My plan is to end up with both of them sooner or later. Which one would you get first, though? Dh told me I could go ahead and buy a second lens. For the most part, I take snapshots and portraits of my kids.
If you don't have a need for a wider angle than 50mm, I would go with the 50mm first. It's the ideal portrait length on the 30D and does an awesome job at throwing the background out of focus at wide aps--will give a new dimension to your photos.
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