06-26-2014, 08:51 PM
Thanks. I agree, the best improvement would be to get nice bokeh in some of the portrait shots. I don't have the money to invest in 'serious' glass (for me that means over £400 a lens), nor FX, so I'm looking at the Sigma 17-50.
To people who would say 'why not just use the 50 1.8 for portraits' - well, that's a good point. Despite it being manual focus (I have the older model) I also find it really inconvenient to switch lenses. Lots of my portraits were taken 'in the moment' when I didn't want to lose the moment by taking time to switch lenses. So if I got the 17-50 it would be to give me a pretty good portrait lens / walkaround lens, while I'd use the 50 1.8 when I have enough time to change lenses.
To people who would say 'why not just use the 50 1.8 for portraits' - well, that's a good point. Despite it being manual focus (I have the older model) I also find it really inconvenient to switch lenses. Lots of my portraits were taken 'in the moment' when I didn't want to lose the moment by taking time to switch lenses. So if I got the 17-50 it would be to give me a pretty good portrait lens / walkaround lens, while I'd use the 50 1.8 when I have enough time to change lenses.