The conditions for Niko unusually inexpensive lens, there are now more than 20 years, so we already talking about the subject of "old age" would be:
The only thing you might miss, would be the lack of ultrasonic drive. When AF Nikkor 85 / 1.8 D is focused by rod drive, which not only clearly audible sharp - is provided, but must be focused on bodies without built-in AF motor manually - in the truest sense of the word.
Regarding the manual focus needs to be mentioned that unfortunately comes up no "analog" feel to low falls from the friction. One can clearly see that this is an AF lens.
But this would also have all hairs that you might discover in the soup.
The image quality is excellent. Distortion with virtually no chromatic aberration existing (color fringing on edges) and engraved Focus accompanied by a beautiful bokeh (an umbrella term for the subjective perception of the representation of uncertainty ranges in the recording, particularly light spots etc.).
Even at full aperture are sharpness and contrast peak, rising at stopping down but again markedly.
An absolute dream lens that to analog or digital full-frame camera with 85mm focal length is a classic portrait lens, promoted on cameras with APS-C sensors due to the Cropfaktors from 1.5 to 127.5 mm lens, which is still very good for portraits can be used if equal to the physical distance between the photographer and model grows thereby.
It would be quite interesting if Nikon would replace this objective through a more contemporary, as long as the desired of me ultrasonic drive would be used. An optical recalculation could fail imho, because the imaging performance already unsurpassable seems, unless there come the modern ED lenses for use, which should lead to digital cameras to improved imaging performance.
Although one may disagree here, like a recently published review by two peaks zooms showed by Canon. Here was the "classic" compared with the "designed for modern digital cameras edition" and the classic bottom line was even a touch better. (Time was the old better times, the new, in total, however, the old lens)
But we must be sure that in a rematch of the '85 / 1,8ers instead of solid metal lens hood with screw mount a plastic part will be included and the aperture ring will join as the good old days, as may the solid construction.
What is certain is that the even more intense sister model / 1.4D will be still this year replaced by a 85 / 1.4 G '85. Because the price is but failed as high for this, as for the existing 85er / 1,4er D and thus many will simply just be too expensive, many but perhaps not the clear wish as much weight to carry around with you, my recommendation remains in area, the 85-focal length of Nikon clearly the 85 / 1.8 D.
(Macro photographers except, that could perhaps be found at 85 / 3.5 favor)
