Not the 35mm lens you were expecting....

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Z6 III and the 35mm 1.4 will be an awesome combo for enthusiastic photographers

Internet people are strange. If Nikon would release a 35 mm f/1.2 lens then i guarantee they say "it's too big, too heavy and too expensive - won't buy. Nikon should do f/1.4 lenses instead..."

I think this is just an interim lens and is intended purely for the cheaper non s-line line up. I think it’s still pretty safe to say that there will be a 35mm 1.2 in due course, because why wouldn’t there be? Really good that there’s a cheaper light capturing prime now which is what we need and this will probably be the best option for the zf in any case!

I'm down for a cheaper 35mm F/1.4. It's light, it's cheap and the image quality looks close enough to the 35 1.8S. I'll most likely pick it up because the 35 ART is just too big with the ftz. I think an affordable 1.4 is a good move. No one would be able to tell the difference between the 1.8S and the 1.4 anyways, especially on social media.

According to Ricci Chera, who works for Nikon, this is not the lens in the road map. Therefore a 35mm F1.2 S lens will appear ‘soon’.

I personally hope for a compact, lightweight Nikkor 35mm f2 with an aperture ring and weather sealing. I’m convinced it would sell very well!

I think I would have preferred an f1.4 s line. I agree that the f1.2’s are behemoths. So will stick with my 1.8s for now.

Having invested in all the 1.8 S primes, ie. 35, 50 & 85mm, I won't be changing any of them for something else in the foreseeable future. The aperture is just fine & they are easily light enough to shoot handheld all day, with no problems. If I was starting from scratch, that might be a different story. I would need to try both lenses out on a sunny day & see for myself what the flare & chromatic aberration was like on both lenses. Purple & or green fringing drives me nuts, more than anything. I'd be willing to sacrifice a little more weight & slightly deeper DoF to ensure there was no colour fringing. So long story short, sticking with my 1.8 lenses, thanks very much.

Interesting release. I already have a non S 40mm- yeah it’s f2 but it meets my needs and is super light.

My personal opinion - this was intentional. It could potentially help to boost sales of the Z6III... a nice compliment for those videographers who want that 1.4 but at a slightly more affordable price point, or I could also see this for photographers who find the advantages of having a 1.4 more important, than the very technical refinements in a lens (that most will never be able to identify if not stated in a YT video). Sometimes the "character" that comes with these types of lenses WITHOUT the premium price tag, is preferred. I wouldn't be surprised if the 35mm 1.2 still gets released later on. More options is always a win IMO.

Thanks for your input.

great vid, thanks for this review!

Okay this is starting to make sense now. Very smart move from Nikon... the 35 1.4 is lacking in fine details. It's even apparent with the youtube compression. It's quite a bit worse than the 1.8. I think it's great that Nikon released this lens but I think it will eventually become quite a bit cheaper, maybe in the $450-475 range. Camera companies struggle to sell their top dollar 1.2 glass if the have a mid range 1.4 option. So making the 1.4 glass the budget option is a genius marketing move because then people actually have incentive to jump up to their top of the line 1.2 glass.

Matt, your channel is fantastic.

more people will get a $600 35mm f1.4 compared to a 35mm f1.2. Beginners and people who want to add a new lenses above the kits and variable aperture zooms without breaking the bank. Still hope they release the 35mm f1.2 s in the future.

Had a feeling the 35 would be announced just after the Z6III, but I didn't see 1.4 coming. I just assumed Sigma or Tamron would handle the 1.4's. I do believe we'll still see a 35 1.2, and additional 1.4's coming. So they'll have a standard prime lineup and the 1.8 S line. Similar to two levels of the 2.8 zooms. As someone that's in the market for a 35, I'm kind of not sure which way to go here (a good problem 🙂).

Matt, I always appreciate your in-depth and seasoned perspective! I see your 50mm with the worn focus ring, which is good, it means it's well-loved! I was able to salvage a rubber focus ring from a broken 55-300mm, and it fits so well. (Sorry for the slight off-topic) Anyway does this new prime have rubberized focus ring?

I also liked the roadmap and knowing what lenses were coming in the next 12 months. I bought my 35 1.8S a while ago, but if I had just bought one last month and then this came out, I’d likely be a little annoyed right now because I may have bought this instead. Glad to see my 1.8S didn’t just get completely outdated though.

Nikon! Please give us the SE edition!