Nikon has announced a 35mm f/1.4 mirrorless lens, just weeks after Canon launched one of its own. And while the lenses have their differences, the biggest one is the price: Nikon’s lens is about a grand cheaper than Canon’s.
The Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.4 is Nikon’s long-awaited wide-angle Z system lens, ideal for street photography, reportage and documentary work, carrying a retail price of £649 /$599.95.
That compares to the similarly long-awaited Canon RF 35mm f/1.4L VCM with its £1,819.99 / $1,499 / price tag. That’s an £1,170 /$899 difference.
Again, they’re very different lenses that do very different things; Canon’s is a premium L-series lens, and one of its new generation of hybrid photo-video optics. Nikon’s, meanwhile, is not even a member of its premium S-series family.
Still, if…