Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens USA

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

Works wonderfully with my D5100. Has SOME trouble auto focusing in low light conditions, but overall this lens produces beautiful photographs and I am very satisfied with my purchase.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

A really fantastic lens.
Pics are great!
This is my first prime lens, so initially I found the inability to zoon in and out a little strange but I soon got used to having to moved closer or further from the subject.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

love the out come of my photos using the lens.
is much better than the other one that I was using

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

This is a great lens for the money. Especially for portraits. It is not a f/1.4 but for the money, this is a fast lens. I think every photographer needs a 50mm prime lens.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

This lens was even better than expected. The glass is very clear and allows for great pictures and sharp focus.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

I shoot mostly portraits and this lens is pretty much a permanent fixture on my Nikond d7000. Great build quality. Very sharp, and fast! I have used this lens at night during a track meet (It wouldn't be my go to lens for such an event but it worked very well in a pinch) If you can get the 1.4 go ahead but, if you have scraped together just enough to get this one, don't feel bad it is worth EVERY penny! ♥

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

I use the lens for protraits of people and animals. Since I use it on a Nikon D5100 the effective focal length is 75mm. This allows me to fill the frame with an animal without getting too close to spook it.
I also use it with Hoya multicoated close-up lens set of +1 +2 +4 as well as a B+W +10 lens

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

It does what I was looking for, but doesn't blow me away. Bokeh is nice, but not the beautiful, creamy effect more expensive glass can produce. Sometimes have to fight with focus for macro. For the price you can't beat this lens.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

Superb at low light conditions and sharpness

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

I bought this lens to provide some better options over the 18-55 lens that came with my D3000. I'm really very pleased with it. I use this primarily at the low F1.8, and the quality of the photos (particularly the buttery blurred backgrounds) are much better and much more interesting than my other lens. My only surprise was how far back I need to step to compose a frame, but it's generally not a big deal.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

This lens is fast F1.8 maximum aperture enables more light which is useful for shooting in low light while keeping shutter speeds high. It allows autofocus on both of my Nikon's DSLR bodies, with this added bonus it allowing me to adjust the focus manually in AF mode if I so desired. This is a great smaller, lighter and cheaper lens that gets the photographs I was missing In conclusion; the lens is an inexpensive, large aperture option for most of my bodies' series of Nikon cameras in my bag. I don't use this lens every day, but it delivering good quality images in moving situations when only in door lighting is available.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

I've owned eight different Nikon F mount "normal" lenses in my 40 years of professional photography, including the original 58mm f1.4 of 1960. They've all been great for their time, but this AF-S G version is the best ever; it's the sharpest and has the best contrast of them all. I use this one mostly as a short portrait lens on DX bodies. It's very good wide open, and bitingly sharp at f4 to f8. Gorgeous for high def video, with very nice bokeh. It's well constructed but very lightweight. And, even though it's more expensive than the D version, it's still an incredible bargain.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

This lens makes you look like a pro. It's perfect for portraits. It's kind of hard to focus sometimes but once you learn how to, you will love it.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

This product was exactly what I was looking for. Affordable, and well working. This lens is everything I need to take great, crisp photos. I would recommend it to many others. Definitely a must have for any photographer.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

Great Lens for the Price.
Once again B&H delivers.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

Great lens for shooting portrait. Set F/Stop to 1.8 to get the background blurred. I think it is a good choice to use this lens to shoot people well in such a low price!

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

I own a Nikon D3100 and was looking for a portrait lens. I settled on this lens, which was, by the way, really difficult to find. But I'm so very glad I did because I love the photos I can capture with it. Really awesome bokeh. I like that you can tweak the focus manually while staying in auto focus mode.
I'm pretty much a newbie, but using this lens outside in the sunlight requires that you really pay attention to your metering because the large aperture lets so much light in. I would totally recommend this lens to anyone looking for a good portrait lens.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

No doubt about it: this lens makes a bad first impression. My unboxing provoked immediate disappointment, because the build and mechanical quality feel so terribly light and cheap. The lens hood is HappyMeal-Toy-thin and flimsy; the focus ring has significant play in either direction before engaging; the lens itself is amazingly light and feels "empty."If, like me, you've purchased the lens as an upgrade to the older 50mm f/1.8D, these initial impressions won't sit well. The[$] "D" feels much better in hand; it's smaller; it uses the more common 52mm filter size instead of the new variant's 58mm; the "D" focuses faster; the "D" has a much better manual focus feel; the "D" has a much more useful focus distance / DOF scale.But in many ways, the first impression and inevitable comparison isn't fair. There's no question that the new "G" has better optics than the lens it replaces--it's a hair sharper wide open; bokeh has softer edges and a less obviously geometric shape. Silent AF-S focusing is terrific for live-view and video, and it'll work on even the smallest bodies. (This lens + D40/60/3000/3100 is a tiny but deeply capable portrait machine!)What's more, I know that the seemingly chinsey, "disposable" plastic build is ultimately *very* durable in the field--much more durable than the "D" style it replaces. If you drop the "G" on its flimsy hood, it'll bounce back into your hand without a scratch. The "G" design doesn't extend or retract beyond the body's form factor with focusing, so there's far less worry about knocking anything out of alignment.And, while folks like me may lament the devolution of focus / DOF scales, poor manual focus feel, and the proliferation of different filter sizes, it's just a fact of changing technology and habits that people don't use focus scales, manual focus, or filters as much as they used to in the film era. So, if you can get over first impressions and you can make peace with lens design following the evolving practices and needs of the art, it's a fine product at a fair price. Otherwise, the old "D", for half the price, is still a wonderful tool, too.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

This Nikor 50mm F1.8 now becomes my most frequent lens for daily shooting of people, potrait, and more.
F1.8 gives you the fast and accurate focus and shoots on even fast moving subjects. And I especially like the great bokeh it gives.
The lens is not too heavy to carry along. It simply becomes a must-lens for me, a semi-pro photographer.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G Lens:

I'm having a lot of fun using this lens. The bokeh is great, it's versatile, and it's an easy transition from the 35mm 1.8 I was using. The focus accuracy seems to be better than the 35mm (I was often focusing behind the subject with that lens). I can't wait to upgrade to full frame and take full advantage of this awesome lens.