I've owned and used all three at various times so the following is my experience.
It depends what you wish to shoot. I have found that at times, the 50 1.4 is stuck to my D90. More recently, the 35mm 1.8 has been the only lens I've used (apart from the rare occasion i need to whip out my massive e-penis of the 70-200).
Frankly, when I first picked up the 50 1.8, it opened a whole new world of photography for me. Hence I sold all my "slow" zooms and used the 50mm day and night. When I got the 35mm 1.8 I wasn't impressed as the nifty fifty had raised to bar at such a high level. I ended up rarely using it and selling it off a few weeks later.
The 50 1.8 does the job and is so cheap that it is a must have in your kit arsenal. If money is not too big of an issue, the 1.4 is the way to go for that creamy creamy bokeh effect.
I recently picked up the 35mm 1.8 and i'm loving it again.
Then after all this ... the dilemma between 85 1.8 and 1.4 begins. Don't you just love it?
It depends what you wish to shoot. I have found that at times, the 50 1.4 is stuck to my D90. More recently, the 35mm 1.8 has been the only lens I've used (apart from the rare occasion i need to whip out my massive e-penis of the 70-200).
Frankly, when I first picked up the 50 1.8, it opened a whole new world of photography for me. Hence I sold all my "slow" zooms and used the 50mm day and night. When I got the 35mm 1.8 I wasn't impressed as the nifty fifty had raised to bar at such a high level. I ended up rarely using it and selling it off a few weeks later.
The 50 1.8 does the job and is so cheap that it is a must have in your kit arsenal. If money is not too big of an issue, the 1.4 is the way to go for that creamy creamy bokeh effect.
I recently picked up the 35mm 1.8 and i'm loving it again.
Then after all this ... the dilemma between 85 1.8 and 1.4 begins. Don't you just love it?
