Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G Lens

Nikon 35mm AF-S DX lens Once upon a time in the days of film ALL film SLR cameras came with a “fast” 50mm lens – usually f1.8 ( or more rarely f1.4) giving the same angle of view as human vision. Wide aperture allowed slower, sharper film and the ability to focus closely and provide shallow “depth of focus” to highlight the subject. Zoom lenses were expensive and less sharp than “prime” or single focal length lenses. Most modern digital (D)SLR’s now come with excellent zooms but only moderate apertures across the zoom range ( except for megabucks f2.8 professional lenses) Whilst the zoom lens gives great flexibility in framing a subject it is easy to become sloppy by not moving to fill the frame with this human vision perspective. This “standard” perspective lens makes you think more about your compositions (but also works well as simple point and shoots) This 35mm (52.5mm equivalent on a DX sensor like my Nikon D3100/D5100 – or modern equivalents) dual type autofocus lens is a total cracker .Very lightweight (yet sturdy) it is nice to get back to a “standard” lens again. Even better, when creating movies (or getting “differential focus on stills), this fast lens allows both a shallow focus and enhances the sensitivity of the camera at full aperture at lower. ISO values (reducing electronic noise).It also covers a full aperture range from f1.8 – f22 The f1.8 speed allows many photographs to be taken indoors (or dull outdoors) without flash. - Or video without additional lighting. The standard 18-55mm zoom lens is only f4 at the 35mm DX ( 50mm standard) so there is at least 2 stops gain and a corresponding reduction in shutter speed with this prime lens - i.e. faster shutter speeds can be used and sharper pictures result. The ability to tweak the manual focus whilst still in auto is great as any off centre subject missed by the auto focussing can be rapidly corrected The lens takes a 52mm diameter filter – either as protection, minor colour correction or effect filters. Relatively cheap close up lenses also seem to work extremely well giving a genuine super macro lens with minimal softness at the edges of the image NOTE – you could get the cheaper non DX, manual focus f1.8 Nikkor but this will be 75mm equivalent (and possibly of interest as a portrait lens although a 105mm prime lens is usually used for this.)

sturdy build, sharp pictures, easy to fit. However, just one suggestion - first confirm your reason for buying it. If you are buying for the following reasons only then DON'T (in my opinion). 1. You have to have an additional prime lens - No, you don't. My kit lens 18-55mm does offer me the same or at times better focal length and angle because it has 18mm to cover for closer objects and wider angle and can stratch upto 55mm (and 35mm). 2. You are choosing between 35mm vs. 50mm lens - Again, refer 1. Correct reasons to buy this lens 1. Lower FStop No. (big aperture) up to 1.8 (helpful in low light) - (with fast f/1.8 aperture, this lens offers exceptional control over depth of field for distinctive subject/background separation) 2. Fast shutter speed. 3. Night/Low light photography (again thanks to Fstop) 4. To capture good Bokeh (if you don't know what Bokeh then seriously wait for few months and practise all on your kit lens) 5. Light weight 6. If you MUST choose between 50mm and 35mm then I suggest 35mm as it shoots at wider angle. So, if you are just a beginner (or photography is your new addiction to beautify your FB page) then wait for sometime, master your kit-lens first, understand the focal length, practice low light photograhy and then think of buying this lens (also price might go down by that time). If you are on intermediate level then I definitely would like to recommend this lens as it's great for portraits as well as street photography and better than 50mm in my opinion as you get wide angle and most time in my experience it's easy to go closer to the subject than going 4 steps back to fit the frame in 50mm shot. Hope you find this useful. Best luck.

I’m pretty new to photography but felt it was time to upgrade from my kit (18-55mm) lens. I bought this as it was a) a cheap prime lens and b) I had heard it was good for general photography and portraits. I think it’s fantastic and excellent value for money and has really helped me develop as a photographer. It’s excellent for general photography and especially portraits. I love using it for street photography in particular. The large aperture of this lens really allows for a great control over depth of field and is also really useful in low light or indoor conditions. I have found this especially useful in practicing and improving my photographic skills. It produced really high quality photos and I’m really happy with it. Highly recommend. The lens also comes with a hood, cap (obviously) and storage pouch. The hoods great when shooting outside and can be neatly stowed in reverse down the body of the lens when not in use which is great for saving space and not having loose things lying about. The pouch is great for storage and whilst it won’t help in the case of knocks and bumps is great for a little light protection and protection from the elements and things like dust. The lens also has a great autofocus that's both accurate and swift which is really really useful when photographing. It won't go super close to the lens, you'll need a specialised macro for that, but does a really great job for all other parts. The lens is great, in my opinion, as a bit of a general lens to keep on the camera. It’s useable in a wide variety of situations and is quite versatile. It’s also incredibly light weight and compact meaning you will barely even notice it’s there. Great for when you’re just carrying your camera around (such as on holiday) or exploring. As this is so cheap and also high quality i would really recommend this to beginners looking to up there game and learn a bit more and improve. I certainly have. The wide aperture really helps in developing your understanding of the exposure triangle and to play about a bit to really learn by doing. I’m still improving and have a long way to go but this is still proving valuable some time on and I believe I’ll be using it for a long time yet. Overall: 5 stars! Would award 6 if I could. Absolutely excellent bit of kit that comes at a great price. If you found this review in any way useful or informative I’d be really grateful if you let me know by hitting the “helpful” button below :)

Satıcı lensi aynı gün kargoladı ve ürün bana sorunsuz bir şekilde ulaştı. Lens tam bir fiyat/performans ürünü, keskinliği çok iyi, portlerde arka plan bulanıklığı çok güzel ve odaklanması baya hızlı.

Bra för sitt pris, enkelt att ta fina bilder i vardagsmiljöer.

Voulant s'entraîner avec objectif fixe pour portrait et prise en faible luminosité c'est un bon achat au vu de son prix.

A compra foi ótima. A lente é sensacional! Como tudo o que a Nikon faz. A relação com o vendedor foi perfeita. Entrega e segurança nota 10.

What a great price for a fast, prime lens that you'll use every day. I'm a nube to photography (good photography) and have caught the bug. I've got a Nikon D5200 and primarily take pictures of family and kids sporting events. The big zoom goes to the soccer games with us, but for almost everything else I use this little gem. With a max aperture of 1.8 you'll rarely need a flash for most of life's events indoors or out. The sharpness of the pictures I've taken with this is so good that you can really crop something down if you want to "zoom" in using Photoshop or Aperture with no graininess or degredation. At the risk of embarrassing myself to the more savvy photo enthusiasts I will try and explain why this and not the 18-55mm kit lens that you got with your camera. No it doesn't zoom (that's the prime lens part), but you'll find yourself in the 35mm range on that 18-55mm lens most times anyway. They say a 35mm lens is most representative of what the eye sees anyway. What it does do is let in a lot of light, a lot more than the kit lens does. This gives you a couple benefits first of which is speed (the fast lens or fast glass part) which means less blur on things moving and stationary. It also means that you can dial down your ISO settings. Higher ISO settings tend to add noise to the picture which gives you that pixelated look when you zoom in and crop a picture. Thirdly is something us point-and-shooters have never gotten to appreciate called depth of field. This lens will let you take those great looking photos where your subject is in perfect focus and the background is pleasantly blurred drawing your attention to what you intended the view to see. You can adjust your aperture setting to have a deep depth of field where everything is in focus, but you'll need a fast lens like the 1.8 to get a really striking shallow depth of field photo like the pros. For under $200 (maybe under $100 if you get a good price for your kit lens on Ebay), this is the single best thing you can buy to take great photos. You can pay more money for better cameras with larger sensors and more bells and whistles, but so far it appears to me that you're better off taking pictures with a great lens on a good camera, than a good lens on a great camera.