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<blockquote data-quote="DraganDL" data-source="post: 238180" data-attributes="member: 18251">&quot;it doesn't say dx in the name. Is that an issue?&quot; It sure doesn't say - for the time being, there is NO prime 50mm that would be &quot;DX only''. So, it will not be an issue***. Relax and take a lot of good shots with this excellent lens<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />!&quot;Is it that much better than the 50mm 1.8&quot;. No, it is not - the difference in price comes as a result of an additional aperture value (this lens is a notch &quot;brighter&quot; or &quot;faster&quot; than 50mm f/1.8 AF-S)&nbsp; . The construction had to be more carefully devised as to avoid degradation of the photos taken at f/1.4.edited: *** like it's been said before, within this post - with the 50mm mounted on a DX camera (like D3100) you will have an angle of view which equals a 75mm lens mounted on a full frame (or a 35mm film) camera. Instead of &quot;standard&quot; lens, you will have a &quot;portrait lens&quot; or a &quot;mild telephoto lens&quot;, so to speak.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DraganDL, post: 238180, member: 18251"] [COLOR=#000000]"it doesn't say [/COLOR]dx[COLOR=#000000] in the name. Is that an issue?" It sure doesn't say - for the time being, there is NO prime 50mm that would be "DX only''. So, it will not be an issue***. Relax and take a lot of good shots with this excellent lens[/COLOR]:cool:[COLOR=#000000]! [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] "[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]Is it that much better than the 50mm 1.8". No, it is not - the difference in price comes as a result of an additional aperture value (this lens is a notch "brighter" or "faster" than 50mm f/1.8 AF-S) . The construction had to be more carefully devised as to avoid degradation of the photos taken at f/1.4.[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] edited: *** like it's been said before, within this post - with the 50mm mounted on a DX camera (like D3100) you will have an angle of view which equals a 75mm lens mounted on a full frame (or a 35mm film) camera. Instead of "standard" lens, you will have a "portrait lens" or a "mild telephoto lens", so to speak.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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