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Join in here if you have any question, comment or suggestion regarding my upcoming review of this brand new Nikon large aperture lens.

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Thomas (beware: Nikon-fanboy and moderator!) My Lens Reviews, My Pictures, My Photography Blog
D800+assorted lenses

ETA (estimated time of arrival) is in two weeks.
That's just before the holidays.
Hope my dealer's right!

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Thomas (beware: Nikon-fanboy and moderator!) My Lens Reviews, My Pictures, My Photography Blog
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Yeah: The 35/1.4 already is in stock, but I'm still waiting for the 85/1.4G to arrive.
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As I'm a cheapo, I ordered both lenses to be delivered as one. Just to save on P&P

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Thomas (beware: Nikon-fanboy and moderator!) My Lens Reviews, My Pictures, My Photography Blog
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Still no sign of the 85/1.4G.
But the 35/1.4G is now on its way
Should arrive in time for some first impressions over the weekend...

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Thomas (beware: Nikon-fanboy and moderator!) My Lens Reviews, My Pictures, My Photography Blog
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You reconsidered your cheapo status then?

Looking forward to reading your first impressions.

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Nikon D90 | AF-S 18-200 VR II | AF-S 35mm f/1.8 | Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 | SB-600 | Gorillapod + Manfrotto 484RC2

Well, to be honest: I did reconsider the burden of an additional 5.90 EUR p&p vs. the alternative of not having any new lens for the holidays at all.
The decision was relatively simple

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Thomas (beware: Nikon-fanboy and moderator!) My Lens Reviews, My Pictures, My Photography Blog
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Oh wow it's expensive! As important good, fast and sharp glass is to me, I don't think that I would spend that much, at least not at the current moment.

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-Evan

Gear: 7 Nikon Nikkor AI-S and AF-S lenses, SB-700 flash, Nikon D7000, Nikon FM, variety of accessories

"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs."
- Ansel Adams

Lens arrived

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Thomas (beware: Nikon-fanboy and moderator!) My Lens Reviews, My Pictures, My Photography Blog
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Nice one!
I'd be especially interested in how it rank up against the cheap 35mm F/1.8, because that's reported to work quite well on full frame, despite being a DX lens.

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I take pictures so quickly, my highschool was "Continuous High".

Indeed, I've seen in the forum a few quite impressive shots of the little f/1.8 taken, if I remember correctly, with a D700. Depending on the aperture things got better or worse, but in most cases results were quite acceptable (besides, vignetting is easy enough to compensate in PP).

Nontheless, this one plays in a different league, I expect exceptional results from Thomas' new adquisition.

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Nikon D90 | AF-S 18-200 VR II | AF-S 35mm f/1.8 | Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 | SB-600 | Gorillapod + Manfrotto 484RC2

Sorry no comparison to the 35/1.8DX as I only have the 35/2.0 (FX) and the 50/1.4 (FX) to compare to.

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Thomas (beware: Nikon-fanboy and moderator!) My Lens Reviews, My Pictures, My Photography Blog
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Well, that's more than enough if I may say so; those two are both classics in Nikon's lineup, and with a good reputation too

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Nikon D90 | AF-S 18-200 VR II | AF-S 35mm f/1.8 | Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 | SB-600 | Gorillapod + Manfrotto 484RC2

Thomas do you mind me asking, where you got it?

WExp has said be the end of the month before they get it, it's lens thats on my radar so look forward to see your pics

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Alan
D4 & D700


http://www.alanwilliamsphotography.co.uk
BLOG: http://www.ayrshireweddingphotographer.org

Got the 35/1.4G and the 85/1.4G (not arrived yet) from www.comstern.de of Germany which is affiliated to www.PCP.CH in Switzerland.
But only one dealer in my fav price-search-engine lists this lens as "available".

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Thomas (beware: Nikon-fanboy and moderator!) My Lens Reviews, My Pictures, My Photography Blog
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Hmm, at lest as far as sharpness is concerned, this lens seem to be worth every penny. Will you be testing it on a FX body? It should be interesting to see if corner sharpness keeps up with the good results seen in your tests for DX.

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Nikon D90 | AF-S 18-200 VR II | AF-S 35mm f/1.8 | Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 | SB-600 | Gorillapod + Manfrotto 484RC2