They do mention the following though: As we have pointed out in the review, auto-focus is fast and quiet on the AF-S 35mm f/1.4G, but you may experience front- or back-focusing issues on certain camera bodies, so do yourself a favour and check focus accuracy within a day or two of receiving the lens. The kind of extreme front-focusing we have experienced is probably rare, but a slight misalignment between the lens and the AF sensors of your camera might still occur.
My new 24-70 coffee cup... shot with the 35G @1.4. Shot from about 2 feet away or so. Focus was on the big N. Pretty nice bokeh if you ask me and focus is dead on.
Donzo98 wrote:
That is a tough decision... I ultimately decided on the 35 (for now).
+1
Just for focal length preference... however, I just used the Spyder LensCal on my 35G and it needed a +12 adjustment... i had a feeling it was slightly off since wide open shooting was hit or miss, but i'm getting a much better keeper rate now - testing it out with my son & daughter
now... do i send it off to Nikon to service? or just stick to the AF fine tune adjustment?
BTW, good to see more FM'ers getting their hands on this lens! Hopefully lots of pics/samples will start popping up now!
JR Magat wrote:
+1
Just for focal length preference... however, I just used the Spyder LensCal on my 35G and it needed a +12 adjustment... i had a feeling it was slightly off since wide open shooting was hit or miss, but i'm getting a much better keeper rate now - testing it out with my son & daughter
now... do i send it off to Nikon to service? or just stick to the AF fine tune adjustment?
BTW, good to see more FM'ers getting their hands on this lens! Hopefully lots of pics/samples will start popping up now!
Tough call JR... I think I would just use it at +12. You never what you are going to get back...
If it were mine, I'd send it back. The one I bought seems plenty sharp, but out of the 2 copies I had the option to purchase, 1 was definitely soft. I think, should you at some point decide to sell it, you will get better resale value for a properly focusing lens.
gvg45 wrote:
If it were mine, I'd send it back. The one I bought seems plenty sharp, but out of the 2 copies I had the option to purchase, 1 was definitely soft. I think, should you at some point decide to sell it, you will get better resale value for a properly focusing lens.
screwdriver wrote:
id send it in for calibration if it was me , gvg45 is right . its hard to sell something that is not focusing right .
That's a good point I didn't think about... I mean, i have no plans to sell this lens, but i guess you never know what the future may bring; plus it'll make me feel better about paying so much on a lens that it's fixed by the manufacturer & is working the way it should
I am shooting a family this weekend (and i'll need to use this lens; currently my widest), and looking to pick up a tammy 28-75 soon, so after this weekend will probably be a good time to send it off
Before I sent it in I would check it on another body or two. It might be perfect on a different body... and if that's the case it is a total waste of time to send it.
JR....for best results.....and to make sure it is fully accurate you should send it in with your D700 and have them calibrate the lens to that particular body. If you just send in the lens it may come back as +8 because that is what their body said so you are right back in the same place. If me, and its working at +12 I would keep it.
gvg45 wrote:
If it were mine, I'd send it back. The one I bought seems plenty sharp, but out of the 2 copies I had the option to purchase, 1 was definitely soft. I think, should you at some point decide to sell it, you will get better resale value for a properly focusing lens.
The fact that it requires +12 on one body doesn't mean it isn't focusing properly. That's within spec. Nikon allows for a certain margin of error in focusing precision from body to body. So you can't expect a "perfect" lens to focus perfectly on any given body. Some adjustment may be required. JR could sell his lens to someone else and they might require -12.
