Very nice 85 1.8 prime lens at a great price (versus the 85 1.4 which is much much costlier). Does really well with portraits in all types of lighting. Have also used it for various outdoor applications as well as food photography which comes out very crisp and having the 1.8 aperture makes food...

Over all, This is a fantastic lens with beautiful clarity and sharpness and super perfect bokeh. It is by far the sharpest lens I own. I bought it for my D80 and it worked perfectly. However, shortly after I bought a D3300, and didnt think about the fact that this lens would not work with it.

I love this lens, debated for a bit whether to get the 1.4. but after buying this one I have no regrets. Since I rarely shoot wide open, the 1.4 did not seem to make sense. The lens is very sharp and feels well built.

small light; sharp; good price

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If you've shot film you probably have one of these in your bag or at least its little brother the 50

Small, light & Powerful Excellent for all types of photography

Seriously None that I can think of..

I wanted to take my own pictures at my 2 daughters gymnastics competitions. Most gyms have very poor lighting and flash is not allowed. My Nikon f/4.5 zoom lens gave me decent pictures at max ISO with exposure compensated to +5.0 from my D90 but I needed faster shutter speed to get rid of slight...

Fast / accurate auto-focus; Great Range; Lightweight

This lens, I like. I like a lot. Photozone did a lab test on this lens and the 1.4D. This lens outperforms the 1.4D in distortion, resolution, chromatic abberations and vignetting from each of their respective widest openings to F11. Check it out.

Sharpness, Contrast, Weight and a Fast lens; What more

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Excellent shallow depth of field at full open aperture. Very Sharp. Better value and I suspect higher quality of construction than latest version but only consider if your camera can drive the focus system for autofocus. Very impressed with this lens. Good optical quality and solid construction.

Strong Construction

No bayonet for lens hood

I got a Nikon D200 in 2007, with a 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 kit lens. I had decided to take photos of live music, mainly rock bands as I had access to my local venue. However, it soon become apparent that although the 18-135mm lens is a good lens, it didn''t let in enough light, especially when fully...

great in dim light wonderful if you don''t want to use a flash fantastic price takes great portrait shots

Nothing really

One of Nikons best lenses also for digital cameras 800D but keep aperture not higher than 5.6-8. It is mechanically much better than its plastic successor and almost as good optically.

Crutchfield has collected 2 user reviews for this product with an average rating of 5.0 out of 5 stars. The most recent reviewer said, "One stellar fact about this lens is that it's T-stop value is t/1.8.