Nikon 35mm f1.8 DX Review - Old But Gold!

If you have a Nikon F-Mount APS-C camera, this lens is absolutely crazy good value!

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[Ronsclassicphotography]

I have this and the 50mm for my D7500 . You were spot on with your assessment. I agree with everything

[Cleverconveyence]

This lens on a D90 carried my broke ass from the early 2010s all the way to 2018. It really is something else. Loaned it to a younger photographer who was burnt out on her shit and it re-energized her. A year after she bought her own copy of the lens.

Now I have a Zf and a bag full of glass, but I'll never forget this little killer.

[snrl]

This was my fist prime lens that I bought for my D3000 some 12 years ago. I still use it here on my Nikon D4 when I need a small but powerful lens in tighter spaces. Maybe one of the best bang for you buck lens in the DX line.

Yes you can use this lens on FX as a 35mm focal length, with some small issues. One is when running fully wide open, at f/1.8 it has some corner vignetting. And as you increase the F stops to 5.6 or higher that vignetting gets worst. So if you shoot this lens on FX be aware you will have to crop ever so slightly to remove the vignetting if you don't want it in the frame. I like the vignetting and seems to add a little character to the lens.

On DX this lens is tack sharp from f/3.2 and up. It's very useful at f/2 but like most fast primes go, it doesn't get tack sharp till its two or three stops above it's widest f-stop. If you can grab on for around $100 I would think it is a bargain to have in your DX lineup.

[craigmckernan]

Nikon's "nifty 35" - fantastic little lens and value. Works surprisingly well on FX bodies too, I do get a heavy vignette but it's totally usable. There are plenty of other better 35's out there, but they're way more expensive.

[waltpierluissi]

I do have the Nikkor 35mm Dx f1.8 and many others, I do have a D500, D750, a Z50 and also a Nikon FG film from 1982; obviously with a lot of lenses and equipment.... And 70% of my lenses are Nikon - Nikkor... I do have a Nikkor 35mm AI f2.8 MF from the early 70's that I used with the Nikon FM from that time.... So I am Nikon since the 70's when my grandpa' gift me with the FM... The 35mm f1.8 Dx is fantastic and work perfectly with my Z50 with the FTZ adapter.... By the way I am 65yrs old and always have shoot NIKON.

[mattatchinson]

It's my second favorite DX lenses, first being the Nikon AFS 17-55mm f2.8g ED. Man THAT lens is phenomenal, one of the only pro lenses Nikon made for DX back in the early 2000s when the only cameras available were crop and photographers jad a need for it.

[kipmillwee]

I used this lens on a Nikon D3400 and shot the Seattle Cityscape from Hamiton Park. The detail, sharpness and overall quality was really unbelievable. The AF on mine was very quiet, so this may just be your lens. Highy recommend

[mcroman-superfeat]

And this, you seems to be a nice guy;: “Don't speak negatively about yourself, even as a joke. Your body doesn't know the difference. Words are energy and they cast spells, that's why it's called spelling. Change the way you speak about yourself, and you can change your life.” ― Bruce Lee

[mattatchinson]

It's a fantastic little lens. Pretty much the DX nifty fifty. Cheap as chips used (like $125) and gives great results.

[mrki]

Bought it on auction new for 90 euros, great lens.

[MuhammadHermansah]

This lens is my best Friend, every shoot I use this lens..

[mikariekki]

Great review and to the point. I used it recently on a photo trip on a second body (D5100). The lens, at least my copy, is the cheapest feeling lens I own, straight down awful noisy when mounting the lens and the autofocus sound scratchy, but the price and picture quality make up for it.
When used on a FX body (D810), the camera defaults to crop sensor mode when using Nikon DX lenses, but I think you can change that from settings if you don't mind the vignetting.

[juanball]

This is my favorite lens Nikor 35 mm f1 8

[OOOF]

Could anyone tell me if its good for night, low light pictures 😅

[diosgenes]

Thanks for doing that test of the focus ring acoustics. Thought mine was defective 😅

[DonaldHolben]

Have one for my d750, no issues at all.

[michaelmcintosh]

Ive owned a copy I bought second hand several years ago using a D7100, now I have the D780 I still use it and it works perfectly no vignette in FX mode and oh my lens is very very quiet so sadly you got a bad copy. If you record video simply use off camera mic.

[GIFlo]

There is a software fixing the vignetting right..?
In Photoshop (Camera Raw Addon) or just in regular Lightroom you can apply lens-corrections which will get rid of the vignetting + bending - right?

[marcp.]

It's a 52.5mm lens in 35mm terms, because of the x1.52 DX Cropfactor, vs. 35mm (36x24) Film/Sensor size. Preordered this lens into Jan. 2009, received on release day. Was many years nice on my D40 & D80, D90 bodies...but i am a 35mm shooter, not nifty-fifty. Means a real 35mm (35/F2 AF-D) on FX was for myself the real deal.

[Ashleyapples]

people still review this lens, wow, good stuff