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Hi Everyone!
Not sure if this topic has been discussed before...apologies if it has. I have a Nikon D70 + kit lens and am ready to start expanding my gear collection. Since I mainly do portraiture, I know that I want a prime w/ a max f stop of around 1.8. Until recently, I thought my only option was the 85mm/1.8 which retails for about $400. However, I learned that a 50mm/1.8 is actually much more affordable...often as low as 1/3 the price of the 85mm.
My questions are:
-Yuli
Not sure if this topic has been discussed before...apologies if it has. I have a Nikon D70 + kit lens and am ready to start expanding my gear collection. Since I mainly do portraiture, I know that I want a prime w/ a max f stop of around 1.8. Until recently, I thought my only option was the 85mm/1.8 which retails for about $400. However, I learned that a 50mm/1.8 is actually much more affordable...often as low as 1/3 the price of the 85mm.
My questions are:
- are there any notable differences between the two besides the focal length?
- Why is the 50mm so much cheaper?
- What might be some reasons for getting the 85 mm over the 50mm?
- Do any of you own one or the other (or both) and what do you use it for?
- Is one better in low-light conditions than the other? (I would think no since my understanding is this depends more on the aperture and sensor than on focal length, but I could be mistaken)
-Yuli