Nikon AF 85mm f/1.4D IF Lens

Pros: Very fast Maximum Aperture (F1.4), excellent “Bokeh” the Perfect portrait/travel/photojournalism lens
Cons: Heavy, uses 77mm Filters, Expensive

Nikon’s Nikkor 85/1.4D AF IF lens harkens back to another era, a time before television became ubiquitous and news was measured in sound bites and “photo ops”
When men and women with nothing but a camera and a reporter’s notebook traveled to...

Pros: Sharpness wide open, color, bokeh, manual focus, construction
Cons: Price (only until you see the results), filter size makes them expensive

I've always loved wide aperture lens for I personally prefer available light photography. When I started photographing, 3 decades ago, I didn't have a camera... So I used what I could borrow from friends or their fathers. I shot with many Nikkors, ...

Pros: Incredible sharpness + softness effects, bokeh, build quality, speed, low light abilities, deeeep contrast...
Cons: Maybe the price but it's justified, maybe the AF noise but I don't care...

I'll try to do my best because my english sucks, so please read this review with Peter Sellers' accent from the 'Pink Panther' in your head , and I'm sure it will help you understand better what I mean... 1 - Sharpness : excellent at all times, ...

Pros: Excellent image quality. Build quality. Great focal length for DX and FX alike. Bokeh king.
Cons: Pricey. Your camera body needs a drive motor for the lens.

I own some pretty nice Nikon lenses, including the best bang-for-the-buck 50mm 1.8, the 105mm VR and the respectable 18-70mm kit lens. However, the lens most often found on my camera is the 85mm f/1.4. My favorite images of my son were taken using this ...