21 Awesome Nikon 85Mm 1.8 G Bokeh

bokeh 85mm 1.8g REG Nikon 2201 AF S A highly desirable focal length for portraiture the AF S NIKKOR 85mm f 1 8G from Nikon is a short telephoto prime featuring a bright f 1 8 maximum aperture This design finds balance between a lightweight compact form factor while also being fast enough to effectively control depth of field and suit working in low light bokeh 85mm 1.8g My 85 1 8G has far superior bokeh to any 35mm lens I have ever used So the bokeh on the 35 DX lens is weak relative to the 85 but superior to the Canon 35 f2 according to the photozone de sample I had the 35 DX and I still have the Canon 35L

Re Nikon 85mm 1 8G vs 1 4D Contrast Sharpness Bokeh Side by Side Tests In reply to sting Apr 5 2012 Was shooting aperture priority bokeh 85mm 1.8g resource lenses nikon 85mm f1 8g af s nikkorSLRgear Review March 19 2012 by Andrew Alexander In January 2012 Nikon announced an update to their 85mm 1 8D AF in the form of the 85mm 1 8G AF S 9 5 10 11 btobey nikon 85mm 18g nikon review phpThe 85mm f 1 8G has much improved bokeh over the previous 85mm f 1 8D I did not even bother comparing it to the 1 8D but instead compared it to the classic 85mm f 1 4D In the past most people upgraded to the f 1 4D not because of the extra 2 3 stop of light but because of the improved bokeh quality of background blur

Nikon AF S Nikkor 85mm f 1 8G lens mounted on a Nikon D700 body Weighing in at approximately 350 grams the AF S Nikkor 85mm f 1 8G is fairly lightweight for a medium telezoom lens and as seen in the photo above complements the full Author Mark Goldstein bokeh 85mm 1.8g btobey nikon 85mm 18g nikon review phpThe 85mm f 1 8G has much improved bokeh over the previous 85mm f 1 8D I did not even bother comparing it to the 1 8D but instead compared it to the classic 85mm f 1 4D In the past most people upgraded to the f 1 4D not because of the extra 2 3 stop of light but because of the improved bokeh quality of background blur you replace a nikkor 05 06 2014 Very interesting photozone tests show more CA for the f 1 8G than for the f 1 8D and also less bokeh fringing LoCA for the D version they do mention the tendency of the D version to emphasize purple fringing which from your description is likely what you are referring to