Xtian Morales Baez
New member
I need some help deciding on which lens to buy next. I have a 500 budget. I have a nikon d3300 with the kit 18-55mm and a 35mm 1.8 which I love and use most of the time. I mostly shoot portraits/full body and some street photography. Soon I'll be shooting a band that has around 9 members and next month I've an engagement shoot. Ive been looking at tamron AF 28-75mm f2.8 because the wide range of focal lenghts. The nikon 85mm 1.8 which might be bad for group pictures because I dont know how far I would have to move back being a DX body, but It produces that wedding picture look, tight and intimate composition that I'm very drawn to and Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 but I think its kinda like the kit lens in terms of focal length but faster aperture. Anyone has any recommendations? My gut tells me to stick to the 35mm prime and the 85mm prime and the use the kit lense if I need a wide angle like 18mm which I've found not to be common based on what I've been shooting, until I can get good wide angle lens. The only thing that scares me of the 85mm is that Ive never been in the 127mm range that this lens produces based on the 1.5x crop factor. In my head Im thinking I would have to be extremely far from my subjects, a description in feet from subject would be easier for me to picture. Thanks in advanced guys.