Clearly my go-to lens to achieve the true Pinnacle of Portraiture! Sharpness and beauty unsurpassed. Rugged yet easy handling. Perfectly balanced on a Nikon D850. Wish I would have had it long ago! Highly Recommend!

I have 85mm 1.4G, Sigma 50 Art and rented 58G. This 105E has better boke than those Nikons and as almost sharp as the Sigma 50 Art at its largest aperture. BTW, Sigma has horrid boke and bad rendering, especially body of water or wavy back ground patterns but it's sharper lens.

Smooth and sometime funky swirly Boke, Sharp at 1.4, almost no CA, relatively small size, lens produce addictive photos; Best Modern Boke Lens

Must compromise the Longer FOV than 85G and 58G for better boke and subject separation; Made in China, lens gives a bit when mounted, relatively pricey; Front cap has grayish finish instead of black; Pouch seems thinner and cheaper than earlier pouches.

I purchased this lens with the intention of getting a prime lens that could achieve gorgeous detail and bokeh. It's a beautiful lens but I found that the listing of "Macro" on Nikon's website is misleading. There is nothing I would consider "Macro" about this lens.

What can I say that hasn't been said about this lens Let's see, it is the world's fastest 105mm lens that takes fantastic portraits, with very, very soft backgrounds and beautiful bokeh. It is also worth noting that this lens is aimed primarily at portrait photography.

This is just an initial thoughts video of the Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED. I have only had the lens for a few days and not used it a great deal but having been a photographer for a number of years, generally I have a bit of knowledge in this area.

good product.

There's no more iconic focal length in Nikon folklore than 105mm. I remember the day in the 1980s when I purchased the legendary Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 lens (at prices that seem ridiculously low these days) from Denver's Robert Waxman Camera and thought I'd finally made it.

Although the 85mm f/1.4 lens is traditionally the iconic portrait optic for full frame cameras, many users have preferred something longer. The 135mm is also traditional, but perhaps a little too long to foster a close connection with the subject.

The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED is an eye-wateringly expensive short telephoto prime lens that delivers amazing image quality. Shooting wide-open at f/1.4 on a full-frame camera like the D810 allows you to easily separate the subject from the background, and although the sharpness isn't quite...

SLRgear Review October 17, 2016 by Andrew Alexander Updates: 10/12/2016: Shooting with the Nikon 105mm f/1.4E & Gallery One of the most eagerly-anticipated Nikkor lenses of 2016, the Nikon 105mm ?'/1.4E ED was announced in the summer of 2016 and hit store shelves in the fall.