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There are actually quite a few folks who are unhappy about the 35/1.8 NOT being the lens they wanted.
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I think this lens is getting a lot of complaints on forums basically because of the types of people that hang out on forums. The Nikon rep said that 80% of their sales are from the D40/D60/D90 group. A pretty big target market for this lens. But not many of those mom and pop shooters hang out at DPreview. So all of the D300/D700 shooters that tend to be more gearheadish (not that there's anything wrong with that) are upset that Nikon is waisting their time on dinky consumer lenses and have no problem voicing their opinion on the forums. I'm just saying that the opinion of this lens as read on interenet forums may be a little skewed.
Personally, I'll be following the reviews closely. I have the 35mm f2 and love the field of view. It's pretty much my prefered lens now. I'm perfectly happy with the image quality but may find myself trading in just for the convenience of AF. I may even come out ahead if the used market for the 35mm f2 doesn't collapse.