Hello,
I currently shoot with a Nikon D3400 (crop sensor) using a Nikon AFS 35MM F1.8 Prime Lens. I also own the kit lens that came with the camera (18mm-55mm), but I don't tend to use it much as I shoot mostly indoors in the winter and the pictures were coming out too dark.
I am by no means a professional and only do photography as a hobby. I mostly bought the camera to take pictures of my now 2 year old.
I did a TON of research and watched a TON of videos on Youtube to help me decide if I would have any benefits keeping both the 35mm and 50mm prime. I love the 35mm (~50mm on my crop sensor D3400) when shooting inside the house, but I'm thinking maybe the 50mm (~80mm on my crop sensor camera) would be better for outdoor shots?
From all my research I gathered that the 50mm could be restrictive on my crop sensor due to the narrow field of view, but that it would make for a better portrait lens and give me better bokeh effects with less distortion on the edges and on faces when shooting up close. Would it provide better sharpness than my 35mm though and would the bokeh really be much of an upgrade?
I keep hearing that the 35 and 50 are too similar to have both, and that moving forward 2-3 steps would give me the same results. Most people that bought the 50 before the 35 say they would not have bought the 50 if they had bought the 35 first. I'm not ready to spend more on getting an 85mm, so I am either going to keep both or return the 50. I have not tried the 50 as I cannot return it once opened.
I don't think I have ever been this indecisive in my life, so I'm asking for opinions here.
Thank you,
I currently shoot with a Nikon D3400 (crop sensor) using a Nikon AFS 35MM F1.8 Prime Lens. I also own the kit lens that came with the camera (18mm-55mm), but I don't tend to use it much as I shoot mostly indoors in the winter and the pictures were coming out too dark.
I am by no means a professional and only do photography as a hobby. I mostly bought the camera to take pictures of my now 2 year old.
I did a TON of research and watched a TON of videos on Youtube to help me decide if I would have any benefits keeping both the 35mm and 50mm prime. I love the 35mm (~50mm on my crop sensor D3400) when shooting inside the house, but I'm thinking maybe the 50mm (~80mm on my crop sensor camera) would be better for outdoor shots?
From all my research I gathered that the 50mm could be restrictive on my crop sensor due to the narrow field of view, but that it would make for a better portrait lens and give me better bokeh effects with less distortion on the edges and on faces when shooting up close. Would it provide better sharpness than my 35mm though and would the bokeh really be much of an upgrade?
I keep hearing that the 35 and 50 are too similar to have both, and that moving forward 2-3 steps would give me the same results. Most people that bought the 50 before the 35 say they would not have bought the 50 if they had bought the 35 first. I'm not ready to spend more on getting an 85mm, so I am either going to keep both or return the 50. I have not tried the 50 as I cannot return it once opened.
I don't think I have ever been this indecisive in my life, so I'm asking for opinions here.
Thank you,