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Nikon Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G Black
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Nikon Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G Black
£279.00
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| Product code | CA1867 |
|---|---|
| Barcode | 5060228613876 |
| Barcode2 | 0018208021833 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Brand | Nikon |
60 reviews for Nikon Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G Black
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Adrian Hackney –
I am an amateur photographer and this is now my favourite lens. I bought it skeptical with all the reviews being so positive but now I understand why.It arrived quickly and came with a little bag to store it, a lens cover and a hood.Overall it’s very versatile and light. The lens really pushes me to think more creatively. The clarity is fabulous. I used it almost exclusively through my travels.
D&A –
This is great portrait lens, lightweight, with nothing much to break or go wrong.I keep this on my D7200 body a lot of the time. With DX format, it is the rough equivalent of a 50mm in FX format, and it has a nice wide max aperture of F1.8.Compared to even an expensive zoom lens, this aperture is wide, giving great ‘blurry’ backgrounds for portraits, where the subject should be the focus of the pic, but not so wide (like the F1.4 also available) that if the eye is in focus, the nose will be blurry.As it is a fixed focal length, you don’t have the flexibility of a zoom, but you also don’t have the weight. You can move around to frame the subject if needed.Great classic lens.
elihut macedo rodriguez –
I was a beginner when I got my Nikon D5200 and this was my first lens. I have to say instantly I could notice the difference between this and the kit lens. Lovely quick shots, amazing depth of field, and I don’t miss the zoom at all. I’ve definitely learnt to move forwards and backwards as and when I need to.Definitely recommend!
Juanita –
I bought this for my Nikon D3200. All I will add to the rave reviews (deserved in my opinion) is that it is discreet and forgiving. Discreet in the sense that you don’t look as if you are carrying a bazooka around and forgiving in that it copes well with low light. It will give you some great bokeh effects and work well in changing, shoot-it-or-you’ll lose-it situations. The temptation is to use it for everything. Although I do use it for portraits, I much prefer the results with a VR 70-300 mm.I have added a photo I took during Christmas lunch with the family. That pretty much shows this lens in its element, I hope.
Der Elbe –
Good starting lens for a Nikon DX camera. Highly recommended. You could shoot entirely anything from portrait to landscape. Even though it is not a recommended portrait lens, you could do pretty much with its f/1.8 compared to the kit lens. Never buy kit lens ever. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a prime lens which is not so expensive.Advantage:1. Portraits2. Landscape3. Street photography4. Low light photography (No DX Zoom lens can do what this lens can in a low light situation)5. Less weight to carry compared to long zoom lens.Disadvantage1. Not a big disadvantage, but to keep in mind, you are helpless in restricted places like church, events where you have no enough room to move your legs to adjust the focal length you require at that particular moment. If you can move with your camera and adjust the focal length accordingly you can produce amazing results with this lens even in the church or event photography.This is the only DX lens you will ever need for your photography most of the time. Professionals can afford 24-70 or 70-200 for convenience, but they would use a more professional full frame bodies. You can compare the photo quality to those professional lens which are only f/2.8 and for this lens you can open up to f/1.8 which is a real advantage. So don’t waste your money on any other DX lens, (DX Zoom never ever) or DX kit lens if you think you will be upgrading to any full frame camera in the future, because DX lenses are not useful on a FX full frame camera because of its sensor size.
Matti Weckman –
Had this for a little over a year now, and I’m very happy with it. The large aperture allows for fast low light shooting and creative bokeh effects, the relatively compact size gives you a measure of discretion in public, at least for a DSLR, and the optical quality produces some remarkably sharp images, provided you know what you’re doing with it. Oh yeah, and at £145 this felt like very good value for money at the time – as I write this (Aug 2015) that’s come down to £130, which is almost free in camera lens terms!A few people have said they happily use this lens and nothing else. While I wouldn’t go quite that far, I can honestly say that most of the pictures I’ve taken over the last year (80%, give or take) have been shot with the 35mm. As an everyday lens for seeing the sights, taking family snaps and other general purpose photography, this really is a cracking wee piece of glass. The other claimed advantage is that it will improve your photography by forcing you to work creatively within the constraint of the fixed focal length – that’s arguably more down to the individual photographer, but I’ve definitely found myself thinking a lot more carefully about how to set up a shot when I can’t just zoom out to 18mm and throw it all in.However, as I have said this is not a perfect lens, and there are a couple of things that need to be understood to get the most out of it. The most striking is the issue of chromatic aberration, of colour fringing. This is the effect of purple and green artefacts appearing along high contrast boundaries in the image, and this lens produces… ahem… rather a lot of it. For some reason, presumably cost, Nikon opted not to include an ED glass element here. You can read up online for more technical details, but basically this “low dispersal” glass element is what prevents colour fringing appearing, and its absence here is very notable.Having said all that, the colour fringing doesn’t actually bother me all that much; I process all of my photos with Adobe Lightroom, which has an excellent tool for removing chromatic aberration – one click is usually all it takes. However, I appreciate that not everyone has the time or inclination to get in to heavy post-processing, and for folks who just want to shoot in JPEG and use their photos straight out of camera, the colour fringing issue should be considered before purchasing.There are couple of other minor points which aren’t really an issue for me but which others might want to think about. First, the manual focus ring is not very pleasant or effective to use. I never had the occasion to use a film SLR for real, but I have had a play around with my Father-in-Law’s old Praktika MK-5, and if that’s what manual focusing is supposed to feel like, then this falls rather disappointingly short. But then, I use Autofocus virtually all the time, and that works a charm here. Second, the lens hood obscures the AF assist lamp on my D3200 (and I expect on a few other bodies as well), so if you’re shooting with the lens hood on in low light you might have a problem. And yes, I do occasionally find myself doing this, since the included hood seems more an ergonomic addition to extend the ‘grippable’ length of the lens barrel than for any optical benefits. Again, not usually a problem as the hood is nice and easy to pop off in a hurry to let the AF do its thing.So to summarise: An excellent general purpose lens, fantastic value for money and a very good step on from the 18-55 kit if you want to improve your photography. Let down somewhat by a couple of niggles, but if you can work around them you’ve got a cracking piece of equipment here.(For what it’s worth, if I could rate this 4.5 stars I would – I can’t give it a five because of its flaws, but at the same time I don’t think they quite warrant a whole star penalty.)
Kevin Taylor –
I’m just beginning and this is my first lens (other than the kit 18-55mm lens). I bought it because it’s the cheapest prime lens available and many experienced people recommend it. I tried it in the streets, and I noticed that it is not really meant to be used to take pictures of entire buildings (churches,…), since it is difficult to get everything in the frame. It works better for random pictures of people, signs, flowers, details of buildings, cars, food, dogs and bigger animals, children… It is really good for portraits, the large aperture gives a good control over the depth of field. I haven’t really tried low-light photography yet, but I expect it to be quite good in those situations.A lens hood and a cool leathery pouch are included, which is nice. The lens hood is very useful for protection, just leave it on there all the time. If you need to store the camera in a bag, you can put the hood the other way around to save space.Given the price compared to other lenses, I’d say it’s a good investment. It’s also good for a beginner like me, because it really helps me understand and play with ISO, aperture and shutter speed to change the result. It also forces you to think about the composition, because everything has to fit and it’s sometimes good to remove the unnecessary things from the frame. I’m still not even remotely good, but it’s definitely helping me to get better at photography.
Silvia Filippi –
I am very much a “snapper” and only upgraded from a bridge camera to a second hand d5100 last December as I wanted better quality photos. I am pleased with the results I can get with the kit 18-55mm and 55-300mm lenses that I purchased at the time, however when our first grand daughter came along I quickly realised that getting good, sharp, indoor shots with these lenses was a challenge. So I recently looked around for an alternative for indoor use mainly and came up across the 35mm and 50mm f1.8 Nikons. As others have mentioned, the 50mm was not only more expensive but too long when taking photos in cramped conditions and so I quickly decided and purchased this 35mm version of the f1.8. I have only had this a few days but what a bargin at £149. Already taken some great baby photos indoors without having to ramp up the ISO too much or reduce the speed down too slow. You need to take care with the focus point as the depth of field can be shallow at the wide open apertures but that’s about all. I haven’t tried it outside yet so can’t comment on that and I may still prefer the flexibility of a zoom lens (although I suspect this will give better shots if you position yourself to compose things correctly). Highly recommend this lens to anyone !
Jeanne REISER –
Superb lens and at a great price. If you have a DX, you should have this lens or be waiting to get it. Even at 1.8 it’s still sharp. Although I prefer my 50mm f1.4G, this is sharper wide open. Fast auto-focus motor too. So versatile but not as good for people pictures as the 50mm on a DX which has the angle of view of a 75mm on an FX (although not quite the same depth of field) and is very good for portraits. There isn’t too much the 35mm on a DX can’t do though, sport and wildlife photos excluded of course because you often need the reach of a telephoto lens.
Shadow Hunter –
I am an amateur photographer and this is now my favourite lens. I bought it skeptical with all the reviews being so positive but now I understand why.It arrived quickly and came with a little bag to store it, a lens cover and a hood.Overall it’s very versatile and light. The lens really pushes me to think more creatively. The clarity is fabulous. I used it almost exclusively through my travels.