The pictures below illustrate the angles of view on FX (35mm full frame) and DX camera bodies:

Excellent image quality when stopped down; Essentially no lateral chromatic aberration

Distinctly soft at wider apertures; Bokeh chromatic aberration; most visible at wide apertures; Broad blue-coloured halation at wide apertures; Vignetting at wide apertures on full frame (essentially disappears by F2.8

In addition to backwards compatibility with AI models of the past, what else does this fast yet affordable prime offer? Find out in the AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D review

Bargain price

Non-IF focusing

While I hope to create a full Nikon 50mm f/1.4D AF Lens evaluation, my first priority is to include results from this lens in the lens comparison tools. This page currently exists because it is required by the database and content management systems for the posting of those standard test results.

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Handling and features This standard 50mm prime lens is a popular used buy, but still available new for a reasonable discount over Nikon's latest 50mm f/1.4G. New it can be picked up for around ￡240, or ￡150 or less if buying used.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D is one of two 50mm primes that Nikon currently offers in its modern lineup. The second 50mm prime is the slightly slower Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D. The current version of the 50mm f/1.4D was first released in 1995, replacing the fully manual version of Nikon Nikkor 50mm...

I purchased this lens from B&H twelve years ago and it is still one of my favorite primes. It is light weight, tough build and still in mint condition. It sustained a 10+ ft drop from a bridge during one of my trip to Yosemite national park. It takes amazing low light pictures with beautiful bokeh.

Needed a fast prime lens for my FX and this one works great. It's compact and lightweight and fits in your pocket, so if you need the extra speed and the convenience of easy carry, get this lens.

Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight; Many Nikkon Lenses; Nice Bokeh; Nikon Dx; Nikon Fx; Strong Construction

I purchased this lens new. It was very soft from wide open to F8. Usable from 11 to 16. Maybe I had a bad copy but this was the worst Nikon lens I ever owned. Returned it within days. This copy was made in China. I don't know if that makes a difference in the build/optical quality.

has an aperture ring

soft; soft soft

This is a lens for those who appreciate a classic standard focal length prime that uses the timeless seven element in six groups planar optical formulation. Every major manufacturer from Zeiss, to Olympus, to Yashica (RIP), to Pentax, to Minolta to Canon, to Sigma has made nearly an identical lens...