jos.curtis

Hello,

I currently use a compact point and shoot and am just beginning in photography.

I am quickly reaching the limitations of my small digicam--I want something with

a faster lens because I often want to get photos of my small children indoors

(low light). I also like shooting outdoors and macro, so there are a few other

lenses I will probably end up with in ten years. But I want to start with the

one that will address the low light situation baby pictures.

I think I want to have a nice prime lens to learn on and I want it to be

fast--for indoor use. I am tempted to get the d40 and the nikon 50/1.8 lens.

This way I can use the 50mm for indoors with children and I can use the kit lens

for situations where I can't make the 50mm work. The reason I am thinking this

is what I want is because of the dslr articles on this site. These articles say

the kit lenses are junk and you should really learn on a normal prime lens.

If price were no option, it would seem that an ideal setup for what I want

(quality images of my children and the a good place to learn how to compose a

photograph) would be a d3 with 50/1.4. Which is laughable for my budget. Is this

a stupid idea of what would be nice?

So I am wondering if the 50/1.8 would be too long for normal use indoors. I

realize this is not a normal lens when used on the d40, but I don't have a good

idea of exactly what would happen if I tried it.... I've read here that the

sigma 30/1.4 is a good option. Any other suggestions?

Thanks for any help you can offer me.