Sample Images: Nikon 85mm f/1.4G

One of Nikon’s most versatile and solid-built primes.

By Dan Bracaglia | Published Nov 10, 2010 9:11 PM

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Taken in the Christopher Street PATH station as a west-bound train arrives. Tech Specs: Nikon D3S, 1/25 sec at f/5.6, ISO 1000. Click here for the Full-Res image. Dan Bracaglia

nikon85mm1.4002.jpg — My roommate is going to hate me for posting this one. Tech Specs: Nikon D3S, 1/640sec at f/1.4, ISO 800. Click here for the Full-Res image. *Dan Bracaglia*

nikon85mm1.4003.jpg — One of the two judges for the first annual Cranford Pumpkin Carving inspects the entries. Tech Specs: Nikon D3S, 1/2000 sec at f/1.4, ISO 200. Click here for the Full-Res image. *Dan Bracaglia*

nikon85mm1.4005.jpg — One of the judges for the first annual Cranford Pumpkin Carving takes a moment to pick his favorite. Tech Specs: Nikon D3S, 1/200 sec at f/1.4, IS0 200. Click here for the Full-Res image. *Dan Bracaglia*

nikon85mm1.4007.jpg — Hands down some of our favorite images taken using this lens were long exposures of rooftop gardens in New York. Tech Specs: Nikon D3S, 3 seconds at f/8, ISO 400. Click here for the Full-Res image. *Dan Bracaglia*

nikon85mm1.4008.jpg — This was shot hand-held at night looking into another building. Tech Specs: Nikon D3S, 1/60 sec at f/2, ISO 4000. Click here for the Full-Res image. *Dan Bracaglia*

nikon85mm1.4009.jpg — This image and the one that follows are meant to show examples of the bokeh of this lens at wide and moderately-wide apertures. The camera was tripod mounted for both of these images. Tech Specs: Nikon D3S, 1/2 sec at f/1.4, ISO 200. Click here for the Full-Res image. *Dan Bracaglia*

nikon85mm1.4010.jpg — Tech Specs: NIKON D3S, 6 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 200. Click here for the Full-res image. *Dan Bracaglia*

nikon85mm1.4011.jpg — The band Motion City Soundtrack, shot in a dark venue with extremely bright lights. We were blown away by the quality of this lens in such situations. Tech Specs: Nikon D3S, 1/640 sec at f/2, ISO 1000. Click here for the Full-Res image. *Dan Bracaglia*

nikon85mm1.4012.jpg — This was taken looking into a dimly lit parking garage in the evening. Tech Specs: Nikon D3S, 1/400 sec at f/4, ISO 1000. Click here for the Full-Res image. *Dan Bracaglia*

Dan Bracaglia

Dan Bracaglia, the News & Features editor at Popular Photography, has been covering imaging and camera technology for 13 years, with work appearing—both written and photographic—in publications including American Photo magazine, Digital Photography Review, Popular Science magazine, the Star-Ledger, Sound & Vision magazine, and of course, Popular Photography. Contact the author here.

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