Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX

Name: Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX
Brand: Nikon
SKU: 65915
Price: 190 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 9 (286 reviews)

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Thanks to the large maximum aperture of f/1.8, you can take bright photos in low-light locations.
The versatile 35mm lens is suitable for street, landscape, and portrait photography.
The autofocus motor focuses silently, so you won’t hear any distracting sounds in your videos.
This lens doesn’t have image stabilization to help reduce motion blur.
The lens isn’t water-resistant, so you can’t take photos in the rain.

Key specs

Nikon F (DX)

APS-C

Prime lens

Wide-angle

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Description

Take clear photos in low light with the Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX. This camera lens has a large f/1.8 aperture. As a result, the lens captures lots of light, so you can take bright images even in dark situations. The fixed 35mm focal length is versatile. You can use it to capture street scenes, landscapes, and portraits. The silent autofocus motor keeps distracting noise out of your videos. The Nikon F (DX) mount fits SLR cameras with an APS-C image sensor.

Tips for using this product

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Lens caps (2x)
Lens hood
Soft pouch
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Reviews

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4 stars

131

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Rating per section

Picture quality

Review is 10 out of 10.

Weight/size

Review is 9,3 out of 10.

User friendliness

Review is 8,0 out of 10.

Design

Review is 9,3 out of 10.

Options

Review is 8,0 out of 10.

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Most helpful reviews

Review is 10 out of 10.

Fantastic lens

Price
good bokeh
Well built
Focus ring not smooth

I bought this lens because I wanted a 'fast' prime lens. The requirements were that the lens had a good quality housing and had to take sharp pictures. The lens was also not allowed to cost too much due to a limited budget. After looking at different lenses, I opted for the Nikon 35mm F1.8G. Due to the DX format sensor of my D90, this 35mm lens corresponds to a 52mm lens on an FX body.

I've been using this lens for three days now and I really like it. When you hold the lens in your hand, it feels good. At the back of the lens, the choice was made to make the mount from metal instead of plastic. The rubber sealing ring ensures that less dust can get into the camera. I personally never use the supplied cloth holder for the lens, but it can be useful when the lens is not being transported in a camera bag.

The lens focuses quickly, even in low-light situations. If the lens itself cannot find a point to focus, you can do this manually by either setting the lens to the M position or by setting the position to M on the camera body. (This is only possible when the camera has an AF motor built in). The focus ring feels a bit stiff and has a range of about 100 degrees. The ring is wide enough to prevent you from bumping the hood so that people with larger hands can also use this small lens.

The supplied lens hood is not very large, so there is not much effect on preventing flaring. Due to the small size, there is also no protection against bumping the lens against walls, tables, etc. For both reasons, it is recommended to use a UV filter. In order to prevent loss of quality, you often choose either the B+W MRC filters or the Carl Zeiss filters.

The quality of the photos taken with this lens is high, even when shooting at F1.8. At F1.8 there is minimal loss of sharpness, but hardly noticeable. At F2.8, the photos are very sharp overall. At F1.8 there is also discoloration in high contrast photos. However, this disappears from F2.2 and above and is completely gone from F2.8.

My conclusion: a good bright lens that delivers excellent quality for its price. There is no better lens in the price range. The photos below show the difference between F1.8 on the 35mm and F4.5 on the 18-105 kit lens set at 35mm. Also two photos to show the difference in depth effect.

Review by:
Rene Kluitenberg
Date:
29 March 2011
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Review is 8,8 out of 10.

Very good all-round + portrait lens

Great sharpness
nice bokeh
Good color contrast
The design is rough finished

I am already an experienced user with the 35mm f/1.8G lens. With about 2 years of experience I now know the ins and outs of this lens and so far I can say that I like it very much!

The lens can be used very well for both portrait photography (on DX format of course); as all-round evening scenes shooting. Imagine, on holiday in Barcelona you want to photograph the beautiful tapas restaurants by the sea in the dark. Quite difficult with a 50 or 85mm, since you get too little in the photo. The 35mm therefore offers an excellent middle ground.

The lens is made of great sharp glass which ensures that we get sharp, beautiful and color contrasting photos.

This lens is known for being the best in its class for counteracting chromatic aberrations (you can look this up if you don't know what it means).

In addition, this is one of the better lenses that offers a beautiful bokeh around the f/1.8 to f/2.5, according to tests and personal experience.

Attached is an example photo taken with the Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX!

Review by:
Fabian
Date:
10 July 2012
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Review is 9,6 out of 10.

Small lens with big performance

A little over a year ago I bought a Nikon d3100 with kit lens 18-55 and 55-200 mm. Although they are both good lenses, there was a bit of a need for a bright lens for landscape photography. After the umpteenth review in magazines and on You Tube, the 35 mm 1.8 G DX turned out to be the ideal answer to what I was looking for. Somehow I was a bit hesitant about the price at first. $179 for a lens that performs well -- IMPOSSIBLE --. Well I was wrong. I have had this lens for a few weeks now and I must admit that - against my expectations - I use this lens much more than the 18-55 mm. This lens is a beauty in terms of sharpness and brightness. Unbelievable that you can find such quality for such a price today. Highly recommended.

Review by:
Van Avermaet Alain
Date:
25 March 2013
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Specifications

Product

Product
	Product number	65915
	Manufacturer code	JAA132DA
	Brand	Nikon
	Processing of your defect	Via Coolblue

Usage

Usage
	Lens type	Wide-angle
	Type of photography	Architecture and interior, Landscape, Nature photography, Portrait, Product

Suitable for

Suitable for
	Lens mount	Nikon F (DX)
	Suitable for camera type	APS-C
	Compatible with lens filter
	Filter size	52 mm
	Lens series	Nikon DX

Properties

Properties
	Zoom or prime lens	Prime lens
	Maximum magnification factor	0,16
	Number of aperture shutters	7
	Number of groups	6
	Number of elements	8
	Type of lens elements	Aspherical
	Special lens elements
	Image stabilization
	Fixed focal point

Focus

Focus
	Shortest focusing distance	30 cm
	Manual focus override
	Silent focusing motor
	Type of focusing motor	Silent Wave Motor (SWM)
	Internal focus
	Focal distance control
	Autofocus

Physical properties

Physical properties
	Color	Black
	Weight	200 g
	Material	Metal, Plastic
	Diameter	70 mm
	Length camera lens	52,5 mm

Resistance

Resistance
	Dustproof
	Shockproof

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Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.8G DX

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