I have the earlier D version of the 85 mm. lens. I can't report too much about it except that it is wonderfully sharp, versatile, and hard to use hand held. My excuse for owning one is that I wanted it, and I can't say I actually needed it for much of anything, but it turned up used for under $800 and I kept saying that if I did not buy it I'd be sorry. I love this lens but use it fairly seldom. When I do, and when I take the time to use it right, it's just as good as it ought to be. But it's very big and heavy and not really very handy for general use. Although the "micro" is not really truly macro at 1:2 it's pretty nice on a DX format and gets good and close. With a 24 megapixel sensor there's plenty of room to crop in to macro if need be.
I also have the old pre-AI 35/2.8 shifting lens, which I use a lot as the normal lens on my DX camera. Mine is nice and sharp, and just seems to get things right when it gets them at all. Obviously, being entirely manual, preset, and unmetered on my D3200, it's not the most convenient thing to use, but I have an irrational attachment to it.
Although the excuses for using a shifting lens are few, there are a couple, other than the obvious one of perspective control. They make a very nicely controlled linear panoramic shot of approximately twice the normal width if used on a tripod. And when shifted you can shoot into a mirror or reflective window and not be in the picture, or shoot with the sun directly behind you and not have your shadow in the picture.
