Which 1 Should I Get?

Due to hectic schedule weeks before, I decided to take some time off -- to sleep, rest and do non-crafty things (such as watching tv) as much as possible. As a matter of fact, I just woke up at 730pm from an afternoon sleep and it sure felt so good to be able to catch up on sleep!

Anyway, at the moment even if I am not doing anything craft-y my mind won't stop thinking... I just couldn't take my mind off this topic -- "which camera lens to get for my new toy."

I currently have AF-S Nikkor 18-105mm 1:3.5-5.6G ED. I think my photography mentor, Marlon, mentioned that this is a zoom type lens. I tried using it several times in some of my projects and noticed that it had a hard time shooting in low light conditions. Since the only time I am free to take photos would be in the evening, inside our room, I figured I should get myself a new lens fit for what and when I do take photos.

So I am choosing between these 3 awesome Nikkor lenses:

The picture above is an AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G. Initially I wanted this because I heard that it's good at low light condition, great for group shots and basically a general all purpose lens, not to mention it's only P11,000.00, a little easy on the pocket. However, I am not so sure if it'll be that good too when it comes to product shots which is one of my main concerns for getting another lens.

The second one is an AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G. I considered this lens because after several research I found out that this lens works really great at low light conditions as well as portrait shots. Price however is more than double the amount of the first lens considered. This costs P26,000.00 when I called up Henry's and Mayers. :-(

Now this is an AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/1:2.5G ED. My friend Randy Bautista of Focal Studios suggested this lens since I do lots of product shots. For him this is really the lens for the job. The only downside of this lens after I made my research is that it doesn't work well indoors and I'd be needing a tripod to prevent blur images. This lens also costs P27,500.00 and I think it went higher because the 50mm lens added 2k its original price from the last time I checked with Mayer and Henrys.

I haven't made up my mind... And I think it'll take me several more days to decide. But I feel the rush to make a decision as soon as I can because this topic is starting to hurt my head, lol.

Then again I have to remember, it's not on the camera nor lens alone -- but more on the skill of the photographer taking the picture. Even with a point and shoot cam one can come up with really fantastic photos. So I have to get to know the new camera, understand my notes from my mentor and learn as much as I can. Oh and not to forget, take note of my budget!☺


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