Hi Amy, Actually my "normal" of choice on 35 is the 50/1.7. I've been playing with 28 and 35 on the D and tend to lean toward 35. I would however go a little wider to get the speed and price of the Sigma 28/1.8. Hopefully someone is familiar with this lens and will comment, the price is the same as the FA 28/2.8 at 1+ stop faster.
Don (Who needs to decide how to spell "recommendations"!) ;-) > -----Original Message----- > From: Amy Hughes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 7:32 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Normal lens for ist-D, reccomendations? > > > Don wrote: > > > I'm looking for a "normal" AF lens (28 to 35mm) for the D. > > > Has anyone tried the FA 28/2.8 or the FA 35/2 ? > > > The FA 31/1.8 is WAY out of my price range, though very nice. > > > Recommendations? Any other good ones out there? > > How about the Sigma 28/1.8 EX DG ? > > What are you accustomed to? The 28/2.8 is a little wide and slow if > you're accustomed to a 50/1.4 on a film camera. I already have one so of > course I tried it and I think I'm still going to get a 35/2. I recently > asked here about using the 35/2 as a normal prime and found that lens > was highly regarded and not an unpopular choice as a normal for the *istD. > > The M or A 28/2 was mentioned as a fine choice for a faster, wider > prime. I was hoping someone would comment on the Sigma lens you mentioned. > > Amy >
