Nikon Portrait lenses for less than $500 that have a focus motor

"I love how light weight and compact this lens is. Its sharpness at 1.4 is amazing." bhphotovideo.com

Wide aperture f/1.4

	Focus motor	Nikon AF-S			Max focal length	50 mm
	Image stabilization	None			Min focal length	50 mm
	Zoom range	1x			Length	53 mm
	Aperture	f/1.4			Diameter	74 mm

"This lens is light weight and produces good clean images." bhphotovideo.com

More advanced image stabilization Nikon VR

	Focus motor	Nikon AF-S			Max focal length	200 mm
	Image stabilization	Nikon VR			Min focal length	55 mm
	Zoom range	3.6x			Length	99 mm
	Aperture	f/4			Diameter	74 mm

"This lens covers almost everything you could need for shooting DX photos in daylight. Carry this and a low-light lens, and you're set, nothing else necessary in the bag." bhphotovideo.com

Great zoom range 11.1x

More advanced image stabilization Nikon VR II

	Focus motor	Nikon AF-S			Max focal length	200 mm
	Image stabilization	Nikon VR II			Min focal length	18 mm
	Zoom range	11.1x			Length	97 mm
	Aperture	f/3.5			Diameter	76 mm

"Easy to handhold due to it's lightweight, coupled with VR, gave good handheld macros. Additional focus capabilities added to auto focus a nice touch." bhphotovideo.com

More advanced image stabilization Nikon VR

	Focus motor	Nikon AF-S			Max focal length	85 mm
	Image stabilization	Nikon VR			Min focal length	85 mm
	Zoom range	1x			Length	99 mm
	Aperture	f/3.5			Diameter	74 mm