Two photos to show what you can do with a Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G prime lens

The prime lens that I wrote about is best for taking photographs with (1) Closeups and (2) background blur. I have never taken these ISOs in a moving car in low light!

From Blogger Pictures

From Blogger Pictures

It definitely is proving to be my street lens! (Nikon AF-S 35mm F/1.8G)

Nikon just yesterday has announced a f/1.4G lens but I dont think I can afford that price - at close to Rs1 Lakh + compared to around Rs. 15K for this one.

My top reasons for getting a prime lens for DSLR and things to watch out

Here are my top reasons for a prime lens: (Post buying)
Mine is a AF-S f/1.8G 35mm Nikkor lens on Nikon D5000


1. Nearly 90% + of my photos are in tubelight and indoors, and my kids. This makes the need to have a fast shutter, good ISO and low aperture opening. This is a slightly wide angled lens capable of f/1.8 and am getting great shots.
2. I have always felt that a background blur enhances a portrait photograph. I think the low f stop provides a great background blur (Something I used to do in photoshop earlier (See earlier post), but is time consuming and does not give the right effect)
3. Very good shots even at 1~1.5 ft away from the subject. Especially useful in taking candid photos of kids
4. Its lighter and kind of looks normal in the hand

Some things to watch out for when using a prime lens:
1. Takes a few seconds to focus compared to smaller aperture lenses. You can get poor snaps if you do not focus properly. Often a good thing to manual focus
2. If there are two subjects in 2 different planes (Example, people one behind the other), because of low depth of field at high apertures, you can get one of them blurred. Watch out.