So I finally decided to stop being cheap and actually get a dedicated portrait lens for my D7500 because my sister's wedding is happening next month in San Diego and she actually asked ME to take some of the official-ish portraits lol. I'm super excited but also lowkey freaking out because I've only ever used the 18-55mm kit lens that came with the camera.
I did a ton of digging online and people keep fighting over the 35mm f/1.8G versus the 50mm f/1.8G. I read that the 35mm is the standard for DX but then a bunch of YouTubers are saying the 50mm is better for headshots because of the compression or whatever. But then there's the 85mm f/1.8 too which looks amazing in sample photos but I'm worried it'll be way too long since I'm on a crop sensor and I might have to stand a mile away just to get her in the frame.
My budget is pretty firm at $400 max since I also need to buy extra batteries and a faster SD card for the big day. If I'm mostly doing half-body and headshots outdoors at a park, which one is actually considered the top-rated choice for a DX body? Like is the 50mm gonna be too tight or is the 35mm just too wide for flattering faces...
the Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G is unfortunately not as good as expected for portraits... i had issues with faces looking weirdly wide. honestly, just stick with the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. it's the safest budget pick for a D7500 and leaves you enough money for a SanDisk Extreme Pro 128GB SDXC card. 85mm is too tight for a first timer anyway.
