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This lens is very good. I would recommend this to anyone who is trying to stay in a lower budget lens category without loosing significant quality. If it is within your budget to purchase the Nikon, I would do so. Now recommending the Nikon does not mean this a bad lens, because truthfully, It is very good, and the differences can most likely be fixed in Post-Process. The best way to look at the lenses is to compare them side by side, with identical settings, lighting, and objects. Both were shot with F1.8, the lowest value these lens's can provide. The first image is Nikon, the second is YONGNUO. The Nikon seems to have darker blacks compared to the YONGNUO and more vibrant colors before any editing, and the images seem to be slightly "white washed" but these issues could most likely be fixed while editing the photos. Personally if you can't afford the Nikon, or were looking to save some money, this is a fantastic purchase, but if you wanted slightly better quality the Nikon is better choice in my opinion. The build quality of the lens body itself is very comparable to the Nikon, and provides both manual and auto focus, but the YONGNUO does not provide an "auto manual" focus where you can still make manual adjustments while shooting in "Auto" like the Nikon 50mm 1.8. Overall the 50mm is a fantastic lens to add to your camera bag, it is one of the most versatile lens you can own, and provides fantastic background blur if you set to the lower value aperture like 1.8. The decision is yours to make. Evaluate the photos and make the determination based on the cost, as well as your opinion. I hope this review proved to be helpful! ENJOY