Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II - Nifty Fifty [Archive] - Page 25

Rocktoe

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 00:09

Hi guys! I've been kinda tempted to try this lens after seeing it's price and all the great shots you've taken with it. My question, though is: Do I really need it? I've got an XSi with the 18-55mm and 55-250mm IS kit lenses, do you think it would be an useful addition or should I save my money for something else?

DreDaze

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 00:24

yes it would be useful..opens up a whole new area to explore...no clue on if you should save for something else..what do you like, but can't do with what you have?

S-S

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 00:31

if you want lower light ability and shallower DOF, then try it out
if that stuff doesnt interest you, then you dont need it

Zillon

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 00:49

if you want lower light ability and shallower DOF, then try it out
if that stuff doesnt interest you, then you dont need it

I think that acquiring this lens will help make someone a better photographer, because it forces you to move your feet more, rather than zooming in/out with the lens. Plus, it's so cheap [compared to other lenses], there's no reason not to buy it.

I've been trying to force myself to use this lens more often to stimulate my creativity.

Kaben

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 19:12

A couple of pics from my birthday today.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3446/3230175244_fae641b8ed_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3448/3230175248_367a754455_b.jpg

sagray

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 20:54

Looks like you took a while to get the shot. LOL

Happy birthday!

yogestee

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 21:04

I'd like to contribute.. My Nifty Fifty cost me a bottle of 12 year old scotch off a friend when he went over to Nikon a few years back.. I have hardly used it but I've been re-aquainting myself with it lately..

OK,, a test shot at F1/8.. Yes,,another bleedin' cat.. The only thing that will sit still long enough in my household..

jchargu3

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 21:10

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/zillon3/Photography/Misc/shoppingcart.jpg

WOW! I didnt know weis markets were still around

Course, I havent lived in PA since 1995 lol

Big C

27th of January 2009 (Tue), 01:34

Scaled down version at F2.5 800iso. The 1920x1200 shows much more detail.

http://www.cmpixels.com/albums/random-images/ammo.jpg

Gvilla17

27th of January 2009 (Tue), 05:10

These were all taken with the nifty fifty! These photos were taken at a local pool hall, Low lighting, I was using the built in flash since I don't have one yet =( lol!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3231261374_4b9f56d4c3.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3231260556_4e20cefce9.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3486/3230412469_d1bd6fba32.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3230411045_dbe78d20e7.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/3231259302_c9da896d1c.jpg?v=0

willy b

27th of January 2009 (Tue), 18:11

Gvilla - There very good shots, especially for a built in flash...

jasongraaf

27th of January 2009 (Tue), 20:20

Shot of me, in full auto mode, but still shows some nice sharpness. :)

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x290/1992yz125/riding%20pics%20of%20me/IMG_1773.jpg

Just got one, I'm really happy with it...

dollei

27th of January 2009 (Tue), 22:59

just got mine today, too!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3501/3233332002_20c31e05ba.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3232481915_fd9f3f098b.jpg?v=0

love the f/1.8...

Gvilla17

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 03:17

Gvilla - There very good shots, especially for a built in flash...

Thanks bro, learning more everyday! Its my first DSLR!

mrerico

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 03:59

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3340/3233800554_f7988f3abf.jpg?v=0

UH-OH!

Bukka

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 04:42

my buddy tim

@f/2
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/scarface1980/IMG_1056.jpg

WhoisDAN

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 05:32

This is my first time using this lens in two years.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/3227568133_049ddf2e58.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3097/3227571611_2c482513ac.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3371/3227568025_d826806168.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3374/3227570851_8bd73c4ed9.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/3227571755_65d2084a8f.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3349/3218686327_3935e18f34.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3218701961_5e3a6d93e4.jpg

WhoisDAN

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 05:39

800 pixel photos

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/3218696779_2e2dc917da_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3262/3219554182_e5afcf110b_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3112/3219552742_cb3714f743_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3380/3218703735_3ab3530410_o.jpg

freo

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 06:42

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/3233996674_f831f8612d.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3373/3233996486_542b8afc1f.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/3233996588_64cae187a0.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/3225899219_ecca6122f1.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3326/3225897569_dbaa50f474.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3234011004_9d21431d81.jpg?v=0

single_track

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 08:21

my buddy tim

@f/2
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/scarface1980/IMG_1056.jpg

Very nice capture. Great light, great mood. Love the reflection.

Kaben

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 14:22

my buddy tim

@f/2
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/scarface1980/IMG_1056.jpg

Thats a great image and +1 for the awesome reflection.
You might want to edit out the hair/ bogey hanging from his nostril though - its very distracting!

USER876

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 16:57

Thats a great image and +1 for the awesome reflection.
You might want to edit out the hair/ bogey hanging from his nostril though - its very distracting!

Nice! What type of PS did you do to this image to get that look?

dollei

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 17:20

i love this lens!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/3234409913_21118d2a42.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3441/3235260032_c759df7c9d.jpg?v=0

roszell

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 18:04

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3339/3235298494_25328a0efd_o.jpg

Badger49456

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 19:16

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3234011004_9d21431d81.jpg?v=0

How on earth did you manage heart shaped bokeh lights?

freo

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 20:24

lol, I knew someone would ask. Its very easy, and lots of fun. Pretty much any shape you want. :)

http://www.diyphotography.net/diy_create_your_own_bokeh

I surprised more people haven't done it on here, it is a bit cheesy though, lol.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3235638912_7defb7201d.jpg?v=0

ssracer

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 20:41

Couple from our ice storm

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3235630790_6793d5c528_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/3234783743_631e38bfc9_b.jpg

Bukka

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 20:46

Nice! What type of PS did you do to this image to get that look?
Did the black and white conversion in Lightroom, and then used some of my custom brush adjustments.
I then exported into photoshop and applied a texture, and then painted it away from the face.

sharpening was highpass filter at 1.0px

xarqi

28th of January 2009 (Wed), 21:19

I think that acquiring this lens will help make someone a better photographer, because it forces you to move your feet more, rather than zooming in/out with the lens.

I have exactly the opposite opinion. Having to move position to obtain a suitable subject image size just to accommodate a particular lens means you give up all control over perspective, and that could easily translate into the habit of routinely ignoring perspective considerations when composing a shot, concentrating only on the subject.

In my philosophy of photography, the first thing to do is to choose position, and then choose the necessary focal length for the required framing. For some this may mean choosing from an array of primes, but for the beginner, a "standard zoom" provides this at much lower cost.

The 50/1.8 is a great introduction to wide aperture lenses, certainly, but that it's being a prime forces compositional compromise is detrimental to the establishment of good photographic skills.

In my opinion, that is.

Badger49456

29th of January 2009 (Thu), 00:14

lol, I knew someone would ask. Its very easy, and lots of fun. Pretty much any shape you want. :)

http://www.diyphotography.net/diy_create_your_own_bokeh

I surprised more people haven't done it on here, it is a bit cheesy though, lol.

I had NO idea! Thanks for the link, hopefully I don't go crazy with it.

justdmbobbo

29th of January 2009 (Thu), 22:41

I'm glad I found this forum, and I"m glad I opened this thread!
You guys converted me to this lens and I went out today and bought one.
Now I'm having some fun playing around with it!!!
THANKS!

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3442/haag0901293252nb9.jpg

DreDaze

29th of January 2009 (Thu), 23:12

welcome to the forum...

Katzé

30th of January 2009 (Fri), 16:38

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/127/img1200hz7.jpg

F/2 , 1/60 , ISO 1600

RAW-Shooter

30th of January 2009 (Fri), 17:20

yogestee

30th of January 2009 (Fri), 19:11

I'm glad I found this forum, and I"m glad I opened this thread!
You guys converted me to this lens and I went out today and bought one.
Now I'm having some fun playing around with it!!!
THANKS!

Welcome to the cauldron justdmbobbo..

The Nifty is a great little lens even at its price..

ShauningtoN

30th of January 2009 (Fri), 23:36

Portrait of Cousin on his 21st birthday getting angry at his iPod.

Bit of contrast work in LR but other than that untouched

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6908/img64433ny1.jpg

C&C welcome

mrw1004

31st of January 2009 (Sat), 13:13

Our kitten starting to grow up :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/3240941363_1dccf7ab59_o.jpg

David83

31st of January 2009 (Sat), 19:45

took this messin around today:D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/3242005133_cd22e0eb04.jpg

Gvilla17

31st of January 2009 (Sat), 20:20

Some very nice shots... i like that portrait shaun!

rtj888

31st of January 2009 (Sat), 20:27

Well, here we go, first post!
Hi everyone. Only recently purchased my first canon (1000D) and decided to purchase the nifty fifty after perusing this thread. Here's my first attempt at a portrait...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3509/3232525366_9d3e5e2fbd_b.jpg

Taken indoors at night with angle poise lamp lighting and tripod. I shot the image in RAW then played around a bit with the image with the canon software before converting to JPEG. Not sure if it's too dark and moody.

Comment/critisisms appreciated.

Rich

jraggio

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 00:50

Got tired of seeing all the cats ;-)

Some shots I took today with my nifty. Not sure if my version is actually called the nifty since I have the Mark I, not the Mark II that everyone raves about here. I bought this with my old file Rebel about 20 years ago ;-)

Kept finding myself using 1.8 just because I could. These may have come out better at 2.0, but I do like the narrow DOF. That's something I never got or actually tried to get with my S1-IS bridge camera. I'm so glad I pulled the trigger on the XS last month.

You looking at me?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3242644959_df31687bf1_b.jpg

Na na na na...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/3242645379_84e35753d4_b.jpg

He's got the world in my hands:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/3242645177_f16171785b_b.jpg

John

dynamisoz

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 01:22

Lawrence, Kansas

PhotoMatte

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 02:01

kansas is flat!!!!

RyanK

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 02:23

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3443/3243623014_daca7bfb19_o.jpg

Canon 40D
Canon 50 f/1.8 @ 1.8

Bukka

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 04:06

Self portrait.
@ f/4

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/3242965359_7febf53607.jpg

Synenergy52

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 04:35

Nice, bukka. What kind of PP?

sancho1983

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 11:15

There's some really great pictures in here, i've had this lens for a while and it doesn't seem as sharp as a lot of the shots in here, are they post processed?

This is a shot, in auto, from my back door. I know it's a rubbish pic but i am just testing!!

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/sancho_1983/IMG_4089.jpg

This is a crop of the 'focus point'

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/sancho_1983/IMG_4089crop.jpg

No pp, just shot as is. Does it seem sharp?

Karizmatik

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 11:20

Karizmatik

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 11:21

http://www.kariz-matik.com/photography/IMG_7129.jpg

Self portrait. I tell you, it's a bitch focusing on a 50mm for self-portrait.

sancho1983

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 11:31

^ Could be the lighting - Looks like a rainy/dark day.

It seems relatively good. Maybe try upping the "Sharpness" on your camera's Photo Style - Depending on what body, I find most Canon's to be pretty soft unless you up the sharpness in Styles or in Post. Might just be me.

Yeah it's a bit snowy here. How do i up the sharpness in the camera? never heard of that before, i got it second hand so i suppose it's set up how the last person had it, or default. It's a 20D by the way

Bukka

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 12:21

Nice, bukka. What kind of PP?

split tone colouring, and levels :)

Karizmatik

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 12:22

Yeah it's a bit snowy here. How do i up the sharpness in the camera? never heard of that before, i got it second hand so i suppose it's set up how the last person had it, or default. It's a 20D by the way

Errr.. *Fumbles to find camera*

I'm not sure on a 20D, but I'd say it's pretty universal for the EOS series.

On your camera click, Menu > Flip through until you find "Picture Style" > Click "Disp" to change whatever style you want to change(You can change settings for any of them - Standard/Portrait/Landscape/Etc).

Then simply goto the "Sharpness" bar, click OK, then move it up - Obviously don't OVER do it, as some 'soft'-ness is what you want, otherwise you'll get hot spots, more grain, and of course in portraiture you want SOME softness, as no one likes leather-looking skin lol.

I hope that helps.

sagray

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 16:05

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3244613479_5a77b937e4_o.jpg

willy b

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 16:30

Sagray - I love that shot!

Couple:
1http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/002-15.jpg

2http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/003-10.jpg

3http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/005-2.jpg

4http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/006-2.jpg

D-an-W

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 17:51

After seeing some of the fantastic shots on here I couldn't help myself.

Just ordered the Canon EF 50mm f1.8 MK2 from Jessops for £79 minus 3% cash back from Quidco and 5% from my credit card. I figured with the price rise imminent now was a good time to invest in one ;)

willy b

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 18:05

You wont regret it Dan!

Here and There

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 22:25

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/blah106/IMG_2373.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/blah106/IMG_2383-1.jpg

Disturbed UTT

2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 03:57

Nice idea :D

Sagray - I love that shot!

Couple:
1http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/002-15.jpg

2http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/003-10.jpg

3http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/005-2.jpg

4http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/006-2.jpg

willy b

2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 15:09

Thanks Disturbed :)

jraggio

2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 15:36

Hey all, is te first version of this lens also considered the "Nifty Fifty"? I have one and am happy with it. I posted some samples a few pages back (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=7230172&postcount=3645). How do the two different versions compare to most people?

Thanks
John

databreaker

2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 16:07

My favourite result with my nifty so far, taken last Autumn:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/2934188203_7619611f73_b.jpg

sancho1983

2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 16:17

My favourite result with my nifty so far, taken last Autumn:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/2934188203_7619611f73_b.jpg

That's lovely, it would look great in my hall!!

databreaker

2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 16:54

Thanks Sancho!

EL-xs-I

2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 21:38

took this messin around today:D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/3242005133_cd22e0eb04.jpg

Welcome to the fourm.. great palce to learn..
E-town reppin... ETHS 96'
live in Skokie now... Nice shot... love there summer shandy on a hot summer day...

hmaren

2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 22:06

Anybody try using the Nifty with extension tubes or a TC?
If so, what suggestions can you make?

freo

2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 22:24

Anybody try using the Nifty with extension tubes or a TC?
If so, what suggestions can you make?

Well, im buying a Kenko set sometime this/next week, so i should have someting to show soon.

jasongraaf

2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 22:51

That's my next move as well... Also very interested to see how it turns out!

Cassava Chip

3rd of February 2009 (Tue), 01:53

1.
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l337/CassavaChip/Spin.jpg

2.
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l337/CassavaChip/Mobil2.jpg

3.
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l337/CassavaChip/turtle.jpg

jimmyfingers

3rd of February 2009 (Tue), 09:04

My favourite result with my nifty so far, taken last Autumn:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/2934188203_7619611f73_b.jpg

I agree, great work!

sagray

3rd of February 2009 (Tue), 13:03

Anybody try using the Nifty with extension tubes or a TC?
If so, what suggestions can you make?

I'm sure I have a couple shots with that around somewhere. I'll post 'em when I located them.

Okay...I found one on my flickr stream. I'll have to dig for more (or just take some!).

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/3051157656_7047c50b44_o.jpg

jraggio

3rd of February 2009 (Tue), 13:10

willy b

3rd of February 2009 (Tue), 14:10

Another great shot Sagray!

ssracer

3rd of February 2009 (Tue), 15:43

Anybody try using the Nifty with extension tubes or a TC?
If so, what suggestions can you make?

I made a DIY extension tube and used the N-F on it.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=634557

D-an-W

4th of February 2009 (Wed), 13:08

Mine arrived today :) Off now to practise :D

popoho

4th of February 2009 (Wed), 20:54

Too cold to go outside so I decided to take a picture of my dog.

KandJinIN

4th of February 2009 (Wed), 23:16

I just got mine today! I love this thing, however, I have no idea how to resize my pics down with Gimp to make them in line with forum standards.. so no duck shots for me just yet

Karizmatik

5th of February 2009 (Thu), 00:45

^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu5adJfxuhw

Domino81

5th of February 2009 (Thu), 01:03

took this messin around today:D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/3242005133_cd22e0eb04.jpg

1888 Bock is some of the best beer I've ever had. Period.

oldvultureface

5th of February 2009 (Thu), 10:54

XSi, f/2.8, 1/20, ISO 1600

http://i735.photobucket.com/albums/ww357/oldvultureface/IMG_5816.jpg

mrerico

5th of February 2009 (Thu), 10:56

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3415/3254601917_09beafbdce.jpg?v=0

KandJinIN

5th of February 2009 (Thu), 11:01

^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu5adJfxuhw

Don't have photoshop, but finally found how to resize in GIMP, gosh.. took me long enough. Like many others.. too cold to go find a real duck so this guy will do (I get soap from his head :D)

londonandlawson

5th of February 2009 (Thu), 16:33

First test with my 50
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3096/img1024ay7.jpg

Mark1

5th of February 2009 (Thu), 19:06

oldvultureface

5th of February 2009 (Thu), 20:23

So far I have been disapointed with my 50. I am not goint to send it back as it is only $80. And If i play with the microadjust I can get it to nail the focus. But when I turn to a subject at a different distence I have to re-microadjust all over again.

Same experience. If I need to nail focus at larger apertures, I use manual focus with magnified live view, or if I have the time, contrast autofocus.

jasongraaf

5th of February 2009 (Thu), 23:04

I've actually found the same. At times, it will only hot maybe half of the pics at the right focus... Still definitely worth the $80 IMO. The pictures that do focus, or the ones that you manually focus, come out really nicely...

JeffreyVB

6th of February 2009 (Fri), 03:01

Too cold to go outside so I decided to take a picture of my dog.

Cute Maltese!! We have two of 'em!!

popoho

6th of February 2009 (Fri), 08:27

Cute Maltese!! We have two of 'em!!

Thanks. :smile:

mrerico

6th of February 2009 (Fri), 11:09

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3515/3257868336_e5459022da.jpg?v=0

CkWong

6th of February 2009 (Fri), 16:58

Academy of Science

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3259003752_bc2393e33d.jpg?v=0

SteveJa

7th of February 2009 (Sat), 01:46

http://excalibursword.mine.nu:8081/sharepictures/img0815dpp.jpg

S-S

7th of February 2009 (Sat), 02:17

i LOVE this last one

mrerico

7th of February 2009 (Sat), 03:21

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/3259245259_7b7b75a5fd.jpg?v=0

RyanK

8th of February 2009 (Sun), 00:25

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3403/3261517531_1803a49b1f_o.jpg

yogestee

8th of February 2009 (Sun), 06:25

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3403/3261517531_1803a49b1f_o.jpg

Sorry,,I don't get it?? Am I missing something??

mrerico

8th of February 2009 (Sun), 06:26

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3262949092_5d144bda26.jpg?v=0

jednc

8th of February 2009 (Sun), 09:11

Just a couple from yesterday while I was playing around. Hard to beat for the money.

AliinDXB

8th of February 2009 (Sun), 10:03

Hi,

These photos were taken with a single light at 1/250 , F 4.0, ISO 400.

Karizmatik

8th of February 2009 (Sun), 20:59

^ They look a touch OOF to me.

TATER64

8th of February 2009 (Sun), 21:04

You all need a good stern talking to,cause ya just made me buy this lens :)
It'll be my first prime and hope to have fun with it

Rocktoe

9th of February 2009 (Mon), 00:09

You all need a good stern talking to,cause ya just made me buy this lens :)
It'll be my first prime and hope to have fun with it

Yeah, they made me do it too! I mean, what's up with these shenanigans? :p

DocMike

9th of February 2009 (Mon), 00:34

Narrow Depth of Field FTW!

Domino81

9th of February 2009 (Mon), 00:54

About 3 weeks ago my gf and I went picked up this little guy. I'd been buggin' her for a kitten and since we just moved in together, she finally said OK.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/Domino81/IMG_7861.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/Domino81/IMG_7836.jpg

I wanted to name him Murderface... but eventually, I decided on 'Shmonster'. It's befitting. So much that I may actually murder him before the night is up... lol He's a wild, little kitten. But he has a Hemi for a purring motor and can be really sweet. Loves to cuddle under blankets, sleeps with Erin and I all night. But he's going to be 9-weeks old next Thursday. He's young. His coloring is so funny, I should have named him Tai Lung. He has Leopard spots on his belly. He totally chose me. I picked him up, he jumped on my shoulder and that was it. His brother and sister weren't nearly as sweet.

mrerico

9th of February 2009 (Mon), 02:15

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3333/3265300061_0afb9983dc.jpg?v=0

toxic

9th of February 2009 (Mon), 02:53

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/silent_darkness08/Camera/_MG_6469.jpg

dsldub

9th of February 2009 (Mon), 12:09

Got one on order, can't wait to start playing with it...

Mark1

9th of February 2009 (Mon), 13:28

the 50 and a beauty dish no background.

http://ind-img.com/images/K22.jpg

Rachel B

9th of February 2009 (Mon), 18:26

Cliche-Love Candy
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1068/3267128823_8f33336fa5_b.jpg

Rachel B

9th of February 2009 (Mon), 21:58

I made this to sit in the center of my dining room table. the whole thing cost about $10 to make, with all the parts being bought at Walmart.

I used seamless White Paper as a backdrop and one light to the side with my flash bounced from the ceiling.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3096/3268085556_bf5a945991_b.jpg

USER876

10th of February 2009 (Tue), 01:10

Very satisfied with the sharpness of this lens.

ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/80 sec
Aperture: 2.5

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_pI858HPu_js/SZEO2XSuFrI/AAAAAAAADSg/AOJdOgSAJRQ/s800/IMG_2163_WEB.JPG

gabebalazs

10th of February 2009 (Tue), 17:10

Pine f1.8

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r279/gabebalazs/Pine50mmF1.jpg

nickbunyun

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 10:00

gabebalazs

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 10:19

It does help in low light due to its aperture but at the same time it sometimes tends to miss focus too in low light and wide aperture.

USER876

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 10:37

WhyFi

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 10:39

I've been told that this lens could help me out in a 'low light' situation.
The church I attend is not that greatly illuminated, so i was wondering if anyone could show or take some pictures in a room/place with low light situation.. preferably before photoshopping images... :)

I am considering buying this... i just need the final kick to be sure.

Thanks!
These aren't the greatest photos, but they're in a church, with low(ish) light and no flash.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2453662249_8fdb3bf1df.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whyfinyc/2453662249/sizes/o/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3249/2453659961_d5a99ce20c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whyfinyc/2453659961/sizes/o/)
This is from when I first got the lens - wasn't paying as much attention as I should have to shutter speed, etc - the ISO should have been bumped for a faster shutter and they could have turned out much better... anywho, in terms of learning the relationship of aperture, shutterspeed, DoF, etc, I think that this lens is a great value.

ryant35

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 10:42

Just got mine yesterday, both at f/1.8
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/ryant35/IMG_0539.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/ryant35/IMG_0541.jpg

MPCman

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 12:06

Nice cat :D

Now update your signature :)

ryant35

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 12:18

Nice cat :D

Now update your signature :)

There. Thanks for the reminder, I also added my new 580EX II

MPCman

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 12:21

cool :D

the 50mm interferes with your 17-40 being the first L in your signature though :p

ryant35

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 12:25

cool :D

the 50mm interferes with your 17-40 being the first L in your signature though :p

ok helps if I were to actually look at it.:cool:

Domino81

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 14:16

Maybe it's just me but shouldn't focus be on the eyes and not the nose? ???

ryant35

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 15:01

Maybe it's just me but shouldn't focus be on the eyes and not the nose? ???

Not if you mean focus on the nose. The first one is on the eyes.

Rachel B

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 15:15

One thing to remember with the nifty fifty is just because it goes to 1.8 doesn't mean you need to use it at 1.8.

This was my first lens, and all I understood was 1.8 allows more light so great for low light situations, but I found that the small area of focus was not practical in all my photos, so I started upping the ISO and using 2.8 or F3 and soon I had a bigger area in focus-mainly cats at the shelter where I volunteer, the pictures improved a great deal. 6 months later I bought a 430ex11 flash and now I can produce some very sharp images still with a nice Bokeh'd background. There was a time when I first got my lens that I thought I had a bad copy-now I realize I just wasn't using it to its full potential.

I still have lots to learn, and its fun learning while doing, I love seeing how my photographs have improved over the year that I had my camera.

Some people don't like this lens-but I say for $80 its great! the build quality may not be as good as some, the lens is not as fast as some, but I still love my nifty, and recommend it to all people wanting to learn :)

My only complaint at the moment with it is sometimes on a crop body I find 50mm is not wide enough and I have to take alot of steps backwards :)

nickbunyun

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 15:25

ryant35

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 15:27

2) very cheaply made... drop it and it will break

How many L quality lenses can you drop and not worry about them breaking? I understand your point but with such a small lens you're not going to handle the camera by the lens like a big zoom lens.

ryant35

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 15:28

One thing to remember with the nifty fifty is just because it goes to 1.8 doesn't mean you need to use it at 1.8.

I bought it so I can use it at 1.8, I love the shallow depth of focus.

Jpiano

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 15:31

I kind of regret selling this lens!

Rachel B

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 15:51

I love it at 1.8 too, but I got a little carried away when I first got the lens :)

mine isnt too loud, and I actually like that it doesn t zoom, I use it on occasions when I dont need a zoom :) if you have a kit lens with your xsi you would prbably benifit from it, depending on what you take pictures of.

WhyFi

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 16:31

Thanks USER876, WhyFi, and rachelsne

I'm really considering it, as im hearing how much you guys love it.
My first buddy on POTN, Jo, has been helping me out and giving me some pointers..

said ...
Pros:
1) the price - it's cheap!
2) image quality is good
3) it's fast... lets in more light than any zoom lens

now the bad points:
1) focusing is slow and noisy
2) very cheaply made... drop it and it will break
3) it doesn't zoom

What do you guys think ? I mean i've seen those pictures, were they hand held or on a tripod?
I'm shopping for a tripod now, so none of mine had the benefit of one.

To address the cons - 1) live with it 2) if you break it, so what? When it comes down to it, it's $90 for an invaluable lesson in photography 3) that's what feet are for.

Buy this or, if you want something that will last a little longer, the Canon 50 f/1.4 or Sigma 30 f/1.4.

USER876

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 16:36

I don't have a problem with the focus. I mean if you are using it to shoot a wedding and need a reliable FAST focus or the moment is lost, get something faster, but for 99% of other shots the focus speed is fine. The only reason why I would spend more on the 1.4 is to get (marginally) better bokeh.
This was taken @ f1.8
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_pI858HPu_js/SWpS9Xh0XDI/AAAAAAAAC9U/FulTIHSPskg/s800/IMG_1884_web.JPG

The other thing you have to ask yourself is, what are you going to be taking pictures of? F1.8 in a church will allow decent shutter speeds in low light, but if you are taking a picture of a few people where you need a decent DOF, it's not gonna really do much there.

S-S

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 17:41

Not if you mean focus on the nose. The first one is on the eyes.

i like both those, the nose/whisker focus works for the second one, & they look good together

nice kitteh too :)

hmaren

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 21:17

The weather here in NY finally turned to something less than awful over the weekend. Gave me a chance to step out with my Nifty.

dsldub

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 22:59

Finally picked one up today, can't wait to try it once I have a bit of time...

ssracer

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 23:22

Here's a couple from over the weekend:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3273629912_0615a58599_b.jpg

I was trying to get a DOF shot with the chips when my buddy stuck his head in...I actually like the way it turned out...lol
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/3272807207_fbf757ae4a_b.jpg

For any of you who listen to any hip-hop...she is shaking that Laffy Taffy...lol
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3461/3273628268_35423a18ee_b.jpg

Rachel B

11th of February 2009 (Wed), 23:50

two different pictures, same subject:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3389/3273655036_df7e2d4b3d_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3273654506_fa1963ccde_b.jpg

smorter

12th of February 2009 (Thu), 06:19

This lens is useless. You are probably looking at this thread because you are thinking about buying it, but don't unless you really can't afford anything else.

EVERYTHING about this lens is bad with one exception - sharpness. Actually this lens is extremely sharp, everyone knows it's sharp stopped down but I think it's actually underrated for wide open due to sample variation, AF error or user error, not sure.

Here is something I posted in another thread demonstrating sharpness on a 10 Megapixel APS-C Sensor, so if yours isn't this sharp something is wrong :(

Full size f/1.8

http://dawei.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p530035370-4.jpg

Full size f/5.6
http://dawei.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p490994634-4.jpg

100% crop f/1.8
http://dawei.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p254100814.jpg

100% crop f/5.6
http://dawei.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p20648380.jpg

And a more real life example, wide open at f/1.8, JPG out of the camera
http://dawei.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p372583150-4.jpg

and 100% crop:
http://dawei.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p199442435.jpg

TATER64

12th of February 2009 (Thu), 08:06

I got this little beauty today and here are my fist shots with it ,trying out the DOF and i,m very happy with the results, the lens looks like a keeper.
#1 at F1.8
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/TLRspud/50test18.jpg

#2 at F2.8
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/TLRspud/50test28.jpg

#3 at F4.0
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/TLRspud/50test40.jpg

#4 at F8.0
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/TLRspud/50test80.jpg

nickbunyun

12th of February 2009 (Thu), 10:30

smorter, were those hand held?

sancho1983

12th of February 2009 (Thu), 12:16

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/sancho_1983/IMG_4311.jpg

http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu79/sancho_1983/bobbles.jpg

A couple taken in my lightbox

Domino81

12th of February 2009 (Thu), 12:23

Not if you mean focus on the nose. The first one is on the eyes.

The 2nd is the one I was talking ab00t. I dunno, I was always taught to focus on the eyes. :shrug:

ryant35

12th of February 2009 (Thu), 12:43

The 2nd is the one I was talking ab00t. I dunno, I was always taught to focus on the eyes. :shrug:

Creativity! Something different.

D-an-W

12th of February 2009 (Thu), 13:09

Glad I bought when I did, the Nifty is now £99 at Jessops (I won't even mention the price of my 50D now!)!!!

sancho1983

12th of February 2009 (Thu), 13:14

Mine was £65 from Amazon just before Christmas, and the 18-55mmIS that i just bought for £100 was £120 on there last week, it's now £169!!

I'm after a 55-250mm think i'll have to ride it out now!

DDWD10

12th of February 2009 (Thu), 13:58

Incredibly sharp lens. Here's a shot of my dad:

http://i44.tinypic.com/311t4s5.jpg

smorter

12th of February 2009 (Thu), 18:14

smorter, were those hand held?
The photo of my sister was, but the ping pong table shots were with the camera on the table

geekle

13th of February 2009 (Fri), 02:18

Incredibly sharp lens. Here's a shot of my dad:

What was he about to say... I'm so intreged by this photo. To my the words are on the tip of his tongue...

USER876

13th of February 2009 (Fri), 09:26

Lovin the sharpness....

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_pI858HPu_js/SZVmXGBoPhI/AAAAAAAADZ8/WDLfwwEERkA/s800/IMG_2260_WEB.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_pI858HPu_js/SZVmIveVH6I/AAAAAAAADX0/tlGu8Svfsc4/s800/IMG_2232_WEB.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_pI858HPu_js/SZVmq_Cq9sI/AAAAAAAADc4/xQsml4fXPMs/s800/IMG_2311_WEB.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_pI858HPu_js/SZVm5LctUGI/AAAAAAAADfA/AJaTGsUZNwg/s800/IMG_2335_WEB.JPG