3/30/2023 0 Comments Nikon 35mm 1.4![]() But for the most part I don’t even mess with correcting for distortion with it. I correct for distortion with this lens in post processing when I want very straight lines – like when I’m going for an architectural church shot at a wedding. DistortionĪs expected with a moderate wide angle like 35mm, the Nikon 35mm f2D has slight distortion. Plus it’s the type that occurs in the out-of-focus areas and can be corrected well in Lightroom. There is a slight bit of chromatic aberration when the Nikon 35 f2 is shot wide open, but overall it’s kept to a minimum. Stop down to f/4 and smaller and you’re good to go – it gets a lot sharper across the frame. But that’s what should be expected for a lens that costs four times as much (but also took far longer than necessary to arrive on the market twenty years later.)īut I’m just not all that concerned with corner sharpness most of the time because most people looking at photos aren’t going to notice it. In terms of corner sharpness, the 35mm f/1.4 fares far better than the 35mm f2D. Wide open at f/2, it suffers quite a bit of softness in the corners. Not the sharpest in the world but plenty sharp for my purposes, which is mostly wedding photography. Your level of comfort really affects your enjoyment of photography – and it’s much easier to enjoy when you’re more mobile and not weighed down by bulky gear. When you go from using the bulkier zoom lenses to a light and compact lens like the Nikon 35mm f2, it’s like the clouds parting after the storm. To put it in perspective, the next closest lens in Nikon’s lineup is the 35mm f/1.8, which is a full 100 grams heavier than the Nikon 35mm 2.0. It has dimensions of 2.56 x 2.56 x 1.77 inches, or in other words: it’s small enough to put in a coat or jacket pocket, which is very important to me. The size and weight of this little bad boy is what I really love about it. Older lenses with simpler designs like the Nikon 35mm f2D on the other hand, are a lot easier to fix without having to send it in to the manufacturer. On the other hand, the newer lenses with more complex designs are far more difficult to fix if something goes wrong. This is the one minor buzzkill about the Nikon 35mm f2 the more moving parts on the outside of a lens, the more chances of one of them breaking. For newer cameras, you have the option of setting the aperture ring at f/22 and flipping a little switch on the side of the barrel of the lens, which locks it into place so that you can control your aperture in-camera, which is what I do. There’s not a ton of lenses that are still produced that have aperture rings, but the Nikon 35mm f2 rocks it retro style. You would have to bang it up against something for it to matter, but external focusing lenses have an added element of fragility because of this. ![]() The Nikon 35mm f2 focuses externally, so it has an inner tube that extends and retracts depending on what it’s focusing on. It feels pretty durable regardless of its plasticky feel. Having said that, the build quality of the Nikon 35mm 2.0 really does not concern me. It does NOT feel as durable as some of Nikon’s higher-end lenses. The barrel of the Nikon 35 f2 is made up of a polycarbonate plastic that has a very “plasticky” feel to it. Build Quality/Ergonomics of the Nikon 35mm f2D Let’s get on with the Nikon 35mm f2 review and see just what exactly makes me love this lens so much. ![]() Whether it’s as a primary lens or as a backup, the Nikon 35mm f2d is a nice lens to have in your bag whether you’re just a hobbyist or a serious professional. The Nikon 35mm f2 covers your wide angle needs with solid image quality, a very low weight, compact size and all at a price that the starving artist photographer can afford. Not everyone has the money to shell out thousands of dollars for a single lens especially if you’re looking to cover more than one focal length. It’s so cheaply priced that photographers of any level of interest or ability can afford it. I still use this lens to this day for professional wedding photography and I would not hesitate to recommend it to other professionals. Providing optics more than usable at a professional level but at a very affordable price point, the Nikon 35mm f2 packs the most value for price of any Nikon lens that I know of. The Nikon AF Nikkor 35mm f/2D Lens is a lens that I hold near and dear to my heart because of how it was there for me during the beginning of my wedding photography career when I needed a wide angle lens at a reasonable price. ![]()
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