Sigma 50mm f1.4 vs. Nikkor 35mm f1.8g - Urgent Question

[DeAd-EyE]

What you shoot most often should matter more than DOF effect (especially since they will both blur the background , just one more than the other.) , if you constantly miss shots or cant use the 50mm due to space, what good is that nice DOF effect?

Hmm, valid point. I guess I just need to play around with the camera the way it is right now and then go from there. Afterall, as they say, a bad workman blames his tools and practice makes perfect and all that jazz =)

The store gave me a credit when i returned the lense so i can always change it up later on if need be.

 

[fsquare]

why the need for a 1.4 or 1.8? Get a Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 or Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 and call it a day.

Would those 2.8's be well suited to night shooting? Also is it true that prime's are sharper than zooms or is that just a myth from back in the day before manufacturing technology advanced to this point?

I own the Sigma 18-50mm and it is really sharp. Many on this forum own the Tamron 17-50mm and constantly rave about the sharpness of that lens. I would find it difficult only working with primes when photographing things like cars, races etc etc