SpicyMcHaggis
Veteran X
i got a gently used d90 about 2 weeks ago, and i'm looking into picking up a fast prime for it. never really used a prime before, except a super fish-eye on my D200 (stolen).
both the Nikkor 35mm 1.8 and the 50mm 1.8 seem like budget options but have significantly high abilities given their price point. i'm shooting with a D90, so i've got the 1.5x crop, which means the 35 is a 52mm equivalent, and the 50 is a 75mm equivalent in 35mm/full-frame.
i know the "nifty fifty" has been a favorite prime for decades on 35mm film, and for the APS-C frames in the DX, the closest thing to it is the 35. the 50 is going to be a mild telephoto, which seems pretty good for portrait stuff (more on that later), but a bunch of people online complain about it being difficult to use indoors.
basically, my typical pictures are of cars/motorcycles and landscapes, with some night shots throw in for fun. i particularly like low-light and playing with narrow depth-of-field, which is why i've been looking at primes. i'd like to get into portrait/candid street stuff, but more likely from a distance (across a street or something -- not sure how most koreans take to foreigners in their faces snapping pictures). i don't usually take many photos indoors, so i'm thinking that the 50mm might suit my typical usage a bit better.
i don't really plan on upgrading the body to a full-frame any time soon. i figure if i have that kind of money, i probably wouldn't be slapping a $100 lens onto it anyways...
cliffs:
-looking for a fast prime for a nikon d90, either 35mm 1.8 or 50mm 1.8
-like nice bokeh/narrow depth of field
-usually shoot cars/motorcycles, landscapes, night photos
-want to try portraits/candid street stuff
-don't care about whether or not it'll work on a full-frame
both the Nikkor 35mm 1.8 and the 50mm 1.8 seem like budget options but have significantly high abilities given their price point. i'm shooting with a D90, so i've got the 1.5x crop, which means the 35 is a 52mm equivalent, and the 50 is a 75mm equivalent in 35mm/full-frame.
i know the "nifty fifty" has been a favorite prime for decades on 35mm film, and for the APS-C frames in the DX, the closest thing to it is the 35. the 50 is going to be a mild telephoto, which seems pretty good for portrait stuff (more on that later), but a bunch of people online complain about it being difficult to use indoors.
basically, my typical pictures are of cars/motorcycles and landscapes, with some night shots throw in for fun. i particularly like low-light and playing with narrow depth-of-field, which is why i've been looking at primes. i'd like to get into portrait/candid street stuff, but more likely from a distance (across a street or something -- not sure how most koreans take to foreigners in their faces snapping pictures). i don't usually take many photos indoors, so i'm thinking that the 50mm might suit my typical usage a bit better.
i don't really plan on upgrading the body to a full-frame any time soon. i figure if i have that kind of money, i probably wouldn't be slapping a $100 lens onto it anyways...
cliffs:
-looking for a fast prime for a nikon d90, either 35mm 1.8 or 50mm 1.8
-like nice bokeh/narrow depth of field
-usually shoot cars/motorcycles, landscapes, night photos
-want to try portraits/candid street stuff
-don't care about whether or not it'll work on a full-frame
