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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G Lens

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That’s unprecedented. I’m not sure exactly how it will play out in real-world shooting, but I’m really excited to see more images from this lens in the hands of die-hard cityscape/nightscape photographers! Color Aberration, Coma, Astigmatism, & Field Curvature Connecting with my subjects is also important to me. Often I will be chatting with them while I am photographing. Other times I will be silent, only communicating with a smile and some gesturing. However, this aperture is where the price tag of the Pergear 35mm f/1.4 is most evident. Wide open, the lens suffers from low sharpness and contrast, both in the corners and the center. Take a look at the crops below: To be honest, we’re getting pretty accustomed to third-party lenses being rather robust and solid these days. That’s a very welcome experience, however, I still look closely and try to get a feel for the actual strength and feel of any new gear that gets sent my way. Just because a lens is heavy, doesn’t mean it’s well-engineered and durable. While Nikon has already updated its 24-70mm with the latest generation Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8S VR for mirrorless cameras, the F-mount 24-70mm f/2.8E VR can also be an option because it’s almost as sharp.

Lateral chromatic aberrations, typically seen as blue or purple fringes along contrasty edges, are very well controlled with this lens - the examples below show the worst-case scenario. Supplied Accessories: LF-4 Rear Lens Cap, LC-67mm Snap-on Front Cap, HB-59 Bayonet Lens Hood, CL-1118 Semi-Soft CaseIts big brother, the Nikon 35mm f/1.4G is much heavier and costs twice as much in comparison, so it belongs to a different league. The highly praised Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art sits at a similar price point and can be adapted on Nikon Z cameras with the FTZ adapter, although it is the largest and the heaviest of the bunch. Thus, the new Z 35mm f/1.8 S cannot be directly compared to its F-mount counterparts. Compare a few shots taken with the Pergear and Nikon lenses at the same f/4 aperture. This is where I think the Pergear has the edge. The parts outside the depth of field look less busy with the prime lens. The transitions between light and shadow are smoother, more seamless. The extreme, extreme corners are still very good at f/1.4, and although a bit softer than the center, they somehow avoid chromatic aberration and coma/astigmatism almost entirely. We’ll get to those extreme corners in a bit. The bottom line? Here the Sigma 3 Art shows its softness, plus a slight bit of field curvature, which the Tamron doesn’t seem to have! Colors & Contrast

Contrast and colors are superb as can be seen from other image samples posted on this review. You can see many examples of lens sharpness taken in a controlled environment, along with comparisons against other lenses. NIKON D700 + 35mm f/1.4 @ 35mm, ISO 500, 1/30, f/10.0 The lens features a distance scale complete with a DOF scale, although the latter is of extremely limited use, having markings for f/16 only. Weight – the Nikon 35mm f/1.8G is about 80 grams lighter than the Nikon 50mm f/1.4G (200 grams vs 280 grams). Personally, I believe that the future potential advantage of the focus by wire system far outweighs its current problems and limitations. so I believe that Nikon made the right decision by incorporating it into all Z lenses. With the focus by wire system, it is possible to not only improve autofocus speed and accuracy, but also to provide more fine-tuned control of focusing operations. In addition, since the focus ring is operated electronically, those who do not particularly care for manual focusing can reprogram it to adjust other camera settings such as camera aperture. NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S @ 35mm, ISO 3200, 1/80, f/1.8Another very important lens characteristic that you need to evaluate in a portrait lens is bokeh– the quality of out of focus areas in a picture. Lola and I both really love the way the Nikon 50mm f/1.4G renders bokeh – it is not top of the class like Nikon 85mm f/1.4G, but still very good for portraits. I have played with the Nikon 35mm f/1.8G quite a bit and found its bokeh to be pleasing to look at. Not as good as the 50mm, but still not bad at all. Take a look at the below photo of our son Ozzy, taken at f/2.0: NIKON D300 + 35mm f/1.8 @ 35mm, ISO 360, 1/100, f/2.0 Instead of filters, however, you’ll probably want to use the thread to mount the supplied metal lens hood. This is a screw-on type hood, and it fits onto the filter thread itself. If you want to use a filter, you can screw a 52mm filter directly into the lens hood, but be prepared for some added vignetting. More on that later. Nikon’s latest marvel, the Nikon 105mm f/1.4E is an absolutely beautiful gem in every way. It combines the beautiful characteristics of the 85mm f/1.4G with stunning sharpness, even at the maximum aperture of f/1.4. When Nikon announced the lens, it was world’s first 105mm lens with such a large aperture – the previous generation 105mm lens was an f/2. Currently, there is no Z-mount version of this amazing lens, but it works great with the FTZ II adapter.

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