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<blockquote data-quote="Moab Man" data-source="post: 130001" data-attributes="member: 11881">Day 84, 2013 - Air Running (D5100 w/35mm 1.8G DX AF-S)On another thread I talked about purchasing either the 35mm 1.8 or the 50mm 1.8. I decided to go with the 35mm and due to the hour, weather, and lighting it was all wrong. But, I wanted to see how good this lens is. Settings ISO 400Aperture 1.8Speed 1/2500Time 1950Sky severely overcastLighting flat and ugly[ATTACH]30976[/ATTACH]Observations for those considering a prime that have never used one.1. The lens has a sharpness close to what I see from FX cameras.2. The 1.8 aperture really makes a difference in what is usable light without a flash.3. At 1.8 aperture the sliver of focus is really tight. Miss the mark and it's missed. Hit it and it's tack sharp.4. Takes a bit of learning to stop grabbing the lens and trying to adjust the non-existent zoom.5. A reduced shot uploaded on the internet can't do it justice on how sharp it is compared to a non-prime.ConclusionThere is a little bit of a learning curve with this lens and I can't wait to see what it can do when conditions are right.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Moab Man, post: 130001, member: 11881"] Day 84, 2013 - Air Running (D5100 w/35mm 1.8G DX AF-S) On another thread I talked about purchasing either the 35mm 1.8 or the 50mm 1.8. I decided to go with the 35mm and due to the hour, weather, and lighting it was all wrong. But, I wanted to see how good this lens is. Settings ISO 400 Aperture 1.8 Speed 1/2500 Time 1950 Sky severely overcast Lighting flat and ugly [ATTACH=CONFIG]30976._xfImport[/ATTACH] Observations for those considering a prime that have never used one. 1. The lens has a sharpness close to what I see from FX cameras. 2. The 1.8 aperture really makes a difference in what is usable light without a flash. 3. At 1.8 aperture the sliver of focus is really tight. Miss the mark and it's missed. Hit it and it's tack sharp. 4. Takes a bit of learning to stop grabbing the lens and trying to adjust the non-existent zoom. 5. A reduced shot uploaded on the internet can't do it justice on how sharp it is compared to a non-prime. Conclusion There is a little bit of a learning curve with this lens and I can't wait to see what it can do when conditions are right. [/QUOTE]

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