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Right now I have a Nikon D3100, a Sigma 50mm f1.4 (older version). Right now I have almost 1300$. What do you think I should buy? I'm hesitating between the Nikon D7100 or buying a Sigma 35mm f1.4 Art+ a flash and some other accessories. (I'm really into portrait photography)

Varga Attila
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  • What do you feel is limiting about your current equipment? – ElendilTheTall Nov 12 '14 at 17:03
  • Szia Attila, welcome to photo.stackexchange.com. Unfortunately your question does not meet the site standards of "What to ask", especially, product recommendations are off-topic here and will quickly get voted down or closed. What is the specific problem you are trying to solve? – TFuto Nov 12 '14 at 17:09
  • By the way, if you are into portraits, the longer focal length, the better. So the 35mm is seems to be off unless you want to photograph groups, yet still, are you sure the bokeh quality you can get from a 35mm is adequate? – TFuto Nov 12 '14 at 17:12
  • Sorry for the off-topic question. The reason I asked this is because in my country Black Friday is coming next weekend and I'm really confused about buying the right equipment. – Varga Attila Nov 12 '14 at 17:17
  • @TFuto Where should I ask questions connected to product recommendations? – Varga Attila Nov 12 '14 at 17:24
  • @VargaAttila: Forums usually work (can get rather biased), better is to check out reviews. If you have chat rights, you can invite others to chatting here as well. This is a Q&A-type site that tries to capture answers with longer validity. You can start with another question, writing down a specific problem you want to solve with your equipment, then get advice, and then use that to select better equipment. – TFuto Nov 12 '14 at 17:29
  • btw I know that for portraits the longer focal length is better, but my 50 is too tight in some situations and I thought that it'd be great to have a 50 equivalent lens on APS-C. – Varga Attila Nov 12 '14 at 17:29
  • I have a Nikkor 35mm 1.8G, does not work out for single portraits. Google "focal length portrait examples" (without quotes) to see how the structure of the face changes with focal lengths. – TFuto Nov 12 '14 at 17:33
  • @VargaAttila: E.g. see: http://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2012/08/portraits_mini.jpg. And also see: http://petapixel.com/2012/08/12/how-focal-length-affects-your-subjects-weight-in-portraits/ – TFuto Nov 12 '14 at 17:34
  • or http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/50035/50mm-vs-35mm-cropped/50042#50042 – db9dreamer Nov 12 '14 at 17:40

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I would buy the body and rent lenses as I needed them, but it is really about your preference and intended uses. The D7100 is a much better camera than the D3100. I stopped buying lenses because they are so expensive and oftentimes, you need some choices. That's where rentals can save you from breaking the bank. You can rent a $1500 lens for a weekend for less than $40 at my local photo shop. If you have a local shop, go there. Otherwise, there are plenty of sites that send rentals right to you. Hope that helps!

Calvin Gaunce
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