AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G FX thread

[kwanhan]

:cheergal:

The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G FX is available at shop now !

Where is the price hovering at?

 

[jeff7id]

Where is the price hovering at?

Ah, sorry
Here it is: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1023361-USA/nikon_2215_af_s_nikkor_35mm_f_1_8g.html

BH can ship the item to Singapore
Note that the price is in USD, and you need to factor shipping fee and GST as well.

 

[GReddyZC76]

Hmm
I am wondering if the 35/1.8 might be equal or even better than 28/1.8

gut feel 28mm F/1.8G nano should outshine 35mm F/1.8G Ed... due to nano coating...

imho, nonethless, depends on what you shooting, both give difference AoF.

 

[dniwkh]

Wouldnt that be worse? That narrow DOF by the f1.2 would either make it look like it was shot with a macro lens, or the subject was photoshopped unto the background. If bokeh balls is wad u r aiming for in the background, f1.8 is round enough for most focal lengths. f1.2 makes no significant improvement in bokeh performance.
And I hardly see anyone use f1.4 or f1.2 aperture for photography. Saw a few shots using f1.4 but with flash and used creatively. f1.4 or f1.2 is more suited for videography, for focus racking in filming rather than for photography.

did you try the 35mm f1.4 or the 24mm f1.4??

shot at 35mm f1.4. The background is slightly blurred. It is all about subject distance... sometimes, you don't want to be so close to subject and yet want to make your subject stand out a bit.

 

[jeff7id]

did you try the 35mm f1.4 or the 24mm f1.4??

shot at 35mm f1.4. The background is slightly blurred. It is all about subject distance... sometimes, you don't want to be so close to subject and yet want to make your subject stand out a bit.
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Oh I just know that you are a Nikon user !
I like your photo here:
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1359734
:thumbsup:

 

[jeff7id]

gut feel 28mm F/1.8G nano should outshine 35mm F/1.8G Ed... due to nano coating...

imho, nonethless, depends on what you shooting, both give difference AoF.

I just wonder why 35 f/1.8G ED does not have nano coating.
Actually a lack of Nano-coating does not mean that lens will be inferior to its brother 28 f/1.8G.

 

[Jack Chua]

I just wonder why 35 f/1.8G ED does not have nano coating.
Actually a lack of Nano-coating does not mean that lens will be inferior to its brother 28 f/1.8G.

You are paying for what you get! Probably they done it so that the NanoCrystal Coating will only be on the 1.4 to push the sales?

 

[jeff7id]

You are paying for what you get! Probably they done it so that the NanoCrystal Coating will only be on the 1.4 to push the sales?

I meant that for Nikkor f/1.8G prime lens, only 28 f/1.8G has Nano Crystal Coat(N)
The rest of the brothers

• 35 f/1.8G FX/DX
• 50 f/1.8G
• 85 f/1.8G

do not have Nano Crystal Coat

Why does Nikon treat 28 f/1.8G so special ? :think:

 

[andykyaw]

I meant that for Nikkor f/1.8G prime lens, only 28 f/1.8G has Nano Crystal Coat(N)
The rest of the brothers

• 35 f/1.8G FX/DX
• 50 f/1.8G
• 85 f/1.8G

do not have Nano Crystal Coat

Why does Nikon treat 28 f/1.8G so special ? :think:

And also out of these 4 f1.8G lenses, only 28mm has Gold ring

 

[Jack Chua]

I meant that for Nikkor f/1.8G prime lens, only 28 f/1.8G has Nano Crystal Coat(N)
The rest of the brothers

[*]35 f/1.8G FX/DX
[*]50 f/1.8G
[*]85 f/1.8G
do not have Nano Crystal Coat

Why does Nikon treat 28 f/1.8G so special ? :think:

Because it's only the single 28mm Nikon currently have in their arsenal? Or at least at the time of introduction.

 

[jeff7id]

Because it's only the single 28mm Nikon currently have in their arsenal? Or at least at the time of introduction.

Nikon still have an absolutely extraordinary lens, the Nikkor 28mm f/1.4 AF-D. It is as sharp at f/1.4 as it is at other apertures (claimed by Rockwell). No nano coating for this AF-D lens.

 

[diediealsomustdive]

I'm wondering if the 28/1.8 might be better.

Hmm
I am wondering if the 35/1.8 might be equal or even better than 28/1.8

I have 35/2 and 35/1.8DX, a bit hard to justify getting 35/1.8FX. Maybe 28/1.8 got chance...

Nikon still have an absolutely extraordinary lens, the Nikkor 28mm f/1.4 AF-D. It is as sharp at f/1.4 as it is at other apertures (claimed by Rockwell). No nano coating for this AF-D lens.

Ask lsisaxon about 28mm f/1.4 AF-D, he has one.

 

[jeff7id]

In the MTF chart of this website, the horizontal axis is in millimeters and shows the distance from the center of the image toward the edges, and contrast value (highest value is 1) is shown in the vertical axis, with fixed spatial frequencies of 10 lines/mm and 30 lines/mm.
The path of 10 lines/mm indicates the contrast reproducibility of the lens (the higher and straighter is better). The higher and straighter the 30 lines/mm-path is, the higher the resolution of the lens.

AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G ED FX
(The red line shows the spatial frequency of 10 lines/mm and the blue line shows 30 lines/mm.)

AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G
(The red line shows the spatial frequency of 10 lines/mm and the blue line shows 30 lines/mm.)

SIGMA 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | A
(The red line shows the spatial frequency of 10 lines/mm and the green line shows 30 lines/mm.)

Corners of NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G ED FX looks very good, it seems better than NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G or SIGMA 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | A
Who is the KING of 35mm lens? :cheergal:

 

[jeff7id]

AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G ED FX is so bokehlicious :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Image courtesy to Nikon

 

[diediealsomustdive]

AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G ED FX is so bokehlicious :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Image courtesy to Nikon

Like. Beautiful.

 

[shootuntiludrop]

Coming to 3rd week of February, anyone bought this lens locally?

Thanks.

 

[daredevil123]

Is it even out yet?

 

[GReddyZC76]

asked a few local shop. No available, no advise yet. Nikon singapore website also didnt state rrp

 

[jeff7id]

It looks like there is some delay for Singapore sales.

It has been available in the US since first week of February 2014.

 

[jeff7id]

Another samples of Nikon 35mm f/1.8G FX

Photo courtesy of Photographylife.com
Taken at f/1.8