Nikon 85mm f/1.8 Review

“An oustanding portrait lens for both film and DSLR”

A exceptional portrait lens for both digital and film, the Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D is usably sharp wide open and tack sharp by the time you stop down even just a bit. Relatively small and very light, it feels just right in my hand. Steve McCurry is one [...]

Nikkor 85 f1.8 Review

“The Perfect Portrait Lens”

I have used Nikkor lenses for almost 40 years. I have 6 in my bag right now. This is the best lens I have ever used. It is better than the 105 f2.5, and that should say it all. Fast focus, perfect color, contrast, and razor sharp. The 85 mm focal length [...]

Nikon 85 mm Review

“Amazing lens”

I’ll piggy-back on others by saying this lens is tack-sharp! Unlike others, I find the bokeh to be average to poor. Another issue is the Chromatic Abrasion (purple fringing around the edges when shooting a light subject with a very contrasting background) at f1.8. Stopped down to f2.2 or using an ISO above 200 [...]

Nikon AF 85 Review

“What you are looking through”

The apperature opens about the size of a silver dolar.
This is another lens that I bought to substitute the 18-70mm lens that I had for a year. For about the same price you can ditch the 18-70mm middle of the road lens and pick up the 50mm 1.8/f and this 85mm [...]

Nikon 85mm Prime Lens Review

“Great bokeh from a great lens”

This is a great lens for the price you are paying. The 85mm f/1.8 is about 3 times the price (I don’t own it so I cannot compare apart from the specifications), and gives you about 2/3 more stops of light. This lens has 9 aperture blades, which gives a [...]