I love this lens! It is so worth the price! You're actually getting a deal with this lens. Although I wanted to purchase 50mm f1.4g, this was more in budget and many places stated that this lens is slightly sharper until stopped down, then they are both about the same.

I felt somewhat obligated to enter a review, as the only quick review of two stars seemed a bit unfair. But, in all fairness, I've only had this lens for about 24 hours, so take this for what it's worth. I've used the 1.8 D for a couple years and was generally satisfied with it.

Build; AF speed; Improved optics wide open; silent af; auto/manual override; great bokeh

1 stop loss on the high end

many say its there go to lens for portraits. I love the sharp photo's this 50mm lens shoots. The lens was delivered two days sooner than posted at the time of purchase, so hats off to buy direct & save! Just in time for mothers day too... good job.

This lens is my go to lens for everything, it's great!

Easy To Use; Lightweight; Reliable

Excellent sharp lens, I use this on my crop censor and my f80 film camera for all occasions but mainly street photography along side the 35mm 1.8g which I also highly recommend! This lens is sharper than the 1.4g across the whole frame save a few pounds and buy this you won't regret it!

Easy To Use; Fast; Improves Product Function; Lightweight; Sharp

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Lovely prime lens. I've been using on a Nikon D7100 and results are crisp images at all apertures. Now using on a secondhand D810 and equally as good. I also own a Tokina 100mm AT-X Macro which is equally as good as Nikon. I don't see the need to go for a F1.4.

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.

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.