There was quite a fanfare when Nikon released this lens and rightly so; it's a beauty! The web-page is still up for your reference. I have always preferred to shoot with primes when possible and this lens is right for so many occasions, but why did Nikon stop here? The lens is fast, sharp, light and, despite the all-plastic construction, feels sturdy and robust, and includes a lens hood, so why have we half-frame (DX) shooters not been graced with, for example, 35mm and 60mm f/1.7 DX companions for this fine fellow? A good range of DX primes would please so many of us who cannot or do not want to carry around 20 or 30 pounds of glass in a huge ruck-sack but value the superior results of shooting prime. Young shooters and old shooters alike would also appreciate the very much more affordable nature of DX lenses.

There was quite a fanfare when Nikon released this lens and rightly so; it's a beauty! The web-page is still up for your reference. I have always preferred to shoot with primes when possible and this lens is right for so many occasions, but why did Nikon stop here? The lens is fast, sharp, light and, despite the all-plastic construction, feels sturdy and robust, and includes a lens hood, so why have we half-frame (DX) shooters not been graced with, for example, 35mm and 60mm f/1.7 DX companions for this fine fellow? A good range of DX primes would please so many of us who cannot or do not want to carry around 20 or 30 pounds of glass in a huge ruck-sack but value the superior results of shooting prime. Young shooters and old shooters alike would also appreciate the very much more affordable nature of DX lenses.

For starters I have this paired with a Z30. Not exactly a professional camera, but it does what I want it to do. My first lens for my camera was a TTartisan 25mm f2. Beautiful lens, compact sort of light weight manual focus and aperture lens. Though it was a fun lens for street photography, landscape and static subjects. The limitations were very obvious, capturing moving subjects. Then Nikon comes out with this lens. It was just a perfect fit for me and just what I needed as part of my collection. It sticks out just a little bit more than the TTartisan and does have a cheap plastic getting but it can be forgiven because of the super fast and silent auto focus as well as it's light weight. The perfect lens for a hobby photographer who wants to bring their camera wherever they go.