Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM [Archive] - Page 13 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

JeShUa

16th of March 2009 (Mon), 02:12

Well.. vs other L lenses.. the 50 doesn't produce the same vibrant colors. Sure photoshop can help, but theres a difference out of the camera. But yeah.. 1.4 is def the pick IMO unless you're raking in dough w/ your camera :D.. one day haha.

tomhide

16th of March 2009 (Mon), 06:38

Is it me or are there a lot of snobs who own the EF 50 f/1.2 lens that really talk this lens down?

Sure I'm no expert by any means but the way some talk they sound like this lens is a piece of garbage. :rolleyes:

From what I've seen it's a very good lens for the money and I am probably going to get one. It just annoys me when some say the bokeh is absolutely terrible or that it's really soft wide open. Am I missing something?

The bokeh looks pretty good to me and I've seen a lot of samples at f/1.4 that look pretty damn good.

I can't at the moment justify spending $1000 more than what this lense cost for "better" bokeh and a sharper image wide open. I guess some need a crystal clear and perfect image at 100% crop.

Perhaps one day when I have the money I'll get into the L lenses but for now I don't see why some have to put this lens down. I guess they have to defend or justify spending over $1000 on a 50mm prime? It just urks me a bit.

There's certainly pros and cons for the 50mm f1.4 but I can't imagine why someone, particularly the 50f/1.2 owners would talk down this fantastic lens as garbage.

I have both 50mm f/1.4 and the f/1.2 and love them both equally. Both lenses are capable of creating fine and garbage images.

Anders Östberg

16th of March 2009 (Mon), 07:14

What's nice bokeh and what's sharp are both a little bit a matter of taste and expectation. It does produce less than perfect bokeh in some circumstances and it does have some sharpness and CA problems wide open - but which very fast lens (at reasonable price levels) doesn't?

Garbage it ain't, but there are of course better lenses - at much higher prices.

joey1234

16th of March 2009 (Mon), 23:16

\http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3361018901_1f64ce7479_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3659/3361836536_117a8d4887_o.jpg

p360

16th of March 2009 (Mon), 23:39

Love the second one, Joe. The wrinkles in the first one are distracting.

Thanks for sharing.

spelunker

17th of March 2009 (Tue), 06:37

http://i40.tinypic.com/2cwv6dc.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/j0lo50.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/34dh9a9.jpg

davo_robbo

17th of March 2009 (Tue), 07:41

heres a few shots :]
First is on fuji superior 200,
rest shot with a 5D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3555/3362242136_9a02d85db6_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3522/3310623427_074fe65d91_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3471/3278551740_cae2858364_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3398/3277721869_56557349d0_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/3278545818_98973947d8_o.jpg

joey1234

17th of March 2009 (Tue), 14:17

Love the second one, Joe. The wrinkles in the first one are distracting.

Thanks for sharing.

I need to get a backdrop that does not wrinkle- I hate dealing wit the wrinkles, i tried steaming- no good- i may just by a roll of paper, just tough to lug around to peoples houses.

GMCPhotographics

18th of March 2009 (Wed), 18:35

Garbage it ain't, but there are of course better lenses - at much higher prices.

Yes, we live in times where people only talk in terms of extreams. Which lens is the defacto best....mines bigger than yours....your not a real photograhy addict unless you have THIS list....ect
Sure, the Sigma 50mm f1.4 and Canon 50L are fine performers. But surely it's the end result that matters. I can tweek my 50 f1,4 pictures to match the contrast and colour from my L primes. But I'll eventually buy a 50L because it'll make my work flow a bit quicker.

The 50 f1,4 is a fine lens built to a very specific price point. In Canon land, you get what you pay for. It's not a pro build so it's relatively flimsy. But that doesn't stop it putting in a fine performance, even wide open in ccertain circumstances.

jwcdds

19th of March 2009 (Thu), 00:54

http://www.pbase.com/jwcdds/image/110378858.jpg

tonylong

19th of March 2009 (Thu), 01:44

A few from the archives:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/98792239/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/98792858/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/98843008/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/98844991/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/98846079/original.jpg

haileylommen

21st of March 2009 (Sat), 15:24

A self portrait shot of my sister and I, shot wide open. Focused on my right eye, I believe.

http://i43.tinypic.com/2nm3cj6.jpg

blueshirts0819

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 18:37

Became a member few days ago and this is my first photo upload. I was deciding which 50mm 1.4 to purchase (canon or sigma) but this site educated me alot. Got my Canon 50mm 1.4 few days ago and very happy with it. The bokeh is great.

Watch photo with my 40D 50mm 1.4 ISO 400
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i263/ckchin0319/IMG_8870.jpg

Gab1707

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 20:11

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/3376803645_77400f5791_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3468/3376803477_a7acbe3683_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3590/3377617204_763df4896a_o.jpg

BlueTsunami

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 01:54

Out a dirty window, the triptych framing from the window was something I noticed after the fact.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3374911351_0959b8084c_o.jpg

Playing with selective coloring

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/3374886023_32f23659bc_o.jpg

runninmann

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 18:55

That's not a watch, it's a timepiece!;):)
Welcome to POTN!
Became a member few days ago and this is my first photo upload. I was deciding which 50mm 1.4 to purchase (canon or sigma) but this site educated me alot. Got my Canon 50mm 1.4 few days ago and very happy with it. The bokeh is great.

Watch photo with my 40D 50mm 1.4 ISO 400
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i263/ckchin0319/IMG_8870.jpg

bminear

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 20:13

first shot with this lens on my new 5d!
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h9/Bminear/IMG_7473asSmartObject-1.jpg

nostalg1a

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 22:08

wow looks great on a 5D!

catalanus

24th of March 2009 (Tue), 04:47

f/2.0 daylight

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3378304881_e09cab4167.jpg

davo_robbo

24th of March 2009 (Tue), 07:30

heres a couple from today

1
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3466/3381246831_02a1e88ff1_b.jpg

2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3381240057_8c6a99acd0_b.jpg

3
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3454/3381258239_2cae6b4c8d_b.jpg

4
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3382062304_e5f43aa455_b.jpg

BlueTsunami

24th of March 2009 (Tue), 17:02

first shot with this lens on my new 5d!
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h9/Bminear/IMG_7473asSmartObject-1.jpg

I need a 5D so badly

The wider FoV would probably breath new air into the focal length (I'm working off a Rebel XT).

p360

24th of March 2009 (Tue), 17:21

Great shots, David. Love the PP. It really sets the mood. # 2 and 4 are my favorites.

bminear

24th of March 2009 (Tue), 18:20

I need a 5D so badly

The wider FoV would probably breath new air into the focal length (I'm working off a Rebel XT).

yea. 50mm is much more usable on a 5d. I love it!

Tareq

25th of March 2009 (Wed), 07:21

I have to go and bring my 5D from Canon service center and attach my 50 1.4 on it forever.

TariQ.E

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 17:43

http://fc81.deviantart.com/fs42/f/2009/081/6/1/ZR1___4_by_tariqphoto.jpg

runninmann

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 19:12

Ahh. A little Vette booty!http://fc81.deviantart.com/fs42/f/2009/081/6/1/ZR1___4_by_tariqphoto.jpg

marcecga

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 05:21

yeah @1.4

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3585/3371334379_a9019a1408.jpg

chrisforshaw

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 12:53

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3585/3390327392_67b60bf6c0.jpg

phamster

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 23:11

shot with 5D MkII, 50 1.4 EF , 1/200, F6.3, iso 160, hand held.

alzodigital softbox 15x15, 580EXII full power about 10 feet camera right, 430 EXII bare on 1/8 power camera left fill.

1.
http://i41.tinypic.com/etidcn.jpg

2.
http://i43.tinypic.com/rayc8n.jpg

3.
http://i42.tinypic.com/t5g4ur.jpg

4.
http://i40.tinypic.com/97vbbk.jpg

5.
http://i42.tinypic.com/2d9tp3r.jpg

6.
http://i39.tinypic.com/m7ulxl.jpg

7.
http://i39.tinypic.com/e5fx3k.jpg

8.
http://i43.tinypic.com/oi4ocy.jpg

Tareq

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 23:23

shot with 5D MkII, 50 1.4 EF , 1/200, F6.3, iso 160, hand held.

alzodigital softbox 15x15, 580EXII full power about 10 feet camera right, 430 EXII bare on 1/8 power camera left fill.

All nice shots and lighting, good job!

geekaleek

29th of March 2009 (Sun), 14:19

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/3395760198_39b4c0de4e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/geekaleek/3395760198/)

royv

29th of March 2009 (Sun), 16:13

*speechless*

Mark-B

29th of March 2009 (Sun), 17:55

I can always tell when this lens is attached to a 5D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/3395760198_39b4c0de4e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/geekaleek/3395760198/)

JeShUa

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 02:35

I can always tell when this lens is attached to a 5D
Yeah.. the girls are usually cuter.

geekaleek

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 03:30

yessir love it on the 5D :cool:

Ob Com

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 16:06

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/3395760198_39b4c0de4e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/geekaleek/3395760198/)

So Good!

bminear

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 21:45

here's a fun one:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3399725097_e07cfe908d_o.jpg

and a pano:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3400349258_801700b4d0_b.jpg

phamster

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 21:56

great pano.. merged wonderfully..

bminear

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 22:15

great pano.. merged wonderfully..

thank you. i was so used to taking pano's with my old 40d/tammie 17-50 combo that was so wide, that it seems like 50mm pano's merge together so much more smoothly, and you dont have to take more pictures in between to make up for the distortion.

phamster

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 00:40

more of OCF...(manual settings.. it is tricky but i like the challenge)

5DMKII, 50 1.4 EF, 3.5-4.5Fstop, iso 100-400 tonight. 1/200 maybe 1/125 later..
mother was holding the big 28inch wescott for me tonight.. it was kinda windy.

1.
http://i39.tinypic.com/5l58nk.jpg

2.
http://i44.tinypic.com/20grk5.jpg

3.
http://i42.tinypic.com/28u4w1x.jpg

4.
http://i44.tinypic.com/10psuj9.jpg

5.
http://i39.tinypic.com/2rfwnde.jpg

6.
http://i42.tinypic.com/2usvp5h.jpg

G35Driver

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 17:15

GeekAleek Great shot.

Heres one I took in on my trip to Thailand

http://luis452.zenfolio.com/img/v8/p19426548-4.jpg

dynastysmartparts

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 21:41

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3602/3397593570_7b5385edca_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3635/3405015005_8fd3ffffd8_b.jpg

-g-

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 21:47

Do you know those guys?

geekaleek

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 22:01

thanks. hawaii represent :p

GeekAleek Great shot.

Heres one I took in on my trip to Thailand

http://luis452.zenfolio.com/img/v8/p19426548-4.jpg

G35Driver

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 11:55

Heres another one taken in Thailand.

http://luis452.zenfolio.com/img/v7/p490278823-4.jpg

anthonyi

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 12:35

50 f1.4 on a 400D

architeach

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 01:26

A few examples from my collection. I absolutely love this lens.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3041/2853944618_baa96e9dcd.jpg?v=0

Yup, that's a pair of underwear on his head.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/2853085507_8493557b2c.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2766492157_3ed1bcf3ff.jpg?v=0

dynastysmartparts

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 10:34

Do you know those guys?
yes why?

droopy1592

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 16:52

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/239/3264807216_91f4cc3f12.jpg

@ f/2

bminear

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 20:13

a few low light fav's from this weekend

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3415071742_e31946e72b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3603/3414255411_b07164f77a.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3414261139_948285c289.jpg

phamster

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 20:21

@bminear

very nice.. love the middle one.. looks like tilt shift stuff.

bminear

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 20:48

@bminear

very nice.. love the middle one.. looks like tilt shift stuff.

thank you. just a very long exposure. 2" handheld in pretty much pitch black. iso:800

Dorman

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 21:30

Bminear - loving the flare in the 3rd image.

bminear

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 21:37

Bminear - loving the flare in the 3rd image.

thanks! the flare was pretty awesome. usualy i try to avoid stuff like that, but i was experimenting with the ambient lights that were flashing and got some good results. i was pretty happy with the way they turned out overall, i can't say this most of the time, but almost all of the 300 some pics i took turned out to be keepers.

blam

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 21:38

bminear, great shots dude!

bminear

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 21:45

bminear, great shots dude!

thanks. its all this new 5d, its not me. i promise!

phamster

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 21:59

thanks. its all this new 5d, its not me. i promise!

dude.. it ain't tool ----- it is the fool... ha ha..

5d doest take nice images.. but really you and i know it is the photographer not the camera.. ha ha

phamster

bminear

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 22:04

dude.. it ain't tool ----- it is the fool... ha ha..

5d doest take nice images.. but really you and i know it is the photographer not the camera.. ha ha

phamster

haha. well when you put it like that, i s'pose the fool did do SOME work.lol but keyword in that sentence is FOOL!

p.s. im leaving for NYC on thursday, so i should have some AMAZING shots from that trip, most of my pictures i will probably be posting over on the 24mm f/1.4 L thread though.......;) yea, its coming from borrowlenses.com. im super excited, its not that i dont love the 50, and i probably will use it a bunch, but im a wide shooter by nature!!

fubarhouse

6th of April 2009 (Mon), 05:14

I'm blown away, I was looking at the 1.8 II, however with USM & the extra aperture size, I can justify spending the extra. So many wonderful shots, this lens is apparently a must have for everybody, and it's excellent for price, I'll be getting one of my own soon, and I'll be sure to contribute.

I am very interested though, can people share car shoot photos using this lens, ones with an emphasis on the vehicle and not it's surrounds? It's cool if you don't but I am very eager to see the sharpness and possibilities of what I could get.

Thanks, you'll hear from me again soon :D

phamster

6th of April 2009 (Mon), 07:36

@fubarhouse looking forward to seeing your work
@bminear enjoy your trip and post some more..

phamster

jms_uk

6th of April 2009 (Mon), 07:40

BlueTsunami

6th of April 2009 (Mon), 10:55

@2.8

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/3417603043_fb6a74f6c2_o.jpg

yoyoer13

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 02:49

I've had this lens for some time and haven't shot it at 1.4 in a while. So I thought I would throw just a grab shot up here since I happen to have one.

Here is the original grab shot when I had it on the 5D. And the crop is a little more that 100% obviously, but I focused on the 'Questions Comments' part and it is acceptably sharp.

Just thought I would post it up. ;)

JeShUa

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 20:23

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2160/1562632424_fe3a1204f2_o.jpg

randy98mtu

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 21:06

My daughter when she was hours old at f/1.4.

http://www.pbase.com/randy98mtu/image/111100183/large.jpg

A few days later at f/2.0.

http://www.pbase.com/randy98mtu/image/111100171/large.jpg

Our fingers at f/1.8.

http://www.pbase.com/randy98mtu/image/111100174/large.jpg

I love this lens (and my little girl.)

mrw1004

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 13:24

Hi,

Recently upgraded from the f1.8 Mk II.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3623/3428728546_0f281a888d.jpg

Build quality is a nice step up, but do people think it focuses quicker (Im not sure it does), also hard to tell if it hunts less as I thought the 50 f1.8 focused better on a 5D body compared to a 400D anyway. Havnt shot a series in low light at f1.4 yet will be interested to see how it works out.

geekaleek

11th of April 2009 (Sat), 19:29

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3634/3432309468_bd59545ba4_o.jpg

trip9

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 01:08

These are on my old XT, I just got a 5D and it's amazing how much of a difference the full frame makes with the focal length of this lens.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3573/3396793385_dacff780f2.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3397293548_831c890e97.jpg

perfarny

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 03:27

Some of my favorite captures have been taken with this lens...

http://thefarnys.smugmug.com/photos/354755874_w2VtR-L-1.jpg

http://thefarnys.smugmug.com/photos/429952825_cfM8W-L.jpg

http://thefarnys.smugmug.com/photos/429953051_pYZAr-L.jpg

http://thefarnys.smugmug.com/photos/354750589_MfykC-L-1.jpg

jms_uk

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 16:46

couple of duck shots wide open :)

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/4750/ajms4075.jpg

100% crop [not too bad for a duck that was running away from me]

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7277/75389896.jpg

and one more

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2866/ajms4069.jpg

phamster

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 18:09

davo_robbo

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 18:41

this one is at 2.2
quick profile shot of my girlfriend :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/3433879863_e6bfb3f40f_b.jpg

geekaleek

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 02:14

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3388/3437450224_2abd04999f_o.jpg

davo_robbo

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 06:17

couple of shots i took today with my brother,
more up on my flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davorobbo/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3380/3437739880_a29fb6a3e6_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3393/3437741026_8508088f8e_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3436935289_c1dfe86bc0_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3437747204_4a719ef723_b.jpg

runninmann

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 06:26

New shirt, huh?

davo_robbo

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 06:31

mmhm.. and pants :)

phamster

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 07:25

couple of shots i took today with my brother,
more up on my flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davorobbo/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3437747204_4a719ef723_b.jpg

this last one is amazing.. very nice PP and pose and photo and crop. . everything !!

should be a banana rep advertisement..

phamster

davo_robbo

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 09:25

banana rep?? whaa!!!?? :D

perfarny

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 12:04

some amazing work there !! all so cute

and just ambient lighting.. cute kid !!

Thank you, sir! :) He, his older brother, and baby sister are responsible for 90% of my actuations these days ;-)

geekaleek

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 01:41

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3601/3439980915_d875353cb8_o.jpg

JeShUa

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 11:00

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3414/3435467856_96a9106e4b_o.jpg

My dog on easter sunday. I know.. lighting was bad.. he wasnt being as cooperative as I would have liked haha.

bminear

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 11:08

alright. here are a few from my nyc trip. more to come, and also, more over in the 24mm f/1.4 L thread.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3440013335_abf13c1da8.jpg

and some shooting from the hip:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3440825314_e0535ae941.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3635/3440012205_5b10e4c97f.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3601/3440012475_74fd5e44d7.jpg

much much more to come. i just got back and have lots of editing to do

origamione

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 11:39

bminear

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 16:26

I love all of them! fantastic shots, how did you manage to shoot from the hip and maintain the sharpness? Amazing.

i just took multiple pictures of each. and also i have a good idea of where center is when holding my camera down at my side. so i autofocus on the center dot, and have it on one shot focus so that i can move a little to each side while maintaining the subjects focus

tomhide

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 17:48

Those are great looking shots bminear!

BeritOlam

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 19:54

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3601/3439980915_d875353cb8_o.jpg

Love the girl's face. It's just too blown out for me. Otherwise, I'd say it's a great pic! :D :D

bminear

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 22:03

Those are great looking shots bminear!

thanks! its always fun for me to take a break from portraits, and setup shots, to just go out and shoot whats in front of you!

phamster

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 22:59

thanks! its always fun for me to take a break from portraits, and setup shots, to just go out and shoot whats in front of you!

good work.. i always have a hard time shooting strangers, because they might come up to you and get mad, and like smash my camera.. ha ha.. nice photos..

these were taken with the 40D in a recent wedding.. my back up camera with the 50 prime.. nice light weight combo..

http://i43.tinypic.com/2945hqa.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/35c0qch.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/2z70fq1.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/2e3qrh3.jpg

meihcydna

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 14:21

just got my nifty fifty the other day and heres two sample shots, glad i got one!

runninmann

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 18:12

just got my nifty fifty the other day and heres two sample shots, glad i got one!Welcome to POTN. FYI, the f/1.8 is normally referred to as the nifty 50.

BlueTsunami

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 20:41

I dropped my lens face first on the tripod attached to my XT. AF has stopped working :/ . I can still Manual Focus though! Here's some pictures I've taken since the tragic event...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3392/3446138134_80bde522b3_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3446013172_64cab4d331_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3572/3443278642_a29f335fe1_o.jpg

catalanus

17th of April 2009 (Fri), 01:49

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3449581306_43ebdc0a42.jpg
Exposure: 1/3200 sec
Aperture: f/2.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -2/3 EV

c.d.p.f

17th of April 2009 (Fri), 19:28

My contribution to this thread. All were shot wide open.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3404/3449571992_3d983ac3ff_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3449571888_cfd843b89b_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3381/3448756525_b19c5b93f4_o.jpg

phamster

17th of April 2009 (Fri), 20:19

welcome CDPF !!

phamster

Azi

18th of April 2009 (Sat), 10:30

Nature and Duck:

http://azi.phicode.de/potn/IMG_8992.jpg

http://azi.phicode.de/potn/IMG_9076.jpg

http://azi.phicode.de/potn/IMG_9090.jpg

http://azi.phicode.de/potn/IMG_9111.jpg

Not that good, still learning ;)

phamster

18th of April 2009 (Sat), 10:31

Nature and Duck:

http://azi.phicode.de/potn/IMG_9090.jpg

http://azi.phicode.de/potn/IMG_9111.jpg

Not that good, still learning ;)

what ? those are real nice !!

phamster

Feudal1

18th of April 2009 (Sat), 20:39

Took this shot last night, in very challenging, low light conditions:

http://cwhite.smugmug.com/photos/515015317_CM3HC-L.jpg

The 50mm f/1.4 is a real life-saver when trying to get the shot in low light. Love it.

sebr

19th of April 2009 (Sun), 14:34

My favorite lens and my favorite subject

http://inlinethumb31.webshots.com/42206/2403437260090710924S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb39.webshots.com/43750/2473635350090710924S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb07.webshots.com/43398/2268447260090710924S600x600Q85.jpg

phamster

19th of April 2009 (Sun), 14:41

very cute spiderman jr..

phamster

sebr

20th of April 2009 (Mon), 01:37

Thanks Phamster! We are very proud parents :D

Here are 2 more

http://inlinethumb18.webshots.com/43921/2749473540090710924S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb29.webshots.com/43740/2687869080090710924S600x600Q85.jpg

BeritOlam

20th of April 2009 (Mon), 05:08

http://inlinethumb18.webshots.com/43921/2749473540090710924S600x600Q85.jpg

Leggo my Eggo!!!!! :lol: :lol:

adrianjudy

20th of April 2009 (Mon), 23:39

here is one from Thunder over Louisville. The largest fireworks show in N. America.
http://employageek.com/pictures/IMG_5850copy_Medium.jpg

fubarhouse

21st of April 2009 (Tue), 02:35

Well I've finally been ale t get a transaction through, and mine is on it's way tomorrow, so exciting, be my first prime, and my first gaze of anything bigger than f/3.5 :P Gonna be SWEET!!!

I'll post some pics when I get it :D
Doesn't anybody have any motorsport/transport photos? I'll have to post some :P

phamster

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 23:42

with my pocket wizards.. and the westcott, it blew over twice tonight. man i need sand bags..

i shot these with my 50 1.4 EF.. my lowest priced lens, but man does it produce some nice colors and sharpness

http://i42.tinypic.com/2qtb9f4.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/120sftd.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/1o81sp.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/ohnyqb.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/e8ubk7.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/f9k36s.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/2mfybl5.jpg

coldcase

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 02:08

phamster

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 02:15

Nice pics Phamster as always :)

How do you like your new Pocket wizards?

Oliver

so easy to work with..

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=683162

i did a session today with them and i like them more , 2 days ownership now.. ha ha. not enough data..

phamster

geekaleek

27th of April 2009 (Mon), 13:16

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3371/3479675858_5208a9dcb3.jpg

fubarhouse

29th of April 2009 (Wed), 02:44

Mine came in the mail today! Woo!!
Here's a shot, nothing great, but it's an alright shot. Just a tester, still getting used to the aperture better than 3.5 as my old highest and loving it. I'll get better ones soon, metal mount is awesome, so glad i didn't get the cheaper one.
F/1.4:
http://www.fubarhouse.com.au/potn/004.jpg

http://www.fubarhouse.com.au/potn/005.jpg

fubarhouse

29th of April 2009 (Wed), 03:08

Tried some macro work, and it works best so far compared to the others. Just some cheapo ebay tubes:

http://www.fubarhouse.com.au/potn/006.jpg

http://www.fubarhouse.com.au/potn/007.jpg

I'm surprised they worked so well. One is my old Sony A-100, and the other is a remote control for a blue ray player.

Headshotzx

30th of April 2009 (Thu), 13:09

Just got the lens a day ago. Loving it very much.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3482794357_46730920e5_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3487950319_0a2801a25d_o.jpg

dynastysmartparts

30th of April 2009 (Thu), 19:22

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3326/3484822126_c0d796f5b7_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/3484493191_a28b7557ca_b.jpg

blam

1st of May 2009 (Fri), 09:44

http://www.onthelam.ca/blog/wp-content/gallery/day1/IMG_0011.jpg

http://www.onthelam.ca/blog/wp-content/gallery/day1/IMG_0010.jpg

phamster

1st of May 2009 (Fri), 17:49

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3326/3484822126_c0d796f5b7_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/3484493191_a28b7557ca_b.jpg

that is a great black and white conversion !!
phamster

haileylommen

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 06:42

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3538/3491767161_f5823c8efc.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3324/3492582618_16598783f8.jpg

Photo of a friend's new replacement kitten above.
Photo below is a self portrait of my eye using a close-up filter.
Both are shot in RAW and post-processed in PS.

jbrown7815

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 06:51

haileylommen

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 06:58

Both great pics, more of you and your eyes?:)

Thanks a lot! Oh btw, the eye color was edited, sad to say. XD
My eyes are naturally a very dark brown. BORING. ;)

jbrown7815

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 07:03

Thanks a lot! Oh btw, the eye color was edited, sad to say. XD
My eyes are naturally a very dark brown. BORING. ;)
HEY! I have brown eyes! They can be nice too :p

haileylommen

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 07:06

HEY! I have brown eyes! They can be nice too :p

I guess this is true. :)

jbrown7815

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 07:25

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2579104236_556aef989a.jpg

blam

3rd of May 2009 (Sun), 10:16

http://www.onthelam.ca/blog/wp-content/gallery/day2/bondsai01.jpg

http://www.onthelam.ca/blog/wp-content/gallery/day2/bondsai02.jpg

http://www.onthelam.ca/blog/wp-content/gallery/day2/mirrorball.jpg

corosario

3rd of May 2009 (Sun), 21:13

f/2.2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3499303866_63002e2872_o.jpg

f/2.0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3498488705_f1a91f3edd_o.jpg

Anke

6th of May 2009 (Wed), 14:00

Not quite at f/1.4 but I can't believe how 3D the 50mm f/1.4 makes things look :shock:
Click on these to see larger and see what I mean.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3326/3508228184_80ffa2839b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ankehuber/3508228184/sizes/o/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3507419753_f5fac64526.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ankehuber/3507419753/sizes/o/)

Seanzky

6th of May 2009 (Wed), 14:23

These pictures alone makes me want to get the lens! Bra--vo!

Not quite at f/1.4 but I can't believe how 3D the 50mm f/1.4 makes things look :shock:
Click on these to see larger and see what I mean.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3326/3508228184_80ffa2839b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ankehuber/3508228184/sizes/o/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3507419753_f5fac64526.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ankehuber/3507419753/sizes/o/)

Anke

6th of May 2009 (Wed), 14:48

These pictures alone makes me want to get the lens! Bra--vo!

:D You won't regret it :)

-g-

7th of May 2009 (Thu), 01:21

Very nice Anke!

haileylommen

8th of May 2009 (Fri), 03:15

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3239/3506571220_576e62aeb6.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3538/3505092376_432282cafc.jpg

Both are of my friend, Karla.

srsuser

8th of May 2009 (Fri), 03:56

^ Nice shots!

jcp2000

8th of May 2009 (Fri), 21:18

some of the last shots i took when i had my 50 1.4

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3513610273_8e2cfe68b1.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3514418882_62b8fce9b4.jpg

SUB1IM388

10th of May 2009 (Sun), 23:04

the color from this lens is amazing might be looking for one of these

haileylommen

12th of May 2009 (Tue), 02:57

^ Nice shots!

Ty! :)

Pearlallica

13th of May 2009 (Wed), 11:56

dude! You're right! I looked at this one at the larger size, closed my left eye, and starred at the tree in the foreground. It's about as cool as looking at one of those stereo-thing-a-ma-pictures. :P

I've noticed similar effects from shots at this aperture. Not quite as powerful given the variety of 3D objects in this space. I'm trying to sell my 50mm 1.4 in light of having the 24-70.. but now I'm not so sure...

Not quite at f/1.4 but I can't believe how 3D the 50mm f/1.4 makes things look :shock:
Click on these to see larger and see what I mean.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3326/3508228184_80ffa2839b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ankehuber/3508228184/sizes/o/)

rehype

13th of May 2009 (Wed), 12:05

I'm trying to sell my 50mm 1.4 in light of having the 24-70.. but now I'm not so sure...

dont do it... The 50 is a great lightweight alternative when you need the extra stops of light or when you dont feel like lugging the 24-70 around. The extra bonus is you get nearly identical IQ from the 50 1.4.

Markitos

13th of May 2009 (Wed), 13:49

dont do it... The 50 is a great lightweight alternative when you need the extra stops of light or when you dont feel like lugging the 24-70 around. The extra bonus is you get nearly identical IQ from the 50 1.4.

+1... I have both and they both have their uses. The 24-70 is a lot bigger and heavier than you want sometimes.

Pearlallica

13th of May 2009 (Wed), 16:43

i'm benching 275 at the gym these days so weight is not the issue (nor size). hehe Opening up past 2.8 isn't ideal if sharpness is an issue. Either ya lose sharpness by added light from higher ISO, or ya lose sharpness by opening up the aperture. 1.4 is useful if you're only posting for screen purposes and you want more shallow DOF. Then there's the speculation about a 50mm 1.4 II which makes selling later harder.

The thing is that I'm on a pentium 4 system and I NEED the cash to upgrade to 64-bit/Quad-core/8GB-DDR3. I'm just making enough to pay the bills and disposable just isn't there. Hence the dilemma.

Thanks for the considerations guys. You've just made this harder. decisions, decision..

And on that note I'll post a shot of the 50 at 1.4
http://www.intothenew.ca/images/jon/IMG_3800.jpg

dynastysmartparts

14th of May 2009 (Thu), 07:42

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2215/3530329294_e32ee9bac2_b.jpg
@ f2.0

Anke

14th of May 2009 (Thu), 08:15

Very nice Anke!

dude! You're right! I looked at this one at the larger size, closed my left eye, and starred at the tree in the foreground. It's about as cool as looking at one of those stereo-thing-a-ma-pictures. :P

I've noticed similar effects from shots at this aperture. Not quite as powerful given the variety of 3D objects in this space. I'm trying to sell my 50mm 1.4 in light of having the 24-70.. but now I'm not so sure...

Thanks kindly, I hope it persuades you to hang onto this gem :)

DonJuanMair

14th of May 2009 (Thu), 22:47

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2434/3531932599_fce109a08a_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2105/3531932567_613ab5e2fd_o.jpg

gary88

15th of May 2009 (Fri), 18:36

f/2.8

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/gheb88/IMG_2025-2.jpg

bminear

15th of May 2009 (Fri), 18:49

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2215/3530329294_e32ee9bac2_b.jpg
@ f2.0

you need to post your flickr account so i can add this as a fav, wonderful shot!!!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2434/3531932599_fce109a08a_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2105/3531932567_613ab5e2fd_o.jpg

amazing car, and amazing pics! i really need to get my friend to let me take pictures of his car sometime, i have never done car photography before, and it looks like fun!

bminear

16th of May 2009 (Sat), 11:18

here are two golden hour portraits! love the bokeh on this bad boy!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3535484591_9c97ce3b3f_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/3535484625_4c754a62c2.jpg

droopy1592

16th of May 2009 (Sat), 13:30

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2393/3535751787_f44fde0db4_b.jpg

Burnaby

16th of May 2009 (Sat), 21:42

The f1.4 used in a paparazzi way - Mr. Bourdain filming in Bangkok...

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u89/LS460/IMG_0602A.jpg

dynastysmartparts

18th of May 2009 (Mon), 14:45

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3542437004_2bc9d3a8ce_b.jpg

atu

18th of May 2009 (Mon), 19:28

Nice pics guys!
We are thinking of getting this Lens too!

dynastysmartparts

18th of May 2009 (Mon), 20:26

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3544460292_a4f65cf411_b.jpg

OverWorked

19th of May 2009 (Tue), 11:38

Some fantastic shots in here. I am going to get a Canon 450D next month and I think this will definitely be the first lens I go for when the time comes.

catalanus

20th of May 2009 (Wed), 04:48

@f/1.8, ISO 100, 1/125

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2079/3543003361_1d3afd1abc.jpg

catalanus

20th of May 2009 (Wed), 04:56

@ f/1.4, 1/4000, ISO 100

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2204/3543641188_e6376fd859_b.jpg

packham

21st of May 2009 (Thu), 20:06

@f1.4, 1/640s, iso 100

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/3551335714_99d4dd0b5f_o.jpg

tedc

23rd of May 2009 (Sat), 04:41

your PP is really nice! makes me want to push some film. somehow, it makes me feel young.

heres a couple from today

1
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3466/3381246831_02a1e88ff1_b.jpg

2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3381240057_8c6a99acd0_b.jpg

3
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3454/3381258239_2cae6b4c8d_b.jpg

4
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3382062304_e5f43aa455_b.jpg