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Nikon 35mm f/1.4G AF-S NIKKOR
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Review Date: Feb 15, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,700.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Super bokeh, build quality and very sharp.
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Cons:
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Big, heavy and expensive
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This lens is very sharp at f/1.4 and amazingly so from f/2.0 and on. It paints beautifully and the bokeh is very smooth as well for a 35. Like the other new AF-S fast Nikkors recently released, a little on the big and heavy side, but the build quality is great and seems very durable.
A little slow on the autofocus, but fast enough. Expected for a f/1.4 - lots of glass and I'll take acuracy over speed.
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Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Micro-Nikkor
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Review Date: Nov 24, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $199.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Super sharp, lightweight, small and inexpensive. Perfect normal prime for DX.
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Cons:
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Popular and hard to get.
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An amazing little prime lens for your DX camera. Small, lightweight and inexpensive for what you get. Melts away onto larger bodies such as the D300. A perfect match also for smaller bodies like the D40.
Super sharp, execellent color rendition and nice bokeh. Overall, nicer than the 35mm f/2 for DX.
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Nikon 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED AF-S DX -Nikkor
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Review Date: Nov 24, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $899.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Very sharp across the focal-length range when moderately stopped down. Absolutely stellar performance between f/8-11 at all focal lengths. Small and light and takes 77mm filters. Best in class DX performance for an ultra-wide zoom.
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Cons:
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Expensive. Variable aperature. A little softer wide-open (but not bad).
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The lens balances nicely on the D300 at just over a pound. The zoom ring is a little stiff yet smooth, but I like it that way. The build quality is very similar to the Nikon 16-85mm which is to say very good, but is definitely at the high end of the prosumer range vs. professional.
At 15mm, the front element is fully recessed and extends out about 1/8" zoomed to 10mm and 1/4" when zoomed to 24mm.
The lens is nice and sharp with surprisingly little distortion, especially considering the focal length range. Very resistant to flare, even shooting into the sun.
An overall better performer than the Nikkor 12-24 f/4 in my opinion across the range, although I prefer the build quality of the 12-24. A nice upgrade from the Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 - which I have a lot of experience with better ergonomics and a much more solid feel and build quality.
While it's more expensive than similar options, it's the best thing going in this range for DX.
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