Nikon 20mm f/1.8G
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Yup!
Mentioned a couple of times here - nobody seemed to take notice
The widest I have right now is a 35mm, so definitely interested in this. BUT ... tamron have a juicy looking 15-35 2.8 on the way too. Will have to see reviews on each.
If it's anything close to the 85 1.8G in terms of quality, I'll bite for sure. I know it's a very different animal, but in terms of sharpness, and fun to use. I believe it's very light. [edit] just checked, it's 357g - about the same as 85, a tad heavier than the 28mm.
Mentioned a couple of times here - nobody seemed to take notice
The widest I have right now is a 35mm, so definitely interested in this. BUT ... tamron have a juicy looking 15-35 2.8 on the way too. Will have to see reviews on each.
If it's anything close to the 85 1.8G in terms of quality, I'll bite for sure. I know it's a very different animal, but in terms of sharpness, and fun to use. I believe it's very light. [edit] just checked, it's 357g - about the same as 85, a tad heavier than the 28mm.
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Zeiss' build quality is peerless but the 21*T faired comparatively close to the 16-35 f/4 @ 21mm optically.
I'm interested how this prime fairs at f/11 compared to the 16-35 f/4.
I have the 16-35 & until the runners wear down I can't fault it. With the release of the 20 and previously the 35 f/1.8 I'm wondering if I should sell up my 16-35 & 24-70 Nikkor zooms.
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I've got the 20mm F2.8 which this replaced, it's not a bad lens but never been blown away by it. It is small and light though but perhaps not as sharp as the 16-35mm F4 which I tend to prefer to use.
I used the Zeiss 21 for a short while (the version I won on ebay had completely unusable corners so had to go back) but I did love the look / colour produced by it. I have the 28mm g, 50mm 1.4g and the 85mm 1.8g and think this would finish off my lens needs if it is a decent performer. I love the g lenses but they do feel a bit 'cheap' compared to the afd lenses, but are much better optically.
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You could make a cracking set of 'modest' primes with Nikon's current offerings. 20mm 1.8, 28mm 1.8, 35mm 1.8, 50mm 1.8 (or 1.4 but that would trouble my OCD), 85mm 1.8. Just need a 135mm 1.8 please Nikon
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I've already got the 28 and 85, both I find are excellent. I've no need of a 50, did have the 1.8 in that too and IQ etc. was good. I'm tempted by the 35 too.You could make a cracking set of 'modest' primes with Nikon's current offerings. 20mm 1.8, 28mm 1.8, 35mm 1.8, 50mm 1.8 (or 1.4 but that would trouble my OCD), 85mm 1.8. Just need a 135mm 1.8 please Nikon
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Already got the 20mm f/2,so not really interested. But would like to know how the two compare optically. I bet the D version is a lot smaller though.
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Just need a 135mm 1.8 please Nikon
You and me both. Much as I love my DC lens it is getting a bit long in the tooth and must be overdue an upgrade
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I've got them all, not really got much of a need for a 20mm but the completist in me will find it hard to resist
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Picked one up from Calumet today. £50 off any accessory when you buy it so managed to get a nice Hoya 10-stop filter to go with it for £29. Happy chappy.