| Nikon 35mm f/2D AF Wide-Angle Nikkor Lens for Nikon 35mm and Digital SLR Cameras | 
 enlarge | List Price: $435.00
Buy New: $299.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 20 reviews)
Category: Photography
Publisher: Nikon
Studio: Nikon
Brand: Nikon
Label: Nikon
Media: Electronics
Fragile: 0
Batteries Included: 0
Maximum Focal Length: 35
Minimum Focal Length: 35
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 4.1 x 4.1 x 3.6
MPN: 1923
Model: 1923
UPC: 018208019236
EAN: 0018208019236
ASIN: B00005LE72
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Compact, lightweight wide-angle lens for general photography | | • | 62-degree (44-degree with Nikon DX format) picture angle for candids, portraits, and travel photographs | | • | Nikon Super Integrated Coating for minimized flare and ghost, providing good color balance | | • | Fast f2 maximum aperture make this ideal for low-light, hand-held shooting | | • | 0.85-foot close focusing distance |
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Product Description
Nikon is a precision optical company with worldwide manufacturing, research and marketing capabilities. The Nikon name is equated with extraordinary photographic performance, innovation, precision and optical quality.PRODUCT FEATURES:Versatile wide-angle lens for a broad range of uses;Perfect lens for the photographer on the go;Fast f/2 maximum aperture makes this ideal for low light, hand-held shooting.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 Sharp Wide Open December 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Seems that much of the discussion about this lens centers upon how sharp the 35 f2 D is wide-open. So as soon as mine arrived I put it to an informal test, setting the D300 to aperture priority and the lens at f2 and shooting more than 200 images at various distances. I opened them in Nikon Capture NX2 and examined them with a critical eye, looking for softness, both overall and in areas of detail. I found nothing - the images are beautiful, crisp and sharp at the point of focus, with smooth, out-of-focus backgrounds. I found it to be sharp hand-held in the 1/15-1/20 range, with the comfortable 'normal' angle of view of a 50mm on a film camera. At $300, it doesn't quite match the 50 1.8 in pro quality at a bargain price, but - along with the superb 85 1.8 and the 50 1.4 - is the next best bang for the buck in Nikon's lens line.
This is my favorite lens!!! December 12, 2008
I just can't believe how many extraordinary pictures I took with this lens with my D80.
Highly recommend~
Excellent prime lens. THE prime lens of you own a DX DSLR body. November 7, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've owned this lens for many years now. It will always be my lens of choice when i don't want to use my zoom lenses.
Pros:
(+) Excellent optical quality, sharpness. no vignetting whatsoever on a DX sensor.
(+) Fast and accurate autofocus (on higher end bodies)
(+) Compact size.
(+) Normal viewing angle on a DX sensor.
Cons:
(-) Does not autofocus on entry level bodies (D40 and D60 at the time of this writing)
Other F-mount lenses owned:
* Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 (as good as the 35mm optically, but too narrow viewing angle on a DX body for my taste)
* Nikkor 18-70mm zoom (good)
* Sigma 10-20mm zoom (good for city travel photography, and sometimes outdoors, noticable distortion if you measure it, but it does not really bother me)
* Sigma 30mm f/1.4 (erratic autofocus, not that good lens IMO, although it is physically BIG)
My favourite lens November 2, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
My best lens by far. Great IQ, light and not too expensive. The focal length is more usable than the 50mm 1.8 (also great) and the build quality is better. I mainly use mine for portraits at f2.8. At f2 it's a tiny bit soft but at 2.8 it's perfect. I have taken some brilliant pics with it. You will not regret this buy.
beats the 50mm f/1.8 October 8, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have a D80 and two VR lenses covering 18-200mm, a 50mm f/1.8...and now this gem. I only add to other positive reviews that this is great for taking shots of my kids and easier to get them into the frame. I think that the f/2 is as good or better than the f/1.8. Also, photos of landscapes are much sharper with this than the 50mm. It feels more solidly built. I like Ken Rockwell and wish that he had evaluated this lens in greater detail...but take his word, this lens is a "gem". It feels great on the D80 and I'm having lots of fun, and surprisingly the colors are excellent.
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