YONGNUO YN50mm F1.8N Standard Prime Lens Large Aperture Auto Manual Focus AF MF for Nikon DSLR Cameras

This lens is very good. I would recommend this to anyone who is trying to stay in a lower budget lens category without loosing significant quality. If it is within your budget to purchase the Nikon, I would do so. Now recommending the Nikon does not mean this a bad lens, because truthfully, It is very good, and the differences can most likely be fixed in Post-Process. The best way to look at the lenses is to compare them side by side, with identical settings, lighting, and objects. Both were shot with F1.8, the lowest value these lenss can provide. The first image is Nikon, the second is YONGNUO. The Nikon seems to have darker blacks compared to the YONGNUO and more vibrant colors before any editing, and the images seem to be slightly "white washed" but these issues could most likely be fixed while editing the photos. Personally if you cant afford the Nikon, or were looking to save some money, this is a fantastic purchase, but if you wanted slightly better quality the Nikon is better choice in my opinion. The build quality of the lens body itself is very comparable to the Nikon, and provides both manual and auto focus, but the YONGNUO does not provide an "auto manual" focus where you can still make manual adjustments while shooting in "Auto" like the Nikon 50mm 1.8. Overall the 50mm is a fantastic lens to add to your camera bag, it is one of the most versatile lens you can own, and provides fantastic background blur if you set to the lower value aperture like 1.8. The decision is yours to make. Evaluate the photos and make the determination based on the cost, as well as your opinion. I hope this review proved to be helpful! ENJOY

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After playing for some time and running into the limitations of my entry level DSLR kit lens (AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5), I decided to step into the luminous Primes realm (as advised for a second step in DSLR world). I have nothing to compare to expect the kit lens (and the ton of online reviews), and indeed this lens makes an improvement. This may not be a Shut-up-and-take-my-money, but Im part of the market target for this lens, and Im happy with it. Pictures are sharp at 2.5f and above, below that is a little soft, but never bad. I dont need to crank up the ISO as much, so that sums up to the sharpness by reducing the grain. Focus is good and fast enough. Bokeh is terrific. The only downside, compared to the super-silent AP-P kit lens, this YONGNUO is extremely noisy, fortunately I dont use my DSLR for video or this could be a deal breaker, as the D-3400 I own does not have external mic input, so it records all the noise of the lens. I highly recommend this lens to any DSLR-newbie deciding to have a second lens, and cant or dont want to buy a pre-owned 50mm Nikkor (not many of those in the country I live in, and they are sold nearly at the same price as this one). Just make sure you make a lot of sessions with your kit lens at 50mm, so youll be certain you want a prime that zooms with your feet.

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As a newbie to photography in the DSLR era, the photo quality from this lens is fantastic. No complaints, and the slight wash-out is easily fixed in post by Windows 10s built in photo tool. The autofocus is atrocious. The motor is loud and grinds harder than grandma finding gears on the Ford. It hunts constantly in low-medium light conditions. Using this on a D3500, with its crop sensor, I wish I had gone with the 35mm focal length version. Which gives me a reason to buy the Nikkor 35mm version and love it. But overall, this is a great lens for someone just getting in to photography and learning what they like and want at 1/3rd name brand prices.

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This lens would be terrible if I paid Nikons prices. The chromatic aberration has a green shift that lightroom refuses to get rid of, the lens doesnt focus very quickly, and the lens might randomly disconnect from the camera, forcing you to turn the body off and on. But this lens doesnt cost $200. If you have a camera with a built-in focus motor (mine is a D3400, it doesnt), then just get the Nikkor f/1.8D, the refurb is $30 more but you wont have the ugly green shift.

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The lens performs exactly as I anticipated. The previous reviewers assessments have been on point. It takes a moment to find focus sometimes, but eventually always finds it. Auto focus works with Nikon D3300. What can you hate about a well-performing 50mm prime for less than $100???

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