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<blockquote data-quote="bluebird" data-source="post: 189280" data-attributes="member: 16097">As someone new to Nikon, this terminology is making my head spin! Let me make sure I have this straight:- Nikon Series E 50mm f1.8 = $30 used, decent quality but not great. Maybe a cheap way to decide if a 50mm f1.8 will meet my needs before investing $220 in the new G lens?- Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AIS = $100 used, really nice- Nikkor 50mm f1.8D (AF)= $120 new, even better- Nikkor 50mm f1.8G (AF-S) = $220 new, best?I'm trying to figure out where I get the biggest bang for my buck. $30 to $100 isn't an enormous jump, but $30 to $220 is a pretty significant difference! I'm happy to pay it if I'm getting a better lens, but it seems like everywhere I look I find glowing reviews of all of these lenses, so it's really hard to figure out what's worth the extra cash!The primary use of this lens will be for taking indoor portraits of my baby daughter, but I could easily see an AF version supplanting my 28-300mm as a walkaround lens to save the weight.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bluebird, post: 189280, member: 16097"] As someone new to Nikon, this terminology is making my head spin! Let me make sure I have this straight: - Nikon Series E 50mm f1.8 = $30 used, decent quality but not great. Maybe a cheap way to decide if a 50mm f1.8 will meet my needs before investing $220 in the new G lens? - Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AIS = $100 used, really nice - Nikkor 50mm f1.8D (AF)= $120 new, even better - Nikkor 50mm f1.8G (AF-S) = $220 new, best? I'm trying to figure out where I get the biggest bang for my buck. $30 to $100 isn't an enormous jump, but $30 to $220 is a pretty significant difference! I'm happy to pay it if I'm getting a better lens, but it seems like everywhere I look I find glowing reviews of all of these lenses, so it's really hard to figure out what's worth the extra cash! The primary use of this lens will be for taking indoor portraits of my baby daughter, but I could easily see an AF version supplanting my 28-300mm as a walkaround lens to save the weight. [/QUOTE]

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