Best Nikon D3100 lens for portraits?
Are there any inexpensive lenses that have a low f stop number such as in the 1.4 to 2 range that will work for the Nikon D3100?
Ideal lenses would be ones at a focal range of around 50mm.
I would like to take pictures with a shallow depth of field, subjects being either objects or humans.
examples of the kinds of pictures I would like to achieve are as follows:
What is the difference between a focal length of 35mm and 50 mm on a DSLR lens?
Looking at these two lenses:
AF-S DX NIKKOR
35mm f/1.8G
and the
AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D
The aperture on both lenses are the same but I was wondering what the difference in effect will be on the images due to the different focal lengths?
How will each focal length effect the end result?
Added (1). Just to clarify, I'm trying to think which would be the better buy.
Another question I have would be, will having one focal length allow me to achieve what I could with the other by just moving closer or further away from my subject?
Added (2). The camera I plan to use these lenses is the Nikon D3100.
And my purpose for wanting one of these lenses is for a greater depth of field effect.
I feel like the subjects of my pictures will be evenly distributed between objects and people.
For example, I may want to blur the background while taking a close up picture of a flower. Will I be able to achieve this with one of these lenses?
This is what I'm aiming for:
or
Another example of the type of picture I would want is of a person with a blurred background. For example:
or
the last image was actually from the 35mm sample pictures on the Nikon page but would I be ab
Added (3). (cut off from last detail)*
the last image was actually from the 35mm sample pictures on the Nikon page but would I be able get this type of effect with the 50 mm?
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