celciuz, nicely done pieces there...
I'd prefer to slightly overexpose as well for portraits and the reason you've mentioned earlier.
And for your pics, it's just nice on both my calibrated screens, doesn't really look too much over, just nice.

Btw, for creamy bokeh, KTCY, remember the 105 DC we tested, damn that's one of the most poisonous portrait lens ever built...
If you can find the 135, thats even better.
But currently, i'm happy with the loaned 85 F/1.8 in my drybox...The bokeh is still fantastic eventhough not as good as the 1.4...

Oh ya, isepunya, if u expect creamy bokeh at the range of 17-50, u better hope u have something <1.4, for anything at 2.8, it just wouldn't really work...

Before the 1.2, lets just wait for the 85 F/1.4 VR which is due to release soon, that i believe will be another extremely poisonous lens...

yup... i think for tis 1 a lil bit too over... try lower it till u can at least see the shape of the shoulder...   

jus my 2 cent... 

my bad to point out my comment... causes a debate here... pai seh pai seh... 

wat bout optech strap? any1 using it?

why not get 35 F1.8?

35 1.8 is a dx lensfor a different
the price of 35mmf2 is like almost 1 for the price of 2 35 1.8

not so much la...
IINM its like 800 and 1100

which i shud buy first, lens,speedlite, or battery grip.im on budget btw T_T

Taken at ISO 3200

nice high iso shoot
one dont have to use iso 3200 if he got a fast lens like 1.4/1.8
its a last resort settings

anyway, picta spam laa

Not trying to "derhaka" to sifu , but i think the 35mm DX F/1.8 deserve a little better (not sucks big time)

when i bought my D90 the only lens i want is prime normal lens

yep i admit i have not much money to afford expensive, also i'm new to dslr.

But upon reading this 2 review i made my mind based on amount of money i had that time (as student doctor)
so bought the 35mm DX F/1.8


also this one guy one lens



now i'm a qualifed doctor and obviously i can afford any lens/cam
But still i'm using my D90 + 35mm DX F/1.8 coz , that is what i want to learn on
If i can learn just medicine for 6 years, why not just one lens for any number of years

Yup 35mm DX F/1.8 had weakness , but it is not sucks big time.
just my to cents as a student of D90 
really hope to see your test 35mm F/1.8 vs 35mm F/2.0 coz i'm happy to see the weakness so that i can learn how to improve my technique

Longitudinal aberations. Colors aren't focusing to the same plane at maximum aperture, and is difficult to remove. Bokeh is impacted.

^
http://www.bythom.com/Nikkor-35mm-D-lensreview.htm
"The 35mm f/2 just doesn't make the grade against the f/1.8 DX lens. First, it's more expensive and slightly slower. It has slightly more vignetting and the corner performance isn't up to that of the DX lens. It is also not AF-S, so won't autofocus on the recent low-end consumer DSLRs. That's a lot of minuses. In terms of pluses: it works on FX bodies and has a very nice manual focus ability, including DOF markings. On balance, a DX user should choose the DX lens. If you have both DX and FX bodies, the f/2D starts to make some sense, especially if you're stopping down some."

We need to compare the overall of lenses, f1.8 version still pretty sharp even for Ken and Thom standard. Just want to share that 35mm 1.8 is a very good consumer lens.

wat bout 50mm1.4afd stop down to f2 compared to 35mm wide open at f2?? which is sharper?

The are a few versions of 50mm... beside the point, though sharpness is very important, there are many other aspects of a good lens.

That was edited.

how much is a 35mm f2D? is it still in production?

anyway being a user of 35mm f1.8 for half year+, my comment is bad chromatic aberration, slight barrel distortion at edge. f2 never touch b4

damn, time for upgrade 50 1.8 damn soft.. not my liking unless, feels like oof....

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Added on April 29, 2010, 11:02 am
yup edited, sorry coz after i posted it den i realize they hav the afs version of it hehe

50mm 1.8 is not soft when step down... for me at least...

good ma no need smoothen out face 

how much is tat???? rm999?

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Added on April 29, 2010, 11:11 am
i mean shoot wide open ma... my meaning is will the 50 1.4afd when shoot wide open soft as the 501.8 shoot wide open

i think its much sharper than the 50 1.8

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Added on April 29, 2010, 11:30 am