Background: We love to hike and as many times as I have been photographing therefore landscapes. My camera is a D700, so unfortunately no lightweight. Therefore my hiking combo has always been D700 + 50mm 1.8D. Especially with the Capture Camera Clip this combination fits quite well (weight and comfort). Now it is so that 50mm is just on the mountain already too much in the telephoto range. I also noticed that I almost always am with the 24-70 at 35mm. I have long intended therefore a purchase of a 35mm lens. Rein of the technical data, one would thereby definitely resort to the Sigma 1.4. But just grab here is a good proverb. The Sigma weighs almost the same amount as the 24-70, a purchase does not make sense in my case. The already longer available DX version I could test last year, but it vignettierte too much to me. Some shots even the cut had to be reduced, then what one would probably be in the opposite of 38mm. So when I heard about the new 35mm 1.8 I was immediately loud, because it is also priced very interesting. Last was a longer hike on through the Karwendel mountains and so I slammed. The savings due to the reduced price I invested the same in the appropriate polarizing filter from B & W (also highly recommended).
About the Lens: Compared to my 50's, it is a little longer and harder. It can be still very good along with the D700 on Capture Camera Clip wear. Regarding the quality, there are certainly different standards, but this also brings back the low weight with it. What is ultimately very positive for my areas of application affects. Figure Technically I can not report anything negative. The sharpness is very good in my eyes, even up to the edges. I use the lens almost always with the pole filter above and am really excited by the results. Unfortunately, the AF is rather sluggish and not fail to 100%, which for reportage photographers would be an exclusion criterion safely. In the landscape photography is however not a problem. A tip here is to use only the cross-type sensors. Then make it work with the marksmanship.
Not much more I know at the moment not to report. The first hikes has mastered it definitely without problems. I now have only some fear that at the end of the 50's not too often is used. We will see.
