35mm Vs 85mm ? Already have a 50mm

Hi,

I already have a 50mm. Planning to a buy a prime lens. Which would be better ? - 35mm / 85mm ? Will it be fruitful or waste of money ?
Which would be a better combination ? 50mm and 35mm or 50mm and 85mm ? Help me out in this.

All depends on what you are using it for. I bought my 50mm and 85mm for a Jebediah concert I had to shoot for work.

What are you going to use it for...How is it going to benefit and make what u do better...

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Looking at your signature - A Nikon D7000 user ...
Wedding | Portrait | Kids | Event | Concerts | GIG

I would say go for the 85mm it will work great on all that you mention in your signature, with the 35mm you will be wanting extra reach I think.

@Pedroj - I would be using it for weddings mostly and then portraits and events.

@muzza22au - Thanks for the suggestion! this will help a great deal! I sometimes need the wider view when shooting indoors in weddings. How should I face that issue ?

I think your best bet would be to go for the 17-55 2.8 and the 85 1.8. This would cover your bases. I would not go shooting wedding without a fixed 2.8 lens. Finding yourself constantly changing lenses is not the thing you'll want to do for long. If you're earning money with the camera, it's wise to get the right tools.

I have all three. The 85 I have is the macro. I use them all depending what I am shooting. The 85 works great for the up close face shots indoors. I use it mostly for the macro. The 35 and 50 I use for portraits, with those two lenses it depends how close you want to be to your subject.

Thank you marcel and newbshooter. Your suggestions will help me choosing my new lens

85 with DX 35with FX

saw an ebay buy it now for a 18-55 VRII for 105 dollars with 1 year warranty, and then get the 85 mm. just right. For weddings, I like to use zooms, a 35-70 and a 80-200 both 2.8. The reason is flexibility, you can't be shifting back and forth all the time, that would be distracting, but you often want to vary the framing. So depending how far from the action will dictate which zoom to have on.

Also, investing in fast focus lens can make or break the event shoots. To have a slow lens hunting for focus can be a killer as a special moment passes, and that especially applies to sports.