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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 226957" data-attributes="member: 13090"> The 35mm vs. 50mm lens debate rages on and both sides have good arguments in support of their side. Simply put, the 15mm difference between the two lenses is simply *NOT* a deal breaker in any practical sense. We could all re-hash the whole DX vs. FX perspective thing but that just muddies the water with yet another meaningless comparison (if you're not familiar with the particulars of the FX vs DX format debate, count a blessing but, on the flip side of that coin, neither should you worry about this gaping hole in your photographic knowledge base because SOMEONE will simply NOT be able to resist bringing this "argument" to the table).   The short answer to your question is that both the 35mm focal length AND the 50mm focal length are GREAT focal lengths to have and neither of the lenses in question is inherently superior to the other; they will both provide you excellent bokeh, both are fast at f/1.8 and both will provide you with excellent sharpness. Buy one, buy the other, buy them both. They're both really good lenses. Lastly, the 85mm f/1.8G is, in my opinion, a really *fantastic* lens. .....</blockquote>