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Is the nikon af s 50mm f 1 4g sharp wide open?

The site doesn't have sharpness test results for the Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.4G, so I can't tell you how crisp it is at f/1.4. What I can tell you is that it's an autofocus prime for full frame, and on Nikon APS-C bodies it frames like a 75mm lens with the depth of field of about f/2.1.

At f/1.4 the focus zone is very thin, so the eyes need to be exactly where you focus. The Portraits guide explains how to manage that, and the Lenses guide covers what the f-number does to light and blur.

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