After almost 11 months after I got my D3000, today I've finally bought myself a new lens for the camera. It is one of the cheapest lens you can get for a Nikon DX camera... the AF-S Nikkor 35mm 1.8. It is a prime lens, as in the focal length is fixed, meaning you can't zoom in or out. The only way to zoom in our out is to use your feet and move.
So why bother with such a restrictive lens, one might ask. The main reason why I got this lens is its 1.8 aperture,which lets much more light in as compared to my kit lens with a maximum 3.5 aperture. I can now shoot under low lighting conditions, which I struggled before with my kit lens. Further, the wide 1.8 aperture blurs the background brilliantly.
Below are some sample images I took with the 35mm 1.8.
The guitar knobs on my Strat. Shot 1/25s at f/1.8 ISO400. The blurred foreground and background isolate the volume knob brilliantly.
My Strat's headstock. Shot 1/60s at f/1.8 ISO400. I can never shoot below ISO800 indoor before, not with the lighting of my apartment at least. And again, the blurred background and foreground... sweet.
Can't wait to go out and shoot properly with this lens.
I guess it'll be another 11 months at least before my next lens acquisition.
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