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35mm textured bokeh lens12/27/2022 It gives you that in-between length that can still capture feeling as well as story without being too wide or too close. There is a reason some of the greatest candid photographers, ie David Alan Harvey or Bill Cunningham, have heralded this length for street and documentary photography. The 35mm focal length is incredibly versatile. This is great for indoor shooting, or traveling around with kids and family and then I throw on my 50 or 85 when I want to plan or shoot something specific. Of the three Z prime lenses I have now, the 35mm f1.8, the 50mm f1.8, and the 85mm f1.8, the 35mm is probably the lens that’s on my camera the most. I would probably be just as happy with an even smaller 35mm that’s an f2 and less expensive, but it looks like Nikon is pushing the limits of what you can shoot outdoors in daylight with that 1/8000 shutter speed without needing an ND filter. On a full-frame camera, it produces very acceptable and shallow depth of field. Both lenses have an internal focus design, and both have no issues with focus breathing.įor me personally, and the way I shoot, I don’t usually need anything faster than f1.8 at this focal length. The new Sony 35mm f1.8 is a touch smaller and lighter than this lens and it might be a little more manageable for the full-time street shooter.įor a do-it-all 35mm lens, the Nikon Z 35mm f1.8 S might be the lens to beat right now in terms of raw performance, though the Sony 35mm f1.8 looks like a solid contender. Sony has a few great 35mm lenses now but, so far, none of them can match the overall performance of what this lens offers, that I’ve seen anyway. This is not some cheap 35 f1.8 like we’ve had in the past from Nikon and Canon, and I think a lot of DSLR shooters are still confused by what Nikon is doing here.į1.8 lenses are now considered amateur or enthusiast-focused cheap lenses and even Canon is still doing that with their RF system. When talking about the Z 35mm f1.8, we sort of need to look at this lens for what it is – a very high-quality f1.8 lens. I’ve used it in the rain, at the ocean shooting beach photography, with my kids, and on the streets and nothing has yet to challenge the lens for multi-use. The lens is just great for everything, street, landscape, family, and lifestyle. It’s a bit on the expensive side, at its regular list price, but the performance and overall package is pretty impressive. I picked this lens up late 2019 when it was on sale. Nikon Z 35mm f1.8 S – Amazon / Adorama / B&H It’s very hard to find flaws with this lens when it comes to daily shooting but when put under some stress testing there is some fringing and textured bokeh that can be seen. I use it for everything and it’s close focusing abilities is great for product shots and when shooting video. I highly recommend it if you need a do-it-all fairly small and fairly lightweight 35mm lens. After using the lens for quite some time now, the balance between the artistic characteristics, size, weight and image quality is pretty impressive. Notes: Nikon could have probably made a better lens, in terms of perfecting the image quality, but it likely would have had to be much bigger and heavier. Pros – Sharp, very smooth focus falloff, no focus breathing, great contrast, great color rendering, great bokeh, fast autofocus.Ĭons – Some CA in the corners with some fringing in the bokeh in high contrast situations, some vignetting wide open, not a lot of micro-contrast, a little big compared to other f1.8 lenses. Contrast / Micro-Contrast / Color RenderingĬoatings: Nano Crystal & Super Integrated Coatings.
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