Quote (Antichrist- @ 19 Nov 2009 16:50)
theyr lenses for different things. i would take the 35mm because personally i like to use that focal lenght more(on that crop factor your camera has). 50mm on that camera is more of a portrait lens, it can be used for other stuff too, but its a small tele lens(with that cameras crop factor), while 35mm is "normal" lens. Test them both in a shop and think what you want to use more. im pretty sure that the 50mm has better image quality, not to mention its f/1.4, not f/1.8, so it lets more light in and gives better dof(because larger aperature and longer focal lenght). For overall shooting 35mm is better, but since its just one focal lenght(no zoom) it wont cover all your needs, so take your kit lens with you too. What compliments the kit lens more is another thing you should coinsider, because you can get both focal lenghts from it, but you cant get the small f-numbers out of it, small f-numbers you need for dof and naturally it lets more light in. That tamron you got is good for portraits allso, so imo you dont need 50mm portrait lens with it, but if you want the dof at 50mm, thats another thing. If i were you i wouldnt sell the kit lens, since you will miss wide angle without it, unless you buy third lens thats a wide angle. The kit lens is so cheap that its not worth selling imo, since you will lose wide angle, maybe sell it later if you want to buy a better wide angle lens someday. One thing you should think about is wether you want the dof and ability to shoot in darker at 35mm or 50mm. Sigma 30mm f/1.4 would be a great choise, but i think that costs bit too much.
Neither of the lenses represents eny kind of zoom, they represent different angle of view, that angle is same even at full frame camera, but the frame is cropped.
hopefully this helps or atleast makes the decision more harder so you end up picking the right lens.
Yeah, I've pretty much taken the same conclusion

The 35mm already has good enough light sensitivity imo

You got a point about the 18-55, I'll keep it until I notice myself not using it anymore
