Wide-Angle Nikkor Lens for Nikon 35mm Digital SLR Camera

Nikon 35mm f/2D AF Wide-Angle Nikkor Lens for Nikon 35mm and Digital SLR Cameras
35mm D-Series Wideangle lens for Nikon cameras

Consumer built with great optics

I have this excellent optics, the need for a fast lens that is less than the major 17-55. The 35 f2 fits the bill. The construction is good but not up to pro standards, the optical performance. This is a very sharp, light lens with a very fast maximum aperture F2.
The only thing is that you have to zoom with your feet a few steps forward or backward in most cases equal to a much more expensive zoom. For this trade-off, you get a little sharper, quicker, easier solution. Great for travel. Leave it on most of the time.
This lens focuses very close for a non-macro enables stunning shots with beautiful flowers Bokeh. I also use it together with my 85 F1.4 for portrait shots. They are very close, but this is a special perspective. It has a wonderful color and very contrasty. I would be slightly less than the 85 F1.4, but it is one third of the price.
The only drawback is that it is an AFD lens and autofocus with the D40, D40x, or D60, but is very fast on a D80 or D300. One head is that if you decide to FX (full frame) digital photography, the lens is beautiful.
To summarize, the 35 Nikon F2 is a real bargain, especially for those of us who prefer the first-class quality of prime lenses.

Definitely a 5-star lens!

Easy, quick, sharp, and as far as I'm on the perfect focal length.
I started with 50mm primes, but quickly tired of how tight they are indoors. All my shots were head and shoulder shots, and forget about trying, two or three people in the recording, without them all to "squeeze all together now" shot. This is real old, real fast.
Let me emphasize that:
This lens has a much better field of view at normal shooting distance (the distance you normally stand by your subject).
This is often overlooked, but believe me, backing up 15 feet in the quantity or a house to make your recording is boring at best and often impossible. It is usually easier to move in the direction of your subject a little (or crop photos later), when it comes to backing up, especially while looking in the viewfinder. I know it is not entirely fair to evaluate other equally sharp, quality lenses differently, based solely on the focal length, but it is my opinion that the lens (with focal length around 52mm equivalent) is by far the most important in the greatest number of situations.
I also fixated on large openings, but have since realized that the most recordings in the real world is not less than f / 2 anyway. This lens is sharp as anything out there and is great in low light conditions. Yes, I know, f / 2 is not nearly as good in low light conditions as the other super lenses there (I know because I have a 50mm f/1.2), but it is good enough for most shots, and below f / 2 Depth of Field will be difficult anyway, and not as useful.
Finally, some people do not like the plasticy feel of new lenses, but I love her. They are so much lighter and silky smooth. I have enough hard rubber, Brassed-up, old, metal-lenses in my time to know there's nothing magical about all-metal building will be. So for me it is just another improvement, the modern works like a charm.
Most that I have seen, tend to sell online + 90% of full value, so even if you do not like something, the risk in buying and trying is very low.