Has anyone got one for sale? I have a 50mm but would like a 35mm. It's for a D3100

Thanks

Rob

I would go 28mm.

not a whole lot to be gained from 50 to 35.

I bought an old 28mm recently from ebay.de for 12 euro ( still waiting for it as only bought last friday )

It is m42 mount ( thread ) but I have another old 80mm m42 lens I use for bokeh shots so can take the adaptor from that and use it.

Will post back when it arrives as my son has a canon and uses a 50mm. He can make a direct comparison between both as he has an adaptor as well ( m42 to Canon ef )

The 28mm Nikon lens is a cheap piece of garbage. Look for reviews online and you will see.

For your D3100 you want either the 24mm f2.8 AF or the later AF-D

The D just means the lens sends distance information to the camera, but otherwise the same lens.

The 24mm is a significantly better design, and almost as cheap. Plenty on eBay.

The reason for choosing the 24mm focal length is that your DX format senator has a 1.5 x crop factor. So using a 24mm lens will be the full frame equivalent of 36mm, an almost perfect perspective.

If you want to spend a fraction more, look at the Sigma 24mm f1.8 Macro, also a cracker. While you will see this lens online for as much as 900 USD, you can find it in Hong Kong as little as 475 new. Cheaper second hand of course.

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Edited 8 April, 201313 yr by brashdaniels

It was not a Nikon lens I bought.

Sorry.

But as I said. will take pics to make comparison.

It was not a Nikon lens I bought.

Sorry.

But as I said. will take pics to make comparison.

Oh no I wasn't commenting on your lens, just the length, yours is obviously a different lens altogether. I was just saying if the OP chose to get the same length lens in a Nikon, THAT particular lens is a stinker.

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Edited 8 April, 201313 yr by brashdaniels

it is an old lens I bought. Manual but i don't mind as manual focus is fine at that range.

This is what I bought

Pentacon 28mm F2,8

Web images look not too bad. Can't go wrong for 12 euro :p

https://www.google.ie/search?q=PENTACON+28+F2.8&hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&rlz=1C1CHMO_enIE518IE518&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=DAhjUfHhCqLD0QWWtoHADg&ved=0CCoQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=643

not a whole lot to be gained from 50 to 35.

That - my bro has the 35mm and I bought a 50mm myself, tbh though its not as much difference as I thought it would be. 35mm has the advantage of indoor group shots, though I would much prefer carrying the 50mm for outdoor/portraiture stuff.

The 50mm is manual and I have just bought a 35mm (G) as its auto and I am lazy. It was quite cheap so I can always move on if I get better.

I have got a bit of an addictive personality, so have a Mountain Bike, Golf Clubs, Road Bike, Fishing gear etc

On a crop body I would go for the 35mm

, it's faster than the 24mm and cheaper too. 35mm is about right on a crop sensor. I have a 50mm on my full frame body nearly all the time..

Edited 22 April, 201313 yr by technics100