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

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The slight yellow-blue color fringes in the FX corners are this lens' one problem. I don't consider it a real problem, but if you're a pixel-splitter who photographs bare trees against gray skies, get the 16-35 VR instead, which doesn't have this problem. At f/1.8: Great all over. Not quite as sharp or contrasty as smaller apertures, and a little less contrasty in the corners, but you'd never notice anything wrong unless you did split-screen comparisons as I do of the same shot at other apertures. It gets worse as we stop down, because the line between image and darkness sharpens, making the limited coverage of this lens more obvious. You’ll see these letters in the names of all Nikon F-mount lenses, and they refer to the sensor size of the camera they pair with. Nikon DSLRs come in two varieties – APS-C sensor (DX) and full-frame sensor (FX). A DX lens will create a smaller image circle, designed to fit a smaller APS-C sensor found on Nikon’s DX series DSLRs, such as the Nikon D5600.

Falloff on FX and 35mm can be visible at f/1.8 and f/2, and gone by f/2.8. With cameras that offer vignette correction, falloff is only minor even at f/1.8. Nikon's finest manual focus 35mm flagship body. These bodies have a quartz controlled mechanical shutter and interchangeable finders and could be mounted with standard, HP (high eyepoint), action, waist level and magnification finders. Aperture-priority automatic and manual exposure control from 1/2000 sec. to 8 seconds. ASA/ISO 12 to 6400. With a larger viewfinder eyepiece, you can see the entire frame, including all exposure information, at a glance...with your eye up to 25mm (approx, one inch) away Depth-of-field preview. The body could also accept twenty two different focusing screens and was the most versatile Nikon with the widest range of accessories.Weight (without lens) about 700g.If you’ve outgrown the 18-55mm kit zoom that came when you bought your camera, this might just be the perfect upgrade. It offers a usefully extended zoom range, from 24mm equivalent wide-angle to 128mm telephoto, while providing a respectable optical performance that’s aided by a fast ultrasonic-type autofocus motor and built-in image stabilisation. It focuses by moving only the rear elements, so the filter mount and front elements don't move at all.

Ignore some of the press information which claimed that this 35mm f/1.8 is the fastest DX lens; its not (any FX f/1.4 or f/1.2 lens is faster and also covers DX), nor is it the first single-focal-length DX lens: that's the 10.5mm DX fisheye which came out in 2003.Crop from left side of above image. If this is 6" (15 cm) wide on your screen, the entire image printed at this same high magnification would be 40 x 60" (1 x 1.5 meters)! The maximum aperture is relatively slow, running from f/3.5 to f/5.6 once you’ve zoomed in. This will be fine for most day-to-day shooting, but you may start to struggle once light levels start to get low – though the aforementioned stabilisation will help by letting you get away with slower shutter speeds to let in more light. One downside is the rather uninspiring maximum aperture of f/3.5-5.6. This is part and parcel of keeping the lens to a sensible weight and cost, but all the same, those who want to create striking shallow depth of field or beautiful bokeh will want to look elsewhere. In 1971 there was an update to the Nikon/Nikkormat Handbook in which stated the announcement of a new motor drive for the Nikon F-series cameras. This motor drive permitted shooting up to seven frames per second (fps). It was a modified version of the Nikon F-36 motor drive, which, with its maximum rate of four fps, would remain in production. The announcement reads: We’ve reported previously on 35 F-mount lenses being discontinued in recent years. Despite this, there are still a vast number of lenses available new, and in the used camera market. A discontinued lens may still be a very good, or indeed a great performing lens. The newest Nikon DSLRs to be released are the Nikon D780 and Nikon D6– both in 2020. FAQ: Can you use Nikon F lenses on mirrorless cameras?

Over the following years, the range of Praktica cameras gradually morphed into the final BX series, of which the BX20 was the first. Functions include aperture priority, through-the-lens metering and flash measurement, a stepless electronic shutter speeded 1-1/1,000sec and LED viewfinder indicators. This later version of the FM2 is commonly referred to as the FM2n (for 'new'). The FM2N used an advanced Nikon-design, metal-bladed, bearing-mounted, vertical-travel focal plane shutter with a (then unheard-of) speed range of 1 to 1/4000th second plus Bulb, plus a fast flash X-sync of 1/250th second. Complete with instruction manual (Japanese text). Moonrise, 06 March 2015. D5500, 35/1.8 DX, f/1.8 at 1/30 hand-held at at ISO10,000, Perfectly Clear V2. Bigger. Detailed specifications for the lens, along with MTF charts and other useful data can be found in our lens database. NIKON D700 + 35mm f/1.4 @ 35mm, ISO 400, 1/80, f/8.0 Lens Handling Complete in grey plush lined Nikon F gold box, scarce Nikon F hanging tag, first type original instruction manual (1959), several accompanying items of literature (Japanese language)Unlike flagship zoom lenses such as the Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f2.8 S and the Nikkor Z 70-200mm f2.8 S, the Nikkor Z 50mm f1.8 S doesn’t have a dedicated control ring, a display screen or any buttons. Instead, it has a simple design with just a manual focus ring and a switch to change between automatic and manual focusing. I also exposed it under light rain for a short period of time and it performed flawlessly throughout the photo shoot. So if you shoot in extreme conditions a lot, you can certainly count on the Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 – it will surely survive. The only thing you have to be a little careful about, is changing the lens in very dusty/windy conditions. Since the lens is equipped with the Rear Focus feature, the front of the lens never moves or extends (which is good, especially for using filters), but then the rear element moves in and out during focusing. If you really need to change the lens in such conditions, I would get used to rotating the focus ring to infinity and then changing the lens. See the short review video below for more information. The Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G ED is built similarly as the recently introduced Nikkor prime lenses, with a hard and textured plastic exterior, a metal mount and a rubber gasket on the lens mount to provide good sealing against dust making its way into the camera. The lens feels solid in hands, definitely no worse than any of the modern professional Nikkor prime. Size-wise, it is not as small as the Nikkor 35mm f/2D, which is a good thing, as it feels comfortable to support it with your left hand while hand-holding the camera. Like other inexpensive Nikkor primes, the filter thread is plastic, which is unfortunate, as it could potentially wear out with repetitive mounting and dismounting of lens filters if you are not careful. On the bright side, nothing moves when the lens focuses, so you do not have to worry about having to re-adjust your polarizing filter when using it in the field. In contrast, older AF-D lens designs often had rotating front elements (the 35mm f/2D is an exception), making them hard to use with filters. Additionally, the front element of the Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G ED does not move in and out like it does on some Nikkor primes and it is not recessed deep inside, making it pretty easy to clean and maintain. Nikon F cameras Nikon F body, Satin-Chrome, Engraved Nippon Kogaku Tokyo Triangle Logo Shop Online More...

Focusing screen: Split-image microprism type (Type K) provided as standard; matte type (B) and matte with horizontal and vertical line etchings (E) optionally available. As usual, there’s some drop in the level of sharpness towards the corners of the frame, but it’s unlikely to be called into question in real world shooting situations. Closing down to f/2.8 sharpens the corners significantly and by f/5.6 they look very good. An f/2.8 lens has a maximum aperture setting of f/2.8. The lower the number (eg f/1.4), the larger the aperture, and the more light a lens will let in. This also allows for shallow depth of field, which is handy for portraits. Some zoom lenses have a variable maximum aperture like f/3.5-5.6 – this means the maximum aperture changes depending on how far the lens is zoomed in. Just like other Nikon professional prime lenses, the new Nikon 35mm f/1.4 lens has a very high quality build. The outer barrel is made of plastic, but feels just like the expensive Nikon metal lenses, most likely due to the lens weight. It is designed to withstand tough weather and is well-protected on the outside against dust and moisture. I shot the lens in very dusty conditions in Utah with high winds and in one case ended up with plenty of dust and sand all over the lens during a hike through a sandy area of Arches National Park. It continued to function well without any problems. I wiped off the dust/sand with a regular brush and then thoroughly cleaned it with a wet piece of cloth after the hike, after which I used it for two more days without any mechanical or other failures. Coma ( saggital coma flare) often causes weird smeared blobs to appear around bright points of light in the corners of fast or wide lenses at large apertures. In lenses that have it, coma goes away as stopped down.Optically, this 35mm f/1.8 is superb, but not that much better than any of Nikon's other 35mm lenses or zooms in actual shooting. The reason get this 35mm is speed for shooting action in low-light (or for shooting slow 35mm film in iffy light), or if you need instant manual-focus override simply by grabbing the big focus ring. Otherwise, this new lens isn't much different in performance compared to Nikon's existing 35mm f/2 AF-D which is even smaller, lighter and less expensive.