You can see the seriousness of the problem.. he sold it within 2 weeks.. I could have sold it within a month if I had a buyer then, but needed to wait another month for a buyer. You would NOT see the problem when testing it at the shop... unless you can take specific kinds of test shots at the shop and transfer the images into a PC/laptop and look at it. Yeah right...

Like I explained before in my previous post, dont be surprised if some said it is a great lens. They tested it out on a ONE subject at mostly wide open apertures. IT"S JUST IMPOSSIBLE to see it at those settings.Yeah this lens is great at wide open (sharpness,colour) but the reviewers who saw this problem tested it on numerous other things/subjects including a focus chart at various apertures. I just dont know why nikon produced such a flawed lens. Im not so surprised as around the same time they produced the D600 with the dust problem which is a PHYSICAL defect/design & D800 with the left focus point issue. I can understand software/firmware defects but if its physical, especially if it's the insides of the camera or lens.. i'm much better off buying older proven technology.

Yes, exactly.. field curvature does that but the most horrible thing is when this two guys come together : FIELD CURVATURE & FOCUS SHIFT .. Double trouble. I explained it in my previous post. You'll know pain when you take group shots and the center is soft/blurred, the guy standing on the SAME LINE at the left & right is sharp, the guy on the THIRD LINE is sharpest .. WTF?

You can find a used AFD 35 f2... the lens is tough enough cause it doenst have an af motor. a used AF 35mm f2 (non-D) will be much cheaper. Both will AF fine on your camera.

FYI, the OLD Nikon 85mm 1.4D is still in production.. the OLD Nikon 50 1.8D is still in production.. the OLD Nikon 20 2.8D is still in production. Guess what? The 35D is still in production.. why? market wise if this lens was discontinued, what other 35mm prime can you buy for FX? The AFS 35 1.4G? you know how much that costs? Nikon doesnt want people to buy to Sigma/Tamron lenses..they need variety in their product line (price wise).

Dont think Nikon will fix it? Man.. if you buy new, it has a warranty card. THEY WILL FIX IT.

Resale value of the 35D? Around 700-900 depends on age/condition/warranty etc..

I sold my 1yr+ near to 2 yr 35D around 900

btw, 24/1.4G good ?

nothing wrong rite?
if u have u have 50mm f1.4 and still want to get 50mm f1.8 then maybe a bit...

used to own both. Nothing stupid

Muahahahah... if the lens cost 1.2k ..how much lower can it go down lah kann.. haha.. lucky lah u rugi a bit only..dont know y some people worry too much..hehe..

Nikon needs to stop the production of the OLD 24 2.8D so that everybody can buy the 24 1.4G... cause Nikon knows that everybody has lombong emas belakang rumah..

I bought 1050 only

so 24/1.4G good la ?

You can see the seriousness of the problem.. he sold it within 2 weeks.. I could have sold it within a month if I had a buyer then, but needed to wait another month for a buyer. You would NOT see the problem when testing it at the shop... unless you can take specific kinds of test shots at the shop and transfer the images into a PC/laptop and look at it. Yeah right...

Like I explained before in my previous post, dont be surprised if some said it is a great lens. They tested it out on a ONE subject at mostly wide open apertures. IT"S JUST IMPOSSIBLE to see it at those settings.Yeah this lens is great at wide open (sharpness,colour) but the reviewers who saw this problem tested it on numerous other things/subjects including a focus chart at various apertures. I just dont know why nikon produced such a flawed lens. Im not so surprised as around the same time they produced the D600 with the dust problem which is a PHYSICAL defect/design & D800 with the left focus point issue. I can understand software/firmware defects but if its physical, especially if it's the insides of the camera or lens.. i'm much better off buying older proven technology.

Yes, exactly.. field curvature does that but the most horrible thing is when this two guys come together : FIELD CURVATURE & FOCUS SHIFT .. Double trouble. I explained it in my previous post. You'll know pain when you take group shots and the center is soft/blurred, the guy standing on the SAME LINE at the left & right is sharp, the guy on the THIRD LINE is sharpest .. WTF?

You can find a used AFD 35 f2... the lens is tough enough cause it doenst have an af motor. a used AF 35mm f2 (non-D) will be much cheaper. Both will AF fine on your camera.

FYI, the OLD Nikon 85mm 1.4D is still in production.. the OLD Nikon 50 1.8D is still in production.. the OLD Nikon 20 2.8D is still in production. Guess what? The 35D is still in production.. why? market wise if this lens was discontinued, what other 35mm prime can you buy for FX? The AFS 35 1.4G? you know how much that costs? Nikon doesnt want people to buy to Sigma/Tamron lenses..they need variety in their product line (price wise).

Dont think Nikon will fix it? Man.. if you buy new, it has a warranty card. THEY WILL FIX IT.

Resale value of the 35D? Around 700-900 depends on age/condition/warranty etc..

priced at 5k++ sure good one!!

Alright man, I've checked with alot of other people, they attribute the problem to focus and refocusing as well.

And since I'm going to be doing that alot on the d600 whose focus points are all in the center of the frame...
I think I'll get the 35 f2D or the 50mm 1.8g

I bought 1050 only

so 24/1.4G good la ?

erm i got question regarding sd card , is there any partiular brand i should buy , or i just aim for the cheapest with high speed like a sandisk 32gb with 10 speed ? i am curious because i bought my panasonic 8gb 6 speed quite expensive than the sandisk . please help .

Always get a reliable memory card, brands like Sandisk and Lexar are reputable. But then again, not all models are equal. Sandisk Ultra should be the bare minimum. I would use Extreme or Extreme Pro.

erm i got question regarding sd card , is there any partiular brand i should buy , or i just aim for the cheapest with high speed like a sandisk 32gb with 10 speed ? i am curious because i bought my panasonic 8gb 6 speed quite expensive than the sandisk . please help .

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70-200 VR II ?
saw that you have 24mm too. 24-85 ?