Is it redundant to get the Nikon 35mm f1.8G and Nikon 85mm f1.8g for wedding and...?

[ohh.justin]

I currently have the Nikon 35mm f1.8g. I was planning on getting the Nikon 85mm 1.8g as well for wedding photography as well as portraits. I was wondering if it would be redundant to get both lenses?

 

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Thanks

 

[pedroj]

Hi and welcome...I don't do weddings but if I had a FF camera I would have an 85mm lens...

 

[fotojack]

Both lenses do different things, so it wouldn't be redundant to get both. They both offer different fields of view.

 

[Horoscope Fish]

I have both the 35mm and 85mm f/1.8 and can assure you there a big difference between the two.

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[RON_RIP]

Of course not. Just do it.

 

[wud]

I would definitely get both. I did a few weddings and I was very happy to be able to change lenses.

 

[donaldjledet]

I have both the 35mm and 85mm. And without any second thoughts I would buy them again.
Both have very good IQ.

 

[Rick M]

Great lenses, buy the entire collection

 

[carguy]

Both lenses do different things, so it wouldn't be redundant to get both. They both offer different fields of view.

​Agreed. Two nice lenses.

 

[hulk2012]

I've got 3 primes - 28,50 and 85 all 1.8g and to tell you the truth - 85 with its 40 score (for its amazing sharpness) in dxomark site are the best lens money can buy.

 

[ShootRaw]

Absolutely not..I have both Lens and they serve different purposes...Go for it..

 

[ShootRaw]

Sold my 35mm and got the 50mm1.8g..much happier..For you thou I would look into the 28mm 1.8g...that would be more usable for a wedding for group shots then the 35mm..Sharper too.

 

[Marcel]

I think this thread is going sour, not because of the answers, but because since posting his question (this was a first time poster) he hasn't replied to any of your suggestions. So, maybe he's already made up his mind, or, he's just not coming back to read your answers.

If he was reading this I'd reply that both lenses can be useful for wedding photography and they have a different use. I have both.

 

[Bill16]

I'm still hoping to get the 28,35,and 85mm lenses eventually, after hearing all the opinions here on nikonites on the quality of these lenses!

 

[skene]

Also... how up close and personal do you want to get with your subjects? The 35 would bring you fairly close... The 85 would give you some distance.