Nikon SLR Cameras

50mm f/1.8 or 35mm f/1.8 Nikon lens for my D7100?

Guest
Guest

I want to take-

low light shots
street photos
bokeh
portrait shots

Are there any cons for using a 50mm f/1.8 on a crop sensor d7100? I hear the 50mm can do all the things i want but does it really matter if its made for a full frame?

For the 35mm, I hear people saying get it cause its made for a crop sensor. Does the 35mm have a bit more distortion and not good looking bokeh compared to the 50mm?

Not sure which one to get, a crop senor lens for a crop sensor camera or full frame for a crop sensor?

Added (1). Both lenses are good for everyday shots right?

EDWIN
EDWIN

On a 35mm film camera or full-frame DSLR a 50mm lens is considered a "normal" lens because its angle of view approximates that of the human eye. On your 1.5x crop sensor D7100 a 50mm lens will have the equivalent angle of view of a 75mm lens on a 35mm film camera or full-frame DSLR. This makes the 50mm lens on your D7100 a good choice for portraits.

A 35mm lens on a 35mm film camera or full-frame DSLR is considered a modest wide angle lens. On your 1.5x crop sensor D7100 the 35mm lens will have the equivalent angle of view of a 52.5mm lens on a 35mm film camera or full-frame DSLR. So on your D7100 a 35mm lens is considered a "normal" lens just as the 50mm lens is considered a "normal" lens on a 35mm film camera or full-frame DSLR.

So for portraits buy the 50mm lens. For pictures that more closely approximate how you saw a scene with your own eyes buy the 35mm lens.

Either lens will be good for everyday shots but with the 50mm you'll have to back up quite a ways to get the same framing as you'd get with the 35mm. The 35mm will be better indoors where space is often limited.

Here is an excellent article on lenses and focal lengths:
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/...lenses.htm