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HIGHLIGHTS :
- Ideal for travel, event, environmental and general photography in a wide variety of conditions, with superb optical formula and an ultra-fast f/1.4 maximum aperture.
- Fast f/1.4 prime NIKKOR lens :
Perfect for low-light conditions, general and travel photography.
- Normal angle of view on FX-format cameras :
Classic, normal angle of view when used on a Nikon FX-format digital SLR or 35mm film camera.
- Ideal portrait lens on DX-format cameras :
An ideal portrait lens when used on a Nikon DX-format digital SLR, approximating the angle of view similar to that of a 75mm lens on a Nikon FX-format digital SLR or a 35mm film camera.
- Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC) :
Enhances light transmission efficiency and offers superior color consistency and reduced flare.
- Exclusive Nikon Silent Wave Motor (SWM) :
Enables fast, accurate, and quiet autofocus.
- Rounded 9-blade diaphragm :
Renders more natural appearance of out-of-focus image elements.

Technical Details :
* Normal angle of view on FX-format cameras – Classic, normal angle of view when used on a Nikon FX-format digital SLR or 35mm film camera.
* An ideal portrait lens when used on a Nikon DX-format digital SLR, approximating the angle of view similar to that of a 75mm lens.
* Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC) enhances light transmission efficiency and offers superior color consistency and reduced flare.
* Exclusive Nikon Silent Wave Motor (SWM) enables fast, accurate, and quiet autofocus.
* Close focusing to 1.5 feet.

Customer Feedback :
- This lens is very well-made and takes wonderful pictures.
- Image quality: Great. Slightly soft and glowy at 1.4, but that’s to be expected. Gets quite sharp at 2.8.
- Bokeh: Nice, but a little jittery at 1.4 on specular highlights.
- Focusing: Fast and precise.
- Low-light performance: Stellar.
- Good build quality.
- Lack of VR.

It Triples focal length of lens with Nikon’s high quality ED glass.
For use with Coolpix: 880, 885, 900, 900S, 950, 990, 995, 4300, 4500 & 5000.
Appropriate adapter required for use with the following Coolpix models:
* 880 – requires adapter UR-E2
* 885 & 4300 – requires adapter UR-E4
* 5000 – requires adapter UR-E6

Technical Details :
* 3x telephoto converter lens for Nikon Coolpix digital cameras.
* Compatible with the following Nikon Coolpix cameras: 880, 885, 990, 995, 5000.
* Requires 25154 lens adapter ring with Coolpix 880; requires UR-E4 lens adapter ring with Coolpix 885; requires UR-E6 lens adapter ring with Coolpix 5000; requires UR-E15 lens adapter ring with Coolpix 8400.
* Rear mount diameter: 28mm.
* Front mount diameter: 72mm.

Customer Feedback :
This lens has the great optics I expected and performs well in both distance and macro (close-up) situations. When focusing manually for macro close-ups, throw out the distance units and use the focus confirmation option to get your shots in focus — the distance units are useless in this mode. Bright light is the only situation where you will be able to handhold this lens; (it is heavy for the small camera body) though I have gotten some acceptable shots in less than perfect light using a bean bag and my knee to support the lens. A tripod is better.

With a compact, lightweight design, the AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G provides the high reproduction capability and picture quality for which Nikkor lenses are renowned at an affordable price. The ring type SWM offers quiet AF operation. Although all lens groups shift during focusing, the front element and filter mount do not rotate and the barrel length does not change, which is useful when using filter mounted SB-R200 Wireless Remote Speedlight units.
The AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G optical design allows a different look and feel to images taken with zoom lenses, and its dimensions are ideal for discrete snapshots and landscape shooting with a picture angle that approximates that of the human eye. With its rounded seven-blade diaphragm opening, out-of-focus elements appear more natural. When mounted on a DX-format SLR, the picture angle is the 35mm equivalent focal length of 50mm.

Technical Details :
* Engineered for Nikon DX-format digital SLRs, Optical formula optimized for use with Nikon DX-format digital SLRs.
* Aspherical lens element – Minimizes coma and other types of lens aberrations, further improving image integrity.
* Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC) – Enhances light transmission efficiency and offers superior color consistency and reduced flare.
* Exclusive Nikon Silent Wave Motor (SWM) – Enables fast, accurate and quiet auto focus.
* Close focusing to one foot for creative perspectives and versatility.

AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G Lens Highlights :
* Fast, f/1.8 prime lens is perfect for low-light conditions, travel, environmental portrait and general photography.
* Engineered for Nikon DX-format D-SLRS, the AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G lens renders a picture angle approximating the classic normal angle of view of a 50mm lens on a Nikon FXformat digital SLR or 35mm film camera.
* Aspherical lens element minimizes coma and other types of lens aberrations, further improving image integrity.
* Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC) enhances light transmission efficiency and offers color consistency and reduced flare.
* Exclusive Nikon Silent Wave Motor (SWM) enables fast, accurate and quiet autofocus.
* Close focusing to 1 foot for creative perspectives and versatility.
* Rounded 7-blade diaphragm opening makes out-of-focus elements appear more natural.
* Accepts 52mm filter attachments.

Pros:
1. AF-S AF-S AF-S (very fast focus, internal focus, and very silent).
2. M/A mode (manual focus override available on autofocus mode).
3. Very fast lens (f/1.8).
4. Very sharp pictures.
5. Great for sport/action photography (though you might need more zoom).
6. Great for indoor and low light situation.
7. Great for portrait.
8. Bokeh is almost as good as many expensive Nikon tele-lens.
9. Great focal length (35mm).

Cons:
1. Being prime lens, you need to move your feet a lot to adjust/compose.
2. Being a G lens (no aperture ring available), this lens will not work on manual focus camera where you need to set the aperture from the lens).
3. No VR. As VR will be useful for taking handheld shots on low light (especially if the object is somewhat static or if the photographer doesn’t have steady hands when taking photograph).
4. Not designed for full frame cameras (FX or Film) where there will be siginificant light fall-off.