Yes I’ll be picking up the NIKKOR 50mm 1.8d. I’m a sucker for macros too but as a struggling student I’m having to pinch the belt as it is to buy into another lens.

Sigma 50mm f2.8 macro and Nikkor 50mm 1.8d

I know it’s a bit redundant to have 2 50mms. But I do like taking macro shots. I haven’t taken a lot photos with them yet. here’s one I took of my son with the 2.8

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jinny76/3146705156/

I need to stop buying anymore equipment… otherwise I may lose focus..

And the funny thing is that most of the shots I take are around the 50 anyway, so I don’t see my compromise as that great a value. So will be picking up a 50 in the near future, too. Not that I won’t still use the current one, but bang for the dollar seems to be good on the prime lenses.

I particularly want one for street photography – lighter, less intrusive (people hate zooms pointed at them) and clearer. And after listening to the bokeh discussion I’m kind of interested – 1.8 makes my mouth water(er)… :)

You’re right, I see so many people obsessed with blog success. When I’ve had blog success I shut down the site, ditched the URL and started over. Why? Because it stopped being about writing and became about nasty emails in the morning… hopefully those people will never find me again. Obscurity has it’s benefits.

As a lifelong compulsive writer I find it’s entirely about the writing. It needs to be about what blogging gives back to you for it to be sustainable. Best wishes from Lindy and I… thanks for sharing Jin.