Can't make up my mind about purchase of a prime lens for my D50. Any suggestions?
What do you want it for?
* An EF 14 mm lens is wonderful for shooting landscapes and architectural shots.
* The EF 50 mm lens is perfect for shooting portraits (medium telephoto when used on your 50D (the D50 is a Nikon product)
* The EF 300 mm f/2.8 is a great telephoto for shooting sports
As you can see the best "prime" lens really depends upon the subjects you intend to shoot with it
The much touted 35 mm prime is NOT a wide angle lens on your camera and only a moderate wide angle if used on one of the Canon full frame cameras like the 1Ds and 5D series digitals and all their 35 mm SLR's
Many users of the Canon 40D and 50D cameras use zoom lenses to shoot wide angle shots like the EF-S 10-22 mm lens ($860 vs. $2,360) to keep within their budget constraints.
For clarity, after reading some recent posts, it may be that you have the term "prime" confused with "primary". A prime lens is one that has one focal length ... A primary lens is a lens most used by a photographer in certain situations. They can be both. For instance, my primary lens for shooting macro work is the AF 60 mm, which is also a prime lens. The primary lens I use for shooting landscapes and architectural shots is the 12-24 mm on the D300 and 14-24 mm on the D3, but neither are prime lenses. As you can see, they are both zoom lenses.
First, do know that you have not only the Canon brand lenses available but also lenses made for the Canon (and camera brands) by independent lens makers. Three well respected independent lens makers are Tamron, Sigma, and Tokina, and I have included links to their websites below.
Also, there is a link to photo.net below and there is a large online photo community there with discussion forums and you can go to a forum with Canon users that can provide some good advice.
Last I provided links to photo dealers that can be good for seeing what is available as well as prices.
Hope this helps.
Mark
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