Originally posted by robgski The FA 77mm is a great lens, but even used it's expensive. For a bargain, IMO, the 40mm XS or the 40mm LTD delivers great sharpness and clarity, and it's a good FOV for street, and urban depending on how close you want to get to the subject, as others have mentioned, you can get either used for a very good price here on PF
Sure I don't say one has to buy it, that was not my point. But honestly using a 40mm or a 77 lens isn't going to give the same type of photos. The perspective distorsion will be much different, f/2.8 is not f/1.8 and the bokeh will be very different. I guess the DA70 if similar framing was the goal would do it.
But my point is more any lens, any apperture can do it. it depend what you want to show and capture. You'll not be able to do the same with DA40 than with FA77 and you'll not be able to do the same with FA77 than with DA40. There no such thing as one being better than another: they don't do the same stuff.
Restricting yourself to one prime in particular if you begin and don't know much photography can help on learning but can also be extremely anoying or even make the beginer loose his joy of using the camera.
I'd be more for a zoom, even the 18-55 to begin. it is almost free in bundle and one can progress from that. In daylight there no particular issue. Also it's size keep it relatively unobtrusive.