Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

[anomie]

Here's one I like:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/155/336313201_3d0f6011c1_b.jpg

[Franko515]

Here is a shot at 1.4
EXIF is in the image

[peatoire]

Tired after skiing

[T0DD]

Tired after skiing

Hee hee... I chuckled because it looked like you were mimicking the picture directly above yours.

I think both pictures are great and I love the 50mm 1.4 lens.

:D

[peatoire]

:lol: I see what you mean.
Thanks, me too, it stays on my camera more than my other two lenses these days.

[Franko515]

I also thought the same, funny.

I love this lens also. I purchased it along with a 24-70 2.8 L and have had the 50 on my camera a while now. I love the 24-70 also just wanna learn each lens. I shouldny have bought 2 lenses at the same time, but the money was burning a hole in my pocket.

By the way, is the 1.4 the nifty fifty or is that the 1.8?

[ofdphoto]

Nifty/thrifty = 1.8 ;-)

[Franko515]

Nifty/thrifty = 1.8 ;-)

So the 1.4 has no code name?

[ofdphoto]

So the 1.4 has no code name?

Not that I'm aware of. :-( Would you like to give it one?

[peatoire]

hefty fifty? :)

[Franko515]

Not that I'm aware of. :-( Would you like to give it one?

How about The Half Dollar

[AdamLM]

Already post this but here it is. Shot at 1.4 with 12mm tube. It's a little fuzzy but I took several shots of this composition, adjusting the point of focus a little every time, and this was the sharpest one. I'm not too disapointed. It kind of matches with the image.

Adam

[AdamLM]

How about The Half Dollar


I like that. :cool:

[T0DD]

Not that I'm aware of. :-( Would you like to give it one?

I kinda like "not so thrifty fifty". Since it is in the $300 range. ;)

[sr005]

I really want to buy this lens, but all the reviews I've read say and show that f/1.4 has worthless MTF. Your really getting f/2 - 2.8 with this lens, so they say. These images certainly show otherwise.

I love these images and I'd really like to own this lens. I'm shooting with an xTi. Mabye that would be the problem?? Digic II and all.

[bacchanal]

There is some halation at 1.4, but it is basically gone at 1.6. Overall it is very usable at or near wide open as most of these photos suggest. I think most reviewers pixel peep a little too much.

[suyenfung]

http://www.jarredwagner.com/photos/cdpf/5014.jpg

wide open, no sharpening.

[Mullins]

I want! After the 580ex the 50mm 1.4 is next!!!

[peatoire]

I really want to buy this lens, but all the reviews I've read say and show that f/1.4 has worthless MTF. Your really getting f/2 - 2.8 with this lens, so they say. These images certainly show otherwise.

I love these images and I'd really like to own this lens. I'm shooting with an xTi. Mabye that would be the problem?? Digic II and all.
It can be soft wide open depending on where your subject is but you can get good results from it if the subject is near, TBH I usually stop down to 1.8 where there are no problems at all, stop down a little further and it's truly razor sharp.

[blackviolet]

http://homepage.mac.com/imagetechphoto/tempy/f14_T2A5725.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/imagetechphoto/tempy/f14_T2A4793Version2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/imagetechphoto/tempy/f14_T2A7606.jpg

[ericgtr]

I believe this was taken at 1.4

http://www.ericsmedia.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_teapot.jpg


BTW, there are some wonderful photos in this thread!

[chatreez]

http://www.chatreez.com/photo/images/20060615233814_lefteye.jpg

50mm 1.4 is my first lens on my first (and only) DSLR. :)

[nburwell]

I just upgraded to this lens from the 50/1.8. I'm really liking it so far.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/nburwell/louie_50mm.jpg

[Jarrad]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/422613256_828bc6f8b6.jpg

:)

[Rumrunner]

My daughter turning two...

f1.4, 1/80, ISO 1250
It may be a just a bit OOF; focus was manual

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/rrrr/ebay/printing-7463copy.jpg

[splitfyre]

Can a lens be too sharp? I've seen at f3.5-5.6 that this lens is so sharp that it shows too much detail. This is especially true for my field of photography as I do glamour/creative and find that I have to soften faces a little bit. Trying to get to the point where I'm doing very little PP. :-)

[rayck]

My first post with my new 50/1.4 lens :D and I like this forum. so much to read

[Rumrunner]

Welcome rayck, thats an awesome shot there!

[echo]

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/137708370-L.jpg

Not super sharp but was shot hand held at 1/30th at f/1.4

:)

Mike

[4x4rock]

Can a lens be too sharp? I've seen at f3.5-5.6 that this lens is so sharp that it shows too much detail. This is especially true for my field of photography as I do glamour/creative and find that I have to soften faces a little bit. Trying to get to the point where I'm doing very little PP. :-)

Yes, sometime it can soo sharp. I took a pic of my niece and since she's a teenager at the stage of Pro-Active-ness, it really showed every pores. Not very flattening at all. :)

[eosster]

Here is mine....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinandaidan/428344356/

[EOS mE]

http://www.chatreez.com/photo/images/20060615233814_lefteye.jpg

50mm 1.4 is my first lens on my first (and only) DSLR. :)

that's a beautiful photo.. u can feel the emotions from her eyes...

[kato1]

Posted this before but thought I'd add it to the thread.
Hope you don't mind.

[csm328]

I took nifty for coffee. We had a great time.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=293250

[Dunlop]

F/1.4, 1/3200, ISO 100

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/158/430462307_735576b725_o.jpg
F/2.8, 1/500. ISO 100 100% crop
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/431509643_b841a7dd7e_o.jpg

[echo]

Found another f/1.4 studio picture:

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/138088554-L.jpg

[Dunlop]

Alright 1 more.

F/1.4, 1/80, ISO 100
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/180/431849062_21e5a35ecd_o.jpg

[echo]

OK, sorry for all the recording studio pics, here's an f/1.4 featuring our little monster Madelaine (aged about 1 1/2 at the time) during feeding time at the zoo kind of shot :)

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/138299605-L.jpg

I love the 50 f/1.4 lens!

[sebmour]

http://www.forum.clubphotopolarise.org/userpix/12_srie_dArbre_copie_resize_1.jpg

http://www.forum.clubphotopolarise.org/userpix/12_Bokeh_50mm_F1_1.jpg

http://www.forum.clubphotopolarise.org/userpix/12_signe_du_printemps_resize_1.jpg

[superdiver]

Instead of having Sunday dinner at our house this week we decided to do it at a local eatery. My nephew was sitting just down from me and I followed his dinner with my 50 1.4 at 1.4


First an apple to keep him entertained....
http://superdiver.smugmug.com/photos/138685763-L.jpg

then the tippy cup to wash it down...
http://superdiver.smugmug.com/photos/138687729-L.jpg


Then boredom sets in...
http://superdiver.smugmug.com/photos/138688834-L.jpg


But wait, whats this stuff in the yellow packets?
http://superdiver.smugmug.com/photos/138689460-L.jpg


Its got stuff in it....
http://superdiver.smugmug.com/photos/138691606-L.jpg


I wonder what it tastes like?
http://superdiver.smugmug.com/photos/138690561-L.jpg


UMMMM, thats good!
http://superdiver.smugmug.com/photos/138692053-L.jpg

[Jman13]

I haven't had mine more than a few days, so I've used it very little. Here was a quick test shot I took of my cat at f/1.4 the day I got the lens.

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/arthur_1_4.jpg

[Zepher]

A friend of mine just bought that lens and I was playing with it one night,

http://www.transamws6.com/pics/blackberry.jpg

http://www.transamws6.com/pics/chocolate.jpg

[johnstoy]

WARRANT @ Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA, March 23, 2007

Link to the show pics, all taken with the 50mm f/1.4 lens, EXIF intact...

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=298619

These two pics are with the Canon 50mm f1.4 prime lens taken at f/1.6...;)

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l60/stoy17/Warrant/IMG_20070323_9999_6.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l60/stoy17/Warrant/IMG_20070323_9999_151.jpg

[Rumrunner]

One more
f1.4 ISO 200 1/50

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/rrrr/jigger.jpg

[adned]

One from me.

[Cap0ne]

Just bought my 1.4 yesterday and i'm in love :D Very sharp even wide open (some said it's soft at 1.4 but mine works great). The picture atached was taken @f1.4, no USM in PP, just resize.
All i have to do now is learn how to zoom in and out with my legs, this beeing my first prime. You can see in the picture i have to learn that :D

http://www.fototarget.ro/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=23337

[kenyc]

Nice Shot.

KAC

[Dunlop]

1/800, f/1.4, ISO 100. Resized for web, sharpened in DPP

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/235/451864218_7658adeebf_o.jpg

[lookingforaname]

you guys inspired this to be my first lens purchase (along with my first Digital DSL purchase - an XTi! i'm QUITE happy. i do wonder about the softness question though - how can i tell whether i have a soft lens or not? here are a few of my first shots:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v702/splatypus/IMG_0207.jpg

f/1.4, ISO 800, 1/200



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v702/splatypus/IMG_0386.jpg
f 1.8, iso 800, 1/60

Would it be sharper if I had used a smaller ISO?


Post processing tips and C&C are always welcome!

[Rhinotherunt]

you guys inspired this to be my first lens purchase (along with my first Digital DSL purchase - an XTi! i'm QUITE happy. i do wonder about the softness question though - how can i tell whether i have a soft lens or not? here are a few of my first shots:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v702/splatypus/IMG_0207.jpg

f/1.4, ISO 800, 1/200



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v702/splatypus/IMG_0386.jpg
f 1.8, iso 800, 1/60

Would it be sharper if I had used a smaller ISO?


Post processing tips and C&C are always welcome!

Canongrats! ISO is basically the sensitivity of the sensor. Like adjusting gain on a mic in audio. Higher ISO ratings will in turn introduce more grain. The dof is very small at 1.4. For most applications I found 2.5 to be the sweet spot for the 50. To test the sharpness oh 1.4 mount the camera on a tripod and shoot at something still.

[silvex]

Here's one from last year that I posted.....no longer own the lens only because I found that with my 1.3 crop 1D, 50mm just didn't seem 'right'. Great optic though........hard to find a sharper piece of glass for that price!!



Camera: Canon 1D
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 1.4
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: External E-TTL
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Single frame shooting
ISO: 250
Lens: 50.0 mm
Focal length: 50.0mm
AF mode: One-shot AF


That is SHARP!!!!!! WOW!!!

[sebr]

My 9 month old son with the 50/1.4. Great lens for active children portraits :D
Sebastien

http://inlinethumb17.webshots.com/3920/2842237590100642291S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb04.webshots.com/2435/2092994050100642291S600x600Q85.jpg

[Vermin87]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/199/441672656_452990810a.jpg?v=0
1/160, F/2.0, ISO 500

[Marydoright]

LOOK MOMMY! I bit off his nose!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/marydoright/Easter2007038copy.jpg

[ieatstars]

Beautiful shots, everyone! :) I can't wait for mine to get here!!

[Patrick S]

Here's one I took a while back, with a little PP. f1.4, 1/2000.

[Cap0ne]

That's a great picture ! Congrat's ;)

[Dunlop]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/451485171_ad97228d15_o.jpghttp://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/453131839_0c973dbdbc_o.jpg

[Patrick S]

That's a great picture ! Congrat's ;)

Thank you, Cap0ne!

[emil78]

breathtaking....excellent

[Cap0ne]

It's not at f1.4, but close - f1.8 :)

http://www.fototarget.ro/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=23599&d=1176742332

[1999cbm]

http://kirby.zenfolio.com/img/p891485083-4.jpg

[AMG]

some great looking posts, in here, makes me really want this lens, but not yet

[nicksan]

Took some shots while I had my flash out and messind around taking shots of my lens. I stopped it down to f5.6 Yep, this lens is sharp!

http://nicksan.zenfolio.com/img/p671301615-4.jpg

http://nicksan.zenfolio.com/img/p780274780-4.jpg

[hudge]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/474238321_ab5fc3a77d_o.jpg

[Cap0ne]

Great colors hudge !
And 2 from me, from a Moto show

http://www.fototarget.ro/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=24471

http://www.fototarget.ro/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=24482

[Jarrad]

^^ Great Work!! :)



http://farm1.static.flickr.com/211/490841656_97bedc7457.jpg

[Lotto]

Vanishing...

[Lani Kai]

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/3299/nn4d0511cg3.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5570/nn4d0484tk5.jpg

My first attempt at aquarium photography...
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3507/nn4d1807pn3.jpg

[Ryan93se]

mine....

shot wide open with a 5D
processed in lightroom to CS2 with small amount of USM

full image
http://ryano.smugmug.com/photos/151463640-L.jpg

small crop
http://ryano.smugmug.com/photos/151463594-L.jpg

100% crop
http://ryano.smugmug.com/photos/151464193-L.jpg

[Jarrad]

Well done, Ryan :)

[Rumrunner]

mine....

shot wide open with a 5D
processed in lightroom to CS2 with small amount of USM


Nice job, it goes to show that a good sharpning technique can really do.

[Tazthecat]

Here's the best one I have so far. The focus is off and I just did a quick exposure adjustment so it's not very good but gives you a look at how narrow the depth of focus is. I've only had the lens a few weeks so I'm still getting used to it.

[Jarette H]

Here's a shot I took of my fox terrier a few days ago with my new 50mm f/1.4. Canon 5D + 50mm f/1.4 @ f/1.4, 1/20s (should have bumped the ISO up to avoid camera shake), ISO 800:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/500404886_7e00247d07_o.jpg

[Krapo]

Here's a shot I took of my fox terrier a few days ago with my new 50mm f/1.4. Canon 5D + 50mm f/1.4 @ f/1.4, 1/20s (should have bumped the ISO up to avoid camera shake), ISO 800:



Nice!

Did you add some vignetting or does it come from the lens?

[Jarette H]

Nice!

Did you add some vignetting or does it come from the lens?

Thanks! I just added the vignetting in CS2 for the effect I wanted. It doesn't actually vignette very much wide open--even on a full frame camera.

[Rumrunner]

Cat shot, f1.4...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/rrrr/IMG_9858-2-2.jpg

[madpup]

Got this lens 20 minutes ago so this is the first one from me,
love that DOF, this is @ F1.4

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/4260/img7214fx4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[echo]

I was looking through my archive and found this shot that I took just over a year and a half ago with my trusty 50mm f/1.4 at f/1.4 with the old 10D.

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/154543603-L.jpg

[johnstoy]

Olivia Newton John At Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA

Link to thread: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=234877

50mm at f1.4... EXIF intact...

#1.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l60/stoy17/Olivia/IMG_3343-1.jpg

[ieatstars]

Rum Runner: That cat photo is gorgeous :D


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/503396620_2707a9e2c2.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/208/474622677_9acff2b567.jpg

[Rumrunner]

ieatstars, I really like yours too, the waffles made me hungry :razz: .

[Jia Wang]

Was in Tibet last December... Was extremely fortunate to see a prayer session in progress when I visited the Drepung Monastary... Lighting was very low, and was so glad that I brought my 50mm f1.4...

1)
http://www.pbase.com/jiawang/image/71725927.jpg

2)
http://www.pbase.com/jiawang/image/71725937.jpg


Some other interior of monastary shots (not a f1.4) are at http://www.pbase.com/jiawang/drepung

[Krapo]

Very nice shots Jia!

I especially like the second one!

[MaDProFF]

Wonder how many people went out and bought this lens because of this thread, I did :(
All I need to do now is leanr how to use it.

Sorry just sized my picture, all learning at the moment, especially of taking photos

[drifter106]

Interesting thread for sure...just bought the 50 1.4 and should get it Friday. Thanks for sharing all the pictures and comments!!

[cwphoto]

Here's one from last year that I posted.....no longer own the lens only because I found that with my 1.3 crop 1D, 50mm just didn't seem 'right'. Great optic though........hard to find a sharper piece of glass for that price!!

http://theteahaus.netfirms.com/Canon/nfpicturepro/albums/userpics/10001/50f1.4-1D-B.jpg

Camera: Canon 1D
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 1.4
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: External E-TTL
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Single frame shooting
ISO: 250
Lens: 50.0 mm
Focal length: 50.0mm
AF mode: One-shot AF

Nice shot but terribly over-sharpened.

[MaDProFF]

Nice shot but terribly over-sharpened.

Maybe but for me that is one of my Favorites

[cwphoto]

Maybe but for me that is one of my Favorites

Nonetheless, it's not really a true example of the sharpness of the lens. Do you actually prefer it this way or are you just trying to make up for the lens' inherent softness under f/2?

[MaDProFF]

I am not experienced enough to comment, I just liked that picture, but then I wonder how many of all these pictures have not been edited at all in this thread.
I look at so many of the pictures on these forums, and wonder how they get them so sharp and clear, with such a controlled color and light balance.
but although I have taken snaps for many years, I have just started to get a more serious in the last few weeks, and looking to try and improve my abilities from taking pictures, to post production, and printing,

[Sathi]

Jia those 2 shots are amazing! Don't suppose you got a chance to check out that new train line that was built that goes from China to Tibet?

[EOS mE]

Here are my two samples of the 50mm shot wide open @ f/1.4

[Krapo]

rui, those 2 shots are lovely and now I want to pat your dogs and give them a nice bone! They look so nice!
I particularly like the pose on the second shot. It looks like a class photo at the beginning of the academic year :)

That lens is really good!

[Jia Wang]

Jia those 2 shots are amazing! Don't suppose you got a chance to check out that new train line that was built that goes from China to Tibet?

Thanks Sathi... YES I DID ;) Managed to grab a train ticket from Chengdu, China to Lhasa, Tibet... The ride was amazing!!! Highest altitude train ride in the world... 5072m at its highest point...

Some pictures I took on the train are at http://www.pbase.com/jiawang/qinghaitibet_rail

[Sathi]

Thanks Sathi... YES I DID ;) Managed to grab a train ticket from Chengdu, China to Lhasa, Tibet... The ride was amazing!!! Highest altitude train ride in the world... 5072m at its highest point...

Some pictures I took on the train are at http://www.pbase.com/jiawang/qinghaitibet_rail

Wow, more great pics. I got to check out your monestary gallery last night, showed them to my girlfriend she absolutely loved them. Again, amazing pictures!

[EOS mE]

rui, those 2 shots are lovely and now I want to pat your dogs and give them a nice bone! They look so nice!
I particularly like the pose on the second shot. It looks like a class photo at the beginning of the academic year :)

That lens is really good!

Thanks, those are actually our friend's doggies and I am their food dispenser. haha. They are really great doggies.. a couple of treat.. they will strike a pose anytime... :lol:

[ieatstars]

A few more..
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/500364076_2d3fb83e58.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/469086052_371b311bae.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/206/467405656_831f31a534.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/TRO2.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/IMG_5200.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/178/467405634_b70a86ecd4.jpg

All were at f/1.4. Sorry for so many pictures :lol:

[MaDProFF]

ok another one no editing just raw to jpg and sized

[Krapo]

A few more..

All were at f/1.4. Sorry for so many pictures :lol:

With such nice pictures, you can post as many as you want! :)

[drifter106]

Just got the 50 1.4 the other day (have been stalking this thread and others for some time) and what I noticed so far compared to what I have: focus is slower than my L which I expected but is manageable and I have to be careful of light source as it effects photograph. These are straight out of the camera with no PP...shot at f1.6. You can tell about the light thing....Fat Matt's wife was standing by the sink with a 60 watt bulb and it really shows. Nice lense though for the money and what it provides.

Kudo's to all that shared and led me down this path....I think..now I want my 24-70 :)

[Zepher]

A couple of candids,
http://www.transamws6.com/pics/05-2007/CRW_6874.jpg

http://www.transamws6.com/pics/05-2007/CRW_6923.jpg

[col4bin]

Here are two of mine:

1.) Billy Nershi (from string cheese incident)
50mm, f/1.4, 1/50s, iso1600, spot metering on the face, focus on the face

http://fsquared.smugmug.com/photos/159250996-L.jpg


2.) Jillian Nershi (Billy's wife)
50mm, f/1.4, 1/50s, iso1600, spot metering on the face, focus on the face

http://fsquared.smugmug.com/photos/159250611-L.jpg

[verty]

here is one from me in my room.. its cold n rainy & cant be bothered going outside.. but i have the urge to photograph! heheh

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1035/555394059_324591f98d_o.jpg

[Dragos Jianu]

Just so you know what you're missing with those expensive slow-ass L zooms :p

[blur07]

http://www.shell.linux.se/heuman/phpBB2/images/photos/dogsonmini1.jpg

[wrxflame]

Here is my first contribution to a thread that cost me A$600 for reading ;)

I love the abstract yet sharp images it produces.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b259/wrxflame/IMG_2734Medium.jpg

[echo]

A recent music studio portrait shot at f/1.4

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/165860913-L.jpg

[Jarrad]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1140/701466486_571002ed6c.jpg

:)

[Jaetie]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1140/701466486_571002ed6c.jpg

:)

i like it too :D

[Jarrad]

i like it too :D

Thank you very much :)

[Jarrad]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1437/801846327_186b5ce8a4.jpg

:)

[Rhinotherunt]

Here are some furniture pics with the 50 / 1.4. Nothing much to look at... LOL!

http://i18.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/aa/0f/dfe0_10.JPG

http://i15.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/aa/0f/d783_10.JPG

http://i22.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/aa/0f/c616_10.JPG

http://i13.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/aa/0f/eddb_10.JPG

http://i22.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/aa/0f/e672_10.JPG

[nicksan]

Wow, this is nice!
A recent music studio portrait shot at f/1.4

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/165860913-L.jpg

[Jarrad]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1421/814981533_b4aabfd06a.jpg

:)

[ieatstars]

A little diptych :)

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/kisses.jpg

[MaDProFF]

one I took at a Cutting Crew Gig,it has had some PP not a great deal though some sharpening

1600 ISO F1.4 1/80 +0.33 exposure no flash

[gary88]

1/15 @ f/1.4
ISO 200

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/gheb88/IMG_1521.jpg?t=1184807775

[echo]

Wow, this is nice!

Thanks!

I have started to put my own wide aperture snaps in an area on my gallery http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/gallery/2975796 though not all are the 50, some are with the 35L.

:)

Mike

[tschzay]

how to post pix in here? please help...

[nicksan]

Thanks!

I have started to put my own wide aperture snaps in an area on my gallery http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/gallery/2975796 though not all are the 50, some are with the 35L.

:)

Mike

Nice...pics looks great wide open!

[zvina]

Hi,

this is my first post here and what better way to break the ice than posting few pictures taken with my favourite lens!

All pictures are from last night's celebration in the honor of the Roman emperor Diocletian who built the palace which developed in town of Split (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split) (Spalato) the biggest and most important town of the southern region of Croatia.

here are the pictures,

f1.4

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/9571/vojnikkn2.jpg


http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8701/rimljaninkp7.jpg



f 2.0

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7233/konjirf2.jpg

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5381/vojnik03vc3.jpg

f 2.8

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/310/plesacice04ba1.jpg

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/7982/plesacice01fd8.jpg





Thanks for looking :)

[radiohead]

5D, wide-open, ISO1600

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1302/950613360_e3612e3a62_o.jpg

[ieatstars]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1104/915427065_29f7145579.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1424/577039593_2ee788f5c8.jpg

[Lord_Malone]

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/images/smilies/icon9.gif

[Fabrian]

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/2262/ord4374editsharpbd3.jpg

Ummm... Ooops?


Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Image Date: 2006:07:28 19:35:35
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 200.0mm
CCD Width: 4.37mm
Exposure Time: 0.0080 s (1/125)
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO equiv: 100
White Balance: Manual
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

[cdhender]

Lord - that's the 50 1.4? Wow.

Edit: I guess not :D

[Lord_Malone]

Ummm... Ooops?


Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Image Date: 2006:07:28 19:35:35
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 200.0mm
CCD Width: 4.37mm
Exposure Time: 0.0080 s (1/125)
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO equiv: 100
White Balance: Manual
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

Whoops is right. Strange, but I could've sworn this shot was taken with my 50 1.4. :confused: Oh well. I retract my contribution to make the lens look good. I'll see if I can find others...

[Lord_Malone]

Lord - that's the 50 1.4? Wow.

Edit: I guess not :D

Eh... the 70-200 2.8L IS gets the credit for this one. ;)

[cdhender]

Eh... the 70-200 2.8L IS gets the credit for this one. ;)

Now I understand how you could sell the 135L ....as crazy as it seems.

[Lord_Malone]

Now I understand how you could sell the 135L ....as crazy as it seems.

The 135L was a fine lens that I hope to reacquire again at some point, but the 70-200 2.8L IS more than made up for the loss. ;)

[kenyc]

Ummm... Ooops?


Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Image Date: 2006:07:28 19:35:35
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 200.0mm
CCD Width: 4.37mm
Exposure Time: 0.0080 s (1/125)
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO equiv: 100
White Balance: Manual
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

Excellent shot though!
KAC

[Fabrian]

^^ Yes, great detail on that one ;)

[mrmarklin]

Monterey Bay Aquarium:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u114/mrmarklin/IMG_0419.jpg

[Cap0ne]

Great "underwater" shot :)

One from me from last night beer meeting :D
I am always surprised how usable is this lens in very low light conditions
1/40, f1.6, iso 1600

http://www.fototarget.ro/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=31457

[mike_85]

Here's my contribution!!

[Circa2000]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/itsameben/beer.jpg


Still learning to use it effectively.

My Favorite.. haha Had to say that.

[QX56]

Here is my rose :p

http://vietdetroit.com/photo/50mm/IMG_1047.jpg

[Franko515]

Here's one from my 50 ( not @1.4 but here it is anyway :p )

[AndreyD]

f/1.4, ISO 800
http://photofile.ru/photo/bozo/3031841/63645066.jpg

[dtngo]

rofl, the 400D looks like a toy in you hands!

[AndreyD]

rofl, the 400D looks like a toy in you hands!

yes :-))) I have been already told that couple of times that this toy it too small for me ))) Battery Grip makes it little bit bigger but it not helps ))

[Tareq]

yes :-))) I have been already told that couple of times that this toy it too small for me ))) Battery Grip makes it little bit bigger but it not helps ))

You should use 1-series cameras then.

[AndreyD]

You should use 1-series cameras then.

Yes, but my wife I think would not agree with me regarding family budget ))

[Tareq]

Yes, but my wife I think would not agree with me regarding family budget ))

I see, no problem, i wish you will get it sooner or later.

[wmouse]

http://lh3.google.com/kan.huang/RtxzBucAKsI/AAAAAAAAAG8/qn6dUcgTzPQ/s800/IMG_0806.JPG

[wmouse]

almost forgot him
http://lh6.google.com/kan.huang/RtxzCecAKtI/AAAAAAAAAHE/XrINB85iOTk/s800/IMG_0940.JPG

[gsewell]

one from this mornings beach trip

[jacobsen1]

My f/1.4 finally got here yesterday. Here are some test shots, mostly at f1.4. So far I've been very impressed with it's sharpness wide open.

f/1.4 on the FiOS TV button:
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/50mm/IMG_2088.jpg

f/1.4 again:
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/50mm/IMG_2082.jpg

f/2 with flash:
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/50mm/IMG_2093.jpg

f1.4 with flash:
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/50mm/IMG_2104.jpg

f1.4 on the beach this AM:
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/50mm/IMG_2129.jpg

f/2.8:
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/50mm/IMG_2138.jpg

So far I love it. It's very sharp, and very fast. It is twice as heavy as the 1.8mm though. The AF is much faster, and the build is much better. You get what you pay for in both cases. Nothing against nifty, the 1.4 is just a $300 upgrade. I also picked up the hood with it and it's very nice as well. Much better than nifty's hood.

[Tareq]

My f/1.4 finally got here yesterday. Here are some test shots, mostly at f1.4. So far I've been very impressed with it's sharpness wide open.

f/1.4 on the FiOS TV button:
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/50mm/IMG_2088.jpg

f/1.4 again:
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/50mm/IMG_2082.jpg

f/2 with flash:
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/50mm/IMG_2093.jpg

f1.4 with flash:
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/50mm/IMG_2104.jpg

f1.4 on the beach this AM:
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/50mm/IMG_2129.jpg

f/2.8:
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/50mm/IMG_2138.jpg

So far I love it. It's very sharp, and very fast. It is twice as heavy as the 1.8mm though. The AF is much faster, and the build is much better. You get what you pay for in both cases. Nothing against nifty, the 1.4 is just a $300 upgrade. I also picked up the hood with it and it's very nice as well. Much better than nifty's hood.

I liked the first one, the next 3 seems the color [maybe WB] are so warmy or not correct, the last one is good one.
Nice shots wide open

[jacobsen1]

yeah, the beach 2 are outdoors AWB, jpegs and fine. The first one is inside with both CFLs and indecent lights, no flash, so it's as good as can be expected IMHO (but yes, it's yellowish/orange) The dog and darth tater are both flash inside and look about right to me though...