Which 35mm lens for D40?

[milsu]

<p>Hi. I was considering to buy a D40 with a 35mm lens. Does anyone have experience with all Nikon 35mm lenses, f1.4, f2, and f1.8, to compare them? What are their characteristics regarding distortion, sharpness, and contrast?</p>

[Matt Laur]

<p>Only the new 35/1.8 G or Sigma's 30/1.4 will autofocus on that body. The small viewfinder makes manual focus very challenging, so that's something to consider.<br /><br />I presume you've already ruled out an f/2.8 zoom that happens to cover that same focal length?</p>

[douglas lee]

<p>The new 35 1.8G is pretty sweet for under $200. I tried it on my D700 while in the camera store.</p>

[photo5]

<p>I just bought the Nikon 35mm f1.8 AF-S DX lens and I am very pleased with it. Performance at f1.8 is much better than my 35mm f2 AI manual focus lens is at f2. </p>

[tommyinca]

<p>IMHO, on a DX, with the exception of Longitudinal and Latitudinal CA the 35/1.8 is a bit better then the 35/2. If f2 performance is not super critical, I would choose the 35/2 still and save the need to clean up CA. But on a D40, 35/1.8 is the way to go. It is the only one that offer AF.</p>

<p>35/1.4 is much more expensive then both of these lens and has no CPU. It is not an Apple to Apple comparison. <br>

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[ray_rg]

<p>one more vote for Nikon 35mm f/1.8G... I was using it on D40 and it's wonderful "little gem".</p>