Fantastic review, there are so many big RU-vidrs who don’t review lenses properly anymore. I think Nikon missed an opportunity, they should’ve made the lens better and pleased a lot more people, just imagine if it was a 1.4 S.
I was super unimpressed with the 35 F1.8s, which was disappointing coming from F-Mount and loving 35mm framing. Happy to pick up this new artistic 35 1.4. Price was great, for me. Re no manual switch, can't you just use full time focus ring override, then back button AF to get AF back? I could be wrong.
Very good balanced review, now subscribed 👍 I will buy this lens even though I own the 1.8 purely because I love the dreamy look added to the phenomenal bokeh makes this a great event photography lens. Looking forward to the 1.2 lens but in all honesty I think this option at this price is great and can see it pairing well with a Zf and its lower resolution 😀
This looks very similar to the issue I had when I purchased a second hand 50mm 1.4G, my 50mm 1.8G was much sharper and the 50mm 1.4G needed to be stoped at F2.8 or so to be acceptable…this had nothing to do with fine tuning…I directly sold it again. On the other hand there is no better lens than the Sigma 40mm 1.4 or 50mm 1.4 which are beasts of sharpness and global IQ
Thank you for this review. I like very much that you simultaneaously gave examples for the statements you gave. I have almost all the S-lenses for the Z mount for my Z8 and Zf - only on the short end I'm lacking lenses. I recently bought a Leica Q3 with its 28mm fixed prime, and given what I've learned - not the least by your contribution - my decisions were confirmed: On the short end I'll mainly shoot with the Leica Q3 in the future which complements my Nikon gear, which is for middle to longer ranges, sport, wildlife, etc. Street on the other hand will be the domain of Leica where it reigns supreme. Many thanks again for confirming my strategic choices. :-)
Yeah but that with the 8MP is not True :) most Cameras have higher resolution Sensors and use the Resolution to create a better looking 4K Video. Like I show here in the Video, you see a clear advantage from the 35/1.8 Lens. But maybe that sharpness is not what the Moste People are Looking for.
I think I would prefer the 1.4. What it gives up in sharpness wide open it makes up with better character and bokeh. Nice lens at a nice price and great for video
The S lenses were quite expensive…. These lower tier lenses are a welcome addition. And adding the control ring will sway folks like me that stayed with Fuji for the controls.
Would you compare the Sony version, so you close the triangle of big brands. For image quality, you can adapt it to Nikon, but when adapted, you can't say anything about autofocus.
@@davision-en As much as I want to speak German, sadly I only understand a few words. New video would be nice and useful. Just compare the three. I'm shocked that the Canon lens is out for "so long" and Jared Polin, the biggest Canon guy I know, hasn't made one yet.
The busy Bokeh keeps me from considering the 1.4. I do not like this. I still do not understand how the Bokeh mess of the 1.4 fits to its cleaner, rounded points in Bokeh tests.
Depends on what you find important. I had this lens and sold it. It was not weather sealed, much bigger with the FTZ adapter, focused loudly and slowly. In Canada, it's a hard winter 8 months of the year, making the sigma kind of a pain in the ass to manage moisture with. Sigma35 + FTZ is about 900 grams; 35 1.4z is 415g -- 46%, making the sigma 2.2x heavier. Finally, if you want to film with it, you only get 1 or 2 stops of IBIS on third party lenses vs 5 with native. Big difference.
@@davision-en Keeping my Sigma 35 F1.4 ART with its FTZ adapter surely is, even if it's frustrating. Quite the disappointment, this Nikon lens. Nikon believing all the pros will just buy the huge €3000 35mm F1.2, weighing three times this 35/1.4, is ridiculous.
no, they are just looking at the price of other mirrorless 35mm 1.4 lenses and using logic to see this is the cheapest one. even older dslr lenses like the Tamron SP 35mm f/1.4 Di USD cost about the same.
Mich gibt es auch in Deutschland da ich aber auch ganz passable Englisch spreche biete ich meine Videos nun auch in Englisch an. Wüsste nicht wo das ein Problem sein sollte.
