The 50 f/1.8D is a stellar lens (especially for the price), so I suggest considering it and the 35 f/1.8. You'd still be $100 under the cost of the 50 f/1.4G - enough for a cheap flash
cheeba wrote:
The 50 f/1.8D is a stellar lens (especially for the price), so I suggest considering it and the 35 f/1.8. You'd still be $100 under the cost of the 50 f/1.4G - enough for a cheap flash
cheeba wrote:
The 50 f/1.8D is a stellar lens (especially for the price), so I suggest considering it and the 35 f/1.8. You'd still be $100 under the cost of the 50 f/1.4G - enough for a cheap flash
I wouldnt do the 50/1.8 for portraits. I would (and have) do the 50/1.4. Its going to perform better with more open apertures and that helps with subject isolation. I went with the AFD one, bought it before the AFS came out and cant see a reason to upgrade.
Of course i would love the 85/1.4 Nikkor but, well, no. I did just pick up the Rokinon that as mentioned in here and so far it looks promising.
In the studio, I agree with what most are saying here. However, if you're going to take it out of the studio, I highly recommend the 50 1.4 - either D or G version. And don't forget about the Sigma 30mm 1.4. Amazing lens if you get a good copy.
cheeba wrote:
The 50 f/1.8D is a stellar lens (especially for the price), so I suggest considering it and the 35 f/1.8. You'd still be $100 under the cost of the 50 f/1.4G - enough for a cheap flash
i dont know how yours, but all 50 1.8 (all three were latest models) have in many situation some weird hotspot in the middle. they are sharp and fast focusing but whats that for when they can destroy whole image time to time?
On dx i would get new 35 and old used 50 1.4
on a budget -- I would go with the 50mm f/1.8 for portraits as well. The 35mm f/1.8 is a great DX walk around lens. Nice a light, when you don't feel like weilding the heavy glass around.
Len Shepherd wrote:
A lens not mentioned so far is the 60mm G - the lens chosen for the portraits in the 24MP D3x brochure.
Len, I was going to mention just that
If you're working in the studio you're often shooting fro f/4-f16 with strobes. Many folks use a macro in the 55-90mm range for this sort of work. If you need to MF and are shooting from a tripod the focus throw is often longer and more precise, you gain macro capability as well.
So yes the 60G is worth considering, if you have enough working space so is the 105VR. Otherwise considering what you already have I'd probably go with the 50 f/1.4G or a used 18-70 f/3.5-4.5.
lxdesign wrote:
on a budget -- I would go with the 50mm f/1.8 for portraits as well. The 35mm f/1.8 is a great DX walk around lens. Nice a light, when you don't feel like weilding the heavy glass around.
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