CONFIRMED! New Nikkor AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G Prime Lens
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lunas
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I agree. Nikon can do better than that...maybe a f/1.2? :dunno:
looks like a must buy for DX users, esp D40/D60 users. nikon's answer to sigma's 30mmf1.4 DC HSM?
anyway, i'm still waiting / dreaming for the AF-S 35mm f/1.4G...
anyway, i'm still waiting / dreaming for the AF-S 35mm f/1.4G...
Saycheese78
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looks like a must buy for DX users, esp D40/D60 users. nikon's answer to sigma's 30mmf1.4 DC HSM?
anyway, i'm still waiting / dreaming for the AF-S 35mm f/1.4G...
Please, Ni Gong, do not come up with the 30mm / 35mm F1.2... Please spare a thought for my pocket!
Don't worry... Nikon just announced that it will layoff 800 workers and scale back the construction of a new plant. Doesn't look like they are in the mood to make expensive f1.4 lenses that many of us cannot afford.
About the MTF, it would be interesting to see how a not-so-good MTF FF lens compares with better MTF DX lens on a D300... my hunch is that the FF 35/2 will give better corners
Anyway, this is making life too complicated.
geraldkhoo
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I was wondering, like how some of us have, on why Nikon would make a DX prime when cameras would likely be FX in the future. Thinking about it, I now think this is actually a good strategy.
As technology improves, new technology shifts older technology downward. For example, the Sigma DP1 has a bigger sensor than most PnS cameras. I believe Nikon is targeting that market of people moving from a PnS to a DSLR. As prices of entry level DSLRs drop, more people are likely to make the shift, and when they do, there should be a base of lenses and accesories for them. The DX format in the future would likely be like PnS usage today.
Today, I can almost safely say that every household has a digital camera, be it in their phone, a PnS, prosumer PnS, or DSLR. 10 years ago, this were not so. There is a large market to tap on.
In fact, with the release of the 35mm DX lens, it now becomes more appealing to get a D60. I can also now tell one of my friends to get this lens to couple with the D40x.
As technology improves, new technology shifts older technology downward. For example, the Sigma DP1 has a bigger sensor than most PnS cameras. I believe Nikon is targeting that market of people moving from a PnS to a DSLR. As prices of entry level DSLRs drop, more people are likely to make the shift, and when they do, there should be a base of lenses and accesories for them. The DX format in the future would likely be like PnS usage today.
Today, I can almost safely say that every household has a digital camera, be it in their phone, a PnS, prosumer PnS, or DSLR. 10 years ago, this were not so. There is a large market to tap on.
In fact, with the release of the 35mm DX lens, it now becomes more appealing to get a D60. I can also now tell one of my friends to get this lens to couple with the D40x.
maybe soon...? going by the amount of interest for it. might not be a remote possibility.
prolensdreamer
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will wait for more user report then decide whether to get one or not.
yyD70S
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Nikon has signalled with the Nikon 50mm f1.4G that primes for FX should be on their agenda. I don't think we have long to wait before they come up with ONE wide-angle prime announced together with A medium telephoto (AFS).
looks like a must buy for DX users, esp D40/D60 users. nikon's answer to sigma's 30mmf1.4 DC HSM?
anyway, i'm still waiting / dreaming for the AF-S 35mm f/1.4G...
hehehe so am i and many others hmmmm how many monday and thursday ... sighhh....
cheers
blackdrakes
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