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<blockquote data-quote="ryanp" data-source="post: 94630" data-attributes="member: 11949"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'droid sans'">Hi all,</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'droid sans'">Been looking around for advice and can't seem to get many views on it. I recently bought the 50mm f1.8 g lens for my D3100 and love it, portraits are superb.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'droid sans'">However, I am also thinking of getting the 35mm mainly for indoor, low light party situations (such as Xmas) where there will be groups of 3 or more people in frame.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'droid sans'">I took the 50 out last week and someone took a photo of me, the wife and kids and had to step back about 4 metres to get us all in frame!</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'droid sans'">Am looking at the 35mm f1.8 G; my question is; are they too similar to justify the purchase or should I spend a bit more and get something like the 18-105mm?</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'droid sans'">I've got the kit lens but it's just not quick enough for indoor use without a flash; that being said I do have a Nissin di466 which will solve that but sometimes I need to take pics quickly and not have to put the flash on all the time.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'droid sans'">I'm not likely to do landscapes, macros,etc; just nice family shots of the kids playing and people in a party situation.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'droid sans'">Any thoughts?</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'droid sans'">Many thanks,</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'droid sans'">Ryan</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ryanp, post: 94630, member: 11949"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=droid sans]Hi all,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=droid sans]Been looking around for advice and can't seem to get many views on it. I recently bought the 50mm f1.8 g lens for my D3100 and love it, portraits are superb.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=droid sans]However, I am also thinking of getting the 35mm mainly for indoor, low light party situations (such as Xmas) where there will be groups of 3 or more people in frame.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=droid sans]I took the 50 out last week and someone took a photo of me, the wife and kids and had to step back about 4 metres to get us all in frame![/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=droid sans]Am looking at the 35mm f1.8 G; my question is; are they too similar to justify the purchase or should I spend a bit more and get something like the 18-105mm?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=droid sans]I've got the kit lens but it's just not quick enough for indoor use without a flash; that being said I do have a Nissin di466 which will solve that but sometimes I need to take pics quickly and not have to put the flash on all the time.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=droid sans]I'm not likely to do landscapes, macros,etc; just nice family shots of the kids playing and people in a party situation.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=droid sans]Any thoughts?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=droid sans]Many thanks,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=droid sans]Ryan[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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