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Things in the camera world are hotting up before the PMA photography show in March, and Nikon has thrown another stick of dirty, reconstituted coal into the Offenheizung with the AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G. Let me decode that for you.
The AF-S means that it has a "silent wave" autofocus motor inside, so that it will work with the newer Nikon DSLRs which lack a motor and spindle to drive older lenses (D40, D60). The DX means that it is compatible with Nikon’s non full-frame bodies, and with the crop factor of the smaller sensor, er, factored in, you get a "standard" 50mm lens.
The ƒ1.8 is just hotness. That lovely wide aperture means both better shooting in low light (more light gets into the camera) and sweet, shallow depth of field for throwing the background out of focus while keeping the subject sharp. And the "G" means no manual focusing aperture ring.
It’s clear what Nikon is doing here. The 50mm lens has been hugely popular amongst the new wave of DSLR photography enthusiasts. It is cheap, it offers a fast maximum aperture and it is small. On a DX camera, though, it ends up acting like a 75mm lens — perfect for flattering portraits but a little long for everyday use.
This new 35mm aims to give the "standard lens" experience of old to the digicam user. Even the seven leaf, curved blade diaphragm (the re-sizable hole inside the lens) is designed to give a good "bokeh" at wide apertures. This means that Nikon is listening to customers and watching the market. Even the price is keen, at a mere €200/$200, shipping in March.
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