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Originally Posted by NickTurnon
Whats the difference in lens? Isnt that pretty close to the 55mm 1.8 that comes as the kit lens
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The kit lens has a variable max aperture (f-stop number). It has a maximum aperture of f/3.5@18mm & f/5.6@55mm. Smaller number means larger aperture...which means better in low light conditions. The Depth of field gets narrower, which can be a good thing. It creates bokeh...fancy word for "pleasing blurred background while the subject is in focus."
You should definitely pick up a 50mm f/1.8G as your next lens. It's relatively inexpensive (less than $200) and a very sharp lens. The 50mm f/1.8D is even cheaper, around $100, but it's only manual focus with your camera.