Help me spend my money on a lens or lenses

spraynpray

I prefer adjustable spanners (zooms) lol!

Not really (about the spanners).

heartyfisher

heartyfisher said:

spraynpray said:

I'm one. To me 50mm on FX is the 'jack of all trades' focal length so in my mind it is also 'master of none'. Uninspiring as is 35mm on a DX of course. Both get the same response from me.

yup .. sigh ...

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Ironheart said:

50mm is just another focal length, it's either good for the shot you want or it isn't.

Well go try shooting all day with a 150 F2.8 prime ... ;-)

skyeyes70

heartyfisher said:

heartyfisher said:

spraynpray said:

I'm one. To me 50mm on FX is the 'jack of all trades' focal length so in my mind it is also 'master of none'. Uninspiring as is 35mm on a DX of course. Both get the same response from me.

yup .. sigh ...

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Ironheart said:

50mm is just another focal length, it's either good for the shot you want or it isn't.

Well go try shooting all day with a 150 F2.8 prime ... ;-)

LOL

I have not shot a 50 on my FX, but didn't have a problem with the focal length on my DX. I'm lazy and didn't try out the Nikkor 50 1.8g this weekend on my FX, I just know I didn't like it on my DX because my 85 is such a sweet lens.
I guess renting or borrowing the 24-70 would help me figure out a lot as far as IQ which is the main concern I have over prime vs zoom. I do think that there are times where a 24-70 would be more practical than switching up zoom.

I'm going to test the 50 I currently have and the rent or borrow the 24-70 to see what I think.

spraynpray

50 on DX is 75 on FX so you may be surprised.

tcole1983

spraynpray said:

50 on DX is 75 on FX so you may be surprised.

Kind of confusing as if you shoot the 50 on the FX it is really 33.3 mm DX.

skyeyes70

@tcole1983 a lens that is made for an FX camera can be used on a DX but because of the crop factor, a 50 mm FX lens put on a DX body has a field of view as about 75mm.

I still have not used the 50 on my d800 yet because I was so unhappy with the IQ on my d7100. I have a shoot tomorrow so I will test it out before I make any further decisions.

tcole1983

@skyeyes70 yep I know. Just wanted to say if you shoot the 50 on FX it is comparable to 33 mm on DX. Personally I dislike my 35 f1.8 so I can imagine 50 on FX wouldn't be my cup of tea either.