If you don't own this one along with others you'll wonder why not get the Sigma 50 1.4 ART which is much sharper at almost have the price. I've done sharpness but this 58 will give you sharpness and also reward you with amazing character, rendering, subject isolation, colour and bokeh.

What a super fast and sharp lens...I love it! Forget all the garbage about its cost not being worth it's advantages....this lens is really great!

Excelente lente.Cumpre muito bem a sua funo.Comparando com a 85mm f/1.4, a 58mm mais verstil alm de fazer bons retratos

I have been on the fence for the Nikon 58mm f/1.4G lens for a while, but my only regret is that I didn't get it sooner. After some very minor AF tuning on my D750, it is by far my favorite lens. It is relatively lightweight, plenty sharp wide open and razor sharp stopped down a bit, and OMG the rendering is truly special.

I have nothing bad to say about this lens. Its a great lens, Feels like a pro quality lenses such as family of 85mm, 35mm & 24mm 1.4G lenses, I have been shooting with my D800 & D4 and getting amazing results. Great in low light. Great for wedding photographers in low light condition.

When Nikon announce this lens, I knew it was just what I'd been waiting for. I never purchased the 50mm 1.4G because it has that low life 7-blade aperture, and because Nikon doesn't recommend it for the D800. I understood Nikon to be offering this lens as an image equal to the 85mm 1.4G but with greater coverage. This lens has more beautiful bokeh and color that the 85mm. Now, I question if I will ever need the 85mm again. I see myself using the 24mm 1.4G and this 58mm overwhelmingly. Other reviews are comparing this lens to the Zeiss Otus and submitting the Otus as the sharper. I don't know why those individuals do that because anybody who can afford either lens can afford to own both. I intend to own the Otus too. I owned 5 Zeiss lenses, and I like the image beauty of Nikon lenses better. The Zeiss lenses I own are the 21 & 28mm Biogons, 45mm Planar and 90mm Sonnar for the Contax G2 film camera. I also own the Zeiss 75mm Biogon for 4x5 format. I also own lenses by Schneider, Fujinon and Rodenstock whom are well respected for yielding beautiful color. I own the Cooke Portrait PS945. This 58mm has the indoor imaging of a Zeiss sonnar, coverage near to a 50mm, and its night vision exceeds the Nikon 85mm 1.4G. I am attaching sample photos the show this 58mm compared to the 85mm 1.4G. Always the 2nd image is the 85mm. The images were taken with the D800 set on Basic quality. Question anyone who advises against buying this 58mm lens. Make sure that person isn't simply jealous because he/she can't afford the Nikon 58mm 1.4G. Other Nikon lenses I own are 24mm 1.4G, 24mm 3.5 PC, 40mm 2.8G Micro, 50mm 1.4D, 20mm 2.8D, 105mm 2.8G Micro, 85mm 1.4G and 200mm f2.0G. I use the 20mm and the 24mm PC with the Lee Filters Big Stopper. I plan to experiment with using this 58mm with The Big Stopper even though the 58mm's aperture is limited to f16.

Sharpness freaks need not apply, this one ain't for you. Unbelievable rendering at 1.4 and 2.0, and if you're stopping down further than that, it simply preforms as you would expect from a pro lens, sharp with good contrast. What this lens is for: Subject isolation, soft portraits, shooting interesting details. It's a dream lens at a wedding, or portrait session. What it's not for: sterile, tack sharp imaging. This is essentially a portrait optic. It's very sharp, but not harshly sharp. There probably isn't a huge benefit to using this on a D810 over a 16 or 25mp sensor. You won't see much more detail. I use it on my Df, and it's sharp down the pixel level, assuming I nailed focus. Given that it's a 58mm you can focus close on a person's face and not see the distortion you get with a 50mm, a subtle difference, but great for my line of work. You get the advantages of a longer lens with the ability to stand closer to your subject. It is very demanding on an AF system. You may to have calibrate it with your AF adjustment tool. I personally did not need to, but many people have. The Df and it's mediocre 39pt system has been able to keep up with it, and I imagine a finer system like the 51pt version would be even better. You'll miss a lot at first though. When I'm working fast or from a distance I often use F2.0 just so I know I get it. This is a specialty lens for specialty images. If you hear Leica people talk about the Noctilux, well this is Nikon's Noctilux! (The extra 8mm gives it a very similar DoF to an F1.0 50mm lens) This lens makes my digital and 35mm images look a lot more like the beautiful dimensional images I get from medium format. I think the negative reviews of this lens comes from people with the wrong expectations. It's about image rendering, not absolute sharpness.

In love

I sold my 85 1.4 for this lens thats how bad I wanted it. Indeed its a special kind of lens . Wide open 1.4 is a little soft but the shot you get with it you cant achieve with any other lens . Believe me you i coupled it with my nikon df . Its a great couple . I have now a camera to remember . The lens is light weight and is my go to lens for portrait .perfect . For street just right . For landscape not bad . The perfect lens in my opinion . As I said special

Nikon's 58mm f/1.4G is a lens ahead of its time and is so misunderstood since the trend in photography seems to be leaning towards ultra sharp, boring, and clinically sterile. If you're old enough to remember using Nikon's 58 f/1.2 Noct Nikkor you will fall in love with this lens, it is that good. This lens is better than the Noct and even has autofocus. The bokeh and the way you subject transitions into a dreamy field of blur is simply amazing and pops out at you as if you were looking at a 3D image. Did I say bokeh? Points of light are turned into a kaleidoscope of color fading into blur. You just don't get that old school look with these modern lenses.After owning this lens since it first came out, I have to say I don't use my 200/2 much anymore as I can get in close to my subjects and get images that have the feel of the 200/2. I have all of Nikon's f/1.4 lenses and this is my favorite.This lens shines best for shooting portraiture, even tight close in. Don't think it is a one trick pony, it works well for other types of photography. This is a wedding photographer's dream lens for that extra special feel the 85/1.4G doesn't give.Sharpness wide open is right on par with one would expect, but not crazy sharp that you can see every pore in your model's face. Autofocus is accurate and consistent shooting wide open. The thin DoF is nice, but you have to be aware of your shooting technique as this lens will point out poor technique in a heartbeat. Don't blame the lens!!The biggest complaint I read is lack of sharpness and too expensive. Well, that's all relative. There's lots of photographers getting really sharp images with the classic look to them. Price, well, I feel the lens is priced to low for what it delivers. Nikon left a lot of money on the table with this one by pricing it to low.Only complaint is I wish Nikon made the filter threads 77mm instead of 72mm.If you are looking for sterile and lifeless images please don't buy this lens.