Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G Lens Review

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G Handling and Features

Weighing only 305g, this lens is quite lightweight and compact, considering the bright f/1.8 maximum aperture. The lens barrel is constructed from high quality plastics and the lens bayonet is metal, with a rubber gasket to help prevent the ingress of dust and moisture into the camera. The lens balances well on the Nikon D600 body used for testing, and should even feel right at home on Nikon's most compact DSLRs.

A silent wave motor powers autofocus, and AF is reasonably quick as a result. Manual adjustments can be applied at any time via the wide focusing ring too. The wide focusing ring is smooth, but not especially damped, feeling quite loose in operation. Even so fine adjustments are quite easy enough to apply.



Closest focus distance is 25cm, and focusing is performed internally, so the 58mm filter thread does not rotate, which should make this lens ideal for use with graduated filters and polarisers.

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