Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX
The Gadgetwise Blog @ NYTimes has a useful suggestion for DSLR owners on how to Take Better Photos With a Fast Prime Lens. Prime lenses, which are lenses that do not zoom, can take better photos as they have fewer mechanical parts. Zooming in requires that you get closer to your subject and zooming out means you have to walk away, but this inconvenience is off set by the prime lens’ larger aperture.
A fast prime lens’ larger aperture (smaller f number) enables you to snap photos in lower light because it lets in more light. That also enables you to use faster shutter speeds, which reduces the likelihood of camera shake.
Nikon has just introduces a new prime lens, the Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Lens, for its prosumer DSLR line that runs about $200. It will definitely be my next lens. The only question is when! {Donations welcome. :)}
Seriously, though, I am stuck about what next to get. There is no pressure to decide, but that does not stop me from planning. The new lens costs about $200, which is about the same as a new flash set up. Strobist reports favorably on the new budget flash, the LumoPro 120 from Midwest Photo Exchange. The LP120 runs about $130. Add to that a new stand and all the related jazz and you are up over $200. Another option is replace my spotty eBay wireless triggers with the new lower end offerings from RadioPopper. Strobist reported the release of the new RadioPopper Gen 2 products back in December. A pair of the RadioPopper JrX triggers runs about $130.
No need to decide yet!
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