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Old 08-25-2007, 03:18 AM
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Originally Posted by mistyp View Post
Okay, I ordered! I used Matt's suggestion as a jumping off point, and ended up ordering a FA 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Thanks so much!
Yeah, that's a really good lens too. I recommend the 40mm because it's nice to have it a little wider indoors (33° field of view instead of 27°), because unlike your husband I like the compact form factor a lot, and (this is important) because it has a minimum focal distance of 13" instead of 18", and kids get up in your face a lot. There's also some nice features like the quick-shift to manual focus.

But don't get me wrong, the FA 50mm f/1.4 is an nice lens too especially for its price. And the extra two stops will be nice indoors (but watch that depth of field -- unless you've got your kid tranquilized, they squirm/jump right out of focus).
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