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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 298463" data-attributes="member: 13090">The 35mm will take better images overall. While the 18-55 is very capable of getting very good images under the right circumstances, the 35mm will do it far more often and far more easily. This is due, mainly, to the fact that prime lenses have fewer moving parts which works to their advantage. You'll get a little more sharpness with less distortion and less chromatic aberration from the 35mm. I say all that without taking anything away from the 18-55mm, which is a pretty capable little lens; the new version especially so. I think you'd happy with either lens, you just need to decide which one you want.This is correct. Using a wider aperture (e.g. f/2 is wider, or faster, than f/11 for instance) will get you a more shallow depth of field which is how &quot;deep&quot; your focus is. A &quot;deep&quot; depth of field means a LOT is in focus both in front of and behind what you've actually focused ON. So again: Small apertures (bigger numbers) put a LOT into focus, wide apertures (smaller numbers) put LESS into focus. Combine this with separation, meaning the distance between your subject and the background, and I think you'll see how it all starts to come together. The lens itself plays a certain role in how smooth the bokeh itself looks, but getting the effect you want is a combination of aperture and separation working together.Hope that helps!...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 298463, member: 13090"] The 35mm will take better images overall. While the 18-55 is very capable of getting very good images under the right circumstances, the 35mm will do it far more often and far more easily. This is due, mainly, to the fact that prime lenses have fewer moving parts which works to their advantage. You'll get a little more sharpness with less distortion and less chromatic aberration from the 35mm. I say all that without taking anything away from the 18-55mm, which is a pretty capable little lens; the new version especially so. I think you'd happy with either lens, you just need to decide which one you want. This is correct. Using a wider aperture (e.g. f/2 is wider, or faster, than f/11 for instance) will get you a more shallow depth of field which is how "deep" your focus is. A "deep" depth of field means a LOT is in focus both in front of and behind what you've actually focused ON. So again: Small apertures (bigger numbers) put a LOT into focus, wide apertures (smaller numbers) put LESS into focus. Combine this with [I]separation[/I], meaning the distance between your subject and the background, and I think you'll see how it all starts to come together. The lens itself plays a certain role in how smooth the bokeh itself looks, but [I]getting[/I] the effect you want is a combination of aperture and separation working together. Hope that helps! [COLOR=#ffffff]...[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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