Comments on: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX now in the US

By: cencio

cencio — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:54:42 +0000

you will love the tokina 11-16mm. great lense.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:19:50 +0000

Got mine yesterday. Took some quick shots to compare it side by side with 50mm f/1.8

http://geekyweekly.com/2009/the-nikon-35mm-f18-af-s-dx-arrives-first-impressions

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:23:03 +0000

Seems to be delivered in Sweden to inWarehouse 2009-03-19.

By: JP White

JP White — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:23:52 +0000

The DX lenses will work on FX cameras, they are smart enough to know what the lens is and only uses the usable portion of the image from the FX sensor. Lower resolution of course, but not not exactly a doorstop.

By: Arael

Arael — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:17:20 +0000

Finally!
35 nikkor AF-S DX is being sold in Spain at local stores at 200€; very reasonable.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:27:16 +0000

Got the Amazon shipping notice today.

By: ahoaho

ahoaho — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:30:55 +0000

Just in case anyone cares, I cancelled my order from mostlydigital.ca because another store in town, Forest City Imaging had it in stock since Wednesday, and mostlydigital was still waiting to get it in. I believe they were done dishing out their pre-orders and had 1 or 2 left. Their website is http://cameracanada.com. They price-matched for me so I still got the lens for $253 CAD.

Also on Redflagdeals.com, mostlydigital.ca got mixed reviews, especially when it had to do with backordered items.

Am loving the lens, got some nice shots of my cat in my apartment this afternoon, up on my website

By: Satisfied

Satisfied — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:10:28 +0000

I’m sorry, a $200 lens vs upgrading to an FX body? I’m sorry but I don’t have that kind of money. Even if I do upgrade to FX in a couple of years, I will still have a DX body for a back-up I’m sure. At that time, I can spend the dough to get a 50mm without shedding too much of a tear. However, to sacrifice the focal length and bokeh performance I want NOW to save $200 in a few years is ludicrous.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:41:24 +0000

Mine is coming directly from Amazon. I ordered on Feb. 9th, too.

By: phil

phil — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:18:47 +0000

Um, I don’t know about you but I didn’t have an extra $2000 burning a hole in my pocket that I could have spent on the D700 (over the cost of my D40). Besides, the D700 is aimed at experienced photographers, which I am not. People are going to be upset if the 35mm image quality is not up to par, and not because of the focal length of the 35mm.

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:49:04 +0000

The 50mm is not “too-tele” on FX. You might have been better for long term getting a D700/D3/D3x rather than returning the 50mm for a 35mm. Just my two cents but I can see a few upset people in 12 or 18 months.

By: North75

North75 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:55:27 +0000

I’m not sure what those resellers are up to.
I think one of them was trying to get over $900 for the 50 F1.4 G, and that was before Nikon raised the price.

I had back ordered the 50G from J and R when it was $399. It took about 5 weeks to get, but they honored the price. Its currently $499.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:51:57 +0000

did anyone notice that this thing is going at 240-300 on amazon? so, is that the real market value of this thing?

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:24:42 +0000

Shoot, I pre-ordered from Adorama on 3rd March, and this is the reply I got:

We did receive a delivery today, but not enough to fulfill all the back orders. At present, our CS staff are calling the first customers going down the list to see if they are still required – the problem is that some customers place orders at multiple locations and cancel those that are not required; when they have finished calling, we will know how many more we can offer.

Unfortunately, we don’t yet have an ETA on the next delivery.

By: Satisfied

Satisfied — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:06:45 +0000

Got mine in the mail today from Adorama. So far, it’s amazing! I had purchased a 50 1.8 about a week before this was announced and ended up returning it to purchase this one and I’m glad I did. Focal length is perfect compared to the slightly too-tele 50mm. Very nice sharpness straight from 1.8 and is a beast if stopped down past f/2. Contrast is nice and the bokeh is smooth and creamy. Specular highlights are nicely rounded like they should be! All in all, quite happy already, this lens is a steal at $200.

By: phil

phil — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:16:38 +0000

I pre-ordered from Amazon the day they started taking orders. My order status now says “We are preparing these items for shipment and this portion of your order cannot be canceled or changed”. No shipment email yet, though. Maybe later on today?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:07:58 +0000

Pre Ordered last week on7th March at Adorama.
I had low expectations of getting in on the first batch of shipment.
Sent them an email and they are shipping mine today.
Awesome store.

By: chickentinola

chickentinola — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:54:08 +0000

I just got an email from Amazon.com that it has been shipped.

March 12, 2009 07:09:29 AM Campbellsville KY US Shipment has left seller facility and is in transit to Seattle Wa.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:22:09 +0000

I pre-ordered from Amazon Feb. 9 and got this email today (after seeing something from Amazon and getting excited, haha): “We’re still trying to obtain the following item[s] you ordered on February 09 2009. Still want it? We’ll keep on trying…” etc. Is your order coming directly from Amazon or from Cameta?

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:19:15 +0000

Ahhhh lucky!! I preordered on the morning after the announcement (before Adorama’s preorders) and no shipping email yet :/