Nikon SLR Cameras

Nikon nikkor 35mm 1.8 vs sigma 30mm 1.4?

Eleni
Eleni

Any one own one of these 2?
which one would you recommend?
i have a nikon d3100
Looking for portraits and street photography mostly
thanks.

Added (1). Maybe not exactly portraits but a bit close ups

deep blue2
deep blue2

The 35mm (and certainly the 30mm) is too wide for portraits - you'll get distortion - as I believe I've already mentioned.

George Y
George Y

I have the Nikon 35mm 1.8 and find it to be very sharp, and an excellent portrait lens on a DX camera. On a DX (crop sensor) camera, the 35mm gives you the effective view of 52mm, pretty much a "standard" lens view from the old 35mm days. I find it very useful for full-length portraits. For a time, I was looking at the Sigma 30mm f/1.4, but reviews show it to be very slow focusing, so that changed my mind.

Another possibility would be the 50mm F/1.8G AF-S lens, and that gives you a 75mm viewpoint, just about the perfect portrait lens.

Jan Schoonhoven
Jan Schoonhoven

I have both lenses, for your camera I think the 35 is a very good option.http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/35mm-f18.htm
I really love my Sigma 30mm 1.4 (new Art version) lens a lot, this is a nice review about the Sigma 30mm in general http://www.disneytouristblog.com/sigma-30mm-f1-4-lens-review/
But I'm sure that on your camera the Nikon 35mm 1.8g will give you great results for a good price.