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<blockquote data-quote="stmv" data-source="post: 69289" data-attributes="member: 10038">kinda surpised that you are thinking Prime lens and kids! typically they don't really mix, if you are talking studio, and framing, yes, 50 mm (the short tele on a DX) is a perfect lens, but,,,, with Kids, Zooms tend to reign king. So, perhaps if you are looking for a flexible but high quality lens, consider the new 24-85 zoom, great reviews, (I have an older used 24-85 afs), and the new one has VR which is great for those indoor no flash setups. a bit more than your budget, but just might be the perfect lens.&nbsp;I own both the 50 mm 1.8 and 1.4, both are great lens, you do see the quality difference in build, but I have not heard of any failures of the 1.8, so, for 130 dollars or so.. brand new! how can one beat the 50 mm 1.8. now,, if the 5100 has an internal focus motor, I am going to suggest a real gem, a used 35-70 nikkor zoom (around 350 dollars - below your budget), this is perhaps the sharpest zoom lens Nikon has built, is compact, gives you the flexibility of the zoom, quality of a prime, and low light of 2.8 (fast for zooms). enjoy,, lens are one of the true pleasure of SLRs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stmv, post: 69289, member: 10038"] kinda surpised that you are thinking Prime lens and kids! typically they don't really mix, if you are talking studio, and framing, yes, 50 mm (the short tele on a DX) is a perfect lens, but,,,, with Kids, Zooms tend to reign king. So, perhaps if you are looking for a flexible but high quality lens, consider the new 24-85 zoom, great reviews, (I have an older used 24-85 afs), and the new one has VR which is great for those indoor no flash setups. a bit more than your budget, but just might be the perfect lens. I own both the 50 mm 1.8 and 1.4, both are great lens, you do see the quality difference in build, but I have not heard of any failures of the 1.8, so, for 130 dollars or so.. brand new! how can one beat the 50 mm 1.8. now,, if the 5100 has an internal focus motor, I am going to suggest a real gem, a used 35-70 nikkor zoom (around 350 dollars - below your budget), this is perhaps the sharpest zoom lens Nikon has built, is compact, gives you the flexibility of the zoom, quality of a prime, and low light of 2.8 (fast for zooms). enjoy,, lens are one of the true pleasure of SLRs. [/QUOTE]

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