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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cal41" data-source="post: 8634" data-attributes="member: 2593">I would recommend the Nikkor 35mm f/1.8.  This lens is faster than zooms that are four or five times the price and is the perfect focal length for general purpose photography.Back in the film days, I learned photography on a Pentax K1000 with a 50mm fixed lens, and my first SLR was a Minolta XG-1 with a 45mm lens.Many modern photographers have become 'zoom cripples' and will use the zoom ring to compose their pictures (including yours truly sometimes<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />).  What they are really doing is 'cropping' the picture rather than moving around and changing the composition.</blockquote>