Nope Rome, Egypt, Split Croatia, & London all this coming year. No cruise ships especially ones called Triumph
Nifty fifty or a trusty thirty-five?
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Nope Rome, Egypt, Split Croatia, & London all this coming year. No cruise ships especially ones called Triumph
Just-Clayton
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The 50mm I use as a close up portrait shot. Not good for indoor group shots have to stand back 10+ ft to get group in.. As for the 35 I use it to walk around with for some landscape and group shots. For my family I have to use the 18-55. It's not easy to put 50+ people in a 35mm without standing way back.
funfortehfun
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I'd like to keep the budget within $250 or lower, so... the 28mm is ruled out XD
What do you guys mean by "portrait"? I mean, I just want an all-rounder, but the general consensus here so far is that 50mm is for portraits and 35mm DX for landscape and indoors.
What do you guys mean by "portrait"? I mean, I just want an all-rounder, but the general consensus here so far is that 50mm is for portraits and 35mm DX for landscape and indoors.
Portrait is usually a head and shoulder shot of a person.
funfortehfun
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OK, thanks guys. I'll probably go with the 35mm DX, because I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be moving to FX anytime soon; however, that doesn't mean I won't. If I ever somehow do, I'll probably have the money to buy a 50mm anyways.
Just-Clayton
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you could even go with a manual lens. they are way cheaper. Also fun to use.
But I don't think the D90 will meter with a manual AI or AI-S lens as where the 300, 600, 7000 do.
funfortehfun
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If I wanted manual, I'd probably buy a Nikon FE/F2.
I had the same decision to make a few months back and also decided to go with the 35mm DX lens. I love it and it stays on my D7000 the majority of the time. However, I recently came across a used 50mm 1.8 af-d for $85 and couldn't pass it up. So if you ever decide you want a 50mm, you could always go that route and save money.
Rexer John
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Just bought the 35mm DX prime yesterday, only taken some test pics but very happy with it.
I tried a few shots with the kit lens at 50mm and then at 35mm to decide.
My old film camera had a 50mm prime and I loved it so the 35mm DX puts me in the same zone.
I tried a few shots with the kit lens at 50mm and then at 35mm to decide.
My old film camera had a 50mm prime and I loved it so the 35mm DX puts me in the same zone.
Given what you have said, I think the 35mm. The reason, depth of field... It is significantly better. Unless you are shooting people (head shots). The 35mm as a normal lens for street photography, architecture, and low light is better... Low light because you get a way better depth of field when it is wide open. I do landscapes, street, architecture, and low light... I am ashamed to realize how long it took me to figure out to switch from 50mm to 35mm. Also, last decade I decided zooms were finally good enough to use... But have gone back to primes except for travel because there is a real pitfall in making you lazy. The rule for me is pick the focal length for the desired depth of field, and it becomes so easy to zoom instead of walking to frame correctly I screw up the photos much of the time ( I don't do sports). Oh ya, and my neck was killing me from carrying around heavy zooms. So I think you are on the right path and asking the right questions. JD
