Nikon AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D

Pros: Superb optics, Compact size, cheap!

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: For the best optics with a bargain price, this lens is hard to beat.

Review: Nowadays, when zooms are the norms, a fixed-focal-length lens is often overlooked. At a price of well under $100, this AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 can knock all the variable aperture zooms (particularly in the range 35-70mm, 28-80mm, 28-70mm) off their...

Pros: Sharp, fast, low cost, small and light

Cons: You can't brag about how it cost 800 bucks.

Review: For 99 dollars what can you say to a 50mm lens that is fast and may be as sharp or even sharper than other Nikon lenses costing over 1000.00??? How about THANKS!? I also have the 18-70 and 28-200, but when I photograph my son I often use the 50mm...

Pros: price, small size, low weight, useful lens

Cons: watch for that shallow depth of field at wide apertures!

The Bottom Line: At that price, you'd be crazy not to try this out!

Review: Considered by many film photographers to be an essential tool in any camera bag, 50mm lenses have always seemed to have a good reputation and the Nikon 50mm 1.8D AF is a fine addition to that line up.

In the world of digital, the old style...

Pros: INEXPENSIVE & RAZOR SHARP

Cons: HOW COULD THERE BE ANY

Review: I am a NIKON user & have a few lenses in my kit. The NIKON A/F 50 mm 1.8 is the sharpest of all& i have what i consider some very good lenses.
Compared to my 80-200 2.8, & 24 2.8 this inexpensive little lens is what i use when sharpness is my...

Pros: Practical, inexpensive, great lens, many uses, general use

Cons: none that i am aware of.

Review: I got this lens a couple of weeks ago and am very happy with it. The bokeh is wonderful. Pictures are very crisp and sharp. Nice fast lens to have around.

Pros: Best Lens, Cheap

Cons: NONE

Review: The Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AF Nikkor is the best 50mm lens in the market today. Period. This isn't just me saying this. The following is a quote from photo.net: "Amateur Photographer, an English magazine, tested every 50mm lens on the market in May 1991...

Pros: Excellent price.

Cons: Questionable, made in China assembly quality (?)

Review: When I took my new 50mm 1.8 out of the box, I was surprised that it was made in China. First, I thought that Nikon quality assurance would resolve any issues. When I was mounting the lens, I noticed though that the fitting is very tied compared to...

Pros: Very sharp throughout its range, fast focus, inexpensive, compact, light, reasonably durable.

Cons: Manual focus ring and aperture ring are poorly dampened. Otherwise, no cons for the price.

The Bottom Line: Thanks to the 1.5X crop factor of Nikon digital SLRs, this lens has come alive for me again - razor sharp, fast, light, compact, very inexpensive.

Review: Introduction

Nikon and Canon have long offered a fast 50mmm lens. Over the years, these have been available as manual focus lenses, autofocus lenses, and with apertures as wide as f/1.2. Nikon's 50mm f/1.8D AF has long been...

Pros: Sharp, compact, value priced.

Cons: A little late.

The Bottom Line: A great 'normal' lens that will give you sharp prints at little cost.

Review: The Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm 1.8D is the replacement for the Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm 1.8 that has been in production since 1985. Anybody that is familiar with Nikon lenses knows that Nikon's 'D' lenses (the 'D' stands for Distance, this means the lens...

Pros: Image quality, portability, cost, ease of use, speed.

Cons: none.

The Bottom Line: Highly recommended if you want to see what your camera can really do. Bad news for anyone on a budget as it will make you desire the expensive, fast, primes!

Review: This is a must have lens. The lens can be had for around $100, and I've yet to see any Nikon lens that can produce similar image quality, for anywhere near this price. Most DSLR beginners will end up with slow zoom lenses that will handicap even the...