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Jul 25, 2019 | 9:38 am

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rmac86

Join Date: Jan 2015

Posts: 78

Just got first DSLR - kit lens vs 50mm prime for landscapes?

Hi all,
Just purchased my first “pro” camera – a Nikon D3500 DSLR and liking it so far.I have an upcoming trip to Hong Kong (be my 2nd time there – to say I’m excited is an understatement!) end of next month and am hoping I can get in enough practice between now and then.Question is – is the 18 – 55mm kit lens supplied with the camera good enough for capturing landscapes and architecture or should I be upgrading? Have done some research and most seem to recommend a 50mm 1.8 prime lens, but this seems prohibitively expensive for what it is. As a beginner would I be likely to notice the difference between shots taken with this and the kit lens? Appreciate there are budget versions of these to be had but they seem to attract a lot of negative attention so not sure about this?Any advice – is the kit lens good enough? If not, and someone gives me good justification then I’ll happily spend the cash to upgrade.

Thanks,

R

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