[Introduction & Apologies]
First and foremost, apologies for the very very tardy review. But ever since the launch of the Nikon AF-S 24mm f/1.4G ED (Feb 2010) and the later addition of the AF-S 35mm f/1.4G (Sept 2010) to their line-up of Nano Crystal Coated lenses, I have always wanted to compare the 35mm on a D700 (FX) to the 24mm on a D7000 (DX, 1.5x crop) - equivalent Field of View (FoV) to 36mm focal length.
Leading up to that, many of us had long been anticipating and keenly awaiting the production of the update to the legendary AI-S 35mm f/1.4. For the longest time, the only available autofocus Nikon lens at the 35mm focal length was the AF 35mm f/2.0D for Full-Frame (FF), which was reecntly joint by the AF-S 35mm f/1.8G for DX - about 1/3 stop faster for the f/2.0, but a DX lens.
Anyhow, fastforward to about May 2011 - I managed to pull the following together for a weekend of testshots: D700 (FX), D7000 (DX), AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G, AF-S 24mm f/1.4G ED, AF 35mm f/2.0D, AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX, and AI-S 35mm f/1.4.
Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.4G | AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX | AF 35mm f/2.0D | AI-S 35mm f/1.4 (w/filter)
Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.4G | AF-S 24mm f/1.4G ED (w/filter) | AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED (w/filter)
First and foremost, apologies for the very very tardy review. But ever since the launch of the Nikon AF-S 24mm f/1.4G ED (Feb 2010) and the later addition of the AF-S 35mm f/1.4G (Sept 2010) to their line-up of Nano Crystal Coated lenses, I have always wanted to compare the 35mm on a D700 (FX) to the 24mm on a D7000 (DX, 1.5x crop) - equivalent Field of View (FoV) to 36mm focal length.
Leading up to that, many of us had long been anticipating and keenly awaiting the production of the update to the legendary AI-S 35mm f/1.4. For the longest time, the only available autofocus Nikon lens at the 35mm focal length was the AF 35mm f/2.0D for Full-Frame (FF), which was reecntly joint by the AF-S 35mm f/1.8G for DX - about 1/3 stop faster for the f/2.0, but a DX lens.
Anyhow, fastforward to about May 2011 - I managed to pull the following together for a weekend of testshots: D700 (FX), D7000 (DX), AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G, AF-S 24mm f/1.4G ED, AF 35mm f/2.0D, AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX, and AI-S 35mm f/1.4.
Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.4G | AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX | AF 35mm f/2.0D | AI-S 35mm f/1.4 (w/filter)
Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.4G | AF-S 24mm f/1.4G ED (w/filter) | AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED (w/filter)
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