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On the "fast standard Nikon AF primes" topic -
I don't want to clog the whole thread with tech talk (after all it was me complaining about it the other day),
so to make it short: what helped me decide were Ken Rockwell's articles, and the elaborate reviews on photographylife.com.
I want a 50mm that feels good to me, is fast (AF), not fucking expensive (as I will photograph in bad weather which may kill it sooner or later), sharp, has nice bokeh, and is light (and priorities are in this order).
So I went to another store and tested the new 1.8G again, on a D4 this time (yesterday was on a D750), and compared to Canon's 85 / 1.8 on a 60D - which focuses pretty fast in my eyes.
So as mentioned the D4 is fucking lovely of course - and the lens was focussing satisfyingly faster on it, although this does not make much sense to me. It's not as snappy as the Canon (boo), but it's alright. Feels very very nice, and is just €180,- new...