Nikkor 85 2.0 AI

[PerL]

The AI lenses are suited to video with a D90 since they have manual aperture control. Here is my minireview of the 85 2.0 AI as a tool for still photography for those interested.
http://dslr-video.com/blogmag/?p=923

 

[morgan_moore]

It my experience with a still SLR that 85 is a great portrait lens

however with shooting movies the camera is almost always held in landscape orientation and therefore slightly longer lenses tend to be required if one is looking to replicate a similar look to still images that one would have probably shot in a portrait orientation as a still

Im picking the 85 in situations I would use 50 for stills

85 f2 - great value/weight/speed however

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[taubkin]

Funny, with the D90's DX sensor, I'm using my 85mm much less.

 

[mattsand]

i'm actually using it a lot since it's now a short tele, which i love for extreme closeups (no distortion) as well as wide establishing shots, i find wide angles create too much distance and take you out of the scene.

/matt