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Nikon 85mm f/1.8D Auto Focus Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras - Fixed

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Brand Nikon
Focal Length Description 85 mm
Lens Type Telephoto
Compatible Mountings Nikon F (FX)
Camera Lens Description 85 millimetres

About this item

  • Lens not zoomable
  • Portable medium telephoto lens that is ideal for indoor and outdoor portraits
  • Rear Focusing system for fast and smooth optical performance
  • Subtle blurring of background for beautifully natural and evocative portraits
  • High-speed f1.8 aperture
  • Compact and lightweight at 13.2 ounces
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Customer Ratings
Auto focus
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Picture quality
4.5
4.8
4.4
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Quality of material
4.3
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For portrait photography
4.7
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Durability
4.7
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lens type
Telephoto
Telephoto
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
compatible mountings
Nikon F (FX)
Nikon F (FX)
Nikon F
Nikon F (FX)
Nikon F (DX)
Nikon F (FX)
lens design
Prime
Prime
Prime
Prime
Prime
Prime
focus type
Auto Focus
Ultrasonic
Auto Focus
Screw drive from camera
Auto Focus
Ultrasonic
minimum focal length
85 millimeters
85 millimeters
85 millimeters
50 millimeters
35 millimeters
50 millimeters
max focal length
85 millimeters
85 millimeters
85 millimeters
50 millimeters
35 millimeters
50 millimeters

Product Description

Product Description

85mm lens for Nikon SLR cameras

From the Manufacturer

Lens-making is an art--Nikon artisans craft Nikkor optics from the finest materials, taking pride in adding their intellect and technique to bring the world's finest lenses to life. They push the leading edge of lens-making in their effort to provide the "glass" that makes the world's greatest pictures.

AF Nikkor lenses work with Nikon SLRs for optimal performance, even the very latest. The Nikon 85mm f1.8D AF Nikkor is a compact and portable medium telephoto lens ideal for indoor or outdoor portraits. An excellent choice for your first telephoto lens, it features subtle blurring of background for beautifully natural and evocative portraits, Rear Focusing system for fast and smooth optical performance, and weighs 13.2 ounces.

Nikon Super Integrated Coating ensures exceptional performance
To enhance the performance of its optical lens elements, Nikon employs an exclusive multilayer lens coating that helps reduce ghost and flare to a negligible level. Nikon Super Integrated Coating achieves a number of objectives, including minimized reflection in the wider wavelength range and superior color balance and reproduction. Nikon Super Integrated Coating is especially effective for lenses with a large number of elements, like our Zoom-Nikkors. Also, Nikon's multilayer coating process is tailored to the design of each particular lens. The number of coatings applied to each lens element is carefully calculated to match the lens type and glass used, and also to assure the uniform color balance that characterizes Nikkor lenses. This results in lenses that meet much higher standards than the rest of the industry.

Rear Focusing
With Nikon's Rear Focusing (RF) system, all the lens elements are divided into specific lens groups, with only the rear lens group moving for focusing. This makes autofocusing operation smoother and faster.

Distance information
D-type and G-type Nikkors relay subject-to-camera distance information to AF Nikon camera bodies. This then makes possible advances like 3D Matrix Metering and 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash. Note: D-type and G-type Nikkors provide distance information to the following cameras: Auto exposure; F6, F5, F100, F90X, F80, F75, F70, F65, F60, F55, F50, Pronea S, Pronea 600i, D2 series, D1 series, D100, and D70s/D70. Flash control; F6, F5, F100, F90X, F80, F75, F70, D2 series, D1 series, D100, and D70s/D70 cameras.

What's in the Box:
Lens, 62mm snap-on front lens cap, rear lens cap LF-1, screw-in hood HN-23.

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Customer reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
220 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, sharpness, and value of the lens. They mention that it takes beautiful pictures, is awesome for portraits, and is well constructed. Some appreciate the bokeh. Overall, most are happy with performance, and speed. However, some customers disagree on the price.

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37 customers mention37 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the lens. They mention that it is a great piece of glass, a good portrait lens, and works just great. Some say that the lens is soft wide open, but it works just fine. Overall, customers are happy with the results and recommend the lens to others.

"If you cannot afford or do not need the 85mm 1.4 this is a great piece of glass, typical high quality Nikkor...." Read more

"...I have 6 in my bag right now. This is the best lens I have ever used. It is better than the 105 f2.5, and that should say it all...." Read more

"very great bokeh, lens was clean and rotates very smoothly" Read more

"...On my D90, this lens is awesome -- razor sharp with professional-looking bokeh...." Read more

30 customers mention27 positive3 negative

Customers are satisfied with the image quality of the lens. They mention that it takes beautiful pictures, is awesome for portraits, and has incredible image quality. Some say that the lens is good for closeup shots of flowers and is great for outdoor portraits. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

"...Used it in a couple of photo shoots and the color rendition is excellent, sharp as a tack from f2.8 to f11, very good at f1.8 with some purple color..." Read more

"...Fast focus, perfect color, contrast, and razor sharp...." Read more

"Great prime lens. Not too heavy or too bulky and produces some great photos with creamy bokeh and sharp focus where needed...." Read more

"...Overall I have gotten some very beautiful and artistic shots, but most of these shots are still life, not many portraits...." Read more

25 customers mention25 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the lens. They mention that it is a great lens with perfect bokeh. The bokh is rich and buttery, and it produces professional-looking boking effects.

"...or do not need the 85mm 1.4 this is a great piece of glass, typical high quality Nikkor...." Read more

"...find that shots taken with my 85mm look totally different -- the bokeh is so rich that the harsh background shadows otherwise captured with lesser..." Read more

"...Not too heavy or too bulky and produces some great photos with creamy bokeh and sharp focus where needed...." Read more

"...It runs for about $350-425 used and produces nice bokeh...." Read more

18 customers mention18 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the sharpness of the lens. They mention that it is razor sharp at f8 and gets sharper when stopped down. The lens is a great choice for portraits and produces high-quality images with creamy bokeh.

"...in a couple of photo shoots and the color rendition is excellent, sharp as a tack from f2.8 to f11, very good at f1.8 with some purple color..." Read more

"...Fast focus, perfect color, contrast, and razor sharp...." Read more

"...On my D90, this lens is awesome -- razor sharp with professional-looking bokeh...." Read more

"...bulky and produces some great photos with creamy bokeh and sharp focus where needed...." Read more

17 customers mention14 positive3 negative

Customers like the value of the camera lens. They mention it's a great item for the price, delivers spot on, and is a fantastic prime.

"...But overall, this is a great lens for the price. Flawless optical quality." Read more

"...want to have a lens thats sharp, fast and produces nice bokeh AND affordable, look no further!..." Read more

"...These clarity and depth of field is wonderful!! Great price!" Read more

"I love this prime lens! It was affordable and did exactly what I wanted...." Read more

14 customers mention14 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the lens. They mention that it works well in low light conditions, produces excellent bokeh, and is a solid performer on any Nikon. Some say that the lens is pleased with the results and quality. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

"...color rendition is excellent, sharp as a tack from f2.8 to f11, very good at f1.8 with some purple color fringing and CA in some lighting conditions...." Read more

"...with this lens to make sure I am controling the f stop, the results are amazing, even wide open...." Read more

"This is a solid performer on any Nikon, although the old-school screw-drive AF system will render it less useful on less compatible models...." Read more

"...So I ordered this 85mm 1.8D lens and couldn't be happier. It handles the light well and gives me stunningly sharp photos...." Read more

9 customers mention9 positive0 negative

Customers like the speed of the camera lenses. They mention it's very fast by hand, and easy to do manually. Some say that the lens is a good focal length for portraits, and is fast at f1.8.

"...Quick enough focusing, easy to do manually too. A bit soft at F1.8 (has to be expected), but extremely sharp by f4.0...." Read more

"...DX DSLR is 7200 where you will have autofocus mode.. But it is very fast by hand.. The ratio of sharp shots are very high even with my not great..." Read more

"...Having said that if you simply want to have a lens thats sharp, fast and produces nice bokeh AND affordable, look no further!..." Read more

"...Very fast autofocus, very sharp." Read more

15 customers mention5 positive10 negative

Customers are mixed about the autofocus of the lens. Some mention that it focuses fast and accurate on a D90, while others say that it's a hit and miss. The mechanical autofocus uses the camera's motor rather than having its own, and is very noisy. That said, some say that the lens won't let them zoom in for close-up head shots, and that the auto focus is not the silent wave motion type.

"...Sure, the lens won't let you zoom in for close-up head shots, but a good photo editor can do wonders." Read more

"...It focus fast and accurate on a D90 (won't work on D60, D50 and D40, only focus with on body screw) never missed the mark even in low light..." Read more

"...Guesses as to what the problem might be? The mechanical auto-focus, i.e., it uses the camera's motor vs. having it's own...." Read more

"...starts... will give it 4 because of the price..... 3because of the focusing issue" Read more

Sharp portrait lens, perfect bokeh.
4 Stars
Sharp portrait lens, perfect bokeh.
Over all, This is a fantastic lens with beautiful clarity and sharpness and super perfect bokeh. It is by far the sharpest lens I own. I bought it for my D80 and it worked perfectly. However, shortly after I bought a D3300, and didnt think about the fact that this lens would not work with it. Im still not sure why the 5000 and 3000 series cameras do not have an AF motor. I had been under the impression this lens worked across the board on all the nikon dslrs. However, it does still work, you just have to focus manually. It is a great portrait lens. The depth of field is pretty limited, so you can not be too close to your subject. That makes it great for outdoor portraits or shooting in a big studio with lots of room. not good for anything even remotely related to macro, but you probably wouldn't be looking at this lens for that anyway! Im definitely glad I bought it. Im going to attach a pic that represents the awesome bokeh you can achieve with this lens.
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