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It’s quite a lot to pay for a humble 35mm f/1.8, but the Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S’s optical performance immediately shows where the money’s been spent. It’s quite a lot to pay for a humble 35mm f/1.8, but the Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S’s optical performance immediately shows where they money’s been spent.

Perfect fit for the Nikon Z7 and Z6 body size; Great optical performance

Steep price point

The Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S is a sharp, light prime lens for Nikon Z cameras that's built well and delivers excellent images, but is on the pricey side.

Quite sharp; Bright aperture; Good close-focus ability; Light, compact design; All-weather build.

A little pricey; Control ring system is very sensitive; Some Raw processors may not recognize corrections.

Nikon recently launched its first full-frame mirrorless camera, and with it a handful of native lenses. The Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S ($849.95) is the first prime lens to ship—there's a 50mm f/1.8 coming next month. If you're a fan of the 35mm angle of view, be happy to know it's a good one. It captures crisp images, sports a bright aperture for a shallow depth of field and low-light photography, and is sealed to prevent dust and moisture from getting inside your camera. It's an excellent lens, albeit one with an asking price on the high side, and a good fit for Z buyers who want a 35mm prime. Light and Bright The Nikkor Z 35mm shares its outward look with the other Z lens available at launch, the Z 24-70mm f/4 S. It's an almost plain black lens, with a mix of metal and polycarbonate construction. Markings are in understated white text, a departure from the metallic gold Nikon uses for its modern SLR lenses. The only bit of flash is a glossy Nikkor S logo on the side of the barrel. T...

The Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S is a sharp, light prime lens for Nikon Z cameras that's built well and delivers excellent images, but is on the pricey side.

Quite sharp; Bright aperture; Good close-focus ability; Light, compact design; All-weather build

A little pricey; Control ring system is very sensitive; Some Raw processors may not recognize corrections

As one of two prime lenses currently available for Nikon’s brand new Z Mount, the Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f1.8 S features excellent weather sealing in a compact, lightweight package. Aside from Canon, who makes a 35mm f1.8 Macro for their RF Mount, no other Full Frame Mirrorless system currently on the...

The Nikon Z 35mm F1.8 S is a solid medium-wideangle lens for the Z series, which offers excellent sharpness and pleasant handling characteristics on the Z6 and Z7. Low light fans might miss a wider aperture, and optically, the 35mm cannot compete with its (cheaper) cousin the Z 50mm f1.8 S, but for...

Low-light or wide-aperture fans that need sharp images at fast apertures

Portrait fans who might be bothered by the colored fringing in out of focus areas; those requiring the absolute fastest autofocus; video shooters looking for linear focus response

The Nikon Z 35mm F1.8 S is a solid medium-wideangle lens for the Z series, which offers excellent sharpness and pleasant handling characteristics on the Z6 and Z7. Low light fans might miss a wider aperture, and optically, the 35mm cannot compete with its (cheaper) cousin the Z 50mm f1.8 S, but for Nikon Z shooters that need wide-aperture sharpness, the Z 35mm F1.8 S is definitely worth looking at.

Low-light or wide-aperture fans that need sharp images at fast apertures;

Portrait fans who might be bothered by the colored fringing in out of focus areas, those requiring the absolute fastest autofocus, video shooters looking for linear focus response;

What a dilemma. Discounting the price, this is an amazing lens that reaches the very highest level of quality. However, there are many lenses not that far behind, almost as fast, even at f/1.4 where the choice widens considerably. These are a fraction of the price of the Nikkor Z.

Outstanding sharpness, Virtually zero CA, Excellent flare resistance, Excellent handling, Quality manufacture, Custom functions for L-Fn button, Sublime handling of point light sources, Virtually no distortion, Beautiful bokeh effects

Huge price tag, Weight, Screw thread lens hood

First launches of the Nikon Z system show that in this case the producers are going to follow similar tactics. It's really splendid that several interesting f/1.8 primes were added to that system so soon, especially that prices of new full frame mirrorless instrumets are usually quite steep; if...

solid; weather-sealed and mostly metal barrel,; excellent image quality in the frame centre,; very good image quality on the edge of the APS-C/DX sensor,; moderate longitudinal chromatic aberration,; negligible lateral chromatic aberration,; not especially bothersome spherical aberration,; lack of...

distinct vignetting on full frame,; a lot of coma-related problems.

Nikon Z 58mm F0.95 S Noct is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF) Standard Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Z Mount cameras. What type of photography is the Nikon Z 58mm F0.95 S Noct lens good for?

Weather-sealed, Aperture Ring, Distance Scale, DoF(Depth of Field) Scale, Hood supplied, Tripod Collar, Full-time Manual Focusing, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 11 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, No Autofocus, Heavy, Pricey

Weather-sealed, Aperture Ring, Distance Scale, DoF(Depth of Field) Scale, Hood supplied, Tripod Collar, Full-time Manual Focusing, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 11 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, No Autofocus, Heavy, Pricey