Sigma 50mm 1.4 or Tamron 60mm 2.0 ?

Are you shooting FX or DX? Referring to the 35 1.8 makes me think DX, so I'd recommend the 60. I think 50 is a very awkward FL for DX and I seldom use my own 50 1.8 on my D80.

DX it is. Got time till Saturday.

Both are good lenses. Since you already have a macro, I think you would like the Sigma 50 more instead.

If you will consider a MF lens, the Voigtlander 58 f/1.4 is a terrific lens for this use and is a better FL as well.

According to "real" reviews, the Sigma at f1.4 is one of the sharpest out there. This lens is really a niche lens designed for low light use, I own two fifties, the Siggy being one of them, and I use it primarily in low light conditions.

In bright skies, interestingly I use my Canon 50mm f1.8 (orginal edition); it will have ever so slightly better IQ at the f11 range.

The Sigma 35 F1.4 has received rave reviews, is an excellent lens as is a better fit for crop sensor cameras. 50mm is really 80mm on a Canon APS-C lens.

A comment to the person who said they don't use their 50mm f1.8 lens; most don't use it, its probably the least used most bought lens on the planet, whether Nikon, Canon, Pentax, etc. The quality of the 50's by and large are excellent in terms of IQ, but if you are used to using zooms, switching over to primes is almost like Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory becoming a people person.

Sigma 50mm 1.4 it is. Going to pick it up Monday. If I ever move to FX it will be very handy. Sigma 35mmm 1.4 is not in budget for now (maybe Xmas time it will be) - I'm sure bokeh will be much better then my 1.8 I got now (and again it will work on crop and full frame).

I used to primes - my first film camera was russian Smena with 40mm lens and I refuse to remember how long ago it was

Thank You all for advise

Out of the blue I walked into a photo retailer in 1974 while training as an officer in the Canadian Navy out of CFB Esquimalt and purchased a Konica T3 with the "kit" lens, a 50mm f1.8 or 1.7 can't quite remember. This camera was simplicity itself and was only shutter prefered, most at the time were aperture preferred. And just like the Samyang lenses being sold today, I set the f stop on the lens and the camera chose the shutter speed, everything was manual with no autofocus. So all my early lenses were primes, my favourite at the time was a "Bushnell f2.8 135mm" lens made in Japan, I'm betting Cosina was the manufacture.

This camera is still one of the best bodies to own as it would function without any power if the battery went dead, so if you are going on a treck in brutually low temperatures, this is the baby to own.