ZF.2 - together, these are the sharpest lenses in my bag by a mile

Not quite as sharp as the sharpest Nikon lenses (eg

That is one of the most important things with fast lenses

The focused area of the model's face was as sharp as my older kit lenses at f/8!

If you need do portraits, this is the most clear and delocious lense to take a perfect bokeh

I ran both lenses through their paces and absolutely LOVE them both!

You can never have enough lenses

One of the best lenses made!

This lens replaces one of the all time greatest lenses, the legendary 'cream machine'

I have a lot of different really expensive lenses I've used for wedding photography

A perfect wedding or portrait lens, focus speed is OK though not as fast as 2.8 zoom lenses

For color brilliance and vibrancy, both lenses are very indistinguishable, except for my test night shots, each seemed to have its own "character" emphasizing slightly different color spots

If there is any emphasis on the background and environment, I recommend a different lense, one with a wider field of view but large fixed aperture such as the cheap 50mm/1.8 or 1.4, for indoor photography.

That concludes my very subjective comparison of Nikon's two best lenses ;-)

I ended up sending in my D90 the 3rd time, even though other lenses are perfect on this camera

Absolutely worth the cost if you're looking for one of the best Nikon portrait lenses!

As for the lens it self it is one of the best Nikon lenses available for your Nikon Full frame sensor, it works extremely well on the latest ones like D810, D750, and D600.

I have used fine lenses for 40 years (Hasselblad, Leica, Nikon)

It's huge and the camera will disappear behind the lens, so it may be a bit awkward for those who do not like heavier, larger lenses.

It's one of my favorite lenses in my bag and if you add the 24mm f/1.4G and the 35mm f/1.4G, you have all of the bases covered!

Also, while I'm very happy with this purchase, the Sigma version and the older Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D appear to be excellent lenses in their own right, and can save you some money.

This lens is one of the best lenses I have ever owned

It is MUCH faster in focus speed performance than the Canon 85mm 1.2 L II though, which can easily be one of the slowest focusing lens I have encountered other than Nikon's 80-400mm VR