Using a 35mm as a walk about lens for Musems, Beach, sight seeing etc?
I bought a D5100 about a year ago and have been using a 50-200mm lens for taking photos of birds in the backgarden.
However, in a few weeks time I will be taking my family to Devon for a weeks holiday.
I wanted to pick up a semi decent lens that I can use for family photos, local attractions like museums, Beach photos, scenary etc.
I tried a friends £600 zoom lens (17-70) and found it to be pretty good but I always stuck around 20-40mm. However, this is majorly out of my price range and like I say never felt the need to go high than 40mm.
I was just wondering has any one used a 35mm as a walk about lens? Do you feel a 35mm would be good for the above situations? I have seen quite a few for under £200, all with great reviews.
I bought a D5100 about a year ago and have been using a 50-200mm lens for taking photos of birds in the backgarden.
However, in a few weeks time I will be taking my family to Devon for a weeks holiday.
I wanted to pick up a semi decent lens that I can use for family photos, local attractions like museums, Beach photos, scenary etc.
I tried a friends £600 zoom lens (17-70) and found it to be pretty good but I always stuck around 20-40mm. However, this is majorly out of my price range and like I say never felt the need to go high than 40mm.
I was just wondering has any one used a 35mm as a walk about lens? Do you feel a 35mm would be good for the above situations? I have seen quite a few for under £200, all with great reviews. I don't shoot Nikon, but have to deal with cropped sensor relative that focal length. Do shoot a 35mm prime on crop sensor, during walk abouts. In museums I've found the field of view somewhat confining, due indoor space considerations. In those cases, something in 17mm to 28mm focal length would had been much better, for myself. Other than that, I personally shoot a 35mm focal length on a APS-c sensor quite a bit Your best bet will be the Nikkor 50mm 1.8g.
Look on youtube. There's many videos that compare the 35mm to the 50mm. After weeks of searching, I went with the 50. I would use a 18-55 kit lens. Yes.
35mm is normal/standard with the D5100. It sees like human eyes. I prefer a slight wide angle for street but normal/standard would do just fine especially if it's f/1.8 or faster.
Your best bet will be the Nikkor 50mm 1.8g.
Look on youtube. There's many videos that compare the 35mm to the 50mm. After weeks of searching, I went with the 50.
I would use a 18-55 kit lens.
Yes.
35mm is normal/standard with the D5100. It sees like human eyes. I prefer a slight wide angle for street but normal/standard would do just fine especially if it's f/1.8 or faster.