Is a nikkor 50mm 1.8g a good lens for my nikon d3200?

Just bought my new nikon d3200 for my birthday and now i'm planning to buy a prime lens namely a nikkor 50mm 1.8g or 35mm 1.8g. Now i'm quite sure w/ the 50mm 1.8g but just want to really close my choosing, is it really preferable over the nikkor 35mm 1.8g?

It really depends on what you will be using the lens for. Both are really good lenses, I think if I had to choose one over the other it would be the nifty fifty.

What's 1.8g? I presume you mean f1.8.

The 50mm is a good lens for portraits, but not much else. It's angle of view is not wide enough for scenic shots.

The 35mm has a wider field of view, but when used close to a portrait subject it will distort their features more than the 50mm, anything that come towards the camera (noses, chins etc.) gets exaggerated which is not flattering. On the other hand it's wider field of view is better suited to landscape than the 50mm.

In other words you need both - eventually, as the need arises.

If portraits is your thing, then get the 50mm f1.8, if you want a bit wider get the 35mm f1.8 - it all depends on what you want to shoot.

Are the 50mm and 35mm lenses designed for use with the D3200, or are the lenses you are looking at older lenses on the used equipment market? Also, did you get the standard 18-55mm 'kit' lens normally sold with the d3200?

If you got the standard lens, then the two lenses you are talking about offer fixed focal lengths that fall within the zoom range of the kit lens. In that case, they would enable you to do anything different from what you can do with the kit lens. And having one or two additional lenses means that you have more stuff to schlep around - more weight, another bag to watch out for, etc.

If those lenses are used lenses, they will mount on your D3200, but will not offer autofocus, and you will not be able to use the exposure automation in the d3200.So while you might be able to get them for a decent price, they really won't be very usable.