The Nikon 50mm f/1.8 has many variations, spanning over 50 years since its inception. For many years this lens was on the front of many photojournalists cameras, and has produced many hundreds of world famous images. This review will focus on the 50mm f/1.8D. The"D" denotes this lens is capable of telling the camera body distance information of the subject in focus, which the camera then uses for metering and I-TTL flash calculations. This particular variation of the lens was introduced in early 2002 and continued into late 2007. The 50mm f/1.8 uses Nikons standard F mount, meaning it will fit any Nikon SLR camera made since 1959 sharing this ...  Read the complete review

Have you ever tried a fixed lens? Perhaps you still use the zoom lens that came with your camera? In which case I highly suggest you head down to a local camera store with yours and ask to try a fixed focal length lens on it - one that doesn't zoom. This is the cheapest lens that Nikon sell. The reason for this is that for decades this lens has been mass produced and is simple. As lenses are required to do more things, auto-focus, macro, zoom etc they become more complicated and require more research to improve. So the lens that comes with your camera is the cassette radio of your car, the basic level. Why should this matter to ...  Read the complete review