Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II - Nifty Fifty [Archive] - Page 28

Paranoidandroid

21st of March 2009 (Sat), 09:06

How many of you Nifty owners has invested in the Lens hood also?
Yup, a replica ES-62:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3288

D-an-W

21st of March 2009 (Sat), 09:48

Going to get the original Canon one for £12.99 delivered as its on offer atm...

rgomes

21st of March 2009 (Sat), 12:03

Meeeeee.. A copy of the ES-62..

Is the ES-62 the "official" lens hood of the 50mm f/1.8?

What exactly does the lens hood do? I know it has to do with protecting against unwanted light entering the lens but I don't know more than that. :oops:

jdlloyd67

21st of March 2009 (Sat), 13:27

A shot of my daughter on her swing. (f/2.8 @ 1/500, ISO 400)

http://www.dldigitalimages.com/misc/Madison_Swing_Mar2009a.jpg

I've since sold this to offset the cost of the Sigma 30mm f/1.4

ESMcBlurM3

21st of March 2009 (Sat), 15:22

Is the ES-62 the "official" lens hood of the 50mm f/1.8?

What exactly does the lens hood do? I know it has to do with protecting against unwanted light entering the lens but I don't know more than that. :oops:

It will also protect the front of your lens from general damage, finger prints, etc.

DreDaze

21st of March 2009 (Sat), 15:30

ryant35

21st of March 2009 (Sat), 21:18

i had thought i heard that because of how recessed the lens is a hood isn't really necessary, as far as blocking unwanted light...it might serve for some protection...but based on the build of this thing who knows how much help that'd be

A lens hood on a 70-200 or 24-70 for impact protection makes sense. Not so much on a 50mm f/1.8. Then lens is so small your camera body would hit first.

WhyFi

21st of March 2009 (Sat), 22:03

Then lens is so small your camera body would hit first.
I laughed, imagining the nifty as an "innie" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innie)

yogestee

21st of March 2009 (Sat), 22:17

Nifty Fifty with the ES-62 (copy) attached.. Looks kind of cool..

D-an-W

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 03:30

Thanks Jurgen, mine is now on its way.

ESMcBlurM3

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 17:56

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/emcbane/IMG_5729.jpg

ESMcBlurM3

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 19:21

and one more from tonight. grandparents celebrating 50 years

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/emcbane/momandpoporiginal-Edit.jpg

janderson91z

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 21:35

Wow. Some nice shots in here guys!

rohicks

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 23:30

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3633/3378394694_e41cb3942b_o.jpg

Saw this nice cat on my walk on the beach one night last week. I was out with my camera, and i came around a corner of a pier and it came walking out meowing at me. I stopped and looked at him and he looked up at me when i raised my camera. All he wanted was some attention, and i stopped and played with him for about 10 minutes and went on my way. I'm not sure what's wrong with his eye, but it seems like he might be blind in that eye. =/ Poor fella.

Domino81

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 23:31

Awww... poor guy!! ^

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/Domino81/IMG_8020.jpg

rohicks

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 23:45

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3602/3377609509_ea4b3676dd_o.jpg

Josue DG

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 23:50

Who wouldve known that such a cheaply priced lense could take such beautiful pictures!

rohicks

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 23:52

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3422/3378457450_5a28257032_o.jpg

ImRaptor

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 00:03

Who wouldve known that such a cheaply priced lense could take such beautiful pictures!

That's a dangerous sentence around a group of photographers.

sesshin

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 00:15

first shot with this lens.. it's nice! I like it a lot.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3585/3336267521_823fa1e6b0_o.jpg

couple more:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3377485543_1ea7eca044_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3373782845_eafc2bcc12_o.jpg

Olegis

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 02:36

Some older pictures from a food festival (sorry about the watermark). All with 10D :

http://www.pbase.com/olegis/image/29624787/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/olegis/image/29624785/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/olegis/image/29624776/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/olegis/image/29624777/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/olegis/image/29624779/original.jpg

mrerico

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 02:44

Two from today

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3378721380_d3d292e26c.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3377901685_b4583e73ae.jpg?v=0

gef

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 18:01

Yup, a replica ES-62:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3288

This seems like a pretty sweet deal. Thinking I'll get this for my 50mm and one for my 70-300! Happy with it so far?

ESMcBlurM3

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 18:37

one from today:
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/emcbane/IMG_5747-1.jpg

i love this lens! (even if my pup is fed up with my taking pics of him)

Here and There

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

Last Sunday I went to an orchid show. I took the nifty fifty, the 100 macro and my flash. To make a long story short, the batteries on my flash died and I ended up using the nifty for most of the pictures. This was the first real test for the nifty and I was very impressed!

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/blah106/IMG_5036.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/blah106/IMG_5094.jpg

DildorTheMighty

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 21:27

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/3380175081_55a9cf72a5_o.jpg

RAW-Shooter

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 21:52

^^^^
That guy has hair on his teeth...:lol:

350.gt

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 21:56

just picked up 50mm yesterday:
this is my Son Sir.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3635/3380496743_8d45f30d3b_b.jpg

rohicks

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

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3555/3380888635_fced4fa73e_o.jpg

DreDaze

24th of March 2009 (Tue), 02:07

This seems like a pretty sweet deal. Thinking I'll get this for my 50mm and one for my 70-300! Happy with it so far?

that one won't work for your 70-300...you'll need this one:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3263

gef

24th of March 2009 (Tue), 06:26

that one won't work for your 70-300...you'll need this one:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3263

Whoops :oops:. Guess I should have been clearer in what I was saying... I meant to say that I'd get a hood for my 50 and my 70-300 from that site, not that I'd get that specific hood from both... lol.. Guess I can't expect people to know what I'm thinking right??? Thanks though I appreciate you pointing it out, since it sure seems like I was going to order the wrong hood!!!

It does seem to be a really good deal, B&H have Canon's hood for $44.50 and this generic is $13.53.

Greg

HSK

24th of March 2009 (Tue), 10:38

I'm using a generic/copy hood on my nifty - works well as I could expect, I can't compare it to an original as I have not seen one or held one - but i'm guessing there's no difference (except for price). The thread is a lil funny though, gotta be careful you don't screw it in too hard as it can become stuck.

HSK

24th of March 2009 (Tue), 10:41

PS I got it from dealextreme.

DreDaze

24th of March 2009 (Tue), 10:47

Whoops :oops:. Guess I should have been clearer in what I was saying... I meant to say that I'd get a hood for my 50 and my 70-300 from that site, not that I'd get that specific hood from both... lol.. Guess I can't expect people to know what I'm thinking right??? Thanks though I appreciate you pointing it out, since it sure seems like I was going to order the wrong hood!!!

It does seem to be a really good deal, B&H have Canon's hood for $44.50 and this generic is $13.53.

Greg

yeah i couldn't tell for sure...just thought it wouldn't hurt to make sure you got the right one...:)

rohicks

24th of March 2009 (Tue), 23:45

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3383580989_cdb075f154_o.jpg

ilovemycamera

24th of March 2009 (Tue), 23:48

skill.... what a neat perspective!!
cool shot

fotogrl_08

25th of March 2009 (Wed), 18:32

I just ordred mine from B&H, no hood though. It's supposed to be here on the 31st, can't wait to post some pics :)

zoom_zoom

25th of March 2009 (Wed), 23:20

^ Generally, you shouldn't need a hood for the nifty.... the front element is recessed inwards quite a bit.

rohicks

25th of March 2009 (Wed), 23:28

^ Generally, you shouldn't need a hood for the nifty.... the front element is recessed inwards quite a bit.

That is true and that's what everyone says. However i never shoot without mine.

Johnny Mango

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 01:40

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3618/3283519887_52cfb649f1_b.jpg

Kelcey

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 03:20

I just got my first SLR, the XSi, along with this lens and I'm having loads of fun with it!
Just got some shots of my neighbors so far, hopefully I can go to Seattle or the zoo soon to take some really fun shots :D

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/Windykitty/POTNpic3.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/Windykitty/POTNpic2.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/Windykitty/POTNpic1.jpg

stetsonaw

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 07:23

nik.hisham

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 12:55

My nephew.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3387284105_af28291fe5_b.jpg

infinite0216

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 14:40

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3562/3380009917_3a3212a0f4_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3435/3380828526_2054abd361_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3380009421_2ec3366b4c_o.jpg

stevo8

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 00:21

yogestee

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 04:09

JoYork

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 04:27

I've hardly used it in the last 12 months, mainly because I now have a 17-55 as my main walkaround-type lens.

However... I was looking back at the photos I took when I used it and I think I'm starting to fall in love with it again. The small DOF you get at f/2.2 or so can produce some beautiful images. Also, I lent it to my housemate a few weeks ago for a Model Mayhem shoot and she took some lovely images with it.

I think I'm going to dig it out and give it another try.

WhyFi

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 05:28

Has anyone fallen out of love with their nifty? After picking up a 17-40L and a 24-105L I feel that the(my copy anyways) nifty is not very sharp and doesnt render colors all so well... Granted it is about 1/6th to a 1/10 cheaper then the two L's but I just seem to think that my only real attraction to it was it being 1.8, and since I dont really have a need for that dof, its really rather useless.
I went through the same phase when I got my 17-40, too - didn't touch the nifty for months... then, because I felt guilty for leaning too heavily on one lens, I decided to slap the fifty back on the camera for a day... and, of course, I popped out a few 'keepers' during a short walk around the neighborhood and came to grips with the fact that isolation is a different type of flexibility than zoom.

JoYork

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 08:22

Step this little beauty down slightly and it becomes to sharp you could shave your legs with it :)

Both of these were taken with a 350d (Rebel XT) at f/3.5 and ISO 100.

These are the full 8MP images so you can see how sharp the lens is at 100%

Image 1 (http://fc44.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/076/b/2/Urban_imp_stock_18_by_Tigg_stock.jpg)

Image 2 (http://fc42.deviantart.com/fs44/f/2009/076/1/a/Urban_imp_sotck_2_by_Tigg_stock.jpg)

HSK

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 08:44

I went through a phase where I would NOT get this off my camera body, left it for abit - gonna pick it up again soon. as once it hits f/2.8 - razor sharp.

OrbitalDeath127

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 09:39

http://www.wired.my/50D/IMG_5529.jpg

Coolest church i've ever seen.
Agreed. Haha, it looks like 3 crayons :P.

stevo8

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 10:10

Even at 2.8, I feel like it lacks sharpness and doesnt render color all that well. Granted its sharper then any other budget lens, just not quite L sharp is all I guess.

sagray

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 11:36

I find that it's plenty sharp for my needs, and its diminutive size helps me be a little more stealthy when taking candid shots without a flash. I use it occasionally, and I don't see it getting tossed out of the toolbox anytime soon.

synth19

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 16:01

http://www.chicagoz.com/nsx-night/2-ts.jpg

londonandlawson

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 16:24

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3569/3389800105_c8139e3c90.jpg

Johnny Mango

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 17:11

http://www.chicagoz.com/nsx-night/2-ts.jpg

That car is just pure beauty. I love how the styling has changed so subtly over the years but it has never lost it roots...

I love my Z though! (taken with the nifty)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3294187073_dce87c27c8_b.jpg

rohicks

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 17:39

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3391015458_5e36afb751.jpg

HSK

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 17:40

^ Awesome!

Nice car and shot Johnny Mango

dank ink

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 19:31

Taken in the Big Bear, CA area a few weeks ago:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3605/3364479922_7fb22e5f52.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dankink)

Used the macro extension tube along with the fifty for this one:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3455/3368766980_a0ff1bac2b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dankink)

jimiking

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 21:58

Yeah :D, a bit of PP

Here and There

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 22:16

dissembled

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 23:06

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3391015458_5e36afb751.jpg

Awesome.

ngrohosky

28th of March 2009 (Sat), 13:54

my only lens.. haha, so versatile though :)

Highlight_Photography

29th of March 2009 (Sun), 19:23

My first shots with this lens on Friday night. Loving it so far

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3461/3391087061_51de4482cd_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3586/3391925702_41faf96c5e.jpg

antiskeptic87

29th of March 2009 (Sun), 21:41

I really love this lens - Here's a few shots taken in the past month or so:

#1
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3384149744_8737c66009.jpg

#2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3384149870_d9f473ef50.jpg

#3
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/3384150262_08b06ac18f.jpg

#4
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3383336681_1264e14e88.jpg

Disturbed UTT

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 08:53

C + C welcome.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/3397874493_9b4e137058_b.jpg

Davidletran

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 12:43

Messing around at the beach with the gf. My 5d with the nifty fifty. A little pp
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3398599075_0a4b1c14dc_b.jpg

Kelcey

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 17:36

nice shots for just starting out SLR! looks like you know what you're doing when it comes to framing shots! i like the composition and content, especially the second one. what was going on in that pic?

I've had three years of learning so far so I hope I know what I'm doing! haha
Thank you!
I was just hanging out with my neighbors and I was taking test shots to see if the exposure was right and well...he was just standing there so I used him as my little guinea pig :D

jaojr

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 21:58

Quote:
Originally Posted by skill http://photography-on-the.net/forum/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=7612624#post7612624)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3391015458_5e36afb751.jpg

Awesome.

I'll second that.

jdmcelica

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 16:24

http://www.chicagoz.com/nsx-night/2-ts.jpg

Was this edited at all? nice photo

garryknight

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 11:15

Some night shots from a walk through the centre of London.

Carnaby Street At Night
9:06 pm in London's Carnaby St, fashion centre of London.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3403933341_ac6b0a9ec7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/3403933341/)

London Back Street
A back street in London's theatre land.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3404724460_0d17533d22_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/3404724460/)

In A Chinese Shop
Seen through a doorway in London's Chinatown.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/3404727322_4df1c4a8e4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/3404727322/)

Massimo Dutti
In the window of Massimo Dutti in Regent St.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3593/3404746040_49c669f916_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/3404746040/)

yogestee

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 23:59

Some night shots from a walk through the centre of London.

London Back Street
A back street in London's theatre land.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3404724460_0d17533d22_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/3404724460/)

Doctor Who has landed!!

Karizmatik

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 00:06

http://www.kariz-matik.com/photography/IMG_9944-SML.jpg

No tubes, no macro converters, etc - Just SOOC.

DreDaze

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 00:30

http://www.kariz-matik.com/photography/IMG_9944-SML.jpg

No tubes, no macro converters, etc - Just SOOC.

i don't know what soooc is...but i like it...nice shot

Karizmatik

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 00:43

S.traight O.ut O.f C.amera

;)

dank ink

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 01:37

^ Very nice

antricacy

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 03:51

Karizmatik,

WOW! I haven't seen a dragonfly (?) in years!

Karizmatik

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 05:31

Karizmatik,

WOW! I haven't seen a dragonfly (?) in years!

Thanks! Yes indeed, it's a Dragonfly.

I see them from time to time in Australia, but they're always in unreachable areas (Flying over creeks, etc) -- I just moved house though, and there's hundreds of them buzzing about!

I wish I had a Macro, but the 50mm doesn't do too bad - I just Manual focus everything and it seems to work a bit better than AF.

oldvultureface

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 07:06

No tubes, no macro converters, etc - Just SOOC.

That's one skinny duck! Nice picture.:)

Karizmatik

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 07:23

Huh? :confused:

Rayk

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 07:28

Here is one of my grand daughter taken at christmas 2007

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m237/rayk57/CRW_1398.jpg

fritzk3

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 08:02

Wow... incredible detail in those shots... and to think that they were taken with "only" a Nifty Fifty and Rebel XT. I suppose I should have no excuses for not being able to duplicate work like that with my XTi and Nifty.

Thanks for the examples and inspiration!

Step this little beauty down slightly and it becomes to sharp you could shave your legs with it :)

Both of these were taken with a 350d (Rebel XT) at f/3.5 and ISO 100.

These are the full 8MP images so you can see how sharp the lens is at 100%

Image 1 (http://fc44.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/076/b/2/Urban_imp_stock_18_by_Tigg_stock.jpg)

Image 2 (http://fc42.deviantart.com/fs44/f/2009/076/1/a/Urban_imp_sotck_2_by_Tigg_stock.jpg)

sagray

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 08:47

On a 5D, available light only.

http://gallery.gray-imagery.com/photos/502177936_A4Rgb-XL.jpg

http://gallery.gray-imagery.com/photos/502177383_Z3vDJ-XL.jpg

synth19

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 10:40

Was this edited at all? nice photo

Yep, lightroom and photoshop was used to pop out the colors. :)

nik.hisham

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 11:20

I was trying something artsy...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3623/3406485345_06e1700f6d_b.jpg

P1et

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 16:04

http://www.southernsoot.com/Climbing6.jpg

RAW-Shooter

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 16:43

Thanks! Yes indeed, it's a Dragonfly.

I see them from time to time in Australia, but they're always in unreachable areas (Flying over creeks, etc) -- I just moved house though, and there's hundreds of them buzzing about!

I wish I had a Macro, but the 50mm doesn't do too bad - I just Manual focus everything and it seems to work a bit better than AF.

Karizmatik,

WOW! I haven't seen a dragonfly (?) in years!

You guys need to come to Florida.
Here they are all over the place and yet not easy to shoot, let alone with the fifty. This has never occurred to me to try. I usually use my 70-200 or my 100-300 for that...

DonThomas

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 11:41

here is one i took the other night. Snapped a quick shot of the cat yawning :)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3381/3409061351_edb95d9072.jpg

londonandlawson

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 15:33

The house/domestic cat is supposed to be the most efficient killer of all the cat family.

garryknight

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 17:08

I thought I'd include this just as a FYI post. This photo was taken with my Canon 40D with the 50mm f1.8 mounted on a Kenko Teleplus MC7 DG 2x extender, effectively turning the lens into a 100mm f1.8. Of course, while it retains the widest aperture of f1.8, it does lose a couple of stops-worth of light, and I had to use MF as the extender doesn't AF with any of my lenses.

Also, the camera seems to meter a little too over-exposed sometimes so I just dial a stop or 2 lower. But the results are, in my opinion, worth the effort as it effectively gives me two primes for the price of one, albeit with a small loss of quality.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/3404432405_462b9a6496_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/3404432405/)

DonThomas

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 19:09

The house/domestic cat is supposed to be the most efficient killer of all the cat family.

haha :)

jkokbaker

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 00:13

Here are 2 pics of my Saint Bernard, taken in black and white.

354668

354669

Flame

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 02:49

I was trying something artsy...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3623/3406485345_06e1700f6d_b.jpg
I love this!

Care to share how you ended up with it? 'Tis amazing!

nik.hisham

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 04:30

I love this!

Care to share how you ended up with it? 'Tis amazing!

Hi and thanks! I did a Decompose to CMYK in Gimp. It broke down the image into 4 layers, and I took the bottom layer.

Nik.

Spaced_K

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 09:47

My effort of a Macro shot with the Nifty Fifty on my 5D MKii.

f/5.6 - 1/800s - ISO 400 - 50mm
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp98/leighkinch/IMG_1803.jpg

Not bad when you see the photo it started like this before a crop:

http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp98/leighkinch/IMG_1803-2.jpg

JenniferKailey

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 17:17

BB.

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 00:56

sorry for the noob question about the 50mm 1.8. But when i do manual focus, do i need to focus until the red dot beeps? ( btw I just got the lens one day ago )

ryant35

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 00:59

sorry for the noob question about the 50mm 1.8. But when i do manual focus, do i need to focus until the red dot beeps? ( btw I just got the lens one day ago )

The beep tells you that you are in focus, but it only does it in one shot mode.

BB.

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 01:14

The beep tells you that you are in focus, but it only does it in one shot mode.

but some times it doesn't beep, it looks sharp through the view finder, but after snapping a shot it comes out out of focus.

Spaced_K

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 01:22

but some times it doesn't beep, it looks sharp through the view finder, but after snapping a shot it comes out out of focus.

If you have the beep "ON" then it needs to beep before it focuses.
You may have your diopter out of focus, try twiddling that when you get it in focus.

HSK

6th of April 2009 (Mon), 11:13

Love this lens - coupled it with my 430EX II at night under a motorway bridge, bounced of the high roof and walls!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/3417813941_4ec24ea7ba_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3342/3417812751_ab84cea0d3_o.jpg

USER876

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 16:02

F2.8, 1/400 ISO 100

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_pI858HPu_js/Sc7hctjYd7I/AAAAAAAAESc/71s_aq5MpfY/s640/IMG_2557_web.JPG

sesshin

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 16:25

snapped this of my wife while waiting for dinner
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3629/3402944214_c13d8e9553_o.jpg
f/1.8, iso 400, 1/80s

Karl Johnston

8th of April 2009 (Wed), 16:39

I just got one of these, I thought I'd play around with it for fun :) and cover the range I was missing.

ssracer

8th of April 2009 (Wed), 20:15

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3563/3406333802_99d9c383ff_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3406334212_f016e0b240_b.jpg

Plasmodic

8th of April 2009 (Wed), 21:57

Hands down the best value for money lens on the market! Here are some of my favourites from the last few months:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/Plasmodic/sIMG_2058.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/Plasmodic/sIMG_1380.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/Plasmodic/sIMG_1162.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/Plasmodic/IMG_0571.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/Plasmodic/sIMG_9945_edit.jpg

pridash

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 03:30

Hands down the best value for money lens on the market! Here are some of my favourites from the last few months:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/Plasmodic/sIMG_1380.jpg

Great capture!

Karizmatik

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 03:34

^ Looks like a park where I live in Cotton Tree, Australia haha.

LiquidSword

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 11:16

Couple of shots from when I first got my 1d2 last week.

Edited to show Exif since it's not attached:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_euTensJrdAY/Sd4dyR6lVDI/AAAAAAAAB_U/tF_TRwKyAZ0/s800/HX0Q0382.jpg
Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: 2.8

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_euTensJrdAY/Sd4d1qu8qeI/AAAAAAAAB_k/bAZW59skdks/s800/HX0Q0406.jpg
Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 8.0

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_euTensJrdAY/Sd4dxT0aV1I/AAAAAAAAB_M/IcoE9f4SD9g/s800/HX0Q0374.jpg
Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: 1.8

Salma

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 11:27

You guys, awesome photos, I really want to buy my nifty fifty this thread has really convinced me :)

Karl Johnston

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 18:02

90% of your problems can be solved by getting one ;)

Here and There

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 20:10

Wow, there are some great shots on this page!

Here's a couple of my recent favorites:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/blah106/IMG_6092.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/blah106/IMG_6126.jpg

jasongraaf

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 21:31

One snapped today...

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x290/1992yz125/bike%20pics/IMG_3711-1.jpg

And a general question for people with more experience than me- At what aperture is this lens supposed to be at its sharpest?

yogestee

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 22:10

One snapped today...

And a general question for people with more experience than me- At what aperture is this lens supposed to be at its sharpest?

Most lenses are at their sharpest stopped down around 2 to 3 stops from maximum aperture.. The Nifty is probably similar..

TATER64

11th of April 2009 (Sat), 07:11

Most lenses are at their sharpest stopped down around 2 to 3 stops from maximum aperture.. The Nifty is probably similar..

2.8 its stellar

otpsyche

11th of April 2009 (Sat), 08:18

drinking fountain reflection of me!

Karl Johnston

11th of April 2009 (Sat), 15:16

I notice a lot of these shots are shot wide open, and there are a few in here that aren't shot wide open and the sharpness is extreme.

Grady69

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 09:55

I love this lens, its on my XTI 90% of the time.

David83

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 13:17

heres a couple

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3435397564_23c54f89e7_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3633/3434573951_3a07841c6f_b.jpg

sesshin

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 14:59

Although the nifty might be sharper stopped down a bit my copy is perfectly sharp wide open. Also, when you stop down you start to introduce the octagon shape to your bokeh highlights, which makes it look like crap. I find I'm either shooting at 1.8 or 5.6 or higher, rarely in between. The bokeh just looks too bad otherwise

origamione

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 06:10

Fishing village trip over the weekend, brought only good-old-nifty-fifty.

1. The beach
http://www.wired.my/50D/beach.jpg

2. Fishing boat.
http://www.wired.my/50D/boat.jpg

3. Small fishing boat.
http://www.wired.my/50D/fishingboat.jpg

4. A strange looking plant.
http://www.wired.my/50D/pandanseed.jpg

5. A huge bee hive.
http://www.wired.my/50D/beehive.jpg

6. Colony of seashell
http://www.wired.my/50D/seashell.jpg

7. Rock by the beach.
http://www.wired.my/50D/rockbythebeach.jpg

stetsonaw

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 07:15

cool beach shot! i'd post up a pic of that same strange looking plant, but it wasn't with the 50. i found a tree full of them here in okinawa yesterday.

origamione

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

cool beach shot! i'd post up a pic of that same strange looking plant, but it wasn't with the 50. i found a tree full of them here in okinawa yesterday.

Thanks, a fun place for the weekend, love the beach. The wave was rather scary though, the wave came like a tsunami during early morning (4am), it hit the shore so loud that everyone was waken up by the noise.

Didn't know the strange plant can survive the Okinawa winter too. What's the link to that photo?

bbran33

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 16:47

Picture of my friend's baby...best lens value ever :)

http://bbran33.smugmug.com/photos/503322419_f5dfn-L.jpg

Scott007

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 22:50

great little lens, one i really should take time to use more often.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/integraleevo/Autosport%202006/IMG_3557_700.jpg

Great shot of the Renault! R25, R26? Where did you take it?

barno

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 23:03

I bought the nifty a while back and started really putting it to use once my newborn arrived. Best bang for your buck lens and for < $85 everyone needs one in their bag.

HSK

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 23:33

This lens is a rite of passage. :D

ChadAndreo

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 01:50

This shot is money.
It looks like something that would come with windows.

Fishing village trip over the weekend, brought only good-old-nifty-fifty.

7. Rock by the beach.
http://www.wired.my/50D/rockbythebeach.jpg

stetsonaw

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 07:36

Thanks, a fun place for the weekend, love the beach. The wave was rather scary though, the wave came like a tsunami during early morning (4am), it hit the shore so loud that everyone was waken up by the noise.

Didn't know the strange plant can survive the Okinawa winter too. What's the link to that photo?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stetsonaw/3441657614/

Karizmatik

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 13:22

Haha.. They're a regular thing here in Australia, those "Strange Fruit"

I wouldn't recommend eating them, by the way. Unless you want uncontrollable diarrhea.

Karizmatik

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 13:24

Oh, it's called a Pandanus tree, and the fruit is known as Pandanus Fruit or simply "Pandan", by the way.

Simply Ravishing

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 21:18

I sold this lens a while ago, but I just might need to pick another one back up =)

Taken on the tail end of an all night bender at a friend's bachelor party....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3451/3266062656_fb2ecc84b1_b.jpg

Zoso23

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 21:23

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/Zoso23/IMG_4230.jpg

50D
F/1.8
1/100 Sec.
ISO: 250

ryant35

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 21:28

1/160sec, f/1.8, iso 640
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/ryant35/SXS%20Round%203/IMG_2881.jpg

1/250sec, f/1.8, iso 800
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/ryant35/SXS%20Round%203/IMG_2666.jpg

origamione

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 22:04

Oh, it's called a Pandanus tree, and the fruit is known as Pandanus Fruit or simply "Pandan", by the way.

Thanks for the info, no wonder the beach is called "Pandan Beach" LOL!.:D

Karizmatik

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 22:10

^ Hahaha! Classic.

I just got my new Aluminum Apple Keyboard in the mail today! :D

http://www.kariz-matik.com/photography/IMG_0216.jpg

Going for a cold / stale / monochromistic look. My desk needs a good dusting.

Scott007

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 22:30

That's one good lookin' keyboard!

pr0digal

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 22:43

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3442760547_14d81f84b6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ehansenphoto/3442760547/)

nifty fifty @2.8 with 430EX about a foot away 1/8 power IIRC w/ a homemade diffuser. Triggered by ebay triggers

2 more: both nifty fifty @1.8
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3443632334_c9eb97bd70.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ehansenphoto/3443632334/)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3442814821_f19789bff3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ehansenphoto/3442814821/)

HSK

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 01:32

^ can you please recommend/tell me the name of the triggers? I really need to get my flash off camera.

Salma

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 06:17

I've received my nifty fifty today, i'm so excited to see how the shots come out...

sekhar

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 06:43

wonderful shots origamione, can u plz give the f stops and shutter speeds for the pics and if any post shot editing done. much appreciated.

pr0digal

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 09:05

^ can you please recommend/tell me the name of the triggers? I really need to get my flash off camera.

CTR-301 P <---the one's I use

Another from the same "set" I posted earlier
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3443571602_a9882009c7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ehansenphoto/3443571602/)

sagray

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 11:24

Friends don't let friends buy ebay triggers. ;)

pr0digal

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 11:32

Friends don't let friends buy ebay triggers. ;)

I'm a college student, give me a break. They work, they fire with almost 100% certainty (except when I forget to turn them on :oops:)

Now back on topic:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/3049643544_c6b8bac87e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ehansenphoto/3049643544/)

sagray

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 11:44

No worries. Just having a little fun.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3429248473_fe0dc3191e.jpg

Rayk

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 12:14

Friends don't let friends buy ebay triggers. ;)

Please explain why, I have two sets of them and they work fine!!!!!!!!!:rolleyes:

endlessdream

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 14:40

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3473/tamara.jpg (http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tamara.jpg)

ImRaptor

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 19:25

Please explain why, I have two sets of them and they work fine!!!!!!!!!:rolleyes:

I agree. My set hasn't failed me yet.

JenniferKailey

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 19:52

Just got my camera, this is one of my first test trials with our dog Trauma...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3299/3446319898_309d6ae7e7.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3445500365_c2793e79a4.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3445495295_a0e4c27a4c.jpg?v=0

As a newbie, C&C is appreciated...