Nikon AF NIKKOR 35mm f/2D Lens : Great little lense

I have just bought this lens 2 years after using the standard lens coming with the nikon d90 and a wide angle tokina. Do not wait 2 years like me before investing in such a quality lens if you are serious about your photography anyway. The sharpness is equal to none, and you do get a nice bokeh at f2, although not always essential.It does make a huge difference to invest, more pricey than other lens such as the 50mm af-s one but in my opinion more versatile.

It was because of the glowing reviews of this lens that i was persuaded to buy it. In fact the kind of performance i hope for when i buy a lens costing many times more.

A great little all round lense, i bought i because i got sick of lugging around my 17-55 and found 50mm lenses a bit to long on my d300. Amazing clarity up around f4. Terrific for close up work as well. I found the build a bit disappointing and theres much more play in the focusing ring than i’d expect but it doesn’t seem to affect results.

Bought this for its compact size and lightweight for my d600. Expected it to be better than my 28-300 at 35mm, but not so much as you’d notice. But light and very well made – japanese version.

Having a d lens as an option is very helpful and i hope that nikon continue to do this. I am favouring prime lens nowadays rather than all purpose zooms as i have done in the past. The main reason is that current good quality zooms are so expensive and even though they are probably extremely good, i do not feel i can justify it. My wife is still recovering from the eventual( three years to build up for it) purchase of my high quality dslr. I am happy with the concept of getting the size of lens roughly right and then moving to compose the shot. The camera on which this lens is used is full frame and i find it quite wide enough for landscapes and closer shots where it is handy to get a little more into the frame. The most obvious point is that the lens is very good, with a wide light range, and it is light and comparatively small and therefore very convenient. A good quality zoom lens on the end of your camera looks good and probably is good but can probably be a little unwieldy at times.

A stunning great little lens that truly out performs its low price. I was going to get the sigma art 35 but this little beauty does a great job and looks the part on my retro df.

This is the only prime lens i own on my nikon d50 and i’ve always been very happy with it. Small, light, well built and very sharp. It’s great for portrait pics. With the crop factor of digital slrs of 1. 5, it works out the equivalent of being around 53mm in old 35mm terms – a great length for portraits. That’s also why i favoured this over the (admittedly much cheaper) 50mm f1. 8 lens (the crop factor for which makes it more like a 75mm lens – a bit too much of a telephoto, especially indoors). I’m happy shooting this wide open at f2. Contrast goes down when using it wide open but for me, that is offset by the lovely shallow depth of field and the ability to use in low light. Probably also useful to know that as of a few months ago, there is now a new nikon prime (the nikon 35mm f/1.

• Great for film use in its day, but doesn’t cut it for digital

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Nikon AF NIKKOR 35mm f/2D Lens

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• Compact wideangle lens
• Lightweight construction
• 62 degrees picture coverage
• Fast f/2 maximum aperture makes this ideal for low-light and hand-held shooting
• Versatile and ideal for a broad range of uses

It’s a nikon, what more can i say.

Used mainly for nightscapes, with great results. A bit soft at the edges at f2, but improves significantly by f2. Vignetting and distortion are mild and easily corrected by software in post processing. Bokeh is nice, although not perfectly circular, but close enough. The lens is small and compact, especially on a ff body. It features an aperture ring and distance scales (features that i personally do not use). Af performance is relatively slow and noisy.

Fast, great length and compact. Highly recommended as a great all rounder. In my opinion, the 35mm is a better lens than the feted 50mm. But of course, each to their own.

This is a super little lens for the money, wide enough angle to be useful. The usual build quality of the nikkor lens is very good, its robust enough to use regularly with no visible detriment, i have had this a fair while now, it still looks like new and works a treat with very fast focus times. This lens lets in a lot of light and is very good in shaded areas such as woodland which is where i do a lot of my photograpy. A good purchase in my opinion.

Classic focal length, and good that there’s still at least one or two lenses out there with a depth of field scale.

Let’s be brutal and honest. In its day when users shot film this was a great compact lens. In fact it’s previous manual focus was a staple lens for photojournalist. Compact and dropped into a bag it was quick to focus and easy to use. Didn’t draw too much attention as it was so compact. So why does that transfer into a digital slr?. Well so when you look at models that use the smaller sensors it’s not getting as much light in to start with, also the optical design falls short when it’s towards the middle. When it was made the whole of the element helped render and complete image and the edges helped pull together a decent image. So that being said on a full frame is it okay?.

Brilliant lens but not compatible with lower model nikons such as the 3xxx series cameras unless you only want manual focus.

An excellent lens, the sort of lens that should always find a space in your camera bag especially if you are into low light photography.

Good lens and perfect performance. I bought it for my nikon d300s and it is really nice one for me.

Really pleased that i bought this lens. On my d300 it is effectively a classis portrait lens which i have used over the last xmas period for the ubiquitous indoor family shots and also outdoors in the snow. The wide aperture really helped indoors and it really feels like a quality lens rather than a cheap lump of plastic. I love using the manual focusing as the action is silky smooth. Didn’t realise at the time of purchase that it didn’t come with a lens hood and bag. The nikon recommended items on the box are the hn-3 hood and cl-0715 bag. Subsequently bought these separately but i have to say that i have found the hood pretty useless at preventing flare and it is too big to fit into the bag. I have measured the lens hood at approx. 74mm diameter so if you want both, i would suggest you buy a larger bag accordingly.

8d is a bit limited on a dx format camera if you are only carrying one lens. I chose it over the supposedly excellent 35mm 1. 8g as i am looking to move to fx format in the future. The lens is a d lens which means it can only auto focus on a camera with an in body focus motor. I would rate its performance as good on the d90, fairly quick focus, good contrast and at any aperture of f2. 8 and higher, excellent sharpness. 8 there is a noticeable drop off in sharpness hence the dropped star.

I use mine on a nikon d800 and it is very useful to have a small lens for those occasions when a large zoom is a hindrance because of its size or because it is too conspicuous. It is great for street photography and candid shots. I used to use a leica on which i normally had a 35mm lens all the time and this takes me back to those days. As others have said, it is very quick to focus, sharp and bright. Anyone who has only used zooms may think that this is going to be of limited use but it’s worth giving it a try. Being fast it is good in low light and it gives nice bokeh.

Looking back at this purchase – it’s ok, practical lens with so-so sharpness and image rendition. Now that i’ve had a chance to compare it’s miles behind the 1.

Pre-used but in good condition.

I think the best comment i can make about this great little lens is that i have been using it for a couple of years now and it has begun to replace my 24-70/f2. 8 af-s zoom as the lens which lives on my fx nikon for most of the time. With the tiny 35mm/f2 on my nikon, i regularly end up with better pictures than when i strap on the mighty 24-70mm/f2. Obviously the 24-70 allows you to zoom between a good range of focal lengths but i have found that in most situations, you can move your shooting position to compensate for this. I guess that for some subjects this is not possible, making the zoom essential. Protrait photographs are the obvious area where one wants to stay slightly further away and use the perspective of a 70mm+ lens for best effect. In this case i would suggest a 35mm/f2 and an 85mm/f1. 4 as a better combo than a trditional 24-70mm mid-zoom.

Excellent lens, i use this on a series of d800 / d810 / d850 bodies. It works well on high resolution sensors, it’s lightweight, pocket able and has excellent quality, and is pretty cheap. Great fov for some subject isolation at f/2 with a nice 3d pop feel, right down to the best quality (across frame) at smaller apertures.

I use this on my d800 all the time and the pictures look good to me. Not too much distortion and the edges don’t look too bad either. It is a screw autofocus, so not suitable for d3xxx or d5xxx series cameras. The other thing is that the focusing is a little slow beacuse of the older screw focusing mechanism, although for what i use this lens for the speed is sufficient.

Sharp , contrasty, and lovely shallow depth of field at wide apertures. A delight after using a cheap kit zoom.

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