glad to see that the old AF-D model has finally been replaced. There's a lot to like about the new and improved lens – better image quality all around and lots of small improvements in the overall design.

While I hope to create a full Nikon 50mm f/1.4G AF-S Lens, my first priority is to include results from this lens in the lens comparison tools available on the site. This page currently exists because it is required by the database and content management systems for me to post information and...

Nikon's 50mm lens line up has now received the AF-S treatment. Here Gary Wolstenholme puts this optic to the test.

Excellent optical quality; Good build quality; Light weight; Good value

Focusing speed lower than previous version; 58mm filter size not common for Nikon prime lenses

Having used a number of different platforms for my personal photography, I have found that Nikon and Nikkor lenses are my first choice. For 35mm photography and digital photography as well, it is my opinion that these lenses are unsurpassed in quality, performance, and ease of use.

As our AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 G review discovers, this flagship prime lens from Nikon delivers excellent results in a small and lightweight package.

Quick and quiet AF

Poor retro compatibility

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G is the latest update to the venerable Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D. The Nikon communality has been expecting this lens for quite some time now, considering that the previous version of the lens was introduced in 1995 and has not seen any updates since then.

The G-series lens, however, wins hands-down when it comes to AF speed and quietness, but very occasionally it recorded real-world images that were very slightly less sharp than the others on test here. This is not a serious problem but it was detected on isolated occasions.

Quick and quiet AF

Poor retro compatibility