This week i would like to introduce you to another tool which I really recommend to every Nikon DX user. This is my AF-S Nikkor 35mm F1.8G DX. This is a great lens. Its introductory price is quite at reach and thanks to the newly introduced silent wave motor it automatically focuses on Nikon's entry-level D3000 and D3100 bodies. It's also less than half the price of the few other DX format standard primes currently on the market (such as Tokina 35mm F2.8 Macro and Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM). With the production of this lens Nikon has managed to produce the first genuinely inexpensive fast standard prime.
Some specifications one ought to know:
- 35mm focal length; fast F1.8 maximum aperture
- Silent Wave Motor allows autofocusing on all Nikon DSLRs
- Full-time manual focus override
- For DX format cameras
The lens's performance is impressive. It produces finely detailed images at all apertures, focuses quickly and accurately. Its dimensions are small and its weight is light. In particular, it's much sharper than typical DX standard zooms such as the Nikon AF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DX VR or Nikon AF-S 18-200mm F3.5-5.6 DX VR. The fast maximum aperture allows pictures to be taken hand-held in low light levels, while maintaining relatively fast shutter speeds.
Furthermore, I believe that it would be very pretentious to complain about minor flaws in a so inexpensive lens, which gives otherwise such fine results. Nikon did a great deal in addressing the lack of inexpensive fast primes for DX format DSLRs.
As it is, the 35mm F1.8G DX features a great combination of high image quality, large maximum aperture and low price. This is surely that kind of lens which deserves to be in a Nikon shooter's backpack.
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