Nikon Rumors Forum » Topic: Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX lens issue?

studbike on "Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX lens issue?"

studbike — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:58:15 +0000

maybe you put it in spot metering mode by accident, and every so often it is getting the better of you, especially if your other lenses are longer, you will be less likely to make mistakes with them in spot mode

NSXType-R on "Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX lens issue?"

NSXType-R — Sun, 17 May 2009 10:17:22 +0000

Yeah, actually, the third poster might be right.

I handed my camera off to a friend, and he played around a lot with the settings. When I got it back, for some odd reason it kept getting overexposed photos.

Turns out he cranked exposure compensation to +5 to compensate for a low light situation. Not the route I would have gone (I would have bumped ISO a little bit), but at least I found out kind of quickly so I didn't ruin my other photos.

dibalh on "Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX lens issue?"

dibalh — Sun, 17 May 2009 07:48:05 +0000

id say the biggest problem with this lens is getting one!!! ba-dum-bum-ching!

jjreason on "Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX lens issue?"

jjreason — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:25:26 +0000

Hmmmmm, is your exposure comp off? Just a thought. My photography teacher got a Mamiya 7 for cheap because the guy said the camera was broken as it kept making very underexposed images. Only thing wrong with it was that the Exposure Comp dial was set to -2.3.

NSXType-R on "Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX lens issue?"

NSXType-R — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:45:38 +0000

Haven't hear of any issues yet, but I don't own one, so I wouldn't know.

You definitely should let Nikon know about it though.

shivaswrath on "Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX lens issue?"

shivaswrath — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:20:04 +0000

nope, mine works beautifully. . . .I'd send back to Nikon. . .

Fargo911 on "Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX lens issue?"

Fargo911 — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:30:58 +0000

Has anyone else experienced any issues with the new 35mm f/1.8 DX lens? I am seeing an issue when I set the dial on my D40 to 'AUTO' or a couple of the scene modes, such as 'Landscape'. The lens doesn't seem to pick the correct shutter/aperture combination, resulting in the image being completely blown out, almost to the point that the image comes out white. This is especially true outside on a sunny day. I don't tend to use these modes that often, since I usually use Shutter or Aperture priority, so I hadn't noticed it at first. When I set the aperture or shutter speed that I want in the priority modes, the images turn out fine. It just seems to be an issue with the auto settings with this lens. I have tried a couple of other lenses, and this seems to be the only one that this happens on. I just want to get an idea if there is something wrong with my lens, or if it is an issue with this lens in general.