Nifty fifty? Or anything else?
Discussion
Some advice guys:
I'm lucky enough to be becoming a father for the first time in January.
As such I shall be using my Canon 400D for something more than messing about taking pictures of wildlife in the garden, and I will be looking forward to be taking some portraits.
As such, I was looking for something better than the 18-55mm kit lens which is soft and a bit slow for indoors. It is my understanding that the Canon 50mm prime at £80 or so produces some pretty acceptable performance for this kind of thing.
Is there anything else I should consider? I don't mind spending a but more, or even double, or triple, if I am buying better performance I will notice.
I have no doubt that there is a £2000 'L' lens with 'extra creamy bokeh', but at the more realistic end of the market does anyone have any other recommendations, and what would these give that the nifty fifty not do as well?
Cheers in advance!
I'm lucky enough to be becoming a father for the first time in January.
As such I shall be using my Canon 400D for something more than messing about taking pictures of wildlife in the garden, and I will be looking forward to be taking some portraits.
As such, I was looking for something better than the 18-55mm kit lens which is soft and a bit slow for indoors. It is my understanding that the Canon 50mm prime at £80 or so produces some pretty acceptable performance for this kind of thing.
Is there anything else I should consider? I don't mind spending a but more, or even double, or triple, if I am buying better performance I will notice.
I have no doubt that there is a £2000 'L' lens with 'extra creamy bokeh', but at the more realistic end of the market does anyone have any other recommendations, and what would these give that the nifty fifty not do as well?
Cheers in advance!
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