Some info on Lenses for DSLRs?

Question

After some research--and factoring in my budget!-- I've narrowed down some possibilities for some primes. Nikon's AF 35mm f/2D and Nikon's AF 50mm f/1.8D.

What I would appreciate is some more info on the 35mm.

Thanks!

Answer 1

I don't really know what you are looking for on the 35 mm. Its a nice prime wide angle lens for a full frame DSLR. For most DSLR with an APSc sensor the 1.5 crop factor makes it have a view angle of about a 50 mm lens ( 52.5 if my math is right ) So on those it acts more like a standard lens than a wide angle It has an F2 aperature so its a fast lens that can give you alot of light in and a shallow depth of field when its wide open. Its an AF lens not an AF-I or AF-s so it will work on all cameras nikon makes just fine but it will not autofocus on the D40/D60

I hope this answered your questions  

Answer 2

There's alot of differences in these lenses, here are some of them:

a) Price- The 50mm f/1.8 lens is around one hundred and thirteen dollars, and the 35mm lens is around three hundred dollars. See the difference there?

b) Quality- The 35mm lens has a distance meter, a feature on more advanced digital lenses. The 50mm f/1.4 also has one, but the f/1.8 version doesn't for some reason ( i guess because it's cheaper )

it depends really on what you're photographing. If you need a more wide angle coverage, then you'd get the 35mm lens. if you don't need to get real wide angle, you can just get the 50mm lens. When it comes to the aperture ranges, that really isn't worth mentioning, because the difference is so slight, i'm not sure it should be considered. Personally, i would get the 35mm lens because you have a wider field. The 50mm f/1.8 lens ( which i have ) isn't wide angle at all, so you can't fit many things into frame.