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The 50mmf1.8 is the cheapest prime lens you can get, and since it will be a like a short tele on a DX SLR body, so it is very popular to be use as a portrait lens, but it is not design as a portrait lens originally.
base on a 35mm film format, or on a FX format, traditionally 50mm focal length is for a full length portrait, 85mm is for half length portrait, 105mm is for bust length portrait and 135mm is for head shot.
however, ones can use a much longer focal length lens for portrait, as such, it will get a much nerrower depth of field effects, hence, 180mm and 300mm lenses are commonly use on fashion photography.
hope this help.
Its great for bust-up or close-up headshot. If you step back some, half-body
haha but choose one, for me newbie and TS, is hard too.
i see this thread, i also feel the need to have a prime lens too but dunno choose which one leh.
i think i am camera shy one lor i dont dare to take too close one :/
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you can start with the 50mmf1.8, than go on from when you want to expend, like what many others doing right now.Thanks for the insights... seems interesting... For starter like me, any suggestion on which Focal I should buy?
Thanks... Would really love to add to my arsenal.. Just which one now?
How to compare 50mm prime with 35mm prime? Is 35mm more versatile?
Another thing I don't really understand, why nikon 35mm f1.8 is almost double the price of 50mm f1.8?
you can start with the 50mmf1.8, than go on from when you want to expend, like what many others doing right now.
you can start with the 50mmf1.8, than go on from when you want to expend, like what many others doing right now.
one is meant only for DX, the other for older film cameras and the current DX/FX cameras.
one comes with AFS motor, the other an older AFD motor... the AFS motor alone will drive the price thru the roof.
one comes with more gee-whiz new-tech and lens coating, the other... is i think almost 10yrs old? actually, i think it is older becos it is an iteration of the even-older AF lens... which means it hasn't change in over 20yrs?
reason why people (regardless using DX or FX bodies) go for the 50mm prime is becos it is still (dun care whether canon or nikon) the best bang-for-buck lens. where on earth will u find a sub-$200 f1.8 lens??!!! the new AFS 35mm/f1.8 DX is just replicating the 50mm focal length on crop sensor bodies, much like the sigma 30mm/f1.4.
3rd party zoom lenses often drives cost much lower than original.. Like Tamron..
What about prime lens?? I guess original is much superior in terms of quality, but what about price?? Does it vary a lot too??
u mean the tamron 17-50/f2.8? of cos it is cheaper compared to the nikon 17-55/f2.8... almost $1k cheaper, IIRC. i'm not a lens snob to say must always go for originals. the tamron has garner good reviews online. horses for courses. ask urself wats ur budget. of course, u do get wat u paid for...
the cheapest prime lens dat most of us start with is the 50mm (regardless of brand). beyond the 50mm/f1.8 lens.... all bets are off, regardless of original or 3rd party lenses. IIRC, the sigma 30mm/f1.4 is ard $600+?? :dunno:
The 50mm1.8 makes a good doorstop or paperweight after I got my 35L.
because of the aperature
How to compare 50mm prime with 35mm prime? Is 35mm more versatile?
Another thing I don't really understand, why nikon 35mm f1.8 is almost double the price of 50mm f1.8?