Customers appreciate the AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G Standard Lens for its affordability, excellent image quality in low light conditions, sharp images, and beautiful bokeh effect. It is also considered a great portrait lens and is versatile for various photography needs. While some users have concerns about the focus and compatibility with full-frame cameras, the overall positive feedback highlights its value as a great lens for the price.
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Pros mentioned:
Bokeh, Low light
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
This lens is a must have!!!!!!
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I usually don't review products but felt I had to review this one. I have had this lense for a few weeks now. I LOVE it. I purchased a Nikon D5000 bundle with the 18-55 VR kit lens and the 55-200 VR zoom lens from Best Buy a few months ago. While I was getting great shots and much better quality pictures than my point and shoot the D5000 replaced, I still wasn't getting the shots that poped in low light! Especially inside my house where I was taking pictures of my kids, the reason I wanted to upgrade from a point and shoot in the first place. I tried the 50mm 1.8 lens first due to reviews online. I did not care for having to manually focus it on my camera body. I couldn't get but a few in focus pictures of my kids with it and was so aggrivated. I read the great reviews of this and decided to try it out. I am so HAPPY that I did. This lens never leaves my camera unless I am in the deer stand and need a zoom. I hate to use flash even with a puffer and with this lens you won't have to. This lens will make your pictures look like what your eye sees, with just that much vivid color, warmth, depth - people's faces look three demensional. I have used this lens outdoors without and with the lens hood, indoors for pics of my kids and family especially during these holidays, inside and outside of historical sites/museums we have visited - all with GREAT results. You cannot go wrong with this lense for any reason I have found so far. The 35mm focal length is perfect for indoors allowing the user to take in subjects, epecially where with a 50mm a wall would have stopped you from backing up any further for the shot, even head shots of people across a table from you as one review mentioned. If I am in a museum and cannot get any closer to a subject then I just take the shot and then utilize my 12.3 mp with crop once home in my Paint Shop Pro. This lens is fast, I have my camera set to take consecutive shots so I never miss a cute expression or jesture and with this I can hold down the shutter button and get every movement my kids make in perfect clarity. Also this lens will allow for great bokeh or an open clear shot. This is a must if you want the pics you bought a DSLR for in the first place. I think the photos uploaded here come out grainy due to compression by the site but I uploaded one anyhow.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Bokeh, Low light, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for indoors with limited space
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I had previously bought and frequently used the NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G lens and was in love with it. The bokeh and clarity are what you expect of a much more expensive lens. But I found that I was having trouble when taking candid snapshots indoors. If you are in a small or crowded room, It's hard to get your shot just right with a 50mm lens. That's when I did my research and found the 35mm f/1.8G. After reading many reviews and looking at numerous sample photos taken with this outstanding little lens, I decided to pay the cheap price of $199.99 and try it for myself. I was not let down! Whether you are a pro or a beginner, this is an easy to use and good quality lens. It is light, and doesn't take up much room in a bag at all. I am looking forward to trying it in a low lit situation as so many people have raved about.
You will not be disappointed with this purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Low light
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Must Have Lens
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I use this lens with my D300s: it is very good for low light shooting,very good for portraits(my best pics were with this inexpensive lens),I find it hard to remove the lens from the camera because its so versatile. It has great depth of field & high speed when its needed.
I am not a pro but this lens makes it easy to take great pics, another very good quality is its light weight, you wont want to put it down.I've used it for some 7 months now & don't think I'll need another lens for a long time to come since I bought the 18-200 mm 3.5 - 5.6 lens when I bought the camera over a year ago its been relegated to back up to my 35 mm f 1.8 lens.I only use the zoom for long distance action/wildlife shots,the 35mm for everything else.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Bokeh, Sharp
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
My favorite one
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Go now and buy it! You won't regret it.... I use it on my D7000, mostly indoors but works well outdoors too. Believe it or not, it takes pretty nice "macro" shots too, just check out the pecans in the middle of the pie :-). The other pic was taken at sunset, no flash of course and is still very sharp and I love the colors. Super sharp, fast auto focus,great bokeh every time. This is the best lens you can buy for $200.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sharp
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
One of Nikons best Primes!!
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This is quite possibly one of the if not THE best lenses you can buy for your low range Nikons (like your D40's), and even for the semi-pro and pro D series, it is still awesome (there are better non internal motor primes for those like the 50mm AF 1.4)
But seriously, for $200, you can not buy a better lens period. These have now become harder to find and the prices will be going up (most places they have) if your lucky enough to actually find one at a BB for $200, BUY IT NOW.
Sharpness: Awesome
Bokeh: For its price, ok, but much better out there
Ease of use: Seriously?
Value: People will end up paying twice as much for this in the future.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Bokeh, Low light
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fast and Sharp lens
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This is an excellent lens for photography in low light action conditions or if you want to maximize your image quality by using the lowest iso possible. You will be shooting at f/4.5 at 35mm using the 18-55mm kit lens vs f/1.8 with this 35mm. This will let you shoot at a much faster shutter speed to freeze any action in low light. If you are taking portrait or landscape pictures, the VR function in the 18-55mm kit lens helps reduce the advantage of the 35mm f/1.8 lens. Because this lens is small and light weight, it's easy to take this along for those low light situations. Also, by shooting with a wider aperture lens, you will be able to shoot at a lower iso rating. In general, shooting at a lower iso leads to a higher quality image.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Quality lens for anyone with a DSLR
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I'm a starting photographer with not a ton of money and this is only my second lens of many yet to come. I cant seem to put any other lens on my camera after this one, and has got to be the best lens for the price. You get an amazing f/1.8 for the bokeh effect(really blurry background) and low lighting without spending thousands of $. Most BestBuys don't carry this lens in stock but i highly recommend you get it. The only downfall with this lens is its lack of zoom, but what do you expect from an amazing prime lens? Just zoom with your feet and walk closer to your subject and you'll achieve results. Every camera bag should have this lens!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price, Sharp
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Must have lens
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If you own a DX camera, then this is a "must have" affordable lens. Excellent picture quality very similar to the 50mm 1.8. I love this lens for its sharpness and comfortable focal length.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sharp
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Not for everyone, but could be just what you need
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This was my first prime lens purchase and it has completely replaced my kit zoom.
Pictures come out very sharp--almost too sharp when taking portraits. All skin flaws show up perfectly which is not always a good thing.
Since you can not zoom, you really have to work hard to frame. This may not be a bad thing--my shots have improved greatly due to having to really think before shooting.
The low light capabilities of the lens were not quite what I expected. Better than my kit lens but I thought I would get more light.
I do have an issue with hot spots on cheeks and noses when shooting wide open, but this goes away at 2.8.
There is quite a bit of purple fringe when shooting wide open in bright light.
All in all, it is a great lens.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I'm nowhere near a professional....
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Ok, so I've spent quite literally years being frustrated trying to get good pics for my jewelry business. I make jewelry from paintings, so it's critical my pictures show lots of fine details- each of my pieces are one-of-a-kind. I researched for months, and then found this lens when looking for a macro lens on Best Buy. Then I panicked after I'd purchased it and saw that it's not actually a macro lens (thanks, Best Buy.)
I figured what the heck- I'd give it a go anyways and see what I could do with it. Now, please keep in mind I'm NOT a professional. This is my first DSLR camera (a massive upgrade from my Nikon Coolpix something or other) and I've only had it out of the box for maybe 20 minutes. I have quite literally no clue what these settings mean, what I'm doing (really, what's an f stop?) and I'm actually kind of surprised that I've even figured out how to switch out a lens without breaking something.
I've taken maybe 30 pictures or so and went and uploaded them- not all of them are keepers (that would be asking way too much) BUT more than half of them are gorgeous and I've been posting them on facebook. Yes, I'm sure they could be better if I knew what I was doing. But I can get clear, concise pictures of 12mm round glass chips with paintings underneath- so for this NOT being a macro lens I really don't know how much better an actual macro lens could possibly be. Also- I'm NOT using a tripod, and I don't have any studio lighting set up. If this is what I get now, I'm super excited about how great these pictures are going to be once I learn a bit more about this camera and lens.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sharp
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Second Lens for the DX Series
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I bought this lens for my D3200 being a secondary lens to the kit 18-55. It's full frame equivalent length is something like 52mm i believe so in some ways it falls into the "nifty fifty" category you hear about. It's pretty great for street photography where you are close to people but you also don't have to put the lens in their face. I also use it for low light shooting because it is considerably faster and lets a few stops more of light into the camera than the at best, f/3.5 18-55 lens.
Also the bokeh is nice for the money at f/1.8 or even up to f/2.5 or so depending on the situation. The sharpness is considerably better!! This lens on the D3200 body received a score of 24 on DXOmark- the website compared to 12 for the 18-55 lens and in general just seems to get more out of the scene and more out of the camera and i'm sure would do better on higher end DX body's. The one negative which to me is pretty big is the chromatic abberation. My goodness if there is something a bird, a tree branch, a railing on a light bright background there will almost certainly be a noticeable purple fringe around it. I shoot raw so i'm not sure if when shooting JPEG the camera software automatically compensates for it i think it is supposed to but i can't speak to that. I am usually able to correct the issue in post processing in Lightroom but it's still quite annoying and i pretty much just try to avoid putting lines or shapes on any sort of bright background. As big of an issue this is to me it is not a deal breaker, the lens is well made even if its plastic. It has a metal mount, its very compact like half or less the size of the 18-55 and still has the same size filter mount (52mm). Night shots and low lit shots are fantastic, sharp, lots of detail even at fairly high ISO's. So yes CA is annoying and this lens does have an issue with this in a lot of situations and i removed a star solely because of this, but it also does a lot right and for the price literally, cannot be beat.
I've included a shot of a life guard chair in front of a setting sun where the Chromatic Aberration can be seen on the horizontal wood slats of the chair. This image has been cropped into this very specific area only to show the CA. The second image is after processing to remove the fringing (just to be fair to the lens and review) again this is a very cropped portion of the full image only for demonstration and you can see almost all the CA distortion is gone and at full size uncropped the picture is great.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great lightweight lens that make beautiful photos
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I recently purchased the Nikon 35 mm f/1.8 and couldn't be happier. I own a Nikon D3200 and this is a great lens for this type of camera. The pictures come out very crisp and clean. The autofocus is fast and responsive. I have been using two manual lenses, 28mm f/2.8 and a 50mm/1.4 so I know what photos should look like when using good glass. The 35mm f/I.8 gives the same quality images without having to do the manual focus thing. You know when you have the subject in the view finder and you have to do the fine tuning and oops the subject is gone. Not with this baby. It's Wiz Bang. And you have the shot. The colors are vibrant and the depth of field is spot on. It is also excellent in low light. Great price, great purchase and great pics.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Sharp
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great value for the price
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
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I am very new to photography. I purchased my first real camera back in the Spring. The camera came with the usual kit lens 18-55 mm + 70-300 mm zoom. I have been happy with those lenses but I decided I wanted to upgrade to a faster lens. After researching options and getting advice from my cousin who is a knowledgeable and experienced photographer (he highly recommended this lens for cost and performance) I purchased the Nikon 35mm f/1.8. As usual B&H came through with amazing turn around (only a couple of days from order to delivery). It arrived today but unfortunately the weather is dark, rainy and dismal so I can't really test it out too much. I did try a couple of test exposures shooting some plants around my patio. I took identical shots using my 18-55mm kit lens @ 35mm and the 35mm f/1.8 using one of the fully auto modes. The results were pretty dramatic. The f/1.8 was 2 stops faster and the ISO dropped from 1800 for the kit lens to 800 for the f/1.8. The resulting image with the f/1.8 was brighter and sharper. It's hard to judge based on just a couple of test images, but it's pretty obvious this lens way outperforms the 18-55mm kit lens and is a real bargain cost wise.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great lens for the price
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Great lens for the price. I was between this lens and the 50mm lens, since there was only a $10 difference. Ultimately I decided to choose this lens instead for fear that I would have to stand too far away to use the 50mm lens. Definitely worth the investment to purchase this lens if you are trying to upgrade from kit lens. If you are still shooting on Auto Mode though, I would suggest playing around and getting used to the shutter and aperture modes before purchasing this lens. You will get more bang for your buck if you use this lens not in Auto Mode. I mainly use it for shooting cars and so far I have found that I am taking way less photos than I had to with the kit lens.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Sharp
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A must have lens!
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I had this lens three years ago but sold it for the reason I had a 50/F1.8 lens, thought I didn't need this. But since the day I sold it, I started missing it. For my usage, 35/F1.8 is more versatile and it's at the sweet spot of price and performance. Picture is crispy sharp, color is vibrant, can't say enough of it. But I still with Nikon can roll out a 24/F1.4 for DX format and with a price not much higher than this one, which if kind of impossible though...
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Bokeh, Sharp
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Incredible lens to go with the other Nikon ones...
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is *THE* main lens to get after you buy your Nikon DSLR (D3500, D5600, etc..) See, the Nikon's come with "kit" lenses (as they are called) and are the standard 18-55mm small zoom, and sometimes it comes bundled with the larger 70-300mm zoom.
Anyway... The 18-55mm lens is great for starters and gets you going. But then you want to really get into photography and get sharper images, blurred background, etc... so you need a more wide open (i.e. "f-stop") lens.
You could use the 18-55mm lens and set it on 35mm and that would be okay, but it wouldn't be as sharp as a real, true, dedicated 35mm lens that goes all the way open to f/1.8!!
The other factor is that with the DX format, it as a 1.5x "crop factor", so that means that a 35mm lens actually produces a photo at 52.5mm (extremely close to the famous "Nifty Fifty" - the 50mm lens). If you bought Nikon's DX version of the 50mm lens, well then, it would calculate out and produce a photo that is 75mm.
Long story short... This lens is amazing and so sharp and produces photos exactly like the human eye perception. You will LOVE this lens! Trust me on that!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Bokeh, Low light, Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
For a beginner easy stunning pix
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I'm a neophyte and vaguely self taught. Sifting through the internet the general consensus was to invest in a prime lens to complement your kit lenses. Knowing I didn't want to go through the hassle of having a a potentially unliked lens delivered I headed to my local Best Buy. After checking their selections I initially bought the 50 millimeter lens, but found it a bit constricting. Without any hassle I returned it and got the 35 millimeter. I have not been disappointed and am able to take portraits with nice bokeh and as well as landscape shots. Low light photography also improved dramatically in comparison to the kit lenses. If you do a little research you will find that this lens is super reasonably priced. I would definitely recommend it and plan on getting a 50 millimeter when my budget permits.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Bokeh, Low light, Sharp
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great first prime lens
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This was my first prime lense for my Nikon D3400 camera. Its now my new favorite lense to use. The 1.8 aperture produces excellent bokeh and makes running in low light easier. The auto focus is a little louder than the kit lens but it produces clear sharp photos. Highly recommend if lot for a good first prime.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Portrait, Price, Sharp
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome lens!
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
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This lens is amazing! Super sharp lens at an affordable price. Would highly recommend for Portraits although you might have to get a little close to your subject. Over all awesome and affordable! I used this for a few landscape photos and turned out am amazing!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Low light, Sharp
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice lens well worth the cost
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This lens is a great buy for those times when you want to take a picture in a little less light than you need for the kit lens that comes with most DX cameras. The pictures I've taken are sharp with great colors and contrast. Plus it's just fun carrying a little less weight around looking for photo ops thru a 35mm lens.