am I looking at the right lens?

[1234]

I see the 35 1.8g lens selling for $389 on amazon. Is this right? I remember buying it for $199.

 

[Patrick]

looked it up and yes it seems to be the same 35mm f1.8 AF-S G DX lens... wicked that prices have gone up by so much :|... I remember seeing it for €159.- here and it's €172.- at cheapest now... only up by €13.- that's a price difference I can understand but doubling prices wow!

 

[1234]

I just sold my d90, so I am looking to sell my dx lenses. Its crazy how expensive this lens got in the past 6-8 months. This lens is not even made in japan either.I will check on the price for the 10.5 fish eye next...........

 

[sektor 11]

Wow! I JUST bought this lens less than three weeks ago for $217! Amazing!

 

[darylb]

That stinks. I was actually thinking about one of those.

 

[daveja]

I saw one on the shelf at a Bestbuy last week, it was still $199

 

[steve77]

I saw one on the shelf at a Bestbuy last week, it was still $199

I've heard a few tales from other photos geeks of Bestbuy prices staying low when online prices have risen. I'm going to stop by there more often.

 

[milano]

Just checked the best buy website and it is $199, even taxed it's still cheaper then everyone else. And they're usually on the high side of things.

Edit:
Just checked their prices on other lenses and there is roughly a $20-$50 difference on various lenses

 

[Joseph]

If you think that's bad, the 70-200 VRII's are now going for almost $3,000 in Amazon

The prices shot up so high it saw the earth's curvature

 

[steve77]

just checked KEH. Used 35s on there start at $325.

 

[milano]

Geez, these prices are getting out of hand. 3k for the 70-200 VR II wow!

 

[Jonathan F/2]

I think people are realizing the 35 1.8 DX is actually an FX lens and is priced accordingly. :wink:

I bet Nikon purposely vignetted the 35 DX slightly as not to make it look like an FX lens. In all actually it really is one!

 

[cybercops]

Wow, I am glad that I have one of those suckers, so I don't have to buy one now.

 

[1234]

what the heck? your right jonathan f2!! the lens does not vignette too bad on a d700 with the auto dx crop turned off. did anyone else try this? I mean I only took a few shots but its really not THAT bad.......... maybe I wont be selling it after all.

 

[SooSing]

haha, me too!

Wow, I am glad that I have one of those suckers, so I don't have to buy one now.

 

[Jonathan F/2]

what the heck? your right jonathan f2!! the lens does not vignette too bad on a d700 with the auto dx crop turned off. did anyone else try this? I mean I only took a few shots but its really not THAT bad.......... maybe I wont be selling it after all.

Increase the vignetting control setting to high, aperture at 1.8 and shoot mainly close-up. At those settings, it minimizes vignetting quite a bit.

 

[1234]

wow! this is awesome I guess i'm keeping it....

 

[luke_28]

B&H is showing them in stock at $279 at the moment.

 

[Prettym1k3]

B&H has it...

...for $279.

I bought mine from a LOCAL store almost 2 years ago for $199 + tax.

Price gouging. Artificial fear of fewer products.

 

[daveja]

I went back to the Bestbuy where I had seen it and it was still there but all they had left was the actual display lens. At first they were not going to sell it but after checking other stores and seeing there were none around they agreed to sell it. They could not find the box or hood but sold it for a discount. I got it for $169. No box or papers but with the receipt I will still get the full warranty so I think it was a good deal...