What is 85mm on a crop sensor?

Well, let’s say you’re in love with the way an 85mm f1. 8 prime image looks for portraits. If you were to mount the 85mm lens onto an APSC crop sensor camera, the image incurs a 1.5x crop. This means that your 85mm field of view was multiplied by 1.5x, which equals 127.5mm.

What size filter fits an 85mm?

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G Lens (67mm Filter Size)

What is Nikon 85mm lens good for?

The AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G features Nikon’s Internal Focus (IF) system providing fast and quiet AF and produces sharp and clear images at all apertures. Its fast maximum aperture is ideal for taking stills or HD videos under ideal lighting, in low light, head and shoulder portraiture, weddings or concerts.

What is the best focal length for portraits on a crop sensor?

85mm on Crop Sensor (Prime For Portraits) The 85mm perhaps is the most versatile focal length for portrait photography. If you want to shoot awesome portraits, whether it’s a close up headshot or capturing more of the person, then I strongly encourage you to consider this prime lens.

Is Nikon 85mm full frame?

The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G is a lightweight, relatively affordable prime lens designed for use on both FX (full-frame) and DX (APS-C) format Nikon DSLRs. A fast maximum aperture of F1. 8 makes it very useful in poor light and for achieving shallow depth-of-field, especially in portraiture.

Is 85mm good for landscape?

Landscapes. Perhaps very unconventional in use, then, but I find that 85mm is a great focal length to have in your bag for landscapes also. Perhaps not for the general, epic, wide scenes (although you could easily panorama for those too), but for picking out details in nature.

Does diameter of lens matter?

From a pure optics perspective, lens diameter is crucial. Larger diameter accounts for larger light “intake”, and with more light ending up on the sensor, you can make the same image quality with shorter exposure.

Is the Nikon 85mm F1 8G a good lens?

The Nikon 85mm f/1.8G is a consumer-grade portrait lens for enthusiasts and seasonal pros that need quality optics of a fixed portrait lens at an affordable price point.

How sharp is the Nikon AF-S 85mm lens?

Image sharpness on the Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.8G is homogenous across the frame at all aperture settings from f/1.8 to f/16. One of the weaker aspects of the Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.8G lens however is corner shading, or vignetting, when shooting at wider aperture settings.

What is the best 85mm lens for Nikon D3X?

Achieving an Overall DxOMark Score of 35 the Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.8G prime lens is the best 85mm lens we’ve tested on the Nikon D3x DSLR. Scoring 17P- Mpix for sharpness, which is above the average of 15 P-Mpix on our database for 85mm primes, with a good 1.9TStop Transmission score and virtually no distortion, optically this is a very good lens.

What is an 85mm lens used for?

Designed primarily for the Nikon FX lens mount and full frame cameras like the Nikon D800 the 85mm focal length slightly compresses perspective, which is great for portraiture.