Hello Friends,
Today I got the 35mm F1.8G lens from Camarena.in and I'm impressed with their prompt service.
I had placed order on 16th May evening (After some price negotiations, we settled to 10k) and they dispatched the lens next day via Fedex from Kolkata. Fedex didn't wasted time in transit and promptly delivered the package to me today afternoon.
Packing was nicely done and the original lens box was totally intact (Not a single ding to the box). As promised by seller that I would get fresh box, I did get it. Date of MFG is May 2016 and sealed perfectly. Opened the box and saw everything was nicely placed inside. Nikon included carry pouch and lens hood so my little money is saved. Rear lens cap is made of solid ABS plastic unlike cheap plastic cap provided with kit lenses. Lens mount is made of metal so I don't have to be extra careful while mounting the lens and handling the camera.
Attached the lens to my camera, took some samples and blown away with the results.
From F1.8 to 5.6, objects stand out so nicely from the background. Sharpness and coloring is also amazing. This lens has M/A switch which means we can manual focus in auto focus mode but I still don't know how much it helps me.
Only unfamiliar thing to me is focal length. Till now I have only used zoom lenses and this is fixed, it makes photography less easy or it takes some time to get used to. As expected, 35mm is good for all wide angle shots but not really for close-ups or portraits because we go very near to the subject and min focus distance kicks in or cause blur. So you have to stay behind and crop the image as required. I advice buyers to choice wisely between 35mm and 50mm.
I will take some nice photos this week and post them here.
p.s Since the box was sealed, seller didn't put seal on the warranty card but he did sent me tax invoice. Name of the shop is "Capital Photo Service pvt. ltd" and I think its head office of Camarena branches. However, Capital Photo Service is not mentioned in Nikon India website.
Thanks...
Best Regards
