Hello,
I recently bought a D7200 with 18-55 VRII kit and bought separately a Nikon 35mm 1.8D lenses, happy with 35mm for blurring and taking sharp pictures within its range and with an external flash 18-55mm lens pictures taken inside home came very good, sharp and well lit.
I find lacking capability when shooting pictures with 18-55mm stage dance performance, when the light is well lit with alternating colored lights. Tried with manual and shutter speed priority (1/60~1/250) with ISO range 1600~4500 pictures are not sharp, they are bright, not crisp and they seem like taken from a mobile. Tried with 35mm couldn't zoom much to cover artists, pictures are better than 18-55mm and can see clear faces frozen in action (1/160~1/400 f2~f3 ISO-1600).
Tested with Auto white balance and home setting, home/indoor white balance results more yellow color of light when source is lit by more lights.
Need your expert advice and suggestion for try outs with different setting and lenses (fast primes/wide-zoom either D or Full frame lenses) which covers my photo interests (family, kids in action, candid pictures).
Thanks,
SS.