Nikon 35mm f/1.8G

Had a 2 second look at in CES, looked small. Sadly no time for any closer look, working 15hr days marketing our company to VCs.
 
Ksanti said:
You what? It came out with an SRP of £799, it went to market no higher than £700...
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You're right about the first price... Can't read CPB it seems... However it didn't drop from £800 until a month after it was listed, then took another month to go below £700.

Doesn't negate the argument I was putting across. The RRP is likely to be at least £200 less and within another couple of months it'll probably drop about £100, making it a fair chunk cheaper than the Sigma.
 
Well if it turns in at £300 then it will be worth it for full fame users and should make a decent alternative to the old 35mm f2.
 
Columbo said:
Well if it turns in at £300 then it will be worth it for full fame users and should make a decent alternative to the old 35mm f2.
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I doubt it will hit £300. I'm guessing the price will settle at £500, possibly £450 if we're lucky, about £150-200 less than the Sigma. If it's just as good the decision will be whether the extra bit of a stop is worth if for £150... Personally I wouldn't care! In fact thinking about it today if its good I will be very tempted to trade up from the DX version. I really want a good, low distortion 35mm walkaround lens again.
 
Amp34 said:
I doubt it will hit £300. I'm guessing the price will settle at £500, possibly £450 if we're lucky, about £150-200 less than the Sigma. If it's just as good the decision will be whether the extra bit of a stop is worth if for £150... Personally I wouldn't care! In fact thinking about it today if its good I will be very tempted to trade up from the DX version. I really want a good, low distortion 35mm walkaround lens again.
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2/3 a stop faster
Likely to be sharper (the Sigma is already noticeably sharper than the Nikon 35 1.4), certainly comparable IQ on common apertures
Practically guaranteed to be built better
Better bokeh (haven't seen a confirmed spec but all the other 1.8g line have been 7 bladed and not that hot on bokeh versus 9 on the sigma)

If it settles £150 cheaper than the Sigma I just don't see any point, outside of weather sealing and a couple iffy moments on bokeh compared to the Nikon 1.4 (but then what fast wideangle doesn't suffer from that) the sigma's the best buy on the market, if not indisputably the best 35.
 
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I see your point but it depends what you want. For me that extra 2/3 of a stop isn't particularly of interest, if it's weather sealed it's even better, especially as it's half the weight of the Sigma.

As said though it'll depend on performance. It needs to be as good/better or it makes more sense to get the Sigma (whose distortion characteristics show just how bad the ex/dc versions of the 35mm are).
 
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