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Originally Posted by whites19
OK, with my 18-55 kit lens (even if not the greatest in terms of aperture/speed)... and my 50mm f/1.8 that I love... I'm pretty well set in the 50mm-ish and less realm, at least for now.
What about lenses on the other side of 50mm? ...link me up to the ones you simply love love LOVE?!  Purty please?! I'm open to whatever (fixed or not)... just curious to know what your faves are for the whole "shneaking up on your kiddos without them knowing it and snapping candid shots from across the yard/playground that you can embarrass them with in 20 years" thing. KWIM?  Thanks! |
Ok so I think a couple of people had mentioned the 85mm lens. I think for your price range, that is the best option. Now you can go for a variable aperture zoom but then it gets tricky. The more you zoom, the less light gets in (it closes down the aperture), and so if you were shooting the kiddos in the shade outside, it may be underexposed or more snapshot like since you won't have the pretty blurred background. Zooms just tend to get expensive fast! Course so do primes. Have you thought about a used lens? Maybe you could get a variable aperture zoom lens used, and then keep saving for a good prime with some "reach" like the 85 or even the 135.
A lot of photographers usually sell their variable aperture zooms once they figure out their limitations and have something better (more expensive!). That is why I suggest that one used.