Pros & Cons
Cons
Manual focus ring is jittery and not smooth at all making it impossible to achieve focal clarity. Sending it straight back. Error 'incompatible lens' generated on camera.
Highlights
Quality
Currently using it with a d7200 gives great quality images
Good bokeh and shoots well in low light
It takes crisp sharp images even when the subject is in motion
It may not have vibration reduction but neither did any of my lenses in the days of film
Price
What an amazingly sharp lens for such a low price
Fantastic value for money and the f1
Cheap and cheerful nikon version of the nifty fifty
Depth of field and bokeh you absolutely cannot match for the price
Shipping
At the time of purchasing this lens i had just traded in my crop sensor camera and lenses to get my first full frame camera nikon d610
Buyer honoured all agreements shipped on time and arrived on time
Competitiveness
As an ab comparison however the pentax 50mm prime seems to be in a different league
Ive also seen a reluctance to focus well on lowcontrast scenes when the pentax has not had any problem and my weatherproof fuji... Read More
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Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I no longer take this off my camera
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
On some cameras will only manual focus
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Your camera will need to have its own drive motor built in
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Fast focusing definitely not silent lens
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Depth of field and bokeh you absolutely cannot match for the price
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Shops have been collected for a long time but it is the first time to start
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It should be said that is good
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I cant use auto focus only manual after releasing aperture lock switchit works on cropped d