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 p.2 #8 · Nikon Z 35mm 1.2 S - Official Image Thread | |
Vento wrote:
Early Adoper at Nikon is expensive fun, with a little patience you can save a lot of money.
With the Z 400/4.5 VR S I saved € 1000 this way and with the Plena € 700.
After the early adopter demand is covered, the prices come down significantly and sometimes very quickly.
Whether it's the Z8, Z6 III, Z 85/1.2 S, Z 135/1.8 S, Z 400/4.5 VR S, Z 600/6.3 PF VR S, ....., all of them had an extremely high starting price in the EU and are now available at a much lower price.
Z6III started at € 3000 and was now available for € 2099, mind you VAT of 19% is already included in these prices.
Plena at release at € 3000, now regularly available for € 2300.
Z 400/4.5 VR S was € 3699 at release, after some waiting I got it for € 2700.
The same with the Z 85/1.2 S, or the Z 600/6.3 PF VR S, at release at € 5799, a few days ago during the last discount campaign it was available for under € 4200.
That's brutal when you've paid € 1600 early adopter surcharge.
https://nikonrumors.com/2025/02/04/additional-information-on-the-upcoming-nikon-nikkor-z-35mm-f-1-2-s-lens.aspx/
- Official announcement in 24-48 hours
- S-line lens
- 82mm filter size
- Price similar to the NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.2 S lens: expected to be between $2,800-$2,900 in the US (under $3,000)
- Size and weight are also similar to the NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.2 S lens
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Yes usually with Nikon you can get a good sale if you wait a year or two after release. Now if only Nikon will finally put the 180-600 on sale, it's actually gone up in price since it came out. I keep waiting since in the meantime my Sony 200-600 adapts well enough to my Z8.
groob wrote:
The hard decision for me is what combination to get. I think I’d probably prefer to have the 35mm f/1.2, 85mm f/1.2, and Plena. But I’ve currently got the 50mm f/1.2 and think it is spectacular and a nearly perfect focal length. Of course, part of thinking it is the perfect focal length is that it is the lens I have and therefore position myself appropriately. So, I’d probably say the same about all of these lenses.
It doesn’t strike me that there is a big enough difference between 50mm and 85mm to justify owning both, and the same is true for 50mm and 35mm. So, I guess I’ll wind up with the 50mm and the Plena, but if I can ever mentally justify it, I’ll pick up the 35mm or 85mm also.
Curious if people agree/disagree on whether there’s enough difference between 50mm and 85mm or 35mm to own multiple of those? I only shoot portraits of my family, and I’ll get a Plena soon. So, that will be part of the analysis also. ...Show more →
When photographing people, especially indoors, I find 35mm is a good group lens 3-4 people, 50mm is a good lens for 2 people or a 1 person upper body to full body photo, and 85mm is good for a single person head shoot. So it really depends on the type of photos you like to take, how much room you have to back up, and how much light you have to work with.
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