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<blockquote data-quote="trembl27" data-source="post: 28781" data-attributes="member: 7295"><p>Hi!</p><p></p><p>I few years ago I bought a D60 because it was relatively inexpensive and it was a lot better than my previous point and shoot that just died. Came with the 18-55mm lense. I really enjoy this camera and I'm now playing with all the manual settings and so is my wife.</p><p></p><p>I got some money to invest in that new hobby and I'm looking for lenses and general advices. I have about 500$ now, and I guess our next birthday present will all be related to photography. So that budget will be inflated to more than a thousand if I wait just a little or buy in advance.</p><p></p><p>I like to take pictures of my young kids, animals and landscapes. And I really enjoy sunsets and when it starts to get dark. I'm currently planning a trip to Tuscany next year and I'll be shooting a lot of landscape too. We also really enjoy the bokeh effect. </p><p></p><p>I've narrowed to the following lenses so far... They are all AF-S because of my D60 and eye vision limitation.. Manual focus is just not for me. </p><p></p><p>35mm 1.8g</p><p>50mm 1.8g</p><p>50mm 1.4g</p><p></p><p>Any other suggestion or what I should go for next ?</p><p></p><p>I'm wondering if I'll see much difference between f/stop 1.8 and 1.4 still being an amateur or if 1.4 would be a wiser buy down the road. Also, the price is quite different between 1.4g and 1.8g and it lets me buy some more stuff. I have the same question about 35mm vs 50mm... or maybe both? I don't mind walking a bit to take a picture.</p><p></p><p>Should I start looking for a new camera body and AF lenses instead?</p><p></p><p>Also, for the bokeh / shallow depth of field, I'm not sure I'm doing the right thing, but to achieve it, I usually zoom at 55mm, use the minimum (smallest number) f-stop and aperture priority mode ( 5.6 I believe with my lenses at 55mm ) and I try to focus on something relatively near me. </p><p></p><p>Thanks a LOT for the help!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trembl27, post: 28781, member: 7295"] Hi! I few years ago I bought a D60 because it was relatively inexpensive and it was a lot better than my previous point and shoot that just died. Came with the 18-55mm lense. I really enjoy this camera and I'm now playing with all the manual settings and so is my wife. I got some money to invest in that new hobby and I'm looking for lenses and general advices. I have about 500$ now, and I guess our next birthday present will all be related to photography. So that budget will be inflated to more than a thousand if I wait just a little or buy in advance. I like to take pictures of my young kids, animals and landscapes. And I really enjoy sunsets and when it starts to get dark. I'm currently planning a trip to Tuscany next year and I'll be shooting a lot of landscape too. We also really enjoy the bokeh effect. I've narrowed to the following lenses so far... They are all AF-S because of my D60 and eye vision limitation.. Manual focus is just not for me. 35mm 1.8g 50mm 1.8g 50mm 1.4g Any other suggestion or what I should go for next ? I'm wondering if I'll see much difference between f/stop 1.8 and 1.4 still being an amateur or if 1.4 would be a wiser buy down the road. Also, the price is quite different between 1.4g and 1.8g and it lets me buy some more stuff. I have the same question about 35mm vs 50mm... or maybe both? I don't mind walking a bit to take a picture. Should I start looking for a new camera body and AF lenses instead? Also, for the bokeh / shallow depth of field, I'm not sure I'm doing the right thing, but to achieve it, I usually zoom at 55mm, use the minimum (smallest number) f-stop and aperture priority mode ( 5.6 I believe with my lenses at 55mm ) and I try to focus on something relatively near me. Thanks a LOT for the help! [/QUOTE]
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