Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm 1:1.8G DX Specs, Review and Price

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm 1:1.8G DX Specs, Review and Price

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm 1:1.8G DX Specs, Review and Price - The AF-S Nikkor Negatives F1.8G DX is Nikon's newest lens, declared in Feb for PMA 2009. Its release came as something of a shock to many experts, not because it's an modified Negatives lens with a built-in auto-focus engine, but because the 'DX' status indicates that it's developed for use on DX structure systems, and isn't completely suitable with Nikon's increasing FX structure digicam range. According to Nikon, this has permitted the company to style a lens that has a smaller footprint sized, less heavy and less expensive than it would have been had it provided complete dental protection plans of the FX picture group. In impact, the lens is mainly focused as an affordable, huge aperture choice for customers of the entry-level (D40 / D40X /D60) sequence of DSLRs.

The Negatives central duration is approximately comparative to 50mm on an FX digicam, and the lens therefore suits into the 'standard' classification, with an position of perspective providing none of the 'perspective distortion' associated with wideangle or telephoto contacts. The fast F1.8 highest possible aperture confesses more than four times as much mild as the AF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6G VR DX kit lens, which is useful for capturing in low mild while maintaining shutter rates of speed reasonably high. The 'Silent Trend Motor' allows auto-focus on all of Nikon's DSLR systems, with the included reward of enabling the customer to modify concentrate personally in AF method if preferred.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm 1:1.8G DX Specs, Review and Price

The Negatives F1.8G features an visual style of 8 components in 6 categories, such as an aspherical factor for the modification of aberrations usually associated with huge aperture primary contacts. However compared with the common 50mm conventional primary for the complete structure (FX) structure, this lens's central duration is rather more compact than the flange range from the lens install to the imager. This demands the use of a so-called 'retrofocal' style, which is more usually associated with wideangle lenses; unfortunately this often results in improved aberrations comparative to conventional near-symmetric 50mm styles. So how does the Negatives F1.8 DX evaluate up?

Specsification

Street price	• $200 (US) • £200 (UK)
Date introduced	February 2009
Maximum format size	DX
Focal length	35mm
35mm equivalent focal length	52.5mm
Diagonal Angle of view	47º
Maximum aperture	F1.8
Minimum aperture	F22
Lens Construction	• 8 elements / 6 groups • 1 hybrid aspherical element
Number of diaphragm blades	7, rounded
Minimum focus	0.3m (1.0 ft)
Maximum magnification	0.16x
AF motor type	• Ring-type Silent Wave Motor (ultrasonic-type) • Full-time manual focus
Focus method	Internal (rear) focus
Image stabilization	• None
Filter thread	• 52mm • Does not rotate on focus
Supplied accessories	• Front and rear caps • HB-46 hood
Optional accessories
Weight	210g (7.4 oz)
Dimensions	70mm diameter x 52.5mm length (2.8 x 2.1 in)
Lens Mount	Nikon F only

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