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Customer Reviews for Nikon AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
Nikon AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
This compact and fast, f/1.8 lens is versatile and perfect for travel and portrait pictures as well as general photography.
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130 out of 131(99%)customers recommend this product.
Customer Reviews for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
Review 1 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
MissiSue1
Location Grand Blanc, mi
Age 25-34
Favorite Subject Family & Friends
Nikon Family 11-20 years
Experience More than a year
Role Semi-professional photographer
This is the best lens ever. I use it for everything and have had the most amazing results. So sharp. Takes the most beautiful shots of eyes and sleeping babies. Love it and recommend it to everyone.
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-10points
Review 2 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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A Must Have!!!
PostedApril 16, 2012
tklboi
Age 45-54
Favorite Subject Portrait
Nikon Family 2-5 years
Experience Less than a month
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
Just received this lens last week - my first prime lens purchase. My cat was the only one available to pose and the shots I took were awesome. Incredibly sharp, light, fast and the price cannot be beat. I ran the image through Nik Software's Define 2.0 program and there was hardly any noise, something that cannot be said for the 18-105 that came with my D90 kit. I purchased mine for $129 from Amazon and am thrilled.
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+1point
Review 3 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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You should already own this lens.
PostedMarch 28, 2012
Michael
Location Indianapolis, IN, USA
Age 18-24
Favorite Subject Travel
Nikon Family 6-10 years
Experience 1-3 months
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
This lens is about as close to perfection as you can get. It's an incredibly simple piece of machinery that is immensely fun to shoot with. Full frame or crop sensor this lens is marvelous to use. I love using the 50 1.8d on DX as a portrait lens. The overall design is compact and light; so light that I often forget I have it on the body. This lens is tack sharp almost all the time; shooting f/4-f/8 is a dream. Understandably there is some moderate color-fringing when shooting wide open, but the utter lack of distortion and crisp, contrasty images more than makes up for a few minor quirks. Bokeh at 1.8 can be a little chunky, but most of the time it delivers an acceptably smooth depth of field. Simple, thoughtfully executed ergonomics are really a highlight of this lens. Shooting manually with the 50 1.8d is tremendously rewarding, the focus is silky smooth and faultless. The scaling is well marked and easier to read than the window style of other lenses. My only suggestion to Nikon would be to use a slightly higher quality of plastic for the body, though for the price there is little room to complain considering the performance you can get out of it.
For less than 1/10th the price of many professional lenses the 50 1.8d delivers professional images with simple no-nonsense optics. This is a must have lens for your bag.
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+4points
Review 4 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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Nikon's Best Lens Ever.
PostedMarch 1, 2012
blake0596
Location Houston, TX
Age Under 18
Favorite Subject Portrait
Nikon Family 2-5 years
Experience 1-3 months
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
I can easily say that this is the best way I have ever spent $120. I have a Nikon D7000, and after coming from an 18-105mm kit lens, I'd trade this lens ANY day, despite the zoom in the kit lens. Because for $120 you just can't beat it. I haven't had ONE blurry picture, because there isn't one scenario in which it can't succeed. The bokeh is amazing, it has a a circular effect to it unlike Canon's.
If you are wondering if this is the lens for you, IT IS. Because I have used it in every situation, and it's been great. The only thing I would suggest is getting this len's little brother, the 35mm f/1.8. The 50mm of this lens can be a little too far in focal length at some times. But EITHER lens is a great choice, and I'm very happy with it.
If you are wondering if this is the lens for you, IT IS. Because I have used it in every situation, and it's been great. The only thing I would suggest is getting this len's little brother, the 35mm f/1.8. The 50mm of this lens can be a little too far in focal length at some times. But EITHER lens is a great choice, and I'm very happy with it.
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Review 5 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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It;s almost free, it is really great
PostedFebruary 26, 2012
TAYTOUS
Location NY
Age 35-44
Favorite Subject Portrait
Nikon Family 6-10 years
Experience More than a year
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
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+4points
Review 6 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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handy and fast
PostedFebruary 11, 2012
lancerralliart
Location Singapore
Age 18-24
Favorite Subject Nature
Nikon Family 11-20 years
Experience More than a year
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
produces great images and photos have beautiful colors
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+3points
Review 7 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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desert island lens
PostedFebruary 7, 2012
Princeton Snapper
Location Ewing Township, NJ, USA
Age 45-54
Favorite Subject Family & Friends
Nikon Family 6-10 years
Experience More than a year
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
If stranded on a desert island with only one lens, this would be a great choice. I use it far more often than my fancy-shmancy lenses.
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+4points
Review 8 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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Cheap & Fast
PostedFebruary 1, 2012
Coil
Location Marikina City, Philippines
Age 25-34
Favorite Subject Portrait
Nikon Family 0-1 years
Experience 3-6 months
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
For a starter with low budget on hand, this lens will definitely give a decent shots.
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+4points
Review 9 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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Most for your money
PostedOctober 4, 2011
BBRNikon
Location USA, Louisiana
Age 35-44
Favorite Subject Nature
Nikon Family 11-20 years
Experience More than a year
Role Semi-professional photographer
This lens is fast, sharp, and for the cost, of exceptional quality. I have the f/1.4G, but there's really no detectable difference in image quality until you're under very low light. If you don't have a 50mm and need one for general photography or portraiture, it's easily worth the cost...and then some.
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+7points
Review 10 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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Excellent lens..
PostedSeptember 5, 2011
Kewl
Age 25-34
Favorite Subject Family & Friends
Nikon Family 0-1 years
Experience 1-3 months
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
This is an excellent lens to take in a low light situation.
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+2points
Review 11 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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Nikon's Nifty Fifty is amazing!!!
PostedAugust 8, 2011
shadowlands
Location Houston
Age 35-44
Favorite Subject Landscape
Nikon Family 2-5 years
Experience More than a year
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
If you don't already own this lens, you need to go buy it! It's one of the most affordable. It's also one of the sharpest. This lens is an F1.8 for a low price. It's a no-brainer! Excellent in low light. Excellent for portraits. I'll never part with mine!
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+7points
Review 12 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
Overall rating
Great images for the price
PostedJuly 28, 2011
hdelbucc
Age 55-65
Favorite Subject Portrait
Nikon Family 0-1 years
Experience 3-6 months
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
Nice:
- super clean photos
- clean focusing
- nice bokeh
- super clean photos
- clean focusing
- nice bokeh
Not so nice:
- nothing really
- cheap end cap
- nothing really
- cheap end cap
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+4points
Review 13 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
Overall rating
Great Prime Lens for the money
PostedJune 28, 2011
Genzo
Age 25-34
Favorite Subject Portrait
Nikon Family 2-5 years
Experience 3-6 months
Role Professional photographer
I was in the market for a good prime lens but didn't want to spend too much for my first one so I decided to go with this one. At first, I was skeptical as it was cheap, not a AF-S lens, material seems light and cheap, and didn't seem very durable.
It wasn't till I started using it and realized its potential. This is a great lens. Shoots very crisp images with a nice blur effect in the background which helps bring your attention to the subject of the picture. It helps bring out the atmosphere of the subject matter in your photos without losing much of the image and color. It's a great lens during events, especially in a low-light environment and also a great lens for portraits and landscape. With a wide range of F-stops from 1.8 to 22, you have a wide variety of aperture to choose from to adapt to your surroundings. I now mostly use this lens for events and portraits.
The only con I have with this lens is that it's a AF lens and is not compatible with the new D3100/D5100, as well as the D3000 and D5000. I wouldn't recommend this to beginners who are using these new bodies since you have to manually focus your images. I use it on my D3100 and it takes several shots for you to get the focus right. It's also quite noisy when it auto-focuses on a compatible body such as the D90/D7000 and up. I would recommend the new 50mm 1.8G Lens for beginners since that is a AF-S lens and is very quiet when focusing. It's also compatible with all Nikon DSLRs.
Other than those cons, this is a great lens for beginners and professionals alike. I would highly recommend you to pick this up since it's quite affordable and takes excellent pictures.
All of my sample pictures were taken with a D3100 body.
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+21points
Review 14 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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Excellent lens for everyday photography.
PostedJune 23, 2011
roswell
Location TX
Age 35-44
Favorite Subject Family & Friends
Nikon Family 2-5 years
Experience Less than a month
Role Occasional user, memory keeper
Awesome...love it. Specially the blur background effect.
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-4points
Review 15 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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Awesome Focal Stop
PostedJune 21, 2011
ASmith
Location Fort Huachuca, AZ
Age 25-34
Favorite Subject Family & Friends
Nikon Family 2-5 years
Experience Less than a month
Role Occasional user, memory keeper
I used this for my husband's ARMY Softball game and I am of no means a pro. The focal stop allowed for great action pictures. I was able to capture the batter's bat contacting with the ball! I definitely recommend this lense!!! :)
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+2points
Review 16 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
Overall rating
Great Portrait Lens
PostedJune 20, 2011
nervemotion
Location Los Angeles, CA
Age 35-44
Favorite Subject Landscape
Nikon Family 6-10 years
Experience 1-3 months
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
I used this lens on a wedding I shot earlier this month. The bokeh, and sharpness are amazing. This lens autofocuses fast on my D7000. Great quality lens with no distortion. This lens is a keeper.
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-3points
Review 17 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
Overall rating
Great Lens for Great Price
PostedJune 9, 2011
Tigernat
Age 45-54
Favorite Subject Family & Friends
Nikon Family 21+ years
Experience Less than a month
Role Serious passion, hobbyist
Excellent portrait and travel lens for the price. The only drawback is that it does not autofocus - is this the norm for this lens when used with a D7000?
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-2points
Review 18 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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PostedJune 7, 2011
togoo
This is a great lens for portraits. I also like to use extention tubes with it for some real close up work.
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-4points
Review 19 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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Great Lens but must be manual focused on d3100
PostedJune 4, 2011
Joe_19462
Location Plymouth Meeting, PA
Age 55-65
Favorite Subject Family & Friends
Nikon Family 0-1 years
Experience 1-3 months
Role Just getting started with photography
Great lens for low light situations. Lock 22 and the camera will perform all functions except Auto Focus. Lens must be manually focused on the D3100, D5100 cameras and any others that requires AF-S lenses. Great for low light situations. Can even take pictures with only candlelight and with shutter speeds sufficient to hand hold the camera.
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0points
Review 20 for AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
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Wonderful lens!!
PostedMay 31, 2011
ashleyrn
Age 25-34
Favorite Subject Portrait
Nikon Family 2-5 years
Experience Less than a month
Role Semi-professional photographer
I've only had this lens for a few hours now, but I'm already in love with it!! It takes beautiful pictures! I just wish that I would have made this purchase a long time ago!
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