Theres a few variables, but you should be safe at f5.6
Thanks Don, i should really have explained why i suggested f5.6. I'm trying to do a few things at once here, and, well you know what women say about men multi-taskingThe D7200 and the AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G
The thing you need to watch is Depth of Field. So if the light is great it would be best to have as high a aperture as you can while still keeping the ISO as low as possible.
At a subject distance of 20 feet and a aperture of 5.6 then the near limit is 13 feet and the far distance is 45 feet so that should be good for a group depending on how they are arranged. AS you probably already know the closer you are the less DOF you will have so you would need a smaller aperture like F8. I have a nice little app on my iPhone that helps me determine DOF since most lenses don't have the markings on them now that tell me that info https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/f-stop-calculator/id344976830?mt=8
Thanks Don. Dont think the light is gonna be great as its due to be cloudy/rain tomorrow. So if I stick around 5.6 at 20 feet or so I should be good i.e not blurring anyone out on the edgesThe D7200 and the AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G
The thing you need to watch is Depth of Field. So if the light is great it would be best to have as high a aperture as you can while still keeping the ISO as low as possible.
At a subject distance of 20 feet and a aperture of 5.6 then the near limit is 13 feet and the far distance is 45 feet so that should be good for a group depending on how they are arranged. AS you probably already know the closer you are the less DOF you will have so you would need a smaller aperture like F8. I have a nice little app on my iPhone that helps me determine DOF since most lenses don't have the markings on them now that tell me that info https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/f-stop-calculator/id344976830?mt=8
you should. but if you have lots of light then f8 as long as you can keep it at least 1/60 sec or faster with the 35mm lens and stay at ISO 100. This all depends on the light. 1/60 so you don't get movement. f5.6 or f8 to get the DOF and ISO 100 to get the least noise as possible. ISO can be raised to get the other values is necessary but try to keep as low as possible. With the D7200 you can go to ISO 400 without seeing much difference and even ISO 800 you can get acceptable noise. (But lower is always better)Thanks Don. Dont think the light is gonna be great as its due to be cloudy/rain tomorrow. So if I stick around 5.6 at 20 feet or so I should be good i.e not blurring anyone out on the edges