AF-S 35mm f/1.4G Nano
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ZeroDivine
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this lens is not aimed at general population anyway..
but more for those who really need to use it at wide open with good results, eg photojournalist, wedding photographers, etc.
for others, the cheaper 35mm f/2 should suffice.
not really.
if you priced it at S$1.8k, you will find that there are a lot of enthusiast who will pay that kind of money for a good lens.
I am hoping nikon is just pricing it high for the "initial" period and willl lower the price after maybe one year. Their thinking is probably they cannot make enough to supply the whole world during the launch period so might as well charge a premium for it.
if you look at it, is the 35mm f1.4 really worth as much as a 24-70mm f2.8?
Frankly, if nikon updated their 35mm f/2 lens and sold that for $700, a lot more nikon customers will be much happier.
prolensdreamer
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As Chinese idiom says:"姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩"，those who ganna posess by it will really fork out the "blood sweat money" buying something good to have but not must have.
buy first then regret later.
Cheesecake
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ZeroDivine
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it will go down in price but won't reach below 2k mark. You pay premium for that increment in the IQ. law of diminishing return
See how much 200 f/2 VR is selling? 7k and how much is 180 2.8 is selling? 1.2k . For that extra stop and special rendering, some people still find it worth it.
And to answer your question, I never really appreciate 24-70mm 2.8 anyway. To me, that lens is boring in perspective and 2.8 is not enough DOF for me. But I know it's a useful range for most people
. And it's overpriced at 2.4k too IMHO
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RRP about SGD2.3-2.4K - shops will sell at about 2.1-2.2k I think.....
And to answer your question, I never really appreciate 24-70mm 2.8 anyway. To me, that lens is boring in perspective and 2.8 is not enough DOF for me. But I know it's a useful range for most people
Then isn't $3k a very expensive price to pay for a boring perspective lens like 24mm f1.4? Which is even more boring as you cannot change to 70mm....
But then the 14-24mm and 70-200mm cost similar in price to the 24mm f1.4 ...
I still believe that a f1.4 primes like the 35mm and 85mm should be relatively affordable as it is not hard to do f1.4 lens for those focal length. They are close to 50mm.
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ZeroDivine
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of course it isn't hard to do..
nikon came up with 35 1.4 ai/ais decades ago.. and they are pretty affordable still
but do look at the optical performance.
U want cheap 1.4 fast lens can.. but might be full of CA, soft corners and so on at wide open. Which do u want?
and yes 85 1.4 af-s is overpriced too. no exotic glass used and yet priced so high at 2.3k. At least the 35 1.4 has aspherical element.
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jeff7id
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After having AFS 35mm f/1.4G, AFD 35mm f/2, AFS 35mm f/1.8G DX, I don't think Nikon will update the 35mm f/2 in a very short time.
Actually what we need from Nikon prime series is the replacement of AFD 135mm f/2 DC :angel:
ZeroDivine
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second this
I think they will.. soon.. that lens is pretty old liao.. about same age as the old 85 1.4D I think.. together with the 105 f/2 dc
abit long in the tooth
need af-s, removal of the dc feature, and nano coating.
i'm all for it :thumbsup:
second this
I think they will.. soon.. that lens is pretty old liao.. about same age as the old 85 1.4D I think.. together with the 105 f/2 dc
abit long in the tooth
need af-s, removal of the dc feature, and nano coating.
i'm all for it :thumbsup:
I think you will find one of them ? being announced in FEB 2011 - along with the 200 f4 Micro.... Aug 2011 will see the 180 f2.8 being replaced with VR, and Sept 2011 will be D400 and a 300 f4 with VR 2 ( OR the 80-400 being replaced also with VR2 ).
2011 is the year of Longer Lenses D400's and D4's ( 2009-2010 was for fast wides / mids AND pro Telephotos ) :thumbsup:
ZeroDivine
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I think you will find one of them ? being announced in FEB 2011 - along with the 200 f4 Micro.... Aug 2011 will see the 180 f2.8 being replaced with VR, and Sept 2011 will be D400 and a 300 f4 with VR 2 ( OR the 80-400 being replaced also with VR2 ).
2011 is the year of Longer Lenses D400's and D4's ( 2009-2010 was for fast wides / mids AND pro Telephotos ) :thumbsup:
another exciting year ahead .. :thumbsup:
Great launch by Nikon, they have finally delivered the updated version of 35/1.4 & 85/1.4. I am now torn between the Nikon AF version and the Zeiss MF version...
With its launch, perhaps it will drive the lengendary 28/1.4 down to a more realistic and affordable price in the 2nd hand market....last check on ebay they are still going for 4K plus...
I love 1.4 or faster lenses...thanks Nikon & Zeiss
With its launch, perhaps it will drive the lengendary 28/1.4 down to a more realistic and affordable price in the 2nd hand market....last check on ebay they are still going for 4K plus...
I love 1.4 or faster lenses...thanks Nikon & Zeiss
jeff7id
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The reasonable 2nd price for the "legendary" 28mm f/1.4 should be lower from both 24 f/1.4 and 35 f/1.4.
28mm f/1.4 is an AF-D lens either. Anyone still want to buy and shoot with this 28mm f/1.4 lens ? :think:
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