Nikon · NIKKOR

AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G

Released March 2009

A 200 g F-mount standard prime for Nikon DX cameras, with an f/1.8 aperture, Silent Wave Motor and manual focus override.

Mount: Nikon F mount
Focal length: 35 mm
Max aperture: f/1.8
Stabilisation: No
Weight: 200 g

Prime

What reviewers say

Both find it a compact, affordable standard lens for DX cameras, with good autofocus and sharp results when stopped down. Both note visible colour fringing and the missing distance scale. Photography Blog likes its near-silent autofocus through the viewfinder but finds slower Live View focusing on its D5000 test body, and considers the features sparse. Digital Camera World highlights weaker sharpness at the widest and narrowest apertures and considers its background blur less smooth than that of many other fast primes.

From photographyblog.com and digitalcameraworld.com

Specifications

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Optics

Lens type: Prime
Focal length: 35 mm
Maximum aperture: f/1.8
Minimum aperture: f/22
Optical construction: Eight elements in six groups
Special elements: One aspherical element
Coatings: Super Integrated Coating
Aperture detail: f/1.8–22; no aperture ring. Digital Camera World confirms aperture control by a mechanical lever in the host camera
Diaphragm: Seven rounded blades
Angle of view: DX 44°

Mount and compatibility

Mounts: Nikon F mount
Image circle: APS-C
Compatibility: Nikon F mount with a DX/APS-C image circle. Full-frame cameras require a DX crop; full-frame capture produces heavy corner shading according to Photography Blog
Image circle detail: Physical 35 mm focal length; standard angle of view on DX cameras, approximately equivalent to 52.5 mm on full-frame

Focus and stabilisation

Autofocus: Yes
Minimum focus distance: 0.3 m
Maximum magnification: 0.16×
Optical stabilisation: No
Autofocus detail: Silent Wave Motor with manual override in M/A mode; works on Nikon DX DSLRs without an in-body focus motor
Focus distance detail: Minimum 0.3 m; Digital Camera World confirms internal focusing and a front element that does not rotate
Magnification detail: Maximum 0.16×; not a life-size macro lens
Stabilisation detail: No lens optical VR

Design

Filter diameter: 52 mm
Maximum diameter: 70 mm
Length: 52.5 mm
Weight: 200 g
Controls: Manual focus ring and M/A–M switch; no distance scale or depth-of-field markings, as both reviews note
Filter detail: 52 mm screw-in filters
Dimensions detail: Approximately 70 mm maximum diameter × 52.5 mm length
Weight detail: Approximately 200 g
Lens hood: HB-46 included
In the box: LC-52 front cap, LF-1 rear cap, HB-46 bayonet hood and CL-0913 pouch
Release detail: Nikon USA's February 2009 announcement states March availability; earliest exact global and first UK day unconfirmed, so month precision retained. This is the DX lens, distinct from the later full-frame 35mm f/1.8G ED; Digital Camera World's Full-frame Yes table cell contradicts its own DX description and the maker, and is not copied

Pros and cons

Pros

f/1.8 maximum aperture
200 g weight
Manual focus override during autofocus

Cons

No optical vibration reduction
No focus-distance or depth-of-field scale
DX coverage does not cover a full-frame image

Closest rivals

Model	Mount	Focal length	Max aperture	Stabilisation	Weight	Released
NikonAF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G	Nikon F mount	40 mm	f/2.8	No	235 g	Aug 2011
NikonAF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G	Nikon F mount	35 mm	f/1.4	No	600 g	Nov 2010
NikonAF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G ED	Nikon F mount	35 mm	f/1.8	No	305 g	Feb 2014

Sources

Photo: Nikon UK lens photograph

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