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Replacing my nifty 50.
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<blockquote data-quote="RON_RIP" data-source="post: 577687" data-attributes="member: 1140"><p>Lots of interesting replies. Did get to try out the Nikon 50mm 1.8G and the 35mm 1.8G and was not that impressed with either one. If I wanted a 35mm i would probably favor the F2 35 mm autofocus from Nikon.</p><p>The 45mm Tamron 1.8 intrigues me even if @<a href="http://nikonites.com/member-16844-lawrence.html" target="_blank">Lawrence</a> is just tying to lure me into to spending a lot off money. It does make my short list. Another lens that impresses me is the manual focus Voigtlander 40mm. But I am somewhat concerned about it's small front element. It just seems to me that the more professional primes have large front elements. I would like to hear anyone else's thoughts on that.</p><p>I have been using my "Nifty 60" as a substitute for my 50mm and will probably continue to use that until I can afford something else. By taking one large step to the rear, I get essentially the same field of view as the 50mm and do not imagine that I will ever need to shoot at lower than f2.8. And, of course, the macro on the 60 is a definite plus when shooting flowers.</p><p>Many thanks to all who responded to this thread. Your comments have certainly caused me to think much harder on this than I might have done otherwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RON_RIP, post: 577687, member: 1140"] Lots of interesting replies. Did get to try out the Nikon 50mm 1.8G and the 35mm 1.8G and was not that impressed with either one. If I wanted a 35mm i would probably favor the F2 35 mm autofocus from Nikon. The 45mm Tamron 1.8 intrigues me even if @[URL="http://nikonites.com/member-16844-lawrence.html"]Lawrence[/URL] is just tying to lure me into to spending a lot off money. It does make my short list. Another lens that impresses me is the manual focus Voigtlander 40mm. But I am somewhat concerned about it's small front element. It just seems to me that the more professional primes have large front elements. I would like to hear anyone else's thoughts on that. I have been using my "Nifty 60" as a substitute for my 50mm and will probably continue to use that until I can afford something else. By taking one large step to the rear, I get essentially the same field of view as the 50mm and do not imagine that I will ever need to shoot at lower than f2.8. And, of course, the macro on the 60 is a definite plus when shooting flowers. Many thanks to all who responded to this thread. Your comments have certainly caused me to think much harder on this than I might have done otherwise. [/QUOTE]
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