50... and Proud...

one2one

On the topic of 50... a 1.4 or 1.8? is the 1.8 worth getting?

.Longshanks.

one2one wrote: »

On the topic of 50... a 1.4 or 1.8? is the 1.8 worth getting?

Depends if you have €80 burning a hole in your wallet or about €300+


A recent 50mm one from me

one2one

Is that a 1.4 or 1.8? Is the 1.8 any good?

.Longshanks.

one2one wrote: »

Is that a 1.4 or 1.8? Is the 1.8 any good?

Sorry, should have said in my post above. I've the 1.8 and for the money its bloody fantastic for people and low light.
Its razor sharp throughout, but i believe the 1.4 is even better and is even a better built. The 1.8 feels cheap to handle (because it is to purchase) but its highly recommend.

Jackobyte

What is good value for a F1.8? Local shop it is €140. Another shop yet to check...

.Longshanks.

Jackobyte wrote: »

What is good value for a F1.8? Local shop it is €140. Another shop yet to check...

£69.99 + P&P
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-CANON-50MM-F-1-8-MK-II-LENS-IN-SCOTLAND_W0QQitemZ390132122216QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CamerasPhoto_CameraAccessories_CameraLensesFilters_JN?hash=item5ad5afc268#ht_500wt_1182

Jackobyte

Longshanks100 wrote: »

£69.99 + P&P
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-CANON-50MM-F-1-8-MK-II-LENS-IN-SCOTLAND_W0QQitemZ390132122216QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CamerasPhoto_CameraAccessories_CameraLensesFilters_JN?hash=item5ad5afc268#ht_500wt_1182

Would rather buy from shop though... any photographers in Limerick?

K_user

50's are great, in every situation!

sprinkles

Life begins at 50

JackKelly

haha, some great portraits here. I'll add my 2c:

Barname

request / favour

when someone posts an image and says for example they used a 50 mm can they also state whether they used said lens with a DX or FX body..

cheers!

(YES, Digital Crop or FULL)

.Longshanks.

^ Ahem....what's that?

Jackobyte

Barname wrote: »

request / favour

when someone posts an image and says for example they used a 50 mm can they also state whether they used said lens with a DX or FX body..

cheers!

To a camera noob, what's that mean? What would a Canon 500d be?

JackKelly

Jackobyte wrote: »

To a camera noob, what's that mean? What would a Canon 500d be?

Full or Cropped sensor is my guess?

Barname

Jackobyte wrote: »

To a camera noob, what's that mean? What would a Canon 500d be?

would be a digital crop

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APS-C

Hopr

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lafors

Just upgraded from my D40 to my new D90 (got it at a nice price with work.....€471 ). So now my 50mm F1.8 focuses itself YAY!

Here's one of my new son, he's 6 weeks old

honerbright

Some goooorgeous shots in this thread! My 50mm (Minolta, 1.7) arrived today, finally, after getting lost in Germany for a week. Cannot wait to get out and have some fun with it

twowheelsonly

Some great pics here. As somebody else commented, would like to know which lens/camera combo people are using just out of interest.


A couple of mine.....

Nikon 1.8 on a D300. First pic @ F1.8, Second one @ F4

I love this lens, just don't get to use either it or the camera often enough

GavinZac

My Minolta AF 50mm f1.7 lens is my favourite lens. I love that I can point it at something and 9 times out of 10 with no effort get a usable shot, and if I do put in the effort, get a beautiful one I use it on a Sony Alpha 200 so it is cropped for digital to effectively be around 70mm, but I've found that so long as I say 'screw it, I'm going to find the right position regardless of who's looking' I can usually find the right distance and angle even if the subject isn't that far away

It of course does that wonderful shallow depth of field effect that can give portraits a wonderful dreamy feel:


It will take detailed shots in low light:


oh and the 1.7 makes it faaaaast. Fast enough to freeze a sprinting cheetah: (oh how I wish I'd gotten this shot in focus though. Still learning!)


Oh! and one more benefit Though I am usually loath to bring my camera out with me after 7pm if there will be alcohol involved (!) if there is a reason or a special ocassion, it takes "facebook photos" that are actually worth keeping, lol, as aperture lets you take photos that compensate for the dark AND for cameraman wobble!

My name is Mud

Im taking tentative steps into the DSLR world. Recently purchased the US 500D (Rebel T1i) with kit lens (18-55mm), but treated myself to an xmas pressie of the 50mm F1.8, after some great advice from this forum.

Heres the test shots from this afternoon

Landscape




Closeup 1



Closeup 2

Chorcai

coolmoose

Bought my AF 50mm 1.8 D today...to go with the D200 I bought today...New Years is WAAAAY better than Christmas!

I promise I'll post pics here once I figure out the D200!

Jim

Got my 1.4 50mm Canon in the post today! Estimated delivery date wasn't till between the 5th and 9th of Jan! Happy Birthday me!

Geezer1000

Feckin want one of these now

jspruit

I really enjoy this lens-simple, light, and makes you move to get the shots that you want sometimes.

pullandbang

First shot with my nifty fifty which really was a nifty fifty 'cos it only cost me fifty quid on adverts.ie.....:D



Shot this at f2 becasue I thought 1.8 was too shallow. Taken for the current boards assignment.

Jackobyte

Sorry to dig up a long dead thread but this seems to be the definitive Nifty 50 thread in the forum and I thought it was better to bump this than create another. I picked up one yesterday after waiting way to long to buy one. Regret not getting it earlier now. It is a fabulous portrait lens. It seems so crisp image wise and is so much faster at focusing compared to the stock 18-55 lens.

Kintarō Hattori

Good man, I'm glad you're happy with it but eh...... where are the photos?!!

DeVore

Ahhh... the Word of Nifty has spread far into the congregation I see... my ministry must continue (I've been banging on to anyone who would read about this awesome and inexpensive lens!


This took some getting


IMG_0042 by devoresphotos, on Flickr

A few more favourites...
From "Wyrd Sisters"


man, you look like you just saw a ghost! by devoresphotos, on Flickr


I'm a pyromaniac..

alive by devoresphotos, on Flickr



shiny red apples by devoresphotos, on Flickr


Almost everything I shoot is with this lens hehehe...

DeV.