This lens instantly makes your photo's better whatever your level of ability. I have only recently started getting more serious about photography, having bought a DSLR as an upgrade from my bridge camera, and this lens makes even shots from an amateur look like they have been taken by a pro.

It's often said by many pro's of the photography world that it's okay if you use a basic body as long as you pair it up with a good glass. And this lens does justice to that statement.

The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G ($219.95 direct) is a modern take on the classic 50mm focal length. It's a compact lens that provides a standard-angle field of view when used with a full-frame body like the Nikon D4 .

Get super sharp pictures with this new 50mm lens from Nikon.

Sharp pictures; great ergonomics

Slightly heavier; barrel distortion

Excellent lens for portraits and close up photos. It has very good build quality. All images looks awesome. But for landscapes it is not perfect lens because has very short angle about 33 degrees wide. Good price.

This lens is incredibly sharp and with the f 1.8 aperture, gives you a narrow d.o.f. Works great with my D3400, even though it's a crop sensor camera. I highly recommend this lens for anybody at any experience level.

I followed the Dell customer review suggestion on this lens and the purchase was well beyond my expectations. At 50mm the DX format conversion equals a focal range of 75mm standard and clarity on the G series is much sharper than I could ever imagine!

"I recomend this lens as a fist purchase for anyone making the jump from cropped to full frame photography. This is an FX lens so if you are rocking a cropped DX sensor then this is a great portrait lens although there are better DX portrait lenses for less money.

Small, compact lens with high resolving power. Excellent value compared to the other 50mm Nikon lens. The Special Edition get rid of the gold print and introduce a silver ring. Optical characteristics are exactly the same only the shell is changing.

The focus ring is smooth, the images are sharp and most of all the price is right. Would highly recommend