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BonBon · 02-25-2010, 06:29 AM

I just got my D90 last week and I'm loving it. I've been bitten by the photography bug.

I'm considering getting a prime lens because of some great things I've heard about them here on YT. Should I? What do they do differently than, say the kit lens that came with my camera? Will they help me get the bokeh effect I love so much? What else?

Which prime lens do you recommend for a Nikon D90?

Wylie's Mom · 02-25-2010, 07:53 AM

You can't go wrong with

this one , and at that price. This lens has an almost cult following (note the reveiws!). Plus, it's super light and small - so it's a FAB walk-around lens.

You have total control over the aperture, which is so fun. This lens is wonderful for the aperture priority setting

. Also, great for low light settings.

I love THIS guy's flickr - and this is his set of 50mm Prime (a selection) pics. He may be using the more pricey 1.4 Nikkor Prime lens, but regardless...this is what you could do w/ a prime....

There are other options too, but more expensive...depends on where you're at, but I LOVE the 1.8...love it!

BonBon · 02-25-2010, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

You can't go wrong with this one, and at that price. This lens has an almost cult following (note the reveiws!). Plus, it's super light and small - so it's a FAB walk-around lens.

You have total control over the aperture, which is so fun. This lens is wonderful for the aperture priority setting

. Also, great for low light settings.

I love THIS guy's flickr - and this is his set of 50mm Prime (a selection) pics. He may be using the more pricey 1.4 Nikkor Prime lens, but regardless...this is what you could do w/ a prime....

There are other options too, but more expensive...depends on where you're at, but I LOVE the 1.8...love it!

Yes, I looove the pic's in that link - that's the look I want. So you think this 1.8 will allow me to get similar results?

Sorry, Ann....I know you've told us about prime lenses before and I hated to ask again.

I was hoping for an answer tailer-made for my camera...and I got it! I think I'm going to just go ahead and order the one you recommended - I really want to get that bokeh effect.

Thanks!!

bildio · 02-25-2010, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

You can't go wrong with this one, and at that price. This lens has an almost cult following (note the reveiws!). Plus, it's super light and small - so it's a FAB walk-around lens.

You have total control over the aperture, which is so fun. This lens is wonderful for the aperture priority setting

. Also, great for low light settings.

I love THIS guy's flickr - and this is his set of 50mm Prime (a selection) pics. He may be using the more pricey 1.4 Nikkor Prime lens, but regardless...this is what you could do w/ a prime....

There are other options too, but more expensive...depends on where you're at, but I LOVE the 1.8...love it!

He may also be using the full frame camera. The D90 has the 1.5 crop factor. A 35mm lens is equivalent to a 50mm lens. A 50mm lens is 75mm. This relates to field of view. The D90 makes things smaller, like cropping.

This is a good option too - Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Lens

BonBon · 02-25-2010, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by bildio

He may also be using the full frame camera. The D90 has the 1.5 crop factor. A 35mm lens is equivalent to a 50mm lens. A 50mm lens is 75mm. This relates to field of view. The D90 makes things smaller, like cropping.

This is a good option too - Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Lens

I'd already ordered the one that Ann linked before I saw your post. It has excellent reviews so I hope it will be able to produce the effect I want. Thanks for letting me know about this lens - I'm thinking I may need to start my photography 'Wish List'.

Wylie's Mom · 02-25-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by bildio

He may also be using the full frame camera. The D90 has the 1.5 crop factor. A 35mm lens is equivalent to a 50mm lens. A 50mm lens is 75mm. This relates to field of view. The D90 makes things smaller, like cropping.

This is a good option too - Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Lens

He uses a Nikon D40. That's the reason I started following him, bc that's the camera I started with

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BonBon · 02-25-2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

He uses a Nikon D40. That's the reason I started following him, bc that's the camera I started with

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I've just been looking at some of his other pictures - wow! I'm definitely impressed. But, my favorite set is the one you linked of his 50mm shots - I keep going back and looking at those pictures.

bildio · 02-25-2010, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

He uses a Nikon D40. That's the reason I started following him, bc that's the camera I started with

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The 50mm lens gets great reviews, & it's inexpensive to boot.

BonBon · 02-25-2010, 01:02 PM

I just finished re-reading the big DSLR thread (the stinky). If I had remembered it earlier, so many of my questions would've been answered there. That's ok though - I got to see the flickr link to those great photos this way.

Darlene68 · 02-25-2010, 02:22 PM

WOW, Those photos in that link are beautiful!!

BonBon · 02-25-2010, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Darlene68

WOW, Those photos in that link are beautiful!!

Aren't they? I love the cherry on the train track and the Dining in Manhattan.... really I love them all.

Wylie's Mom · 02-25-2010, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bonbon

I've just been looking at some of his other pictures - wow! I'm definitely impressed. But, my favorite set is the one you linked of his 50mm shots - I keep going back and looking at those pictures.

I know

...I just love that guy's pics! He takes the simplest things, and makes them stunning. I could stare at that dang picture of *chalk* for the longest time, LOL!

That's a Prime for ya, love those primes...so fun.

lisaly · 02-25-2010, 03:53 PM

The lens you just ordered is a wonderful lens. I used it for over 20 years, and you definitely will get great depth of field with it. I have a Nikon D300 and several film Nikons. I needed to replace it, so I got the new 50 1.4G, but only because I wanted something that I could use with less light I also recommend the 35 1.8 Nikon lens for a wider angle if you find the 50mm is too tight, but you will love the 50 mm too. I use several zooms, but the primes are great for low light and shallow depth of field,and eventually you will find great uses for both. Enjoy the camera and the lens.

BonBon · 02-25-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

I know

...I just love that guy's pics! He takes the simplest things, and makes them stunning. I could stare at that dang picture of *chalk* for the longest time, LOL!

That's a Prime for ya, love those primes...so fun.

I know - that is a great pic! I keep going back to the one of the two yellow lines on the curving road. It's very soothing, but it makes you wonder what's around the next bend....

Wylie's Mom · 02-25-2010, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by lisaly

The lens you just ordered is a wonderful lens. I used it for over 20 years, and you definitely will get great depth of field with it. I have a Nikon D300 and several film Nikons. I needed to replace it, so I got the new 50 1.4G, but only because I wanted something that I could use with less light I also recommend the 35 1.8 Nikon lens for a wider angle if you find the 50mm is too tight, but you will love the 50 mm too. I use several zooms, but the primes are great for low light and shallow depth of field,and eventually you will find great uses for both. Enjoy the camera and the lens.

HI!! Cool, a new camera friend! I also have the Sigma 30mm1.4 - and it does have a wider angle - and super fast, but chunkier, by far (has motor in lens, btw). The only reason I have it is bc I started w/ the D40 - and the Nikkor50mm1.8 won't AF on the D40 - so I had to spend the add'l $$$ for the Sigma HSM for the AF (was having some blurred vision, so didn't want to manually focus my 50mm on my D40).

Anyway, once I got my D90 - I can now use my 50mm1.8

. I do still pull out my Sigma though....I go back and forth about selling it, but ahhh well.

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Originally Posted by bonbon

I know - that is a great pic! I keep going back to the one of the two yellow lines on the curving road. It's very soothing, but it makes you wonder what's around the next bend....

I love that pic too. His whole flickr is so inspiring to me bc it makes me feel I can just go around my house and try taking a picture of a pencil

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02-25-2010, 06:29 AM	#1
BonBon Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: With my yorkies Posts: 10,350	Prime lenses? I just got my D90 last week and I'm loving it. I've been bitten by the photography bug. I'm considering getting a prime lens because of some great things I've heard about them here on YT. Should I? What do they do differently than, say the kit lens that came with my camera? Will they help me get the bokeh effect I love so much? What else? Which prime lens do you recommend for a Nikon D90? __________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -- Author Unknown

02-25-2010, 07:53 AM	#2
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	You can't go wrong with this one , and at that price. This lens has an almost cult following (note the reveiws!). Plus, it's super light and small - so it's a FAB walk-around lens. You have total control over the aperture, which is so fun. This lens is wonderful for the aperture priority setting . Also, great for low light settings. I love THIS guy's flickr - and this is his set of 50mm Prime (a selection) pics. He may be using the more pricey 1.4 Nikkor Prime lens, but regardless...this is what you could do w/ a prime.... There are other options too, but more expensive...depends on where you're at, but I LOVE the 1.8...love it! __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

02-25-2010, 01:02 PM	#9
BonBon Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: With my yorkies Posts: 10,350	I just finished re-reading the big DSLR thread (the stinky). If I had remembered it earlier, so many of my questions would've been answered there. That's ok though - I got to see the flickr link to those great photos this way. __________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -- Author Unknown

02-25-2010, 02:22 PM	#10
Darlene68 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 4,923	WOW, Those photos in that link are beautiful!! __________________ Darlene Bailey Blu & Jesse Bee

02-25-2010, 03:53 PM	#13
lisaly Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 5,892	The lens you just ordered is a wonderful lens. I used it for over 20 years, and you definitely will get great depth of field with it. I have a Nikon D300 and several film Nikons. I needed to replace it, so I got the new 50 1.4G, but only because I wanted something that I could use with less light I also recommend the 35 1.8 Nikon lens for a wider angle if you find the 50mm is too tight, but you will love the 50 mm too. I use several zooms, but the primes are great for low light and shallow depth of field,and eventually you will find great uses for both. Enjoy the camera and the lens.