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<blockquote data-quote="Deuce808" data-source="post: 484132" data-attributes="member: 39784">I ended up getting a Japan copy 50 1.8d as part of a trade, I also sold the 3200 and both NAI lenses, and picked up a second 7000 body/grip for a steal.At first I like the 1.8d, it was small, light weight, seemed to focus great and had a different feel to the pics.&nbsp; Then after about a 100 shots or so I began to notice the bokeh sucks.&nbsp; Particularly when there's something straight edges in the background, the further away it is, the worse it looks.&nbsp; A tree trunk, some garden tools in a far corner, street posts, etc.&nbsp; All had a hard edge, almost double blurred edge at times.&nbsp; The highlights also came out looking busy.&nbsp; I found that I had to drop my in camera sharpening way down to get it to smooth out.&nbsp; As opposed to my 85 1.8g which has ultra creamy bokeh.&nbsp; Even my 35 1.8g is better at smoothing out the backgrounds. I might have to contact the guy with the 1.4g and give that guy a shot. Anyone with an idea of how the 50 1.4g compares to the the 85 1.8g at bokeh? If it's not as good then I might as well skip it, stick to my 85 when I crave the bokeh, use my 35 as my general, and keep the 50 d for when I go on hikes or as a lens I could use as a beater since it was basically free.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deuce808, post: 484132, member: 39784"] I ended up getting a Japan copy 50 1.8d as part of a trade, I also sold the 3200 and both NAI lenses, and picked up a second 7000 body/grip for a steal. At first I like the 1.8d, it was small, light weight, seemed to focus great and had a different feel to the pics. Then after about a 100 shots or so I began to notice the bokeh sucks. Particularly when there's something straight edges in the background, the further away it is, the worse it looks. A tree trunk, some garden tools in a far corner, street posts, etc. All had a hard edge, almost double blurred edge at times. The highlights also came out looking busy. I found that I had to drop my in camera sharpening way down to get it to smooth out. As opposed to my 85 1.8g which has ultra creamy bokeh. Even my 35 1.8g is better at smoothing out the backgrounds. I might have to contact the guy with the 1.4g and give that guy a shot. Anyone with an idea of how the 50 1.4g compares to the the 85 1.8g at bokeh? If it's not as good then I might as well skip it, stick to my 85 when I crave the bokeh, use my 35 as my general, and keep the 50 d for when I go on hikes or as a lens I could use as a beater since it was basically free. [/QUOTE]

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