Nikon 50mm Prime lens (1.4g or 1.8g) to big (tight FOV) for nikon d5200?

Thinking of getting the nikkor 50mm prime lens 1.8 or 1.4g.

i'm concerned because its a crop sensor on my d5200, the FOV will be really big or tight.

i plan on shooting this indoors and outdoors for portrait and group shots.

anyone have experience wit the 50mm?

is it better then the 35mm in terms of bokeh and quality?

Added (1). @andrew - only purchased the body only lol

The 50mm is a short telephoto lens on a cropped sensor, and is considered ideal for portraits.

The 35mm more closely matches your eyes' angle-of-view, but your 18-55mm is excellent for group shots in either case.

The 50 mm lens is the perfect lens for shooting portraits, a medium telephoto lens.

Group shots usually indicate a 35 mm lens so you do not have to back away from the people you are shooting.

When I'm shooting both portraits and groups, I use the Nikkor 24-70 mm f/2.8

Bokeh is best achieved by lenses with at least 9 diaphragm leaves and ones with rounded edges.

Which lenses have those type apertures will be listed in the lenses specifications

http://www.nikonusa.com/...index.page

Even with a cropped camera, I still prefer the 50mm over the 35mm prime lens. You will likely get a bit shallower DoF at 50mm than at 35mm, depending on your focus point.

And it takes a shallow DoF to obtain bokeh.

Is 35 wide enough for group shots? Depends on the size of the group really. But a big family group will force you to back away quite a bit:!

Mmm choices choices.possibilities. I mean I'm thinking about the calculations for DoF [dept of field] and what kind of feet we would be talking between you and your subject combined with the effect of your chosen lens.

Yeah in short the 50mm is a great lens on a crop sensor. BUT it is quite tight, it already gives a "zoomed in" feel. Great for portraits less for group shots.

If you don't own any lens yet I suggest to find a good quality zoom lens. AND to buy a 50mm Prime.

The zoom would be good to get the group shots nice and wide. And overall would be a great lens to have with you during your daily walks. The 50mm if the tight feel doesn't troubles you.

Lets see.sigma and tamron make relative cheap 17-50mm lenses. F2.8 over their full range and if you are just starting out.a great way to start. Before you put over 1000 dollar in a really good lens. Of course both a Sigma and a Tamron won't beat a 1000 dollar Nikkor but it will be close in performance. For quite a bit less.

I bought mine for about $400.

Yup a zoomlens, F2, 8 full range 17 to 50mm. Is it perfect? Nah but at the price it is quite a good start. Every lens has weaknesses. Even the 20.000 dollar lens. Knowing them is half the battle.

The problem with crop sensors is that to get a wide view one has to go wider then a full frame camera. So a 17mm lens is something like 28mm effective. Yet to make it, it has to be made a 17mm lens. With all the problems that come with that.

Mmm hey how about a 24mm or a 20mm that should be wide enough to give decent group shots. Without having to be to far away.

The 50mm 1.8 is a great way to start out cheap. And seriously I think everybody should at least have used a 50mm once in their life. But. It lacks width

So you need something else to!

50mm on an APS-C camera will act like a 75mm on a full-frame camera. It will be good for portraits in general to close-up portraits. You will encounter difficulty using it for small group shots even if you step out of the room.

Bokeh will depend on how you set it up. Easier of course with lower f/number. Picture quality will be affected most by your ability as a photographer. For shooting most everything, the 18-55mm is the best but if you want to keep it fast, the 35mm f/1.8 would do great. The 35mm would normal/standard for the APS-C camera and will act like a 50mm on full-frame.