One day, I got fed up with Canon's 50mm f/1.4 lens design. Having had 2 of their lens fail due to issues with autofocus, and the micro usm; I decided to give Nikon a shot. Canon should be ashamed of themselves. This lens is made in china and performs better than theirs which is made in japan.

Consistent Output; Lightweight; Nice Bokeh

Slow Focus

I've had this lense for over 3 weeks and haven't yet taken it off my D7000. This is my first prime lense and I'm finding it to be sharp, fast-focusing and easy to use as I take photos of my granddhildren. I wish I'd purchased it sooner.

Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight; Sharpness

NONE

Basic tools are a necessity in any field of work. Construction workers have circular saws. Painters have primer coats. Mechanics have socket sets. And good photographers have fast, sharp and ideally inexpensive lenses. These are tools good tradesmen require.

I recently bought this lens to go on my Nikon D700 the results are brilliant it also works well on my Nikon d300 a great portrait lens and the 1.4 is great in low light if you can afford it get it

Overall, this is a fantastic all-round lens particularly for portraits

Wide Aperture; Cheap (for a lens); Compact; Light

Glow around subject begins to appear around subjects when at a very wide apearture

Great lens. If your just starting out as a photographer like myself, the bokeh is awesome with this. I used it on a D60, the bokeh was O.K., just turn it to landscape to get the f/1.4 and it was very good then...I put it onto my D3100 & it was the BEST! Right on auto it was f/1.4.

Bokeh; Macro; Portraits

Pricey

The Nikon 50mm 1.4 is a great lens. It's focus accuracy in very low light is unparalleled. It is razor sharp from F2 and up. At 1.4 the image are good but not super sharp like most 50mm prime lenses. There is a slight bit of distortion. The colour and contrast are also very good.

On DX it's my 'bread-and-butter' Queen. And in when flash is not a solution, it just make the difference between a blurred picture and a picture I can sell.

Sharp from f2.0 and it's a perfect allround lens in low-light situations

Ca can be a 'problem' at f1.4 its a litle soft

I love this lens I used it with both my D3100 and D7000 it is a low light champ I'm very happy with this lens it is great for portrait photography and indoor use.

Easy to use; Build quality

"This lens has opened up the door for many opportunities with my photography. This lens was recommended by a henry's employee who inspired me to broaden my horizon with portrait photography. It gives strong depth of field, and simply a unique out-take of the image!"