You were looking for a portrait lens to use on your N60. You currently have only the 35-80/4-5.6D lens that came with the camera. I don't think the 50/1.8 (which is the lens I think you meant) is a particularly wonderful portrait lens, unless you are shooting small groups. Generally a short telephoto lens (85mm, 105mm, sometimes 135mm) is considered best. There is no affordable 135mm lens with autofocus for Nikons at the moment, unless you buy a zoom that contains that focal length. I would suggest your best affordable options would be an 85/1.8 (used may be a good idea) or a 105/2.8 micro. This latter lens is a special-purpose lens and costs close to four figures U.S. new, so it may exceed your budget. You should be able to get a used AF85/1.8 (non-D) for around $150-250 US. It is a wonderfully sharp lens, and very small and light. As an added advantage, it lets in a ton more light than your 35-80 at 80mm (f/1.8 versus f/5.6, which is 3 1/3 stops - a lot of light-gathering ability). Not only will you be able to shoot in low light, you'll also be able to throw distracting backgrounds out of focus a lot more easily (by using aperture priority mode and shooting with the lens wide open or nearly so). Jim _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
