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<blockquote data-quote="crycocyon" data-source="post: 124052" data-attributes="member: 13076"><p>The 18-105 covers quite a useful range, and with its 3.5-5.6 aperture, getting a fast lens for low light situations would be a good idea. It really depends on what you shoot. You might opt for a fast medium telephoto lens, or the 50 1.8 as you mention would be a good general purpose, compact fast lens. It also depends on your skill level as a photographer. If you are very new to photography, I would actually recommend working with the 50 mm first to get the basics down in terms of the photographic process, and then play with the zoom lens. The prime lens would also be for more serious photography were you want that bit of extra sharpness and punch to your images (with the subject jumping out of a soft bokeh background). If you shoot people a lot, you might opt for a fast 85, 105, 135, or 180 mm lens. If you do a lot of interior shooting, then a fast 28, 24, or 20 mm lens might be a good second choice. So it really depends on the demands of what you are shooting....</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="crycocyon, post: 124052, member: 13076"] The 18-105 covers quite a useful range, and with its 3.5-5.6 aperture, getting a fast lens for low light situations would be a good idea. It really depends on what you shoot. You might opt for a fast medium telephoto lens, or the 50 1.8 as you mention would be a good general purpose, compact fast lens. It also depends on your skill level as a photographer. If you are very new to photography, I would actually recommend working with the 50 mm first to get the basics down in terms of the photographic process, and then play with the zoom lens. The prime lens would also be for more serious photography were you want that bit of extra sharpness and punch to your images (with the subject jumping out of a soft bokeh background). If you shoot people a lot, you might opt for a fast 85, 105, 135, or 180 mm lens. If you do a lot of interior shooting, then a fast 28, 24, or 20 mm lens might be a good second choice. So it really depends on the demands of what you are shooting.... [/QUOTE]

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