Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4E ED Telephoto Lens for Nikon F 20064

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I paid full price for this lens and am a seasoned photographer, so Nikon fanboys take note. This lens is good but not great. Wide open it has a lot of distortion and you will see a good deal of chromatic aberration in certain circumstances. Shooting into the light produces nervous or even blotchy bokeh at times. I have used this lens on a D810 as well as a D850 and the results are the same. Keep in mid the lens does NOT have VR, so you will need to keep your shutter speeds high to offset any camera shake. Again, this is a good lens and it has a good color rendition, but it needs to be stopped down to get sharp results. Perhaps my copy is defective, which is possible since Nikon does not make this lens in Japan but rather in China, which is a significant consideration considering the price of this lens. Since the Sigma 105 1.4 Art lens shoots sharper wide open and controls aberration better, I cannot recommend this lens for a professional looking for the ultimate 105mm portrait lens.

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The most amazing pictures are the result of this lens. I use the Z7 and the adapter to use this and it takes stunning photos! Highly recommend!

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Best lens I own. Perfect for portraits and can be shot wide open with no problems. Great complement to my D850.

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Good Device

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If you’re a portrait photographer, than this is the lens you should have. At f/1.4 it’s as sharp as my Nikon 70-200 at f/8.0. No joke… it’s noticeably sharper than my zoom. And the way it renders the image goes beyond mere testing “numbers” on paper. Best investment I’ve made in photography equipment in quite sometime.

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My new favorite glass. Picture quality is spectacular. Cheap it is not, but I love this lens!

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The Nikon 105mm f/1.4 is fantastic for shallow depth of field making dim light look like the middle of the day. The only difference that I see over the 85mm f/1.4 is that the backgrounds are softer with the 105. This is, by far, the absolute lens that I own. Buy it from Best Buy to take advantage of the price matching and rewards.

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I knew this was not a lens for sports rather for portraits. It focuses rather slowly, don’t take my words as I’m a beginner. However, my friends who are more experienced than I am also had the same impression. Hope to get better with it.

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Great lens but too pricy for a second hand,I bough second hand as it said new for $1650 .00The glass is dirty and a lot of dirt inside I think I was rob .

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This is a beast of a lens. Not surprising for a lens this fast. I have been pleased with the clarity of the photos. It works great on by D850.