A fast, versatile prime for all occasions. Offering outstanding image quality even at its maximum F1.8 aperture, this compact, lightweight 35mm prime lens for full-frame cameras is a versatile choice for everything from tabletop photography to the great outdoors. Fast, precise, quiet AF operation and reliable AF tracking make it suitable for shooting videos as well as stills. The Nikon 35mm is a small, relatively inexpensive lens and with excellent optics, it's a lens which deserves to be on many a Nikon shooter's shopping list. This 35mm f/1.8 Nikkor lens recreates that experience for DX format shooters who have been seeking a comparable average/ normal lens. This lens is versatile and is desirable for low light, general photography, evironmental portraiture and travel. The 35mm f/1.8 AF-S can focus as close as one foot. The AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G is optimised to produce stunning images with our DX-format DSLRs, delivering a quality that you’d expect from a prime lens. It achieves excellent sharpness, coupled with gentle background blurs that are perfect for gorgeous portraits and close-ups. A wide maximum aperture of f/1.8 offers amazing low-light performance, making it a versatile performer for a wide range of photography.