New Lens - Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D AF
On Sunday morning I picked up my Christmas present to myself, the Nikon 85mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor.
I love the 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Zoom-Nikkor (wheee!) lens that I’ve been using with my Nikon D200 since I purchased it at the beginning of the year, but with it’s fastest f/3.5 aperture setting, it can be a tad too slow for the kids in an indoor setting. As someone who hates using flash, this can be a bit of a problem - I’ve got pretty good at hand holding for up to a half a second…
Plus I really love a narrow depth of field.
The new lens delivers on all fronts.
It’s very fast, letting in a bunch more light at f/1.8 and 85mm than my other lens can do at f/3.5 and 18mm and the large aperture can generate a very narrow depth of field.
Also, it’s a prime lens, no zoom, which forces you to compose by using your feet…
Anyhow, I took it too our friend Deb’s holiday party this weekend for some practice, with some great (IMHO) results. It did pretty well with the daughter and her yoghurt fun too…
I like it. Recommended.
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Looks real nice. :)