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Originally Posted by lisaly  How do you like your 85mm 1.8g? I've considered that lens. I would love the 1.4, but it's more than I want to spend right now. I'm not sure of that focal length on a crop camera. I know one day I will get a D610 or D800, but right now I'm so busy that I'm not using my D300 enough. I have the following lenses, so I'm not sure if it will add something, but I love that it's 1.8.
Nikon 105mm 2.8 micro
Nikon 35-70 2.8
Nikon 50mm 1.4
Nikon 18-200
I have others, but I don't use them much. Thanks for your input. |
The 85mm 1.8g is great, I used to have the 1.4 but I sold it since there is almost no difference besides the extra aperture and a little chromatic aberration below f2.0 ...... But 90% of the time I never shoot at 1.4 and chromatic aberration is fully fixable in Post, so I could justify keeping it. For the price, you cant beat the 1.8g.
85mm is a little tooo g on crop camera, but I was thinking she could use it for some actio shots outside as well and the extra leght would give her a little more control on the DOF.
But if she only want portraits inside the house, then yes a 50mm 1.8g would suit her just fine and it is also cheaper ... around $150 .....
I used to have a plethora of lenses, about $5,000 worth of lenses for my camera, until I learnt that it is better to invest in education rather than equipment.... right now I just have a 28mm 1.8g, 50mm 1.8g and a 85mm 1.8g with a diopter adapter for macros and that covers pretty much all my needs for the kind of photography I do.
Sorry I went too deep lol...
So yes a 50mm 1.8g will also do great with the d5100 for some awesome shots....and at least an sb-400 external flash so you can bounce your light......