Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM [Archive] - Page 6 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

spcalan

17th of January 2008 (Thu), 11:38

Not 1.4, but at 2.0 with the 50mm 1.4 lens. CC please
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28-135 USM IS / 50mm 1.4 / 90-300mm / 18-55mm
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silvex

17th of January 2008 (Thu), 13:43

Nice shot. But since it's at f/8 you ought to make a note of that since folks who visit this thread might think it's f/1.4.

Yo! did you get your lens back yet? Mine is back again and it is ready to split atoms...:) sharp like it is supposed to be. It took two trips and WELL worth it. All work done under warranty. They also fixed an issue with the zoom assembly on the 30D

Full EF50mm f1.4 test after canon visit (http://silvex.smugmug.com/gallery/4181468/1/244303588#244303588)

On tripod at f1.4 custom WB.

http://silvex.smugmug.com/photos/244303588-XL.jpg

on tripod at f1.4 focus point is left tail light...is it sharp? :shock: :)

http://silvex.smugmug.com/photos/244309141-XL.jpg

silvex

17th of January 2008 (Thu), 13:44

just lovely

17th of January 2008 (Thu), 13:53

wow these pictures are amazing. thanks for sharing, people!

Tony-S

17th of January 2008 (Thu), 15:18

Yo! did you get your lens back yet?

Nope, not yet. I should be getting it back from Irvine early next week (fingers crossed). I hope they fix it.

peatoire

17th of January 2008 (Thu), 18:12

Oh yeah 1 more @ 1.4

silvex

17th of January 2008 (Thu), 20:35

Messing around at f1.4 it is fun...lighting by 580EX II :)

http://silvex.smugmug.com/photos/251442674-L.jpg

chordworm

18th of January 2008 (Fri), 00:17

http://bp0.blogger.com/_jvOHjt2U9Ao/R5AvRpsQIEI/AAAAAAAAApQ/yo2x1x3XWZc/s1600-h/085.jpg

AndreaBFS

18th of January 2008 (Fri), 01:16

This thread made me fall in love with the 50mm 1.4. I don't have much to contribute yet, but I at least had a chance to check it out for a few minutes tonight. It's just so cool! No one at home understands why I am on the floor taking pictures of pretty bottles.

http://www.babysfirstsite.com/andrea02/20080117-IMG_1459-Edit.jpg

silvex

18th of January 2008 (Fri), 01:43

[quote=AndreaBFS;4727497]This thread made me fall in love with the 50mm 1.4. I don't have much to contribute yet, but I at least had a chance to check it out for a few minutes tonight. It's just so cool! No one at home understands why I am on the floor taking pictures of pretty bottles.

Well after you drank half of it...:shock: :) congrats on the lens.

AndreaBFS

18th of January 2008 (Fri), 01:59

Well after you drank half of it...:shock: :) congrats on the lens.

Hey... it took me a LOOOOONG time to drink that much... seriously, it was like hours! :lol: OK, no, really. It took a while. :o

R_Metzel

19th of January 2008 (Sat), 17:08

Just got my 50 1.4
Tested it at a wedding last night....
Wide open on a 40d...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2150/2204058315_67db4c23bf_o.jpg

Createdlight

19th of January 2008 (Sat), 17:26

here's one
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/createdlight/flowers.jpg?t=1200781459

gary

phangcht

20th of January 2008 (Sun), 04:01

mini Abacus....

Jarrad

20th of January 2008 (Sun), 04:32

It's been a while since I last shot wide open with this lens. Here's the latest.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2082/2205204213_38d9d1c9e2.jpg

:)

versedmb

20th of January 2008 (Sun), 09:27

Great lens; these are not at f/1.4, however.....

I did some testing with my 50 f/1.4. Its a little soft at f/1.4, but sharpens up quite a bit just by stopping down to f/1.6....

f/1.6...
http://brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/234842547-L.jpg

f/2.5...
http://brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/233121690-L.jpg

f/2.2...
http://brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/233133035-L.jpg

Fabrian

22nd of January 2008 (Tue), 00:27

Some of the shots posted in the last few pages could use some editing to remove the CA.

I don't agree with this comment. This is an archive thread for this lens.. images should be posted without editing unless otherwise stated so people who don't own this lens aren't being misled and aren't surprised when they see wide open CA for themselves.

dsky

22nd of January 2008 (Tue), 01:37

@ f/1.4 (w/ 430EX)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1049/534066123_d68fe317a5.jpg

@ f/5
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1387/535100422_0d44650f77.jpg

gruau

25th of January 2008 (Fri), 08:13

Here's one I took last week. This is a great lens!

p360

25th of January 2008 (Fri), 11:22

Here are my latest with this lens. It's my favorite indoor lens.
238817

238818

aridan

25th of January 2008 (Fri), 15:41

All shot at f1.4:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2277/2203263740_a20602e3fc_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2055/2202472617_40ecff5f0f_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2323/2203666384_eafee293af_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2042/2202472499_72a440f6dd_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2047/2197509745_231a484ed3_o.jpg

aridan

26th of January 2008 (Sat), 18:30

Another one at f/4.5 though...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2023/2221098541_8dff6de22e_o.jpg

BenJammin

27th of January 2008 (Sun), 00:14

I love this lens!

apinion

27th of January 2008 (Sun), 00:26

I can't justify spending so much for the 1.2 when the 1.4 is so great.

flippinfleck

27th of January 2008 (Sun), 02:35

No sharpening done, but obvious other PP has been used.

EXIF available...

DEMO

27th of January 2008 (Sun), 02:55

Messing with my lazy cat on yet another rainy day :cry:..

f/1.4, 1/100 @ ISO 200 w/flash to the left (BHphotovideo ghetto soft box ;))
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/typeralph/Monkeysleeping.jpg

Tony-S

27th of January 2008 (Sun), 09:43

keener

28th of January 2008 (Mon), 03:11

a swinger

silvex

28th of January 2008 (Mon), 04:59

Well, I received the 50mm f/1.4 back from Irvine on Saturday and took some shots. It's still soft at f/1.4 - and I now know why. Its CA is really bad wide open. This is something no service center can fix. It kind of reminds me of the 17-40L wide-open. Perhaps this is the basis of the other soft images in this thread as well. I suspect I'll be getting rid of this lens soon.

The CA seems a bit of a problem in some instances. In CS2/3you can lower the CAs in RAW. Have you tried that?

BTW the sigma 30f1/4 has more CA according to photozone. Three-four times the amount the canon 50f/1.4 has. Maybe you need to call canon and let them know about this.

http://photozone.de/Reviews/Canon%20EOS%20Lens%20Tests/298-sigma-af-30mm-f14-ex-hsm-dc-test-report--review?start=1

Tony-S

28th of January 2008 (Mon), 10:00

The CA seems a bit of a problem in some instances. In CS2/3you can lower the CAs in RAW. Have you tried that?

I'd hate to have to go into CS3 to correct every one of my f/1.4 to f/1.8 shots with this lens.

BTW the sigma 30f1/4 has more CA according to photozone. Three-four times the amount the canon 50f/1.4 has. Maybe you need to call canon and let them know about this.

I used to believe PZ when I first found them. But years later I became distrustful of their results. I'm not saying that they're doing anything misleading intentionally, but I have personally found their results contrary to my own. For example, there is no doubt that my Sigma 30mm f/1.4 is sharper OOC than my Canon 50mm f/1.4 wide-open. I have done the side-by-side comparison and I don't need to pixel-peep to see the differences.

Indeed, if you go back through this thread one page at a time, you'll see that many, perhaps half, of all the f/1.4 shots are soft. I really think there is a substantial standard deviation in the quality of this lens from Canon. Some folks get sharp copies while others do not. It may be the same for Sigma's 30mm, but if so, I got a fab copy of the 30mm and crap copy of the 50mm.

echo

28th of January 2008 (Mon), 17:52

Sometimes I swear I get better pics with my 50 f/1.4 than the 35L so maybe I got lucky and got a very good copy. Possibly many of the f/1.4 shots are OOF because it's tricky nailing that due to the thin DOF.

I was looking back for some examples but other than f/1.4 images I've posted before can't find much. I'm starting to get back in to this lens, I find its FL suits me better on the 1.3 crop of the 1DmkIII. When it's stopped down to mid f/2's it is killer.

A few piano shots from a few weeks ago:

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/247578531-XL.jpg
1DmkIII, 1/40th, f/2.2

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/247571791-XL.jpg
1DmkIII, 1/60th, f/2.2

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/247572343-XL.jpg
1DmkIII, 1/20th, f/2.2

aridan

28th of January 2008 (Mon), 22:20

My six weeks-old daughter's palm @ f/1.4 :D

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/2226987435_6ebcb53b7b_o.jpg

randy98mtu

28th of January 2008 (Mon), 22:47

My niece Maggie @ 1.4
http://www.pbase.com/randy98mtu/image/92268888/original.jpg (http://www.pbase.com/randy98mtu/image/92268888)

jacobsen1

29th of January 2008 (Tue), 09:30

yaaaaaah babies!!!!!

We're 35 weeks pregnant right now. Had labor 101 last night and we're getting VERY excited. :D

Tony-S

29th of January 2008 (Tue), 09:37

Possibly many of the f/1.4 shots are OOF because it's tricky nailing that due to the thin DOF.

Not in my case. I have done extensive focus testing - conventional shots, focus charts and objects in which there should be some focal point. In every case, it's the lens. The CA in my shot above likely explains most of its softness. I'd like to see others post f/1.4 images with a black/white subject in the center of the image to see how many others have serious CA issues with theirs. I'm sure some CA is normal, but my copy seems excessive.

Tony-S

29th of January 2008 (Tue), 09:38

yaaaaaah babies!!!!!

We're 35 weeks pregnant right now. Had labor 101 last night and we're getting VERY excited. :D

You must be the husband. :)

Congrats to both of you. If I had known fatherhood was so much fun, I would have started much sooner.

aridan

29th of January 2008 (Tue), 10:40

yaaaaaah babies!!!!!

We're 35 weeks pregnant right now. Had labor 101 last night and we're getting VERY excited. :D

Get ready for one hell of a ride! Our little one decided to show up a full 4 weeks ahead of schedule! :shock:

laxx

29th of January 2008 (Tue), 12:45

Shot at f1.4, ISO 1250, 1/40 (I think). Can't check EXIF at work.

http://xbf.xanga.com/92dc47f167235170718917/w129538188.jpg

jacobsen1

29th of January 2008 (Tue), 17:33

You must be the husband. :)

lol, yeah I am, but she's also very excited... Or at least that's what she tells me and today again at the doctor she said she's excited and not too nervous...

Get ready for one hell of a ride! Our little one decided to show up a full 4 weeks ahead of schedule! :shock:

yeah, after this weekend it's no more skiing for me... She wants me home or at work now till the end for good reason.

rowdyred94

29th of January 2008 (Tue), 20:27

No sharpening.

rowdyred94

29th of January 2008 (Tue), 20:32

One more. Again, no sharpening.

silvex

31st of January 2008 (Thu), 00:53

I'd hate to have to go into CS3 to correct every one of my f/1.4 to f/1.8 shots with this lens.

If you shoot raw you have to process the shot. There is a section for CA (lens correction)

Tony-S

31st of January 2008 (Thu), 02:05

I gotcha on that, Ed. The problem is, I don't have to do all that with my Siggy 30mm wide open, so why should I have to with my 50mm? It ain't right, my friend. It ain't right...

terriyaki

31st of January 2008 (Thu), 21:26

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/9674/mg1931oh9.jpg

randy98mtu

31st of January 2008 (Thu), 21:34

Great shot, terriyaki!

agent.media

1st of February 2008 (Fri), 01:48

Agreed, A great shot!

paten

1st of February 2008 (Fri), 02:36

not my best, just showing bokeh ;)
http://photos-073.friendster.com/e1/photos/37/00/12310073/1_949635482l.jpg

lookingforaname

3rd of February 2008 (Sun), 16:32

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

here's a 1.4. 1/200 sec. 800 ISO

(there's a slight chance i've posted this before . . . but i don't THINK i did. unfortunately i have Mommy Brain.)

gruau

3rd of February 2008 (Sun), 17:21

Here's one taken this weekend.

kekoa

3rd of February 2008 (Sun), 21:59

still getting acquainted with this lens..

whoadude

5th of February 2008 (Tue), 17:51

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/whoadude3/_MG_0480-01.jpg

TeeTee

5th of February 2008 (Tue), 19:49

Here's one taken this weekend.

Bonjour gruau, ca va?

Snow and squirrels - that's very Montreal. You don't usually see both at the same time though...

gruau

5th of February 2008 (Tue), 20:33

Bonjour gruau, ca va?

Snow and squirrels - that's very Montreal. You don't usually see both at the same time though...

Oui, ça va tres bien!

Well winter hasn't been that cold and there are squirrels everywhere in parks... and they're hungry, hence the close-up shot.

Alejandro Sandoval

8th of February 2008 (Fri), 15:56

My son at 2.8

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/cyber_amnesia/andrew-feb-08-08.jpg

jacobsen1

8th of February 2008 (Fri), 16:37

wow, awesome shot. Too bad it's not sharp... :wink:

kekoa

9th of February 2008 (Sat), 16:27

both at 1.4

ag93

11th of February 2008 (Mon), 08:34

A few from this past weekend:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2339/2256062097_445b3bae68_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2344/2256858090_4583d31391_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2243/2256857880_e6827c135e_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2021/2256061613_e67d4f520d_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2349/2256857474_df28a4a57b_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2318/2256856680_f9cb90c2aa_o.jpg

lildexmom

11th of February 2008 (Mon), 10:45

244077

This is my son Lil' Dexter at Jeepers on his 4th Birthday.
Canon 50mm f/1.4 ~ shot at f/2.0

kekoa

11th of February 2008 (Mon), 21:31

wide open

ieatstars

11th of February 2008 (Mon), 21:37

lildexmom -- Super cute shot! :) I love the bokeh of the restaurant. Happy (belated) Birthday!

Tony-S

11th of February 2008 (Mon), 22:00

wide open

EXIF data says it's at f/2.5.

kekoa

11th of February 2008 (Mon), 22:06

EXIF data says it's at f/2.5.

i stand corrected. :o

ps, how do you find exif data and what does exif stand for? :eek:

Tony-S

11th of February 2008 (Mon), 22:10

Exchangeable Image File Format.

On my Mac, I just open the image and get info about it. Tells it all:

Aperture Value: 2.625
Color Space: sRGB
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Date Time Digitized: 2008:02:10 01:55:20
Date Time Original: 2008:02:10 01:55:20
Exif Version: 2.2.1
Exposure Bias Value: 0
Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
Exposure Time: 1 / 6400
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
FlashPix Version: 1.0
FNumber: 2.5
Focal Length: 50
Focal Plane Resolution Unit: inches
Focal Plane X Resolution: 4438.356
Focal Plane Y Resolution: 4445.969
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Pixel X Dimension: 660
Pixel Y Dimension: 532
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Shutter Speed Value: 12.625
Sub-second Time: 00
Sub-second Time Digitized: 00
Sub-second Time Original: 00
White Balance: Auto white balance

kekoa

11th of February 2008 (Mon), 22:18

Tony-S

11th of February 2008 (Mon), 22:22

Not sure of specific apps on PCs, but they are there - and free, too.

ieatstars

11th of February 2008 (Mon), 23:18

I use Opanda. It's free, just google it.

S-S

11th of February 2008 (Mon), 23:38

how about save to desktop, right-click, properties, summary, advanced

shows everything

kekoa

12th of February 2008 (Tue), 00:47

how about save to desktop, right-click, properties, summary, advanced

shows everything

wow, i learn something everyday. very cool.

S-S

12th of February 2008 (Tue), 01:25

wont work if the exif has been stripped - but then nor will anything else ;-)

Andy Favors

12th of February 2008 (Tue), 09:12

I like the firefox add on Exif Viewer. It's in the right click context menu, and you just tell it to view exif data, and if it's there, it shows it. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3905

luukie

12th of February 2008 (Tue), 14:03

I recently got this lens as a gift from my parents but today was the first day I had time to use the lens. Ofcourse I took some test shots, just to figure out what the capabilities are of the lens, and also its limitations. So I took this shot (f/1.4), centerfocus point on the center of the rose...what do you guys think?
Do I have a f/1.8 lens with a softfoucs ability at f/1.4 or am I being a little bit to critical?

Any input appreciated!

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/6752/mg6608xt4.jpg

kekoa

12th of February 2008 (Tue), 14:07

seems very OOF to me?

luukie

12th of February 2008 (Tue), 15:08

guess i'll have to find that focus chart thing..and print it out to do some test...sigh... :(

Vermin87

13th of February 2008 (Wed), 02:57

kekoa

15th of February 2008 (Fri), 15:03

what do you guys think of this one at 1.4?

terriyaki

15th of February 2008 (Fri), 15:24

kekoa, depends on where your focus point was.

kekoa

15th of February 2008 (Fri), 15:45

kekoa, depends on where your focus point was.

i was trying to keep it steady on the right eye. :oops:

luukie

15th of February 2008 (Fri), 17:08

I don't think its that bad...just within millimeters, the area in focus is there, then gone. The depth of field is so shallow it make it seem soft. But looking at the top petals, they look relatively sharp. Also, this is cropped, is it not?

Yes! I did the test with the focus chart 1234213 times and it's good! It's only a bit soft wide open..but sharpens up really nicely at f2.0 so i'm happy!
The pic is indeed a 100% crop, no PP. If I resize the full image and apply some USM the Rose really pops...so.. thanks!

It's good to pixelpeep when you first get your gear, just see how it performs...and once you know that, just shoot away. Most of the time you won't notice on print..so...i'm enjoying my lens much more now.. :)

rkkwan

16th of February 2008 (Sat), 21:54

40D, f/1.4, 1/100, ISO640:
http://rkkwan.zenfolio.com/img/v3/p358112940-4.jpg

40D, f/1.4, 1/80, ISO640:
http://rkkwan.zenfolio.com/img/v3/p26931000-4.jpg

handyhaver

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 00:53

I just got this lens last week & haven't had any time to play with it. Took a few test shots tonight. I think I'm happy with it:D

Focus point was on Jackson's right eye.

2nd pic is 100% crop

AndreyD

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 04:04

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2245/2270288393_17e59e8f22_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2008/2271111290_c0fb6eec0c_o.jpg

S-S

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 04:35

ooh lovely, i really like the first one
quite unique

AndreyD

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 04:40

ooh lovely, i really like the first one
quite unique

Thank you

AndreyD

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 06:22

one more? f/1.4 (it's me )) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2334/2271261756_bf5ae75c1e_o.jpg

hania

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 09:05

Hi,

I'd be interested to see shots taken with the canon 50/1.4 lens at its largest aperture size. Images that leverage the shallow DoF would be interesting, as well as images that were shot @ f/1.4 because of the lack of light. Thanks!

My daughter was in an amateur production of "WE Will Rock You" and I did all the dress rehearsal photos (400+ photos) using the 50mm 1.4.prime
Great fun as they hadn't finalised the lighting in some scenes!
I was running around like a lunatic trying to keep up as I hadn't seen the production before - another time, I shall sit in on rehearsals to make sure I know what is coming next.

This was on a 30D with 1600 Iso.

This was the first time I had used this lens - and I was very favourably impressed.

I spot metered and underexposed by 1.5 to 2 stops to make sure the faces weren't blown out.

The first photo is Killer Queen with the Fat Bottom Girls (my daughter (16) is on the right looking straight at the camera).

The other is Meat & Britney.

terriyaki

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 15:23

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9848/mg2147rw0.jpg

S-S

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 15:36

My daughter was in an amateur production of "WE Will Rock You" and I did all the dress rehearsal photos (400+ photos) using the 50mm 1.4.prime
Great fun as they hadn't finalised the lighting in some scenes!
I was running around like a lunatic trying to keep up as I hadn't seen the production before - another time, I shall sit in on rehearsals to make sure I know what is coming next.

This was on a 30D with 1600 Iso.

This was the first time I had used this lens - and I was very favourably impressed.

I spot metered and underexposed by 1.5 to 2 stops to make sure the faces weren't blown out.

The first photo is Killer Queen with the Fat Bottom Girls (my daughter (16) is on the right looking straight at the camera).

The other is Meat & Britney.

those shots look pretty good, especially since you didnt know the show
the bottom one could use a little WB but the top one is really nice

thrash_273

18th of February 2008 (Mon), 15:15

got this lens last week at b&h. loving it!

terriyaki

23rd of February 2008 (Sat), 14:04

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/4495/4aed2a25e7b039ecb17d7cbkj0.jpg

gvg45

23rd of February 2008 (Sat), 21:07

First time sharing a photo of mine.

My friends beautiful daughter.....

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l158/gvg45/IMG_1341_2.jpg

terriyaki

24th of February 2008 (Sun), 05:56

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1230/mg2251hr5.jpg

mcteague

24th of February 2008 (Sun), 08:43

Does anyone even read the title of this post? I am suprised at how many have posted shots taken at f stops other than f/1.4, the requested one.

Tim McTeague

Tony-S

24th of February 2008 (Sun), 09:20

Does anyone even read the title of this post? I am suprised at how many have posted shots taken at f stops other than f/1.4, the requested one.

Tim,

The issue is that this thread has been converted into the archive thread for the 50mm f/1.4, so you will see many images that are not taken at f/1.4. It's also why people ought to state the aperture used for the posted images. If you survey all of the f/1.4 shots, you'll see that this lens has tremendous variability in sharpness. Some are lucky and get sharp copies, others (including me) get soft copies (due to CA).

airbutchie

24th of February 2008 (Sun), 11:52

I was experimenting this morning with this glass and the Kenko 1.4x Teleplus Pro 300 to see how it faired... Images below:

The Setup ( picture taken with Xti & Canon 50 1.8 ) :
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/airbutchie/Photography/50_14_Kenko_14x_01.jpg

Result 1, Manual @ 1.8, 1/30sec, & Partial Metering - EXIF's attached:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/airbutchie/Photography/70-200_28L_IS_01.jpg

Result 2, Manual @ 1.4, 1/30sec, & Evaluative Metering - EXIF's attached:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/airbutchie/Photography/70-200_28L_IS_02.jpg

I was quite impressed with the results... Resized with a little bit of USM for web viewing...

- airbutchie :D

gruau

26th of February 2008 (Tue), 07:49

Here's one from last evening (with 100% crop).

kekoa

27th of February 2008 (Wed), 01:12

it it just me, or are all the great shots on this thread coming from ff users?

AndreyD

27th of February 2008 (Wed), 01:45

it it just me, or are all the great shots on this thread coming from ff users?

Not all, mine from 400D

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2416/2294641010_ab1b55e0d1_o.jpg

jacobsen1

27th of February 2008 (Wed), 09:16

it it just me, or are all the great shots on this thread coming from ff users?

That's one thing I've noticed and I have a theory.

Most of the FF shooters are very picky and set in their ways. Most of us came from film and have felt we've been missing something from our film days. We're willing to give up some things to get a FF camera (either a boat load of cash or a prosumer body [5D]).

Prime shooters are also an interesting group. We're also stuck in our ways and demand the best IQ we can get. We're willing to sacrifice convenience for ultimate IQ and faster glass. These 2 groups are very similar and when they join you get some amazing results.

Also almost every prime in the lineup is designed for a FF sensor. IE there is what, 1 EF-S prime (60mm macro)? So you get the grumpy old people who love primes and use them. You'll also notice most of the people with primes have been shooting for a lot longer than the zoom crew. So we have experience which is worth more than anything else.

I have nothing against zoom shooters or non FF people in the slightest, so don't take it like that. It's just an observation I've notices the last couple of months regarding who posts the best images, who shoots primes, and who shoots FF.

Ben

terriyaki

27th of February 2008 (Wed), 17:02

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7264/mg2241ik4.jpg

zoobz

27th of February 2008 (Wed), 17:32

A few from this past weekend:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2349/2256857474_df28a4a57b_o.jpg

great capture. love candids like this!

ieatstars

27th of February 2008 (Wed), 22:05

terriyaki -- one of the first shots I took with my 50mm is very similar :D

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

tomhide

29th of February 2008 (Fri), 07:19

My bro just got his D3 today. ;) Can't wait to see what this bad boy will do.

Shot with 5D + 50mm @ 1.4

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1226/dpp0187uw7.jpg

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/6036/dpp0184ai9.jpg

Tony-S

29th of February 2008 (Fri), 09:40

My bro just got his D3 today. ;) Can't wait to see what this bad boy will do.

Shot with 5D + 50mm @ 1.4

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1226/dpp0187uw7.jpg

Looks a little soft. What are they making those Noinks out of these days? :)

Pasukun

29th of February 2008 (Fri), 10:50

My bro just got his D3 today. ;) Can't wait to see what this bad boy will do.

D3 is a monster...
I thought iso3200 shots were taken with iso400..
Performance at iso6400 and iso12800 are also very good.

jacobsen1

29th of February 2008 (Fri), 15:16

my honest take on the D3 isn't that it's noise is so low (it is, but they seem to be doing in camera noise reduction that sacrifices details) it's just that they actually let you use ISO that high, and you just decide if what it does to the image is worth it...

It's just amazing to think what 25,600 can do. I've been having a blast with my 5D at 3200 with some of my faster primes. It's not in the same league really, but it gets you thinking it's like night vision. :lol:

tomhide

29th of February 2008 (Fri), 16:31

Looks a little soft. What are they making those Noinks out of these days? :)

Yes Tony, I think we all know by now that EF50mm f1.4 doesn't produce sharp images when shot wide open at f1.4.

Sharpness is important in certain photographs but I personally think the general photograph is more than just a sharp image so not getting a very sharp image at f1.4 is no big deal to me at all. Oh and I try to keep Ansel Adams quote in mind all the time. "There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept" :)

Having understood what EF 50mm f1.4 is capable of, I did my own brief research on other 50mm lenses and I found the LEICA NOCTILUX-M 50 mm f/1 on Leica M system seems to produce unbelievable bokeh and sharpness when shot wide open but you pay a BIG price for it. Its in my wish list for ultimate 50mm setup . Until that day comes I'll polish up my skills with what I have :)

Regardng the D3, it's solid as a brick and actually feels quite nice in your hands. I personally like the look of 1D series body better but I must say I started to like the D3 more I looked. As for images, I am yet to see the files but we might get time to go out for shooting today.

mismis

29th of February 2008 (Fri), 18:44

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/9361/cookieyl1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

mismis

29th of February 2008 (Fri), 18:58

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/8517/bulbrx2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

silvex

1st of March 2008 (Sat), 01:23

Yes Tony, I think we all know by now that EF50mm f1.4 doesn't produce sharp images when shot wide open at f1.4.
.

Yeah this is pretty "soft"....:shock: ;)

usm (specially eyes), whiten teeth/eyes, portraiture for skin pp and selective color to help with contrast. Below a 100% crop.

kekoa

1st of March 2008 (Sat), 01:34

first at 1.4, second at 2.5

pressureworld

1st of March 2008 (Sat), 10:52

here are two pics one is a fire that was going on and the other was at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta

kekoa

2nd of March 2008 (Sun), 01:44

another at f2.5. 1/3200, iso 320

Lani Kai

2nd of March 2008 (Sun), 05:36

I'm sorry, this bokeh is simply unacceptable. It looks like I'm shooting with a CAT lens.
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/2475/nn4d4292gc6.jpg

djeuch

2nd of March 2008 (Sun), 07:24

I'm sorry, this bokeh is simply unacceptable. It looks like I'm shooting with a CAT lens.
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/2475/nn4d4292gc6.jpg

If EXIF didn't say this was at f/1.4, I'd say it was stopped down significantly. Wow - that's ugly (the background - not the girl!). How far away from the subject were you standing? DoF seems big for f/1.4!

terriyaki

2nd of March 2008 (Sun), 12:28

Whoa that looks like 24-105 bokeh.

handyhaver

2nd of March 2008 (Sun), 14:40

50mm f1.4

agent.media

2nd of March 2008 (Sun), 21:56

I'm sorry, this bokeh is simply unacceptable. It looks like I'm shooting with a CAT lens.
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/2475/nn4d4292gc6.jpg

Your shutter speed looked way too low? What were you shooting at?

jonnythan

2nd of March 2008 (Sun), 22:08

EXIF shows a shutter speed of 1/5000.

ISO 100, f/1.4, 1/5000 s, auto WB, center weighted metering, no flash.

Lani Kai

2nd of March 2008 (Sun), 22:46

If EXIF didn't say this was at f/1.4, I'd say it was stopped down significantly. Wow - that's ugly (the background - not the girl!). How far away from the subject were you standing? DoF seems big for f/1.4!
Subject distance was probably 10-15 feet
Whoa that looks like 24-105 bokeh.
Even my 24-105L isn't that bad.

I think it's a matter of bad combination of subject distance and background distance. I have some other shots that came out much better even at f/2, and in those shots the background was a bit further away.
But yeah, even the "better" shots aren't what I'd call good bokeh. Maybe I need to go get a 35L...

gvg45

3rd of March 2008 (Mon), 00:35

Subject distance was probably 10-15 feet

Even my 24-105L isn't that bad.

I think it's a matter of bad combination of subject distance and background distance. I have some other shots that came out much better even at f/2, and in those shots the background was a bit further away.
But yeah, even the "better" shots aren't what I'd call good bokeh. Maybe I need to go get a 35L...

What you need is a 85L! Shoot me an email, I have one local for sale.:lol:

Lani Kai

3rd of March 2008 (Mon), 01:24

What you need is a 85L! Shoot me an email, I have one local for sale.:lol:
I used to have one and I sold it because I just wasn't using it. ;)

silvex

3rd of March 2008 (Mon), 02:06

I'm sorry, this bokeh is simply unacceptable. It looks like I'm shooting with a CAT lens.
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/2475/nn4d4292gc6.jpg
It looks OOF and a fill flash would have helped. I do agree with the bokeh. It is jut bad for being f1.4 it should have been better.

kekoa

5th of March 2008 (Wed), 00:39

any golfers??

Faintly Vivid

9th of March 2008 (Sun), 00:05

Just ordered mine today as my 50mm 1.8 had an accident. Can't wait to give it a go.

lexi73

9th of March 2008 (Sun), 00:48

Here is 1 i took a few weeks back...

http://www.ianmdesign.com/photos/auto-show08-7.jpg

edit....realized its not at 1.4...will search for alternatives...

http://www.ianmdesign.com/photos/butter-1.jpg

MischiefK9s

9th of March 2008 (Sun), 09:11

252033

FL 50mm, Av 1.4, Tv 1/160, ISO 400, no flash

jacobsen1

10th of March 2008 (Mon), 16:45

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/elias-3-9-08/IMG_5462.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/elias-3-9-08/IMG_5464.jpg

96whiteknight

10th of March 2008 (Mon), 18:43

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2324641929_ca215872b4_o.jpg

gruau

10th of March 2008 (Mon), 20:41

Here's a nice couple!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2331/2324887049_a57ddc5933_o.jpg

Rhinotherunt

11th of March 2008 (Tue), 10:56

50 1.4 on a 5D EXIF intact...
http://Ryan-McGill.smugmug.com/photos/264208837_Vrx2Y-X3.jpg

http://Ryan-McGill.smugmug.com/photos/264207608_o2TkW-X3.jpg

http://Ryan-McGill.smugmug.com/photos/264208321_Q2bqT-X3.jpg

ieatstars

11th of March 2008 (Tue), 17:17

^^ That first shot is too cute! I love the colors and bokeh. Only wish the flower was in focus too.

Rhinotherunt

11th of March 2008 (Tue), 17:25

^^ That first shot is too cute! I love the colors and bokeh. Only wish the flower was in focus too.
Thanks BUNCHES! :)

jacobsen1

13th of March 2008 (Thu), 17:38

3 from this morning:
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/eaj-3-13-2008/IMG_5720.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/eaj-3-13-2008/IMG_5722.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/eaj-3-13-2008/IMG_5725.jpg

franklinn

25th of March 2008 (Tue), 00:34

went around town today with the 40D + girlfriend. She wanted to fire a few frames of me, and she did a fantastic job, in my opinion. She enjoyed being behind the camera so much that she's now seriously contemplating getting into photography! I love it!

Anyhow, here are her shots with my 40D + 50mm 1.4 (pardon my silly expression in the first one :p)

@3.2
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1596/img2297editrv5.jpg

@3.2
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/788/img2298editxv3.jpg

@3.5
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7015/img2302editax3.jpg

S-S

25th of March 2008 (Tue), 01:05

number 2 for me

canuck88

25th of March 2008 (Tue), 10:13

I'm sorry, this bokeh is simply unacceptable. It looks like I'm shooting with a CAT lens.
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/2475/nn4d4292gc6.jpg

There is no way this was shot at f1.4 in such sunny conditions... my guess is f5.6

Tony-S

25th of March 2008 (Tue), 10:19

There is no way this was shot at f1.4 in such sunny conditions... my guess is f5.6

Perhaps an apology is needed?

Aperture Value: 0.970854
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Date Time Digitized: 2008:02:28 14:00:52
Date Time Original: 2008:02:28 14:00:52
Exif Version: 2.2.1
Exposure Bias Value: 0.6666667
Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
Exposure Time: 1 / 5000
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
FNumber: 1.4
Focal Length: 50
Focal Plane Resolution Unit: inches
Focal Plane X Resolution: 3098.592
Focal Plane Y Resolution: 3097.884
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Max Aperture Value: 1
Metering Mode: CenterWeightedAverage
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Shutter Speed Value: 12.28771
White Balance: Auto white balance

aiea1

25th of March 2008 (Tue), 12:29

50 1.4 on a 5D EXIF intact...

http://Ryan-McGill.smugmug.com/photos/264208321_Q2bqT-X3.jpg
I Like the expression that the lens captured on this ladies face.. you can see the happiness radiate from her eyes

Rhinotherunt

25th of March 2008 (Tue), 13:01

I Like the expression that the lens captured on this ladies face.. you can see the happiness radiate from her eyes
Thanks! Was it the lens or was it the user that captured the image. ;)

aiea1

25th of March 2008 (Tue), 13:05

Thanks! Was it the lens or was it the user that captured the image. ;)
looks like they both did it together.
Great capture !! Rhino

v35skyline

25th of March 2008 (Tue), 16:42

There is no way this was shot at f1.4 in such sunny conditions... my guess is f5.6
check the exif data. :)

S-S

25th of March 2008 (Tue), 17:27

check the exif data. :)

its a simple matter to shoot wide open in full sunlight - i do it often, as long as you use 'slow' ISO & fast shutter - which is exactly what they did

the bokeh is very rough though, probably due to the messy specular highlights but maybe a bad copy of the lens, i would expect much better than that from the 1.4

terriyaki

25th of March 2008 (Tue), 17:38

the bokeh is very rough though, probably due to the messy specular highlights but maybe a bad copy of the lens, i would expect much better than that from the 1.4

I think that some things just are tough to render smoothly.

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9848/mg2147rw0.jpg