I find that I zoom with my feet more now as this lens gives me great light

1/60 maximum, because of insufficient light

Super light

If you're a DX shooter, and want a fast light lens, definitely pick this up.

This lets enough light in while walking around outside

It's light, compact, sharp as a tack and fast

The motor is super quiet in the AF and the focus is fairly fast as long as you are in decent enough light

I love it, takes some getting used too but well worth it, great low light shots, quick and more compact.

I like photographing flowers in the early morning and late afternoon when the light is not very bright and this lens has produced some sharp photos for me with brilliant colors

VERY sharp, good price, light

Very fast too with great low light results

With just the little bit of light that makes it into the room from outside, we are able to take fantastic photos that look like they were taken with great lighting.

That being said, if you find yourself wanting to take pictures in less-than-ideal lighting, this lens is definitely a step up from the kit lens

I had a portrait shoot this morning, and I used available light from a window, shooting at 1/250

Of course, the event was well lit mostly

I get these odd concentric light rings when trying to do milky way photos with this lens with the aperture wide open

The typical zoom kit lens requires significantly more light than this little beauty, so this lens allows you to take photographs using available light.

but I got it for available light, indoor shots and was not impressed.

Great pictures and light

Used on the superb, super-light Nikon D5500, it is a camera that can be carried all day, everyday, hardy knowing it's there.

Old one set to 1/15s to let in enough light, this was was able to get the same image with a shutter speed of 1/60s

Outdoors in good lighting I did get several clean and crisp

And beimg able to take the f stop down to 1.8 makes for some great low light shots

Pros:- Spectacular low-light shooting

The 35mm makes indoor portraits much easier, I found the 50mm has too narrow a FOV.For vlogging, set up some good lighting, ASA in the 300s and shoot away.

focus is especially inaccurate in warm indoor lighting, which kind of negates the benefit of the fast aperture - might as well be a 2.8 lens for practical purposes

It captures light like nothing else for a DX Cam

Also, when shooting outside, watch out for dappled/uneven light, as this lens might not handle it very nicely

Another lens to consider would be the AF-S 40 mm f/2.8 macro - this is a slightly less wide focal length but is sharp from f/2.8 and has the advantage that you can get very, very close to subjects for genuine macro shots, so it gives you another feature if you don't mind losing a little light

Great low light and the 35mm works out to be about the same as the old 55mm normal lens

Good price, light to carry and versatile

fast, sharp, light, in a relatively nice plastic body

This is a go-to lens for indoor shooting, especially where lighting is an issue

It enables excellent exposure in low-light settings and great for night photography

Oh, and the 1.8 aperture really is a godsend in poor light

The F/1.8 really allows for much better low lighting indoor shots.

It takes nice pictures when the light is just right, but I do find that it is difficult to get the subject really crisp.

It feels a bit light, like it's not too durable, but so far it seems like it's more than up to the task of surviving my weird hikes to take photos.

The focus is good with ample lighting on my Nikon D5500, I used it mostly for landscape and hardly any portraits

The interior of our house wasn't particularly well-lit, and even using the speedlight we had, we still were getting a lot of grainy shots

It takes awesome close up shots for portraits as well as fantastic low light shots

I'm not sending this lens back, because there might be a time where I can use it, which would probably be dusk/dark or indoor low-light when on a tripod.

but DOF is fantastic with the 1.8f as well as low light

Great pictures even with low light, very fast lens

Pictures are blurry no matter what, except in brighter lighting

Moral of the story is that the light is important so as to acquire max sharpness.

We had a new baby in the house, so I needed a good lens that would work with available light for my Nikon D70s

Great bokeh at f/1.8, and you can shoot handheld in available light

but, I prefer natural light

Another possibility to the above logic is that I am using continuous lighting as opposed to strobes

I am convinced Nikon makes great lenses, even when I am tempted to buy cheaper-I always return to Nikon or Nikkor lenses

Lets dive in (and excuse my hyperbole as I

The bokeh isn't as good as the 50mm 1.8g but still not bad

f/1.8G is great for low light performance; I can keep the ISO and extract more detail in my pictures

f/1.8G is amazing