A detailed review of Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX can be found on this polish site (how come those guys got the lens before everybody else from Nikon Canada?). The bottom line (google translation):
Advantages:
- small and compact design with a metal bayonet
- good image quality at the edge of the frame to stop more than the f/2.0
- very good work under severe light
- quiet and efficient autofocus
- good value for money
Disadvantages:
- poor image quality at the edge of the frame to the vicinity of maximum opening
- distortion could be less
- clear chromatic aberration
- spore vignetting - this was the google translation (?), a reader translated that as "noticable vignetting".
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Nice!
They’re folks from my country, so I can read it native
They say they’ve got it from Nikon Poland!
This 35mm looks very nice, especially for D40, but here in Poland, the D40 also got discontinued
Look at this site, where I bought my D90: http://www.cyfrowe.pl/aparaty/nikon-d40-i-ob-18-55.html
It says: End of the model. Sold Out
Greetings
sorry for this out-of topic comment, but who chose your avatar ??
just kidding !
(sorry, couldn’t avoid posting this
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WTF is spore vignetting? Where did you even read that?
as I mentioned: google translation
spore means: quite big.
“Spore winietowanie”
mean “Plenty of Vigentting”
Feel free to delete the above and this comment. I’m in a s**t mood and shouldn’t take it out on you. I’m sorry for being an a**hole.
no problem – I will just take out the profanity
have a beer!
hahaha Sounds like a good plan.
And my translation was done by a native polish speaker.
Spore Vignetting = Plenty of Vignetting
I updated the post – thanks!
spore = significant, more than moderate, but not a big one
It’s supposed that Canon would announce something this week.
A reader of this site posted that Nikon would also announce something.
Wouldn’t a D400 be great? although it’s been so quiet lately.
Maybe a lens? what would the PMA announces be?
Any prediction at NR (from not probable to very probable)?
Among advantages there is one point more: exceptional sharpness in the center of the frame.
CA? they were using a d200 or what?
I wonder if significant CA is something Nikon’s trying to tout as a bonus in their new lenses.
The new 50mm f1.4G tends to exhibit fair amounts of CA on my D700.
“CA? they were using a d200 or what?”
What? CA is supposed to be an attribute of cameras now? not lenses? Guess I missed the memo. And if you’re alluding to Nikon’s the-new-bodies-deal-with-CA, well, Nikon’s pulled one over on ya. Either that or that function is broken in my D700.
Toast,
Do you shoot RAW? The next gen cameras won’t remove chromatic aberration in the raw file, only during JPEG processing. It works like magic in my D90!
Hmm. Will have to check that out. Thanks for the tip.
Usually shoot RAW, but lately have been shooting more and more jpg. Gettin’ lazy on the post side
huh, fascinating google translation
If you want something translated from optyczne.pl, send me an email, don’t let the google fool you 
Hi guys, I’m from Poland and I have to tell you that it’s amazing but we have here all new nikon gear much faster then in US or Canada. I got mine 16-85 at 26th february 2008 brand new from official store. The D3 was avaible something like 3 weeks after official announcement. I await the new afs 35 dx in next two weeks in regular shops.
and “spore winetowanie” means rather “noticable vigneting” then “plenty of vigneting”
I told you this site was good
Concerning the “noticeable vignetting”, is this a result of the lens hood?
Well, at least it has a metal lens mount. The disadvantages seem pretty significant. Based on the sample photos in that review, the corners due seem quite soft with this lens, f1.8 through f2.8, which is disappointing.
Is it me or this website have the exact same color scheme as Opera built-in web interface (opera:config, error messages, etc)
I suppose that poor image quality is the main disadvantage. No one is interested in a camera with bad quality.