Nikon 85mm 1.8G Review

1 Minute Review of the Nikon 85mm 1.8G Review

Announced with the Nikon D4 on January 6th 2012, the 85mm f/1.8G makes for a nice portrait lens at an affordable price point. It is a moderate improvement over the previous 85mm f/1.8D, which was released in 1994 and had an older autofocus drive that relied on the camera to autofocus. This new 85mm f1/.8G is compatible with all modern Nikon DSLRs and has a built in silent wave motor. Optical improvements are mostly seen in its background bur quality or bokeh. The previous f/1.8 D had poor bokeh and most were tempted to upgrade to the superior 85mm f/1.4D.

Full Written Review:

[cfwongds]

Brian, i like the way u present the lens in such a simple, clear, straight way! basically i know everything about this lens right away. it'd be perfect if u put some sample photos at the end of the video which show the quality of this lens

[briantobey]

Quick review of the Nikon 85mm 1.8G.  It is now down to $400, a great buy for its capabilities.

[Annnnnoooooo]

Hey Brian . Keep it up, I think your channel is so awesome.

[katasiapa]

Is the focus speed really matter for wedding photography?

[markferwerda]

The 85mm f1.4g is at least 3X as expensive as the 1.8g. I recently bought the 1.8g and get razor sharp images with it and great bokeh. This lens has too much reach to be used as a walk-around lens. Use rather the 50mm or 35mm for walk-around. It is a super portrait lens, however. I found the focus speed to be fast.

[ROCKnROLLNGEL]

A fantastic lens, getting great reviews. An not too expensive.

[davegray]

Great video, as always!   Thanks for your efforts :-)