This is my favorite and most used lens. The 50mm 1.8G is basically just an expensive lens cap for my camera. It's on my D7000 at least 75% of the time. I originally had the D version of this lens, but I had my camera sitting on the desk and our cat, Noodle, knocked my camera off the desk and the lens ended up breaking. For my birthday, Devan bought me the G version to replace it. I couldn't be happier about Noodle breaking the D version.
This lens works well for most situations. It has about the same angle of view as a 75mm lens on my D7000, making it acceptable for shoulder-up portraits. This lens would probably be considered to have too much zoom for street photography, but I would still use it for that. I wouldn't use this lens at f/1.8 in a professional setting, but by f/4, this lens is great. I would probably even use this lens at f/2.8 if I were working for a client.
This lens is an amazing value. The 50mm f/1.8G costs a little over $200 brand new. And, the 1.8G version has an aspherical element, while the Nikon 50mm f/1.4G, which would probably be considered more of a "professional" lens, does not. At that price, and the quality of photos this lens can produce, there is no reason this lens shouldn't be in every Nikon shooter's bag.
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