Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras by Nikon
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Digital camera reviews of Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Digital camera Review: AWESOME!
Summary: 5 Stars
Not only is the product exactly as described, this vendor offered the lowest price AND delivered 8 days EARLY!!!
I recommend the vendor, and product to any Nikon photographer.
Digital camera Review: AWESOME!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
AWESOME!!! Have used it for about an hour on D7000 and pics are great! Will update after more use. Initial impression is this thing is a beast!!!Digital camera Review: Absolutely the best
Summary: 5 Stars
I am just starting with digital SLR and this is the best lens in my tool kit. My D70 came with 55mm and 70-300mm but this one tops off both of them in clarity and speed. It is so small that I started carrying my camera almost everywhere.
Only problem with this lens is zoom. I find myself moving back and forth to get the right frame.
Definitely, recommends.
Digital camera Review: Affordable secret weapon for great low-light, indoor photos.
Summary: 5 Stars
For indoor, low-light pictures, this lens is wonderful. I generally shoot it wide open (f/1.8) on aperture priority and Auto ISO on my D70. I shoot a lot of pictures in my church's basement (I work with our youth group). This lens makes pictures there that my 18-70 kit lens simply can't get, because this lens lets in more than six times as much light. (4.5/1.8 = 2.5, squared = 6.25). In a low-light situation where the kit zoom will only shoot at 1/8 second, this 50mm will shoot at 1/50th. That's the difference between a sharp picture and a blurry one, if you're shooting handheld. I haven't done any quantitative sharpness testing vs. my other lenses, but I'll just say that I get a higher percentage of indoor 'keepers' with this lens.
If you're new to DSLRs, you might be hesitant to try a fixed-focal-length ("prime") lens. Don't be. Your legs work great as a very cost-effective zoom mechanism, and you'd have to pay a lot more for a zoom lens that is fast enough to be sharp in the situations where this simple inexpensive lens excels. On a DX-format camera (i.e. most Nikon DSLRs), the effective focal length of this lens is about 75mm...perfect for portraits and very useful when shooting people indoors.
One important caveat: this lens will not autofocus on a D40, D40x, or D60. It would still be a great lens on those cameras, but focusing manually only. If you want a fast prime that autofocuses on the D40/40x/60, you'll want an AF-S lens, probably either the 35mm 1.8 or the 50mm 1.4.
Last thing: unless you really know what you're doing, your indoor flash photography probably looks lousy. Mine does. Lose the flash and get fast glass!
Digital camera Review: After several months of use: excellent -superb !!!
Summary: 4 Stars
Hi: this is a really good lens, I got sharp pictures of waterfalls that looked very nice. The depth of field you can attain is significant, and you can create many artistic effects with this feature. In my Nikon D90 works fine, with autofocus. At 50mm in D90 it is actually 75mm, so not wide angle, and you need forward and backward yourself to frame your subject. It is fast and light, incredible light ! It needs a photographer backside, of course :-) !
Update December 2009: After several months I can say the lens is superb in quality, especially for portraits, it is sharp, fast, indoors and outdoors, excellent.