So a friend of mine who just got a hand-me-down D70s from his dad picked up a much needed fast prime today, the new 35/1.8G DX which went on sale last night in Japan. It is $300 here, which is insane because it sells for $100 less in the states. I took a few test shots with it on my D700 and it is really superb. No visible vignetting for close shots, but a ton at infinity. At least as sharp wide open as the 35/2D. It really doesn't focus any faster than the 35/2D on my D700, but it is completely silent, gasketed, and internal focusing with FTM. It comes with a small bayonet hood and soft case here. For $200 new this thing is a must buy for anyone who doesn't have already have the 35/2D and has a 1.5x Nikon camera.
Here are 3 quick snap-shots from his D70s that I took. All at f/1.8:
I'll post a few examples from my D700 in a few hours when I have a chance to pull them off my CF card.
Old boy at kitamura lied to me....he said not till end of the month just last Friday. Chris, your boy is slipping . Man why's the price gotta suck here....guess I'll wait for a US order Can still trial it, always a good thing. Course today I didn't bring the camera so I could just do it on the way home.
Probably a good thing though, I usually buy after trialing.
Man I wish they would've came out with a full frame version. I certainly would have paid the premium! Any chance we can see these in B&W? I kid! Nice shots.
if a DX lens already looks like this on FX, why didn't they made it FX in the first place? Will it really be so much larger, heavier and pricier? I mean looking at these samples it's almost fx... Or am i missing something here?
Well it's great, i will get instant vignetting so i don't have to add that in post....
looks great. Im definitely picking up one. And im sure those who say they'd pay a premium haven't read the numerous threads on it. I dunno about you But im not paying $1600 for a 35 prime, but thsts just me.
I suspect that it would be possible, with plastic finnish and the current glass quality to make it fullframe for maybe $400? Would that be unnacceptable? Well, anyway, looks like a great piece of dx-glass
R. Francois wrote:
if a DX lens already looks like this on FX, why didn't they made it FX in the first place? Will it really be so much larger, heavier and pricier? I mean looking at these samples it's almost fx... Or am i missing something here?
Well it's great, i will get instant vignetting so i don't have to add that in post....
Perhaps it really WAS an FX lens, then they saw that some one screwed up with the vignetting at infinity and decided to call it DX instead
. Man why's the price gotta suck here....guess I'll wait for a US order 
Can still trial it, always a good thing. Course today I didn't bring the camera so I could just do it on the way home. 
I kid! Nice shots.
.