Yongnuo YN-35mm F/2 Lens for Nikon DSLR Cameras - Auto Focus AF/MF white

Camera lenses can be expensive, especially if they combine both its ability to be fast in terms of aperture and to be a prime but this one goes against the grain in that it is quite inexpensive for what it is. The lens is made by Yongnuo, a Chinese company that produces camera accessories. ====== Build ====== The lens is a stubby lens, a similar size of a Nikon 50mm with just a focus ring and a switch between automatic and manual. There is no manual aperture ring on this one so the build is quite light. I wouldn’t say it is as heavy as my other lenses but it seems to be built from similar materials. The lens arrived in a box with plastic covers statically attached to each glass end so it was protected all the way to my door which is a nice touch. ====== Using it ====== I use this lens on my D800 and I’ve had great results so far, having an F2.0 aperture can certainly help bring in depth of field to those slightly wider shots. I’ve used the automatic and manual focus functions and found it to be responsive and accurate. I have found the sharpness to be good – it’s not as good as my Nikkon 50mm but its close enough for the effect I want. That’s not to say the image is not sharp but just not as razor sharp as I have seen from some other lenses. Some sharpening in post will certainly bring it back. ====== Conclusion ====== This is a great lens for those who haven’t got the money to splash on a branded lens from Nikon but the results are still good. I would recommend this to any photographer and I will be buying from Yongnuo again.

What a stonking lens !!! In all my 35 years of photography I have found a lens that's better than my 50mm by the same manufacturer,it's a really nice lens I purchased a lens hood for it as it helps with stray light. I can highly recommend this lens!

I ordered this, despite the comments regarding autofocus. The lens, itself, is a bit plasticy, but no more than a budget Nikon lens. Photographic quality is acceptable (but not excitable), especially at this price point. However, the autofocus is truly abysmal. It just about gets there, in decent lighting, but fails, dismally, in low light. Try to autofocus in anyhing below 30 lux, and you will be rewarded with constant hunting. This causes you to miss shots which, just might have been "the one". Of course, you can use manual focus, but this is not why we buy "autofocus" lenses. I have a Yongnuo 50mm f1.8 prime lens, which does not suffer from this issue. Yongnuo, if you make a really good 50mm, why does the 35mm suffer so much. If you are happy to manually focus, you will find this to be a very respectable lens, for the price. If you want to be able to autofocus, at a reasonable speed (or at all), this may not be the lens for you!

The lens was good however there was dust on the lens when I got it? Did look like it was meant to be there as it was very think and easy to remove may have been to protect it but yea found it weird but in terms of value for money its great planning on changing my nikkor 50mm 1.8 e for it

For a lens as cheap as it is, I'm deeply surprised by how good it is. In fact, I think it's better than Nikon's own lenses. I use it for bright colours mostly, and fur, two things you need a good lens to capture with minimal trouble. It functions amazingly in all light conditions, the auto focus is flawless, and the picture quality, when coupled with my D7000, is unfathomable.

Manual use is nice with this lens. It's not the highest quality, but it's nowhere near unusable. I was satisfied with the quality. However, the autofocus is absolutely horrific. Tried the lens on two different cameras and there's a scary crunching noise while using AF. It hunts painfully in indoor daylight, it even struggles under studio hotlights. If you're planning on using mainly manual focus, or shooting things that don't move, this is a smart buy for a photographer on a budget, but if you rely on AF you'd be doing yourself a huge favour walking by.

Having used plenty of slow, inaccurate or loud autofocus lenses (particularly from Fujifilm), I can say that this is not. I had no trouble using this lens in a nightclub setting with just the flashgun's AF assist beam too. I can also say this lens its pretty sharp at F2. Certainly sharper than Fujifilm's x100 lens and doesn't suffer from the close-focus softness that the 23mm f2 has.

Not a Good Quality Lens. Its F2 but still not good in Low light. Pictures are so dark.

Este objetivo está muy bien y tiene una buena relación calidad/precio. Es verdad que hay veces que se queda un poco corto, así que si lo vas a utilizar profesionalmente, mejor vete al de nikon o a otro superior. Para uso ocasional está perfecto.

Better than expected. Better quality than expected. Better image quality than expected

Good value for money

Ótima qualidade

A super bargain! Performance matches my Nikon 35mm lens! The cost is about half of the Nikon lens! Very pleased with quality of photos.