AF 50mm f/1.8 vs AF-S 35mm f/1.8

by chantaiheng Sun Jan 10, 2010 2:44 pm

Hi, I am new here.
I am Malaccan =D

My body is D40, I wish to get AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 (cheap and nice) but it doesn't has the auto focus function due the my body. As I know that is a new lens for DX body which is DX AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8, auto focus can be used with my body but the price is slightly higher. So, which one is recommended?

additional question: you guys are using auto or manual focus? Friend asked me to practice and master manual focus skill but sometime the situation doesn't give us the time to manual focus.

by CY Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:14 pm

I would say get the 35mm f/1.8. No point doing manual focus using the 50mm f/1.8. Besides the 35mm is a better focus length to be used on crop sensor. 35*1.5 = 52.5mm effectively, very close to 50mm.

by chaukian Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:32 pm

although 50mm is better for portrait...i would say go for 50mm f1.4...gt af motor... Laughing

by CY Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:33 pm

AF-S 50mm f/1.4G is about RM1.8k, bout RM1k differences there. He's using D40, can't use the 50mm f/1.4D.

by chaukian Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:56 pm

find a nice 2nd hand set....buy buy buy..

by CY Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:58 pm

Hard to find second hand AF-S 50mm f/1.4G, even if have also not cheap. 50mm f/1.4G considered the top of the line 50mm prime from Nikkor Razz

, nothing to upgrade to.

by chaukian Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:44 pm

oic...CY, i remember u hv a speedlight prokit diffuser right? hw much u bought it?

by chantaiheng Sun Jan 10, 2010 7:12 pm

CY wrote:I would say get the 35mm f/1.8. No point doing manual focus using the 50mm f/1.8. Besides the 35mm is a better focus length to be used on crop sensor. 35*1.5 = 52.5mm effectively, very close to 50mm.

why *1.5?

by CY Sun Jan 10, 2010 7:13 pm

That's the crop factor of your camera. D40 uses a crop sensor (1.5x).

by derricklim Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:17 pm

buy both.. you will love both...
fyi, a friend of mine is also using d40 and drive his 50 f1.8 manually, and he is loving it... it takes him longer to snap, but the pic itself can't say it is AF or MF... final say, buy both Evil or Very Mad