Hi Guys!
Lucky me has been given some money to spend on photography gear.
I have $1000 to play with and I've been considering these options
Nikon 85mm F1.4D
OR
Nikon 50m m F1.4D & SB800
The only lense I have is the kit lense and I want to start taking some more photographs so I thought the above options would be the best.
I've see some stunning shots from the 50mm f1.4 and I remember using Birddogs 85mm f1.4 at the meet (my jaw dropped)
What do you guys think?
Thanks
Kris
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Kris,
If you know where we can get 85mm f/1.4 lenses for a grand please let me know!! I reckon for a grand (and perhaps a few dollars more) I'd look at the 50mm f/1.4 (if you want the shallow depth of field) and the 35mm f/2. Keep in mind that many reviews rate the 50mm f/1.8 as a better lens than the f1.4 and it is as cheap as chips. Cheers, _______________
Walter "Photography was not a bastard left by science on the doorstep of art, but a legitimate child of the Western pictorial tradition." - Galassi
Hi
No, i know its more than $1000 and I will add the extra cash I'm not too clued up on the 35mm f2, what are its strengths? What style of photography is it suited to? I'm a newbie 
Kris,
Member Glen posted this thread a few days ago singing the praises of his recently acquired 35mm f/2. The lens has a formidable reputation and its focal length means that with the 1.5 crop factor it has a similar field of view as the old 'normal' 50mm on film. It is small, light, stealthy and - perhaps best of all - cheap!! (Well inexpensive might be a more flattering term to use.) Cheers, _______________
Walter "Photography was not a bastard left by science on the doorstep of art, but a legitimate child of the Western pictorial tradition." - Galassi
Kris. The 50/1.4 + SB800 is magic. Check out this thread from yesterday,which has a number of shots taken with that combo plus this thread entitled In Love with my SB800 (and 50/1.4)
There's also this recent thread about the 1.4 vs the 1.8 Peter
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Owen, Kris got all the bits & pieces, he got the D70 nearly a year now and he's the second person on this board was trying to get the Markins 20 after me, but don't know where he's up to. Birddog114
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Owen Markins 20 is a ball head for a tripod. And 50/1.4 and 50/1.8 are both very usable lenses. Peter
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costing USD370, A$500+ Must be a helluva ball in that bad boy. Greg - - - - D200 etc
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Unless you have a compelling reason to get the 50 1.4 , I'd go with the 1.8, the SB-800 and use the balance on CF cards.
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