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Originally Posted by SCtyger
Get the discount f/1.8 primes you'll love them. With the 18-105mm, I'll assume you have the Nikon D90 (since that's the lens that comes with the kit).
Cheap in price but not in quality:
- Nikon 50mm 1.8 ~ $125 (for the price, the quality of this lens cant be beat )
- Nikon 35mm 1.8 ~ $200 (a good, unobtrusive walk around lens for a cropped sensor DSLR like the D90.. will give you a near WYSIWYG field of view)
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Originally Posted by JP513
Indeed, the 85/1.4 is expensive as hell. If you thought you'd need 85mm but are worried about cost, I'd say just get the 1.8 version of the 85mm. 1.4 is almost overkill on 85 since the focal length enhances shallow DOFs.
Yes, keep shooting most of your shit with the excellent 18-105, but please take my advice on this. If you want to learn to be a better photographer faster, you need to experiment with, and learn how to shoot with a fast, fixed lens. Be willing to spend all of $ 125 on the 50mm/1.8. You simply can't go wrong with that lens! When you do it, you'll thank me. Trust me on this.  |
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Originally Posted by Mister Chino
Not sure what glass you use, but you can pick up a 50mm Nikon 1.4 for about $200. Amazing lens for the money.
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i hear ya. y'all remind me of my photog instructor back in college, lol. in fact, i had a 50mm1.4 on my minolta xd5 at that time.
anyhoo, i found a couple used 85mm 1.8 on craigslist, $250ish. certainly a great price if the lens has been taken care of. i;ll have to manually focus as my af doesn't work with it. nothing wrong with that of course.
