Excellent lens on the D3, portraits, night/indoor photography. Love the way I can isolate the subject.

Consistent Output; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Nice Bokeh

The classic 85mm f/1.4 – a long-admired and respected lens in any mount, and especially renowned as the Nikon AF-D, introduced in 1995. As part of their recent push to update all their fast primes – and introduce a few new ones – Nikon's new 85mm f/1.4G AF-S with Nano Crystal Coating represents a...

So this is a tough one. There is a lot to like in the new Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.4G. The addition of nano-crystal coating will help to contend with flare issues that were something of an issue with the previous 'D' version of the lens.

Nikon's flagship wide aperture portrait lens receives a facelift, gaining a silent-wave focusing motor and Nano Crystal Coatings to reduce ghosting and flare. Here, Gary Wolstenholme takes a look at how it performs.

Good resolution performance; Beautiful out of focus blur; Excellent build quality; Negligible levels of CA; Good resistance to flare and ghosting

Maybe a touch pricey; but you get what you pay for

A wide aperture short-telephoto lens with a silent focusing motor and Nikon's latest Nano Crystal lens coatings.

Good resolution performance; Beautiful out of focus blur; Excellent build quality; Negligible levels of CA; Good resistance to flare and ghosting; Maybe a touch pricey; but you get what you pay for

Good resolution performance; Beautiful out of focus blur; Excellent build quality; Negligible levels of CA; Good resistance to flare and ghosting; Maybe a touch pricey; but you get what you pay for

While I hope to create a full Nikon 85mm 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...

In preparation for the 2010 Photokina in Cologne, Germany next month, Nikon is announcing three new lenses for their FX and DX-format DSLRs. All three are fairly large lenses that use 77mm filters, which is now standard for higher-end Nikon lenses.