Nikon recently released their new 58mm/1.4G lens as a symbolic tribute to their older famous Noct-Nikkor 58mm/1.2 lens. Priced at $1,700, this new lens has generated a lot of discussion about the value this premium buys over Nikon's cheaper consumer-grade 50mm auto-focus lenses (50mm/1.4G, 50mm/1.4D and 50mm/1.8G).
This is a stunning night shot (supposedly, unedited) done with this lens on a D800 published on the Nikon Asia site (you can click on the photo to pixel-peep and see the actual image sharpness):
http://www.nikon-asia.com/tmp/asia/4...2954026035.jpg