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A compact and fast lens that is perfect for travel and portrait pictures, as well as general photography / f/1.8D / 50mm / Compatible with 52mm Filters Stops down to f/22 for excellent depth-of-field control more info
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Wondreful portrait lens for price
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
So I have Nikon D5000. AF lenses do NOT focus automatically with this camera so I knew I was going to be using it with manual focus. It is still very difficult to focus at one point when I have the aperture completely “open” – F/1.8 because the depth of field is very narrow. But I learned how to adjust it with light level.
It truly is a wonderful lens at low light level, and generates great “bokeh”. This is the most enjoyable lens I’ve ever owned yet it is also the cheapest. Also this is the fastest lens I’ve ever owned so I am waiting to take pictures of capoeira, Brazilian martial art, with indoor lighting conditions. Again I love this lens.
Great for the price
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This really is a nice lense for the price. Focusing is slightly annoying, but I purchased this just to play around with. Once you’re use to it some amazing shots are soon to follow.
Right Lens
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
For the price of this lens you can’t beat it. I love this lens and I can’t believe what I paid for it. This is something I really feel I got my money’s worth and more!
Great Product
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have love this lens! It is SO affordable and delivers great results. I have had great customer service when purchasing direct from Amazon =)
Outstanding lens.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a high quality prime lens. It has very good performance in low light. The colors it produces are excellent. I use this on a D90 and, yes, it has a tight fit. I feel it will loosen up some with more use. My pictures taken outside are phenominal and portraits are a snap and look professional. The autofocus is fast and fairly quiet. It will take you some getting used to in that you will have to move your feet forward and backward to compose your picture. This should not be an impediment to your enjoyment of this lens. Overall, another quality lens from Nikon at a very good price point.
Best “Value for Money” lens ever. Excellent optics!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
What else to say, people who have used this lens know how awesome this lens is.
Superfast focusing and pictures are extreme sharp. For a bargain price $124 WOW!
Amazing lens for portrait. Renders perfect bokeh. This lens truly deserves 12/10 rating. More value for money compared to 35mm f1.8
Great lens but tight fit?
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Great lens. Awesome picture clarity. Was wondering if others are experiencing this problem but the lens is a really tight fit on my d90.
Wow
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I love this lens. Perfect low aperture lens. I wish it was autofocus, or that the product description would say it is not but i am very happy with this
D-60 Owners STOP CRYING!!!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
You D-40 and D-60 owners need to quit crying because your lens doesn’t auto focus. By a better camera! I have a D-60 AND a D-300. I do my research before I buy a lens for my camera. YOU SHOULD TOO! Don’t think for a second that just because you spent 4-500 on a camera, you’re a photographer who should be entitled to make poor reviews of a truly spectacular lens. Maybe you should go to the Nikon site and find out what lenses are compatible with your camera before you start your search!
I’d like to state for the record, I’m not a photographer. I’m a building inspector who takes aerial photos of buildings and development sites, not to mention my wife and son as well. That makes me a picture-taker. Some picture-takers are a little smarter than others, so I suggest you know what you’re buying before you spend the money on a lens that most pro-photographers have, then call it a sub-standard lens because it didn’t work in your cheap little consumer-marketed camera! Why don’t you see ads for the D-300, D-700, and D3 series? Because Nikon knows people like YOU won’t buy it, and if you did, you’d complain because it didn’t have AUTO settings! (where’s the little moon for my night shots?)
Focus is OK!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
50mm lens is very handy. But it doesn’t focuses well on things sometimes. Most of the times i use it manually.
Camera used – D90.
Worth every cent
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
If you are a serious about photography, this is defn. a must buy. I was a bit hesitant coz this was over $100 but no regrets.
Love how light the lens is.
You can get an AMAZING depth-of-field when the subject is close by. If you have vibrant colour in the background, it looks phenomenal when blurred out.
Since you cannot zoom using this lens, you really have to use your feet, move around, to make sure you are composing the photograph without unwanted elements.
A prime lens is defn. a must buy.
Great lens
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This lens is a nice addition to the lenses I have for my Nikon D200. It is a fast lens, allowing work in low light while still using a shutter speed that allows hand held shots. For this DSLR it is the equivalent to a 75mm lens, so it is a nice lens for portrait work. Photographs with this lens are crisp and sharp.
As everyone says, a great lens
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This has become my default lens of choice on my D-80. It is sharp and works very well in low light. I can’t add much more than what other folks have said in these reviews. I have been very pleased with my purchase!
Love this lens! Definite must for any budding photog.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’m using this with my D60 & have gotten some fantastic shots. It’s wonderful for portraits & landscape-type scenes. Amazing DOF. I’m really happy with the purchase (especially given the price).
shipping was unacceptable, ocular pretty good
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I’ll talk about the shipping first, as I ordered this two day shipping on a Saturday night, thinking it would ship out on Monday and arrive on Wednesday. But no, it shipped out on Wednesday and arrived Friday! As I was planning on leaving town early Friday with my scope and this new eyepiece, I specifically paid for two-day shipping so it would arrive before Friday. But my departure was delayed because of the Friday arrival, and I had to make arrangements with UPS to personally pick it up at their shipping facility. All in all, a lot of hassle after paying significantly extra for two day shipping. When I finally can get hold of somebody at Amazon, I really want my money back for the higher cost of shipping. And I likely will never order from the camera/optical company again despite their positive ratings.
The eyepiece seems to work well, though I was surprised how well some less expensive oculars I own held up to it. That either attests to a the quality of the less expensive oculars or the less than exceptional quality of the tele-vue. I’ve owned tele-vue in the past and was very pleased. Also, the construction and overall feel was rock solid, though oddly enough, if you unscrew the lower barrel, the lens will fall out. I’ve never owned an eyepiece that does this. They give you plenty of warning, but it was odd.
I’m giving it only three stars more as a preliminary evaluation, as I know from experience that eyepieces are best judged over time and across settings and objects viewed.