Originally posted by TOUGEFC Compare it too the Nikon 35mm f/1.8G
, (Metal mount, fast quiet AF motor, sealed , faster, quick-shift, cheaper and better built, it even comes with a lens hood and pouch!)
You do have a point, but...:
AF is definitely less noisy with the Nikkor - but is it faster? (Photozone: "However, allthough it's sonic wave driven, the AF is not really a speed demon.")
The Nikkor is sealed? I don't think so - just sealed in the way the DA17-70 is sealed (at the mount).
The price difference is small.
And the DA35 scores some points, too: It has less CA and weighs a LOT less.
- AND it seems to be fully FF compatible (the Nikkor is not)!