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Is the nikon af s 50mm f 1 8g sharp wide open?

I don't have a sharpness test for the Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G, so I can't tell you how it performs wide open. What the lens page does give is the basics: a 50mm prime at f/1.8, made for full frame, on the Nikon F mount, with autofocus and no stabilisation. You can see the full specs and the cameras it fits on the Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G page.

If you want to know what f/1.8 does to your pictures in general, the aperture section explains the light and blur trade-off. For portraits at f/1.8, the portraits guide covers how thin the focus gets and when to stop down.

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