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from auction Summary: This is a lens I've never felt comfortable with. It's sharp, bulk and heavy (I like this quality for stability with my F2s). Built quality is Nikkor top. Love its grip and balance with my Nikons.
I like to shoot wide open and although this lens is sharp this way it's not THAT sharp. I mean you must use a tripod or shoot more on the fast speeds side to experience the sharpness it can bring. A slight handshake will kill sharpness wide open thanks to its very shallow depth of field. It seems it was not designed to be used mostly wide open, but to allow shooting under available light. Well, to shoot at 1/15 using a tripod you can use ANY lens... Since this lens is more a telephoto than the 85mm I believe that's why slight shakes affect more the results.
Due to this characteristics I'm selling mine and bought a Nikkor AF 85mm 1.4D. What a difference. This one's sharper wide open and its bokeh is much better. It was designed to be used this way and the difference really shows. This is the lens to be had if you want to do portraits or shoot a lot anything under available light. Strengths: Built quality, grip, fast, sharp Weaknesses: Too "tele" for slow speed handheld wide open shooting which requires, at least, the use of a monopod for really sharp images Similar Products Used: Nikkor AF 85mm 1.4D
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