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For the low light 5-10 feet you could get away with a 35mm 1.8 easily. (effectively ~ 50mm on crop frame) For the "sometimes more" part, it really depends upon how much more. Up to 30 feet you could probably even live with the 50mm (effectively ~75mm on crop) 1.8 or 1.4. for a full body shot (eg you won't be able to get just the persons face).
For the two of these (albeit you'll have to change lens but you'll get more light than a 2.8 constant) your around $350 for decent glass that you can resell for 75%+ of your price a few years down the road *if* you go to a full frame.
I'd start with just the 50mm, use it and see if you really need anything to "back off" the subject.
Nice thing about this path is that it's cheap, can do it now and recover most of your cost if your compelled to upgrade down the road (either full frame or different glass)
For the two of these (albeit you'll have to change lens but you'll get more light than a 2.8 constant) your around $350 for decent glass that you can resell for 75%+ of your price a few years down the road *if* you go to a full frame.
I'd start with just the 50mm, use it and see if you really need anything to "back off" the subject.
Nice thing about this path is that it's cheap, can do it now and recover most of your cost if your compelled to upgrade down the road (either full frame or different glass)