Comments on: Nikkor AF-S DX 35mm F/1.8G http://digital-photography-school.com/nikkor-af-s-dx-35mm-f18g Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:06:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Phil http://digital-photography-school.com/nikkor-af-s-dx-35mm-f18g/comment-page-1#comment-68947 Phil Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:51:26 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3780#comment-68947 Bought mine at a local shop (Carsands Mosher) two weeks ago and it's pretty well stuck on my d300! I find it to be unexpectedly sharp and the f1.8 aperture has given me the opportunity to shoot in situations I couldn't before. It has it's problems. Below f2.8 it is a little soft. But at 2.8 and above it is amazingly sharp! With the D300 and NX2 chromatic aberation doesn't even exist! BUT...if you open the same .nef files in cs3, then it is present and has to be dealt with using the proper tools. Light fall off at f1.8 is marked...but c'mon!!! It's f1.8!! And what sub $1000.00 lens doesn't have light falloff at a wide open aperture? I highly recommend this lens if you can live with it's faults....I know I can and love using it! When it came out a lot of people seemed to want to beat up on Nikon because this lens wasn't designed for full format. Personally I am grateful to them as it's sooooo nice to have a prime lens designed for DX format cameras! Bought mine at a local shop (Carsands Mosher) two weeks ago and it’s pretty well stuck on my d300! I find it to be unexpectedly sharp and the f1.8 aperture has given me the opportunity to shoot in situations I couldn’t before.

It has it’s problems.

Below f2.8 it is a little soft. But at 2.8 and above it is amazingly sharp!

With the D300 and NX2 chromatic aberation doesn’t even exist! BUT…if you open the same .nef files in cs3, then it is present and has to be dealt with using the proper tools.

Light fall off at f1.8 is marked…but c’mon!!! It’s f1.8!! And what sub $1000.00 lens doesn’t have light falloff at a wide open aperture?

I highly recommend this lens if you can live with it’s faults….I know I can and love using it! When it came out a lot of people seemed to want to beat up on Nikon because this lens wasn’t designed for full format. Personally I am grateful to them as it’s sooooo nice to have a prime lens designed for DX format cameras!

]]> By: M Menzia http://digital-photography-school.com/nikkor-af-s-dx-35mm-f18g/comment-page-1#comment-68920 M Menzia Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:54:43 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3780#comment-68920 B&H got in stock and before ordered checked on web and found a Best Buy store who had these. It was the only one but cost 199.99 plus st. tax which was the same as next day delivery. Thanks Best Buy. Played for a while tonite----excellent. B&H got in stock and before ordered checked on web and found a Best Buy store who had these. It was the only one but cost 199.99 plus st. tax which was the same as next day delivery. Thanks Best Buy. Played for a while tonite—-excellent.

]]> By: sunny http://digital-photography-school.com/nikkor-af-s-dx-35mm-f18g/comment-page-1#comment-67227 sunny Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:46:44 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3780#comment-67227 > the sub-D80 bodies require the ‘AF-S’ lenses in order to have functional auto-focus As does the newer D5000. > the sub-D80 bodies require the ‘AF-S’ lenses in order to have functional auto-focus

As does the newer D5000.

]]> By: sunny http://digital-photography-school.com/nikkor-af-s-dx-35mm-f18g/comment-page-1#comment-67182 sunny Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:14:38 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3780#comment-67182 You're less limited than with the 50/1.4 because you can capture more of the scene with the 35. You’re less limited than with the 50/1.4 because you can capture more of the scene with the 35.

]]> By: sunny http://digital-photography-school.com/nikkor-af-s-dx-35mm-f18g/comment-page-1#comment-67180 sunny Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:59:38 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3780#comment-67180 Line up: Matthieu Michel: flugelhorn Michael Zisman: bandoneón Urs Bollhalder: piano Heiri Känzig: bass Lionel Friedli: drums <a href="//www.heirikaenzig.com" rel="nofollow">heirikaenzig.com</a> / <a href="http://www.myspace.com/heirikaenzig" rel="nofollow">myspace.com/heirikaenzig</a> Line up:

Matthieu Michel: flugelhorn
Michael Zisman: bandoneón
Urs Bollhalder: piano
Heiri Känzig: bass
Lionel Friedli: drums

heirikaenzig.com / myspace.com/heirikaenzig

]]> By: sunny http://digital-photography-school.com/nikkor-af-s-dx-35mm-f18g/comment-page-1#comment-67179 sunny Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:52:16 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3780#comment-67179 Got mine today, using it on a D80, too. Concert pictures <a href="http://www.ipernity.com/tag/see/keyword/731106?r[view]=1" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Some of the pics are cropped a bit, otherwise not tweaked. Handheld, sitting first row, tried with 'sports' setting, but couldn't hold it steady enough. So turned it on S, shutter speed 1/60, pushed the ISO to 1600 and the exposure correction to +5. White balance on 3000. > hopefully the answer will be ‘yes it will be great for concert photography’ For an amateur I'd say yes. Got mine today, using it on a D80, too. Concert pictures here. Some of the pics are cropped a bit, otherwise not tweaked.

Handheld, sitting first row, tried with ’sports’ setting, but couldn’t hold it steady enough. So turned it on S, shutter speed 1/60, pushed the ISO to 1600 and the exposure correction to +5. White balance on 3000.

> hopefully the answer will be ‘yes it will be great for concert photography’

For an amateur I’d say yes.

]]> By: Navdeep http://digital-photography-school.com/nikkor-af-s-dx-35mm-f18g/comment-page-1#comment-54684 Navdeep Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:07:06 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3780#comment-54684 Thanks for pointing that.. I guess failed to notice that.. Thanks for pointing that.. I guess failed to notice that..

]]> By: Douglas Nelson http://digital-photography-school.com/nikkor-af-s-dx-35mm-f18g/comment-page-1#comment-54654 Douglas Nelson Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:22:35 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3780#comment-54654 I've just checked Amazon. They are still preselling this at the price of $199.99. The price you refer to is from a stockist who are profiteering if anyone is stupid enough to pay their grossly inflated price. This company should be avoided at all costs...... DWN I’ve just checked Amazon. They are still preselling this at the price of $199.99.
The price you refer to is from a stockist who are profiteering if anyone is stupid enough to pay their grossly inflated price. This company should be avoided at all costs……
DWN

]]> By: Nora http://digital-photography-school.com/nikkor-af-s-dx-35mm-f18g/comment-page-1#comment-54653 Nora Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:16:07 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3780#comment-54653 Is that Amazon or a third party seller on Amazon? Supply & demand, maybe? I know I ordered mine on Amazon back in March, I think. It took months to ship, but it was direct from Amazon and I paid $199. Is that Amazon or a third party seller on Amazon? Supply & demand, maybe? I know I ordered mine on Amazon back in March, I think. It took months to ship, but it was direct from Amazon and I paid $199.

]]> By: Navdeep http://digital-photography-school.com/nikkor-af-s-dx-35mm-f18g/comment-page-1#comment-54651 Navdeep Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:05:55 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=3780#comment-54651 Amazon is selling it for ~$525.. not sure how it shoot up from $199 ? Amazon is selling it for ~$525.. not sure how it shoot up from $199 ?

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