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<blockquote data-quote="§am" data-source="post: 118976" data-attributes="member: 9187">Sam - the 18-55mm has the same f3.5-5.6 as your 18-105mm (hence my advice not to spend the money on it).If you're after something to capture head and shoulders and infants at that budget, I would definitely recommend a prime like the 50mm f/1.8 (£155) or the 35mm f/1.8 (£149)OK, you will have to 'zoom' by walking closer or further away, but believe me the results are astoundingly better <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Personally I would say get the 50mm as all the review etc say it is sharper, but it does mean you're up close to your subject, and to get more in you need to step back more which may or may not be an easy thing to do.. in which case people say you can't go wrong with the 35mm <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Anything else faster than what you have and be a zoom and be a nice portrait lens focal length - well then you're looking at things outside your budget, e.g.&nbsp; 17-55mm f/2.8G (£1028), 17-35mm f/2.8 (£1498), 24-70mm f/2.8G ED (£1229) etc...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="§am, post: 118976, member: 9187"] Sam - the 18-55mm has the same f3.5-5.6 as your 18-105mm (hence my advice not to spend the money on it). If you're after something to capture head and shoulders and infants at that budget, I would definitely recommend a prime like the 50mm f/1.8 (£155) or the 35mm f/1.8 (£149) OK, you will have to 'zoom' by walking closer or further away, but believe me the results are astoundingly better :) Personally I would say get the 50mm as all the review etc say it is sharper, but it does mean you're up close to your subject, and to get more in you need to step back more which may or may not be an easy thing to do.. in which case people say you can't go wrong with the 35mm :) Anything else faster than what you have and be a zoom and be a nice portrait lens focal length - well then you're looking at things outside your budget, e.g. 17-55mm f/2.8G (£1028), 17-35mm f/2.8 (£1498), 24-70mm f/2.8G ED (£1229) etc... [/QUOTE]

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