{"id":16340,"date":"2019-01-16T20:15:04","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T19:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=16340"},"modified":"2024-04-21T13:58:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T12:58:25","slug":"nikon-nikkor-35mm-f-2-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/nikon-nikkor-35mm-f-2-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikon Nikkor 35mm f\/2.8"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Nikon Nikkor 35mm f\/2.8\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16709 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC8710-e1547317482887.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16707 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC7963-e1547317452705.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16777\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC1130.jpg\" alt=\"Nikon 35mm f\/2.8\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC1130.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC1130-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC1130-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><br \/>\n<\/b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16719\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/lens2-1-van-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/lens2-1-van-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/lens2-1-van-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/lens2-1-van-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/707-53477-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.de%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_osacat%3D0%26_odkw%3D%2522%2528Nikon%252C%2Bnikkor%2529%2B35mm%2B2.8%2B-pc%2B-af%2B-af-s%2B-sigma%2522%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3D%2528Nikon%252C%2Bnikkor%2529%2B35mm%2B2.8%2B-pc%2B-af%2B-af-s%2B-sigma%26_sacat%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon 35mm f\/2.8 <\/a>(affiliate link) is a relatively small 35 mm \u00a0legacy lens. Although it has some weaknesses it is currently one of my favorite lenses. I<\/span>n this review I discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this lens.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Most sample pictures can be found in this <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHsmi5tJoJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flickr album<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><b>Specifications<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diameter<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">63.5 mm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Length<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">44.5 mm (from lens mount)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filter Thread<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">52 mm (metal)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">240 g<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max. Magnification<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1:5.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Close focusing distance<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.3 m<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of aperture blades<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elements\/Groups<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b><br \/>\nVersions<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are four optical different versions of this lens. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>first version<\/strong> of this lens (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.destoutz.ch\/lens_3.5cm_f2.8_920467.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikkor-S 3.5cm<\/a>) was produced from 1959 till 1962 and consisted of 7 elements in 5 groups. The lens has a hill-valley type focus ring and can be recognized by the PAT. PEND. marking\u00a0 on the chrome part of the barrel. This version was labeled Nikkor-S 3.5cm, there are lenses with 6 and with 9 aperture blades.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>second version<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.destoutz.ch\/lens_35mm_f2.8_340877.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikkor-S 35mm f\/2.8<\/a>) was produced between 1962 and 1974 and consisted of 7 elements in 6 groups. The second version also has the hill-valley type focus ring, you can tell them apart from the first version by the &#8220;made in Japan&#8221; engraving on the focus ring.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 1974 till 1979 the<strong> third version<\/strong> was produced, this is the version this review is about. This version consists of 6 elements in 6 groups. The third version has a rubberized focus ring and a cross ribbed aperture ring.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 1979 and 1989 the<strong> fourth version<\/strong> was produced, this version consisted of 5 elements in 5 groups. This version is the most common version. The fourth versions looks almost the same as the third version, the easiest way to tell them apart are the serial numbers: the third version has numbers between 77xxxx-87xxxx , 35xxxx-59xxxx indicates the fourth version.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lenses that were produced until 1974 (first two versions) are NON Ai, of the third version only lenses with serial number &gt;851002 are Ai. Samples of the fourth version with serial number &gt;521047 are Ai-S. An overview of all versions and their specifications can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.photosynthesis.co.nz\/nikon\/specs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.photosynthesis.co.nz\/nikon\/lenses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nYou can find the third and fourth AI versions in good condition for around $110,- via <a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3D%2528Nikon%252C%2Bnikkor%2529%2B35mm%2B2.8%2B-pc%2B-af%2B-af-s%2B-sigma%26_sacat%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebay.com<\/a> (affiliate link) or \u20ac159,- via<a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/707-53477-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.de%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_osacat%3D0%26_odkw%3D%2522%2528Nikon%252C%2Bnikkor%2529%2B35mm%2B2.8%2B-pc%2B-af%2B-af-s%2B-sigma%2522%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3D%2528Nikon%252C%2Bnikkor%2529%2B35mm%2B2.8%2B-pc%2B-af%2B-af-s%2B-sigma%26_sacat%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Ebay.de<\/a>\u00a0(affiliate link).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16736\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/product.jpg\" alt=\"Nikon Nikkor 35mm f\/2.8\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/product.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/product-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/product-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Adapting to Sony<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To use this lens on an E-mount camera you need a Nikon F to Sony E adapter. I use one\u00a0from K&amp;F which works fine. There are no electronic contacts, therefore you have to set the aperture manually and you have no EXIF data. You can use 3-axis in body stabilization on second and third generation E-mount cameras if you insert the right focal length.<br \/>\nK&amp;F Nikon-Sony adapter (affiliate links) <a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3DK%2526F%2Bnikon%2BF%2B-%2Bsony%2BE%2Badapter%26_sacat%3D0%26LH_TitleDesc%3D0%26_osacat%3D0%26_odkw%3DK%2526F%2Bnikon%2BF-sony%2Badapter%26LH_TitleDesc%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebay.com<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/707-53477-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.de%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3DK%2526F%2Bnikon%2BF%2B-%2Bsony%2BE%2Badapter%26_sacat%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebay.de<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2RqZQWd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Build quality and handling<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16720\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/lesn1-1-van-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nikon Nikkor 35mm f\/2.8\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/lesn1-1-van-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/lesn1-1-van-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/lesn1-1-van-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build quality of the Nikon 35mm f\/2.8 is<strong> very good<\/strong>. The lens is build from metal and glass only, the black finish seems to be scratch resistant. My sample is about 40 years old but is almost completely free of scratches. All markings are engraved and filled with paint. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The focus ring is rubberized and travels 195<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from MFD to infinity. The <strong>focus ring<\/strong> has a<strong> pleasant resistance<\/strong> and precise focusing is easy though focusing near infinity can be a bit tricky. One thing to note is that the focus ring turns around the &#8220;wrong&#8221; way, opposite to what you are used to from Zeiss Loxia or Voigtl\u00e4nder E mount lenses, this took me some time to get used to. The aperture ring is made from metal and is textured, it also has a small lever that could be used for aperture control. The aperture ring clicks nicely in <strong>full stop increments<\/strong>, it is easy to set the aperture between those stops. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>filter thread<\/strong> is made of metal and<strong> doesn&#8217;t rotate<\/strong> while focusing, this makes the use of a polarizer easy.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Nikkon 35mm f\/2.8 is balanced well on my a7ii.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Vignetting <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wide open the Nikon 35mm f\/2.8 shows <strong>moderate vignetting<\/strong> of about 2 stops which can be visible in real world shots. Stopping down to f\/5.6 reduces vignetting to negligible numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16539\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/vignettering-e1546528268760.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"610\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>f\/2.8<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>~2 EV<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>f\/4<\/b><\/td>\n<td><strong>~1.5 EV<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>f\/5.6<\/b><\/td>\n<td><strong>~0.8 EV<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>f\/8<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>~0.7 EV<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Flare resistance<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flare resistance is a <strong>mixed bag<\/strong>. With the sun in the frame you can observe a few <strong>green ghost<\/strong>\u00a0dependi<\/span>ng on the position of the sun in the frame. With the sun close to the center of the frame an\u00a0obtrusive green ghost appears, though with the sun in the corner ghosting is reduced significantly.<\/p>\n<p>The Nikon 35\/2.8 shows<strong> some veiling flare<\/strong> around bright light sources. With the sun just outside the frame serious veiling flare can be observed, however shading with your hand helps a lot. I do not own a lens hood, but since shading helps a lens hood is likely to improve flare resistance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16342\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16342 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC7945-e1546190151466.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16341\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16341\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC7947-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Ghosting occurs with the sun near the center of the frame.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC7947-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC7947-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC7947-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16524\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16524 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC8441-2-e1546454993252.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Sharpness<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4>Infinity<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16766\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16766\" style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/QukbBi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16766\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharpness2.1.jpg\" alt=\"Nikon 35mm f\/2.8 sharpness\" width=\"335\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharpness2.1.jpg 335w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharpness2.1-126x300.jpg 126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on the picture to view larger size<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>f\/2.8: The center of the image is sharp already. The midframe is quite sharp as well, but the corners are soft. Contrast is also good.<\/p>\n<p>f\/4: The center and midframe improve to excellent levels, corners improve a bit but are still somewhat soft.<\/p>\n<p>f\/5.6: No improvements in the center and midframe, though the corners gain a bit and are OK now.<\/p>\n<p>f\/8: Now even the far corners are very good, contrast is a tiny bit lower.<\/p>\n<p>f\/11: Center and midframe are a bit less sharp due to diffraction, though the corners improve a bit and are excellent now. Contrast is a tad lower.<\/p>\n<p>I would not hesitate to use this lens <strong>wide open<\/strong> if the speed is needed, although stopping down to f\/4 boosts the performance across the frame. At f\/8 across the frame sharpness is <strong>excellent<\/strong>, therefore this is my preferred aperture for landscape photography.<\/p>\n<h4>Focus breathing &amp; Focus shift<\/h4>\n<p>Focus breathing is <strong>quite obvious<\/strong> with this lens, therefore you can run into issues with focus stacking with this lens. At MFD the field of view is narrower than at infinity, see the example @f\/8 below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 800px; height: 533px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC1090.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC1091.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Focus shift is no problem with this lens, I tested for it but could not find any signs of it.<\/p>\n<h4><b>Close up<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Already wide open the Nikkor 35mm f\/2.8 is <strong>pretty sharp<\/strong> in the center at MFD. Even midframe sharpness is pretty good, unfortunately this is <strong>not true<\/strong> for the corners. Wide open corner sharpness is bad and focusing on the corner makes no difference. Stopped down to f\/8 the corners are still rather soft.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16613\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/QqG8iB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16613\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/close-up-e1547214879661.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on the image to view the full size image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 800px; height: 800px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC1082.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC1083.jpg\"\/><\/div><br \/>\n100%corner crops, before is f\/2.8, after is f\/8<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Use with macro rings<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16589\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16589 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC0492-e1546693171656.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A small grasshopper with 29 mm extension tubes @f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I use this lens with macro extension tubes sometimes. Stopped down the performance is very good, wide open the image is somewhat soft. Because of the very thin depth op field you need to stop down in most situations, if you do not plan to do focus stacking (which is not that easy due to focus breathing).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Bokeh <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a maximum aperture of f\/2.8 the amount of background blur you get with the Nikon 35mm f\/2.8 is limited, although with a MFD of 30 cm it is possible to take close-ups of flowers and mushrooms.<br \/>\nNear the minimum focusing distance bokeh is <strong>smooth<\/strong> with minor outlining. Unfortunately, <strong>outlining increases<\/strong> at longer distances and bokeh can be harsh with demanding backgrounds, especially towards de corners. For some scenarios like city portraits I like the rendering nevertheless. Due to the structure of the bokeh you get more detail in the background in certain settings. You can observe the cats eye effect, though it is not too pronounced.<br \/>\nAt f\/4 the bokeh ball are slightly ninja star shaped and a bit distracting, luckily this only appears at f\/4. See below, before = f\/2.8, after = f\/4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 800px; height: 533px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC0943-e1546805786998.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC0944-e1546805797825.jpg\"\/><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16525\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16525\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16525 size-full\" style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: transparent; color: #767676;\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC7954-e1546455099495.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Note the busy bokeh, a typical example of what the rendering looks like with this sort of background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16526\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16526 size-full\" style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: transparent; color: #767676;\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC7955-e1546455123634.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At longer distance the bokeh gets more busy, note the deterioration of bokeh in the left corner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16527\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16527\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16527 size-full\" style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: transparent; color: #767676;\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC7973-e1546455142723.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Near MFD bokeh is quite smooth with little outlining<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16528\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC7914-e1546457741692.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16529\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC7920-e1546457751337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16701\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC0915-bewerkt-e1547307574683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16666\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16666 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC0909-bewerkt-e1547295185260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For environmental portraits in the city I like the rendering quite a lot. There is still plenty structure in the background so you get more information about the surroundings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Coma<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Coma correction is <strong>average<\/strong>, wide open there is some coma but I have seen much worse. If you stop down to f\/4 most coma is gone and at f\/5.6 coma is no longer an issue. This lens is not the best choice for landscape astro photography. For nightly city scapes stopping down to f\/5.6 is a good plan.<\/p>\n<p>Before = f\/2.8, after = f\/4<\/p>\n<div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 800px; height: 533px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC0980-2-e1546806375821.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC0981-e1546806389240.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16602\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC0980-e1546806360972.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Chromatic Aberrations<br \/>\n<\/b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16544\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CA2-e1546532991412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16542\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC9657-e1546532958789.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16545\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CA12-e1546533003897.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16609\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CA-1-e1546877672947.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><br \/>\nWide open there is some chromatic aberration visible, though this can be corrected in post. Stopped down to f\/4 most of it is gone, at f\/5.6 CA totally gone. So CA correction is certainly not perfect but still good enough.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Distortion<\/h3>\n<p>Distortion is <strong>very low<\/strong> and therefore not noticeable for most applications. Only a very little barrel distortion is visible which is easy correctable in the few situations you might want to do this.<br \/>\nThis is a very good performance for a lens of these parameters, therefore this lens is well suitable for architecture photography.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twentytwenty\" class=\"twentytwenty-container\" style=\"display: none; max-width: 100%; width: 800px; height: 533px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC1085.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/corrected-1-van-1.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Distortion @f\/8 +1 in Lightroom is sufficient to correct is. Before=uncorrected, After=corrected.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sunstars<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16523\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16523 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC8816-e1547383127869.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunstar @f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16607\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16607\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC0984-e1546808716122.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crop of some sunstars as you can expect them to be @f\/11 with city lights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lens has 7 aperture\u00a0blades and therefore renders 14 point sunstars. At f\/11 sunstars are quite nice although very bright light sources will cause some ghosting at the same time. Sunstars are not as nice as those of the Loxia lenses but I would call it still okey.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Alternatives<\/h3>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-carl-zeiss-jena-35mm-2-4-flektogon\/\">Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f\/2.4<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The faster Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f\/2.4 is a bit larger and weights the same as the Nikon 35mm f\/2.8. I have no personal experience with this lens but there are lots of information available online. Build quality is very good and seems to be more or less the same as with the Nikon. The Nikon has better corner sharpness at shared apertures, though from f\/4 center sharpness seems to be very comparable. The Nikon has much better flare resistance and less distortion. The Flektogon&#8217;s bokeh is bit smoother, furthermore you will have more blur. The closer MFD will give you more potential blur as well and makes this lens more suitable for photographing mushroom and flowers. If your focus is on landscape or architecture photography I would go for the Nikon, if you need the speed and the MFD of 0.2m go for the Flektogon.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-canon-new-fd-35mm-12-8\/\"><strong>Canon nFD 35mm f\/2.8<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Canon nFD 35mm f\/2.8 is smaller and lighter than the Nikon, although build quality is lower. I have no direct experience with this lens but enough information can be found online.<br \/>\nBoth lenses are very comparable in sharpness and very sharp across the frame stopped down. The Canon lens has smoother bokeh although the cats eye effect is more pronounced.<br \/>\nFlare resistance seems to be more or less equal. The Nikon has significantly less distortion, therefore I would recommend the Nikon if you plan shoot architecture. Furthermore, the Canon is cheaper so if the distortion does not bother you much and you want to trade some ergonomics for a lower weight and price go for the Canon.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>SMC Pentax-M 35mm f\/2.8<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Them SMC Pentax-M 35mm f\/2.8 is another vintage 35mm lens. The Pentax is even lighter and only weights 170 gram. Handeling is less nice though, the Pentax feels cheaper. The Pentax seems to be a bit wider than the Nikon so the amount of background blur is less. Bokeh also has more outlining and is therefor busier. In terms of sharpness the Nikon is better wide open, but stopped down there is barely any difference. The Nikon is the better lens although the Pentax can be found cheaper. If you plan to use the lens often for hiking trips and landscape photography I would get the Pentax since it is cheaper and lighter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-carl-zeiss-sonnar-fe-2-835-za-t\/\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 20px;\">S<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">ony\/Zeiss FE 35mm 2.8 ZA<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have no personal experience with this lens but there is enough information available. Wide open this lens has better corner sharpness, however stopped down the Nikon catches up and might even have better corner sharpness. The Sony\/Zeiss offers better flare resistance due to its modern coatings. The Sony\/Zeiss offers AF and manual focus via focus by wire, therefore manual focusing is not as nice with this lens. This lens is also smaller and lighter which is nice if you travel a lot. If you prefer AF, or size\/weight is very important to you the Sony\/Zeiss might be the smarter choice. If you like to focus manually and great handeling is important to you I would go for the Nikon.<\/p>\n<h4>Samyang\/Rokinon AF 35mm f\/2.8 FE<\/h4>\n<p>With just 85 grams the Samyang is the lightest native 35mm lens you can buy. The Samyang costs under $300 and offers AF, I have not used this lens myself so I cannot comment on AF speed and reliability. The Samyang\u2019s build quality is not on par with the Nikon, so if this aspect is important to you it is something to consider.<br \/>\nIf you want a very small and cheap 35mm lens with AF, the Samyang AF 35mm f\/2.8 FE is worth looking at.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<table style=\"height: 298px;\" width=\"390\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"256\"><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"256\"><strong>Average<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"256\"><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"256\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Central sharpness wide open<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Sharpness across the frame stopped down<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Close-up sharpness (center)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Build quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Bokeh near\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 MFD<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Size and weight<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"256\">\n<ul>\n<li>Flare resistance<\/li>\n<li>CA correction<\/li>\n<li>Corner\u00a0 sharpness wide open<\/li>\n<li>Coma correction<\/li>\n<li>Bokeh<\/li>\n<li>Vignetting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"256\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Corner sharpness near MFD<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Bokeh with demanding backgrounds at longer distances<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Nikon Nikkor 35mm f\/2.8 is a sharp and small lens and not very expensive. Stopped down it is sharp across the frame with good contrast. Although not perfect, flare resistance is good enough. You can avoid ghosting and veiling flare by shading or recomposing a bit in most situations. The Nikon 35mm f\/2.8 barely shows any distortion. Bokeh can be harsh in some situations, but quite nice in other situations.<br \/>\nIf you are into landscape and\/or architecture photography the Nikon Nikkor 35mm f\/2.8 might be the lens you are looking for if your budget is limited or you just not want to spend much money.<br \/>\nIf you are looking for some nice bokeh you might want to look further. I think this lens is a good compromise of image quality, speed and size and the price\/performance ratio is very good, therefor I would certainly recommend it!<\/p>\n<p>All photos in this review can be found in high resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHsmi5tJoJ\">here<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rickkloekkephotography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rick<\/a>, thank you for the product shots of the lens!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find a sample of the third and fourth AI versions in good condition for around $110,- via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3D%2528Nikon%252C%2Bnikkor%2529%2B35mm%2B2.8%2B-pc%2B-af%2B-af-s%2B-sigma%26_sacat%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebay.com<\/a> (affiliate link) or \u20ac159,- via<a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/707-53477-19255-0\/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.de%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_osacat%3D0%26_odkw%3D%2522%2528Nikon%252C%2Bnikkor%2529%2B35mm%2B2.8%2B-pc%2B-af%2B-af-s%2B-sigma%2522%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3D%2528Nikon%252C%2Bnikkor%2529%2B35mm%2B2.8%2B-pc%2B-af%2B-af-s%2B-sigma%26_sacat%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Ebay.de<\/a>\u00a0(affiliate link).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>More samples<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16705\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16705 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC0777-bewerkt-e1547317425513.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16706\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16706 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC7953-e1547317435598.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16708\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16708\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16708 size-full\" style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC8610-e1547317471796.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16710\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16710 size-full\" style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC8821-e1547317511672.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16660\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16660 size-full\" style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: transparent; color: #767676;\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC1026-bewerkt-bewerkt-e1547290720140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16547\" style=\"width: 5965px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16547 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC9561.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5965\" height=\"4000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC9561.jpg 5965w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC9561-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC9561-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC9561-800x536.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5965px) 100vw, 5965px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16718\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16718 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC9369-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC9369-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC9369-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC9369-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This site contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using any of the links marked as affiliate links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support the creation of future content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikon Nikkor 35mm f\/2.8\u00a0 &nbsp; &nbsp; The Nikon 35mm f\/2.8 (affiliate link) is a relatively small 35 mm \u00a0legacy lens. Although it has some weaknesses it is currently one of my favorite lenses. 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