I was very excited to purchase this lens. I was looking for a good portrait lens with a a low f-stop. I had never worked with a prime lens before so there was a bit of a learning curve getting used to it but once I did I was very pleased with the results. Unfortunately it is too soft at 1.8 and I usually shoot at 3 or above which is disappointing. Also I was shooting with it this weekend, went to change lenses and it literally fell a part in my hand. I don't know if it was an odd occurrence or if this has happened to others. Needless to say I returned it and am debating if I will replace it with the same lens.