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<blockquote data-quote="DraganDL" data-source="post: 238319" data-attributes="member: 18251">&quot;So, to simplify, my dx kit lens at 50mm looks like 75mm because its cropped... And a non dx 50mm fixed lens will look cropped in the same way when put on my d3100?&quot;Yes: you put a 50mm full frame lens on a D3100 and your angle of view (or: width and height of the scenery viewed through the camera) equals what you would have with a 75mm full frame lens mounted on a full frame camera...&quot;Does the 1.8 still work well for kids moving around indoors?&quot;Yes, granted. But, with the 50mm you will probably mostly be able to take photos of the upper parts of their &quot;postures&quot; (head, down to the waist) within the room as large as 5x6 metres, with the furniture and all... You would be better off with a 35mm 1.8 DX,&nbsp; - cheap, yet GOOD lens - (or wider, though pricier full frames of 24mm or 28mm)...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DraganDL, post: 238319, member: 18251"] [B][COLOR=#000000]"So, to simplify, my [/COLOR]dx[COLOR=#000000] kit lens at 50mm looks like 75mm because its cropped... And a non [/COLOR]dx[COLOR=#000000] 50mm fixed lens will look cropped in the same way when put on my d3100?"[/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] Yes: you put a 50mm full frame lens on a D3100 and your angle of view (or: width and height of the scenery viewed through the camera) equals what you would have with a 75mm full frame lens mounted on a full frame camera... [B][COLOR=#000000]"Does the 1.8 still work well for kids moving around indoors?" [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000] Yes, granted. But, with the 50mm you will probably mostly be able to take photos of the upper parts of their "postures" (head, down to the waist) within the room as large as 5x6 metres, with the furniture and all... You would be better off with a 35mm 1.8 DX, - cheap, yet GOOD lens - (or wider, though pricier full frames of 24mm or 28mm)... [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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