REVIEW: Nikon NIKKOR 35mm F1.8 DX Lens
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- čas přidán 9. 03. 2016
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My opinion on the 35mm:
Pros:
1 It's a cheap relatively well made lens.
2 It's faster than the 18-55mm kit(wider aperture=more light etc.).
3 It's small and lightweight easy to pack and carry.
4 On a DX camera it's a ~50mm-ish.
5 the AF is silent, fast and accurate for the most part.
Cons:
1 Being a cheap lens it has some chromatic abberations in high contrast areas(at least mine does)
2 Unlike the 18-55 kit it's not stabilized. (For me personally this means I can't go below 1/60s handheld without loss of image quality.)
And thats about all the cons I can think of without being petty. Overall a must have for beginners like me. To my knowlege it's the cheapest nikkor lens you can buy after the kit 18-55(If price is a factor) and it's a lot of bang for the buck as they say.
Ah, this brings back good memories. This was by far my favorite lens when I was shooting with a D300s. 😊
I like your review; short and almost everything we need to know is there. Thank you! Please continue doing a good job.
Fantastic simple explanations and very straightforward. Subbed
Great review. Very informative with a lot of take aways.
I lived with 52mm focal length for thirty years on my Konica autoreflex T and I had a very good time with that camera... just like this week. Still playing with it in 2022!
good review, easy to understand. thank you!
Sweet video. Fast and to the point.
Thanks for the review.. Good info... I have this lens on my wish list
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true, I had this lens and even some night or just before sunset photos are amazingly vivid, Amsterdam was the best
Great review man. I bought it last week and happy with the results. Had some challenges taking group pictures in a birthday party, but that was my lesson learned x me.
Same here, and now time to purchase wide angle zoom lens for DX ;-)
Just ordered a D5500 and this lens, I'm going to use this as my main lens until I can afford a sigma art 50-100mm. Coming from shooing film my Mamiya 1000 DTL was heavy and all metal and my lens choice I could find ended up being the Mamiya 28mm, 50mm, and 200mm. I'm definitely excited to see what I can pull from having all the advantages of the new camera and I've even bought a M42 thread mount converter for the F mount to see really what my 40+ year old lenses look like haha.
Great vid! Thank you for your insight!
I purchased this lens shortly after purchasing my first DSLR (a D60) and basically stopped using my kit lenses (18-55 and 55-200) as a result.
You can't use short lens for a head shot tho. You're sacrificing versatility for convenience.
@@sergei9912 depends on a head, narrow faces will be ok, ugly faces will be fine too :-)
You stopped using a 55-200 lens because you bought a 35mm lens?
@@sergei9912 You can't use a portrait lens as a walk-around lens, either. The 50mm is too tight for a walk-around, much less an 85mm lens.
Have it and love and not so much, great for all the reasons you provided. Thanks
I REALLY LOVE YOUR GREAT SENSE OF HUMOUR
This lens works great on full frame too, produces very little vignetting.
One of my favorites! I either have that or my 40mm macro lens with me all the time.
Between this and the 40 mm macro which one is better? I am really confused between the two.
What do you think of this compared to the 50mm 1.8G?
Probably the best review on 35,mm nikkor 1.8
Check "realworld" review
Super video, thanks Sean
Will it be ok for a D70s, I'm planning to get one, more for travel. I have a Lens Kit that I'm happy with, but I'm thinking of traveling light & shooting for events where I don't want to use flash.
I love this lens on my old D90!
Amazing review,
Great lens, have one but also another great lens is the DX 40mm Macro. It's close to this lens and is very sharp and can do regular and Macro shots. I do keep the 35mm on my D7500 all the time. The corners of the shots are out of focus and tend to have CA but either you shoot a tad wide and crop in or use software to take the CA out of your shots. Of course if you shoot open the back ground is blurred anyhow.
I love this lens. So affordable yet takes very sharp pictures. Weights less than a half a pound, shoots great in low light. Got a 52mm filter on it to protect the lens. Can't go wrong with this lens.
+1020Shane agreed! Simply a must own lens for the Nikon shooter.
Lose the filter ... it will only degrade the image. Why put a cheap piece of plastic in front of the glass?
Just use the lens hood to protect it.
Great in low light. Use it lot for my social events gigs and sharp, excellent pics.
good review!
Nice review
I cant really afford one, so probably the only way i could get one is if i sell my kit 18-105..do you think its worth it?
I've been looking at this lens for a few weeks. Massdrop has a sale price of 159.99 right now.
With all the outdoor photography that you do is there a filter you like to have on this lens?
$160 is a GREAT deal. The lens accepts 52mm filters. I wish I'd had one with me when we shot this video. Any 52mm filter will do. B&W may be the best.
I have this lens and use it on my D7200. Times have really changed. In literallly every situation now, my Samsung s23Ultra takes better exposed, clearer, better focused, sharper photos. I hate that this is what is happening, but it is. I'm a professional photographer with D7200 and D800. The world is changing fast and unfortunately our old dinosaur cameras are fading into history. Admittedly I can't shoot Polo or other sporting events with a phone (yet) but where it can be used ...it excels. The other thing is software is advancing so fast that even creating a very realistic depth blur is now available. I take everything into LrC and edit there and what Samsung and other phone manufacturers have done is nothing short of astonishing.
I have never understood why the major camera manufacturers have not aggressively incorporated, smartphone photo technology into the large sensor interchangeable lens cameras. The phone photo processing software or computational photography has been ahead of anything in the cameras for a long time. As you mentioned, cameras still have the advantage in certain situations, but for the average consumer, the phone (sadly) is the better choice most of the time.
What his focus speed?
What choice would you recommend for a great prime for D500. I have the 35 in this video and like it a lot. Also have 105 mm macro and the 60mm macro. Love the 60 for walk around. The 105 is my favorite macro lens (sharp). Thanks for the video. Did u ever review any of the other lenses I mention. Kinda have grown to trust your opinion. 👍😊
I have the older version of the 60 and love it. Unfortunately Nikon has been slow to release DX primes. But if you want to go with an FX lens I've heard great things about the 24mm f/1.8 amzn.to/2FBq0w9 Personally I like the 24mm focal length on DX cameras (because it's 35mm equivalent).
Thanks for reply!
it covers FX sensors down to F4, so if you want a cheap cheap cheap prime for environemtnal portraits......
My 35mm FX lens is my go to lens. It really is an excellent piece of kit. I do prefer to shoot primes, though i do love my 16-35mm nikkor. It really is so good.
Incredibly sharp lens.
Yep, this one's a definite buy.
I have only this lens with Nikon D7100 Body, Although the image quality is good but I feel a little bit limited to what I can shoot. What lens would You recommend I buy next ?
Hey! I used to only have this lens with my d7100. Love it! However I now have more lens... But it depends what you want to do. I have a macro, a ultra wide angle one (for landscape) , and a zoom (for wildlife)... I found them all at $250 used on eBay.
I use to have the super wide angle Nikkor 12-24mm f/4 DX lens. Excellent imagery; equivalent to an 18-35mm full frame lens. On the macro side I still have a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 lens. It took great photos on my older D200 & D7000 cameras; I still use it on my full frame camera as it is a full frame lens.
Lovely video, just got mine three days ago. I’m like it so far . But is so noisy what can I do to stop that, by the way I’am using the Nikon d5600
Chinwendu Ramsay put some coca cola on the sensor side of lens 😂😂
I'm going to the Middles East next week and want to take some landscape shots of the grand desert vistas. Is this lens suitable for that kind of shot?
It's a fantastic lens but for landscape you might want to use something a bit wider. You could bring the 18-55 kit for day and use your 35 f1.8 at night.
What do you think about the E series, 35 MM? Can test one if you have it
It was a cheaper lens they put on cameras like the EM and the FG, film cameras in the 80's. I think, but could be wrong it was made by Cosina. Not terrible, but the Nikkor AI-S lenses are freaking works of art themselves and not much more expensive on the used market. Keep in mind, on a DX camera you need a D7000, 7100, 7200 or a D100, 200, 300 or 500 for everything to work. If you have one of those cameras you may be able to pick up an E-series lens super cheap. I bought a beautiful FG with an AI-S 50mm f1.8 for 50 bucks. The lens is absolutely perfect and so is the camera. The E-series was sort of the same concept as this lens a less expensive alternative.
I have d7200. I want a 35 mm lense . Should I get the simple 35 mm or the one with ED. Do they differ in lowlight capability and Image Quality much or should I just save money and get the regular one?
Thanks in advance!
ED is for Full frame and you can get it for like $500 and use it with your d7200.
ED should be sharper.
DX version can be used on DX cameras but with vignetting.
www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikon-35-1p8g-n15/3
I’m asking the same question cos I have da same Camera
Do crop factor calculation required for DX format Lens if it's equipped with DX body?
Does this lens really give a field of view of a 52.5 mm equivalent on a dx body?
Aayush No this lens is made for dx camera sow it is a 35mm
@@welcometome4619 WRONG! ... this lens will be a 52.5mm equivalent on APS-C cameras.
I wish people would do proper research before giving false information.
*nikon 35mm 1.8 vs sigma 18-35mm 1.8 Plz*
Would you still use Nikkor 35mm if you had Sigma 17-50 f/2.8?
Yes. I have both. The 2.8 is a wonderful lens but it doesn't produce the blurred backround like the 1.8 nor is it as good in very low light.
What u recommend 35mm prime for full frame ? Nikon body
I actually use mine on my D750. I did buy a Tamron 35 1.8 as well to compare. I only notice the difference in very low almost dark light. Daytime or flash shooting there is almost no difference. If you look at the back on the DX lens you'll see the glass is actually larger on the DX lens than the FX lenses which I found interesting so there is no lack of light getting through it. I'm actually considering selling the Tamron, keeping the D for my 750 and buying another range lens since it doesn't make sense to have two.
Thank you.
If i add an extension to it can i use it like a macro ?
I haven;t tried it, but with the right tubes it should work.
can shoot mikro or macro with this lens ?nikon d3500
no
I'm really wanting the 50 mm for portraits and just day to day use. but I have a DX d5300, so I should just get the 35mm?
meaning I want the 50mm focal length
Yes, with the Nikon 1.5 crop factor, a 35mm lens equals to a 52.5mm lens
35mm x 1.5 = 52.5mm. 1.5 is the crop factor of a DX sensor. This means if you mount a 35mm DX lens on a DX camera, it'll give you 52.5mm photos.
do not get it wrong, this is a 35mm the focal length dont change! the field of view is what change to the equivalent of 52.5mm,
can someone tell me how different was this lens with yongnuo 35mm lens
one is worth dropping, another's a keeper
Easy, it's the only DX prime lens around.
This lens does real well on the D2H, X ad Xs.
Works great on my full frame cameras with minor vignetting. Easy to fix in Lightroom.
I got a d3100 is it still worth it?
Absolutely
Is this lenses compatible with the d3400?
Yes
Just got this lens for my D3200. $166.00 from B&H 😎👍
What adapter do you recommend to use this Nikon lens on a canon T6i DSRL camera?
Where you in DX mode on your D750?
From Nikon website: "On an FX-format camera with a DX lens mounted, the camera will automatically engage its built-in DX crop mode, thus recording an image only from the center section of the sensor.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but a DX lens on a DX body does not warrant crop factor into focal length, since the DX lens is designed for DX bodies (and hence, and APS-C sensor). To my understanding, the crop factor is only considered when utilizing a lens designed for a full-frame sensor on a crop body, or vice versa. Thanks for the review!
A 35mm lens (DX or not) on an APS-C camera is ALWAYS equivalent to 52mm (35 x 1.5) on a full frame.
BTW, a 35mm DX can also be used on a full frame but it will have some vignetting.
35mm focal length is a technical quality of a lens like weight or diameter. It has nothing to do with the camera body it is on or if is waiting in your camera bag without a body. 35mm = 35mm.....
Crop factor describes how the lens acts compared to this lens on a ff camera. This is completely arbitrary, it is just traditional convention.
A 35mm lens on a old large size plate camera it would behave nearly like a fisheye, the same lens in front of a smartphone sensor would be a nice tele lens ;)
DX format sensor or lens simply means that it is made for an APS-C sized sensor. So it's still 35mm.
is this compatible with D3400? planning to buy one
Yes, it will work well with a D3400.
@@TheSeanMichael thank u ☺️
I have nikon d7100 and D40, I use nikon af s dx 35mm f1.8g on Nikon D40
Whats a lens that would be cheap ish but all so good for music video's?
Oo maybe im too late but it depends on what kind of look you're going for... If you're looking for a prime on a DX body- I'd suggest maybe a 24mm lens because that will give you what a 35mm lens gives on a full frame camera. It's a good carry around, street lens that allows you to get a good portion of the scene and if you move in closer to the subject, you'll have minor distortion but nothing that is too noticeable in most cases. You can pick up a nikon 24 1.8g used for as little as $380-400. Otherwise, for cheaper options, 35mm and 50mm are great on DX, as long as you are okay with having a closer shot or having to take steps back to get more of the scene in frame. Tamron is a great alternative to Nikon, imo- very sharp and not as many back focusing issues compared to Sigma.
@@cassidy2320 ordered this one about 3 days ago lol it should come tomorrow. Hope it can pull of the look that I am after for videos.
@@DDFGhostHunting Ahaha no way, thats too funny. I'm sure you'll have fun with it!
@@cassidy2320 yep, I'll probably take it out this weekend at a abandoned military base.
I Love this lens. I am not a pro who is totally fussy and wants to nitpick it. For the cost, the lens is quite sharp. If I was to lose it, I would immediately buy another one
if i use it in my d3300 it will be a 35 or a 50?
nice video :)
With your camera it will be roughly a 50 equivalent .
Do i see some 135mm AI Nikon lenses behind you?These are the best lenses ever made!Super sharp and excellent bokeh!Far better than 35mm in my opinion,but anyway they are different lenses for different purposes.
Will this lens work for Nikon D3400?
Ike yes it works on all Nikon D series
Swiggity Sweg1 alright thanks
It was the first lens I bought for my D3400.
What do you mean by stepping down?
"Stopping down" a lens means to close down the aperture to a smaller opening. The "stop" refers to f-stops. For example, from wide open at f/1.8 one could "stop down" the aperture to f/5.6. This would provide a greater depth of field and also a sharper image. Sorry if I was unclear in my language. I should probably do a video that explains these terms in more detail.
+Loloho.Photo thanks for replying! Pretty sure I'm going to order this lens. Mainly due to your review.
Cool, I know you will like it!
All this DX and FX stuff is confusing! Not all reviews on CZcams make it clear which version they're talking about. I understand the concept, but it's still difficult to differentiate all the time. I'm trying to find a 50mm DX lens for my Nikon D5500 but can't seem to find one. There's a Sigma version that's like $800 or something crazy, but nothing from Nikon in DX, only FX. Grrrr. I have the 35 and a kit zoom that came with an older, but I was hoping to find an affordable 50 1.8 somewhere. Any help?
Nikon do not manufacture a 50mm f/1.8 lens for the DX format
Thanks, now I know why I couldn't find one!
Nikon does not make a 50mm 1.8G for DX but A 50mm on a DX is actually 75mm so if you get a 35mm 1.8G like in this video it is Equivalant to 50MM
Brandon you are wrong, a 50mm focal length is 50mm on FX and DX. The distortion of a 50mm lens on an FX body is the same distortion you get on a DX body only the image is cropped. The only difference between FX and DX is the image on DX is a cropped version of an FX image when using an FX lens.
If you really want to continue misleading people, please refer to this video czcams.com/video/4jequQJ8_7A/video.html where the speaker is a Nikon technical sales rep and in the first segment he talks about the difference between FX and DX
Sean. I looked through your vid list. Was looking for a lens that would be quick and sharp enough to capture my wrestler son using my D7200. This is in a college gym setting and indoor light varies. I'm usually able to be up close to the wrestling mat. But often action happens on the other side of the 36' Mat. So what do you recommend?
+Jim Navickas you might consider a 70-200 f/2.8 or f/4.
+Jim Navickas amzn.to/2cIUJKK the f/4 version of this lens is also highly regarded.
You need to get a good copy of this lens. Problems arise because of mail order (it doesn't solve everything...cost factor)
What is the song in the background? :)
Will it work in nikon d3500??
Yes.
2:54 "fast aperture"? He means shutter speed, right?
Nope.
Fast aperture means one that lets more light in ... in essence, the smaller the f stop is, the more light gets in (ie: f/2.8 is a faster aperture than f/4).
If I buy a dx lens marked 35mm for my dx camera I expect it to be a 35mm lens? Why sell it as 35mm but really be 52mm?. We all know about crop factors, that's not the issue here, it's about missing selling?
Yeah I’m a prime lens guy as well.
what is barrel distortion & how do you correct it?
35mm or 50mm? I use d5200
With the crop sensor factor, 35 mm equals to a 52,5 mm lens, while the 50 mm equals to a 75mm lens. So , it depends on the type of photography you do. I would prefer a 35 mm lens because it's similar to having a 50 mm lens.
Radu Bogdan dude what r u talking? the 50mm will give 75mm on d5200 but the 35 mm will still be 35mm since it's DX...
BTW I own both and both are great
sorry youre wrong. those numbers on the lenses always refer to the 35mm standard no matter what there are made for.
matze x no please google before spreading wrong information!
Then google yourself. A 50mm is always 50mm, a 35mm always 35mm (and So on) in Terms of the 35mm standard. 1:1, no crop. On a dx crop sensor it then looks like 75mm and 50mm because of the crop view. 50mm on mft would equal to 25mm. They always print full frame focal length on the lenses.
The white balance on your sample photo's all have a brown cast... is that your fault or lousy color reproduction on the lens?
+brianminkc everything is always completely my fault 👍
true. Ask your wife. haha. I must have been in a bad mood this day ... its okay if your photo's are brown dude.
maybe its just the color grading
I'm confusing with Nikon 50mm f1.8G and Nikon 35mm f1.8G. Can you help me? Thanks very much.
It'll be about the how much you can get in picture. Nikon DX format has a 1.5 crop factor, simly put a 50mm will be like a 75mm lens on a full frame, which is closer to having a portrait lens and will limit how much you can have in picture depending on how close you are. 35mm will be like a 52.5 on full frame format, meaning it is wide enough to take general photos like landscapes, street scenes and food and still be enough to use for portraits. As a first prime I'd recommend the 35mm
Go with 50mm 1.8g as it is good for potrait and has nice bokeh effect
who cares about bokeh (overrated) when you don't have any background and context
0:19 Sold! Added this to the cart. 😀
Great lens. You won't regret it!
where is this place? it looks like Mediterranean architecture, lovely background. cascading water body. pristine environment. Is it some neigbourhood in the US?
Yes -- Alys Beach, Florida.
@@TheSeanMichael Thank you for the info. It's wonderful watching your photography tips. I am using this for some indoor portrait during this corona lockdown in Singapore.
If I can ask: what is the difference between the "35mm 1.8 DX" and the "35mm 1.8 FX" on THE SAME apsc camera?
Would they both be the equivalent of a 52.5mm?
Or, since the first one is a DX lens, the angle of view stays the same (35mm and not 52.5mm)?
Help! :D
Both will be 52,5 equiv. FX is bigger, heavier and much more expensive.
This is a DX lens. Meaning its designed for a crop sensor DX camera. He is using it on an FX camera or full frame. FX Cameras have larger sensors than DX. On a full frame camera the camera will automatically crop its own sensor to fit the DX lens. Meaning you not using the full sensor of the camera so a 10mpx sensor will only produce a 6.7mpx ish picture. You can turn this off in setting and use the full sensor but the lens image will not fit the sensor and produce an image that looks like it was shot through a pipe and have a circle edge. You can use FX lens on a DX body and that's when the crop factor will change a 35mm into a 50mm ish lens because the FX lens produces a larger image than the sensor of a DX camera. You only use the center of the glass of a FX lens on a DX camera.
Still sharper than kit lens
i HAVE THIS LEN OF 1.8 THAT CAME WITH MY CAMERA d3200 OF CORSE THE D 3200 WAS GAVEN TO TO ME WITH THE LEN I LOVE THE LENS NOT BAD IT FEEL KINDA CHEAP MADE BUT I'M HAPPY WITH THE LEN THAT CAMERA WORKS GREAT WITH MY D3200 NIKON I HAVE LEARN DO PHOTO SHOT 7 YEARS NOW ! I DO LOTS OF MUSIC THESE WHO NEED LONG LEN I CAN I ONLY USE PRIM LEN I HAVE NOW ! GOOD VEDIO BY THE WAY
35mm 1.8 DX yeeeeees.... d7200
me too !!
35 1.8dx D7000
35mm DX f/1.8G on D7100 ... this little lens is a miracle worker.
Get one and throw your kit zoom away ... you can thank me later.
@@Mr_Spock512 I dont see why you should throw any lens away though, no matter what the upgrade is, since everything has a place.
@@maxhudson8629 It was only meant as a figure of speech ... I agree every lens has it's place.
2:20 But that D750 ain't a DX cam, is it?
No, but this lens works great on FX cameras
I have it, loved it on my d7000 but when I purchased my d750 and Tamron 35 f1.8 for fx I forgot all about this lens.
It's a very decent lens for the price and I'm getting more use with it on my d500.
All my personal best photos were taken on no vr manual focus, no weatherproof equipment. . You dont really need it
Nice lens good price $168 on Amazon at the moment.
+Jim Navickas can't go wrong with this one. 👍
From 55_200 also we can take potraits
Why on earth would you have a D750 and shoot JPEGs? Or any decent quality DSLR for that matter.
after 10 yrs of practice he gets perfect jpegs right on
It really depends on what you are shooting and why. I use photos to tell stories, often incorporating them into videos. My videos are viewed about a million times per month. Frankly shooting RAW is often a huge waste of time and resources - for me.
Guys read the lines at 2:35 ..... Its kinda odd and funny at the same time 😂😂😂😂
This lens is very sharp. Downside is poor manual focus. I don't care as I always use autofocusing. So for me it's great.
I'm surprised that the performance on full-frame is as good as you showed. I never tried that.
🤓👍
hello Nikon employees,
The Nikon 35mm DX has many errors in the sun. Overlays, filters are missing, the image is intact, the proportional real image is not correct, the image is not intact.
Nikon DX 20mm larger and veneer filters for the landscape will need lens or 18-105 further developed.
Harrison Ford...
Those words at 2:35 :D ROFL