Nikon portrait lenses?

[Microdad]

I'm looking for a good portrait lens for my D200, any recommendations? Sharp is the word...

Steve

[nikonbob]

First, I have no experience with digital Nikon SLRs, but would guess any of the 50mm standard or macro lenses and 85s would be plenty sharp. The AF 50/1.8 is said to be very sharp, cheap and with the crop factor considered might be worth a try. I am sure GeneW will be along with some more useful suggestions as he is using a D200.

Bob

[doubs43]

If your Nikon will accept an adapter for M42 mount lenses then I suggest looking for the 55mm f/1.8 Super-Takumar. If the crop factor is 1.5x then you'll be looking at an 82.5mm effective focal length which is an excellent portrait length and the Super-Taks are tack sharp. (Pun intended!)

Walker

[gonzec]

hi, as a nikon user I recomend:
Nikkor 50mm 1.8 AF, very sharp, light and useful anytime
Nikkor 55 or 60 mm 2.8 macro (yes macro!) sharp as no other in all situations, but expensive
from the glorious 35mm era the Nikkor 85mm 1.4 AF-D, it becomes a little bit long to use it as a portrait lens with digital cameras, but it has a very good quality

[Peter S.]

Hi Steve,

how about that one?

forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=13056277

I don't have a DSLR, but I like this lens pretty much for my Minolta XD-7.

Best regards
Peter

[Microdad]

Thanks for the excellent suggestions everyone After careful consideration and some research, I decided to go with the Nikon f/1.4

Samples to come soon