Af S Nikkor 35mm F 1 8g Ed Review

Missing perhaps a bit lower contrast as the f 1 4 but better flare control and closer focus which is important to me.

Af s nikkor 35mm f 1 8g ed review. The only thing i can t review here is longevity. With a large maximum aperture of f 1 8 the lens is not only great for low light photography but it can also be used for isolating subjects from backgrounds at close distances. It s a fine choice for. For those situations the nikkor 35mm f 1 8g ed is a great choice especially when coupled with a lightweight camera like nikon d610 or d750.

I ve already preordered on my quest for a super lightweight setup for. A lens designed for full frame dslrs but pitched at a more affordable price point than the flagship model. Its introduction came as something of a surprise to many observers not because it s an updated 35mm lens with a built in autofocus motor but because the dx designation indicates that it s designed for use on dx format bodies and isn t fully compatible with nikon s growing fx format camera range. The af s nikkor 35mm f 1 8g features 11 optical elements in 8 groups including one aspherical lens element and one ed glass element a silent wave motor which provides smooth and quiet auto focus with full time manual focus override and a minimum focus distance of 25cm.

The nikon af s dx nikkor 35mm f 1 8g is a lens that s been around for a while but it s still a very strong performer especially when you consider its 200 price point. I stayed with nikon because i have 24 lenses in my collection and 95 of them function as well as the day they came out of the box. Slight waviness remains. The af s nikkor 35mm f1 8g dx is nikon s latest lens announced in february for pma 2009.

Af s nikkor 35mm f 1 8g ed fx review feb 3 2014 another review up from the 35mm f 1 8 ed fx lens via nikon rumors. Nikon already offers the gold ringed af s 35 1 4g for professional use and the af s dx nikkor 35 1 8g for owners of its dx format aps c models. The nikon 35mm f 1 8 g has some barrel distortion about the same as nikon s 35mm f 2 manual focus lens or the 35 2 af d. This 35 1 8 s distortion can be corrected by plugging these figures into photoshop s lens distortion filter.

The 35mm f 2 8 ai has less distortion and nikon s zooms have a lot more. It s not to be confused with the cheaper af s dx nikkor 35mm f 1 8g which is for dx format cameras only. The af s nikkor 35mm f 1 8g is a moderate wideangle prime for fx format slrs. The nikkor 35mm f1 8g ed fills the last gap in nikon s 35mm line up.

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