Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II - Nifty Fifty

[cbacarella]

Dug this lens out of my bag (havn't used it in probably 6 months). I use my Tamron 17-50 ninety-nine percent of the time.

Its a bit OOF around his eyes. I had a single focus point on my brothers eye and looks like focus is just about the hair on his right ear. I haven't micro-adjusted it yet with the 50D.

Anywho, him hanging out in the living room with our tree in the BG.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2764/4206798025_1988b80675_o.jpg



.Chris Bacarella

[Big C]

finally got some time to play with it :)

Since we're on the alcohol topic....

F3.2

http://cmpixels.com/images/misc/IMG_3075.jpg

[Andy R]

Since we're on the alcohol topic....

F3.2

http://cmpixels.com/images/misc/IMG_3075.jpg


chilled jager...nice :)

[londonandlawson]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2704/4209417312_9aa3d8fb49_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2541/4209419666_618fb5096d_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2630/4209415234_fa4887744d_b.jpg

[shane_c]

I've had the lens for a week and am very happy with it.

Here's another shot, this was cropped from the original, slight sharpening only.

1/125 @ 5.6

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/672/img17761.jpg

[TeamSpeed]

My contribution to a lens just received. Wide-open, ISO 400, 7D... Just mild USM to sharpen up the AA filter on the 7D.

[londonandlawson]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4209325051_4e695391b3_o.jpg

[Old Coot]

Xti, iso400, 1/10th sec.
http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/Cooter0519/family/IMG_6355_2.jpg

[OptionX3]

Got the inspiration from previous post with Dog & Christmas tree. Since I cant get my Lab to sit still so...

50mm, f2.0
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f395/OptionX3/Forsale/IMG_0744-3.jpg


Nikon gear forsale..
50mm, f2.8
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f395/OptionX3/Forsale/IMG_0670-2.jpg

[LeeRatters]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/4208809013_d0d3de7d2f_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4196333753_5d5e8cd19b_o.jpg

[zachbreaux]

At 2.2

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2638/4206790357_c2e2fbd117.jpg

[Martin.D]

Lucy ready for the snowhttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2684/4209768264_cd6d580b4d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martins_album/4209768264/)

[zachbreaux]

Wow. Awesome shot!

[LeeRatters]

she's gorgeous martin :)

[k.CHU]

WOW! nice shot, shes like already a model for your camera! ^^

[Martin.D]

Thank you very much, I wish my son would also stand still long enough to take photos!

for every good shot I need 20 (trust me!)

oh and guys - Merry Xmas!


OMG Daddy! Snow!

First time Lucy has ever seen snow :grin:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4209904890_dc9602a8ce_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martins_album/4209904890/)

[gabebalazs]

Kinda bizarre:

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

[robertn]

The second 50mm has also fallen apart.. Damn what a POS!!
I agree it's capable of amazing dof and such, but damn these things are flimsy.. Guess I'll have to spend another hour putting it back together but I can't wait to get a fast prime like this which is actually build solid.

Bleeeh..

[RobinSchouten]

The second 50mm has also fallen apart.. Damn what a POS!!
I agree it's capable of amazing dof and such, but damn these things are flimsy.. Guess I'll have to spend another hour putting it back together but I can't wait to get a fast prime like this which is actually build solid.

Bleeeh..
I don't see how it would fall apart if you use it with care?

[kshark]

Merry Christmas! :D

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Myk0AVCZs24/SyWhVudp03I/AAAAAAAANIk/W1tPdkuw7_4/s800/IMG_0025_800.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Myk0AVCZs24/SyWju8-76hI/AAAAAAAANJE/NlhHAWiXjNs/s800/IMG_0040_800.jpg

[tfd888]

Taken with the Nifty-Fifty at f/1.8 on a 1D Mk II.

http://arroshotz.smugmug.com/BaLLet-Atudes/Ballet-Atudes-Gallery1/KA7C8483ARO/710061656_d4Xo6-M.jpg

[Big Frost]

I love using this lens...this was shot in a poorly lit restaurant, thankfully my 580 EX II arrived that day!

http://www.photosbyfrost.com/img/v3/p36438115-4.jpg

[londonandlawson]

I have a 580exII but am a noob with it, when you took that how did you have the flash angled? I assume up off the ceiling

[garryknight]

I don't see how it would fall apart if you use it with care?

Mine fell apart when I auto-focused on another photographer about 10 feet below me on some stairs. The build quality isn't really good enough, IMO.

[CRich917]

Thank you very much, I wish my son would also stand still long enough to take photos!

for every good shot I need 20 (trust me!)

oh and guys - Merry Xmas!


OMG Daddy! Snow!

First time Lucy has ever seen snow :grin:





AWESOME shot!! Way to catch the moment. bw!

[crm]

1.
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2600/img0365b.jpg
2.
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/8448/img0417c.jpg
3.
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/1615/img0449u.jpg
4.
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3695/img0458nt.jpg

[Big Frost]

I have a 580exII but am a noob with it, when you took that how did you have the flash angled? I assume up off the ceiling

Yeah, it was bounced off the ceiling with a diffuser on it as well. I had the flash all of an hour before taking that, so I'm still learningas well, but it's so much more of a challenge learning lighting, I love it.

[Big Frost]

My cousins dog from tonight's Christmas Dinner. (Smartest dog I've ever seen)

http://www.photosbyfrost.com/img/v3/p1037745999-5.jpg

It's her dog...

http://www.photosbyfrost.com/img/v5/p617379673-4.jpg

[peterbj7]

The second 50mm has also fallen apart.. Damn what a POS!!
I agree it's capable of amazing dof and such, but damn these things are flimsy.. Guess I'll have to spend another hour putting it back together but I can't wait to get a fast prime like this which is actually build solid.

Bleeeh..

I've had one for maybe a year, and I've had no problems with it. I recognise it's fairly flimsy so I take good care of it. Much as I do of all my lenses, in fact. Optically it's superb.

[robertn]

I've had one for maybe a year, and I've had no problems with it. I recognise it's fairly flimsy so I take good care of it. Much as I do of all my lenses, in fact. Optically it's superb.
I totally agree on that optically it's superb for it's price.
Then again, if a lens is inside a padded lensbag and falls to the floor from barely 2 feet high and falls apart, that makes it a pos in my book.

[peterbj7]

I think any lens that falls two feet onto a hard surface, even if it is in its normal padded bag, can be expected to sustain some internal damage, even if it's not visible. When I said I "take care" of my lenses, I meant amongst other things that I don't drop them two feet onto a hard surface. Nor the bodies either.

I wonder what proportion of nifty fifties sold have at some point in their lives fallen apart or suffered some other form of catastrophic failure? I wouldn't mind betting it's a pretty small percentage. Or I would have read in the newspapers about Trading Standards departments taking an interest.

[Karizmatik]

I think any lens that falls two feet onto a hard surface, even if it is in its normal padded bag, can be expected to sustain some internal damage, even if it's not visible. When I said I "take care" of my lenses, I meant amongst other things that I don't drop them two feet onto a hard surface. Nor the bodies either.

I wonder what proportion of nifty fifties sold have at some point in their lives fallen apart or suffered some other form of catastrophic failure? I wouldn't mind betting it's a pretty small percentage. Or I would have read in the newspapers about Trading Standards departments taking an interest.

I dropped my Sigma 10-20mm about 4 feet from a table, without a padded bag, onto carpet (On top of Cement) -- And it's still going strong.

[RobinSchouten]

I dropped my Sigma 10-20mm about 4 feet from a table, without a padded bag, onto carpet (On top of Cement) -- And it's still going strong.
I did that with my good old Nifty Two-Fifty.. and it survived aswell :D

[lettershop]

For Christmas my wife got me a nifty fifty. It will take some playing around to get used to the shallow DOF, far more shallow than my 100mm 2.8 macro. I can see that the cheap a$$ MF ring will cause me to want a much better lens sooner rather than later. It is a good thing my birthday is in 2 months!!!!

[lotsofphotog]

This is one of the first pics I took after I got mine:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4215274805_04cf5d7c2f_o.jpg

[RobinSchouten]

Wow. Those eyes are beautiful :O

[Martin.D]

AWESOME shot!! Way to catch the moment. bw!

Thank you :D

[SeattleSpeedster]

From Xmas eve :)

http://www.vispoint.com/album/Nieces/slides/_MG_7802.jpg

[Big C]

F5.6, 1/200, ISO 400, 580EXII @ 1/2 power on camera bounced off ceiling.

http://cmpixels.com/images/momo/IMG_0638.jpg

[Immaculens]

Very lovely. And lovely calves & shoulders....

Taken with the Nifty-Fifty at f/1.8 on a 1D Mk II.

http://arroshotz.smugmug.com/BaLLet-Atudes/Ballet-Atudes-Gallery1/KA7C8483ARO/710061656_d4Xo6-M.jpg

[tronvex]

^ cute bulldog, use to have one when I was younger. Thinking of getting a 50mm f/1.8, but wouldn't the 50mm f/1.4 be a better len except for the failing USM AF?

[Immaculens]

^ cute bulldog, use to have one when I was younger. Thinking of getting a 50mm f/1.8, but wouldn't the 50mm f/1.4 be a better len except for the failing USM AF?

2 reviews:

1.4 http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/canon_50_1p4_c16/page6.asp

1.8 http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/canon_50_1p8_ii_c16/page5.asp

[temp0]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/4122169721_f05b19fa2c.jpg

[MRzoom]

I just purchased this lens earlier today online. Can't wait to see what I can do with it!

[Big C]

F1.8

http://cmpixels.com/images/misc/IMG_0338a.jpg

[zachbreaux]

Nice shot. ^ Why do you have so many in different colors?

[Dick Emery]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2500/4219017855_5dd18237be_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2800/4219785928_c506a21a0b_o.jpg

[LeeRatters]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4218667836_3304a02088_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2625/4218667718_615b0c0546_o.jpg

[paparios]

This lens is a love or hate lens. Very sharp but its autofocus is one of the worst in the Canon line. My copy furthermore, in autofocus, in the 400D hunts even when I'm not pressing the shutter and, some times, it produces the infamous error 99. Also in the 50D it most definitely, with autofocus, makes he camera to hang, up to the point I have to remove the battery to start it again (all this without any warning). So I have opted to use it only in manual focus, which it is in itself quite rewarding (that is the way I had to take every picture with my Canon AE1 Program, 30 years ago). I'm looking for a new 50mm lens (probably the Sigma 50 f1.4).
Shot and 100%crop, taken handheld with manual focusing, with the 400D, at ISO100, f4.5, 1/160sec.

Miguel

[GeneraX]

Just got it a couple hours ago after getting through this thread for some days. :cry:

I will share some more once I have them.

[gprime]

Just got my camera. This lens is probably 6 years old now, and has some crude inside of it (was given to me by a friend), but seems to work alright. The ISO on the little girl (my niece) is 1600, while "lamby the lamb" is 800.. and wide open on both.

[Bobster]

glad your enjoying your camera, both those shots could comfortably have been taken at ISO400 btw :)

[lowincash]

New here and love this forum! I'm using a Rebel XS and I bought a nifty fifty the second day after I bought my new camera. This lens is so much fun to use it's ridiculous lol Here's a few somewhat decent shots that I managed to take.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/lowincash/IMG_0613.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/lowincash/IMG_0314.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/lowincash/IMG_0479.jpg

[peterbj7]

Gprime - no Exif information. What camera did you use?

[HSK]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2800/4219785928_c506a21a0b_o.jpg
cuteness overload!

[jrm27]

anyone use this on a 5d (classic)?

[peterbj7]

I do, and it performs very well. Some problems with the autofocus as others have said, but once it's locked on it gives very good results.

[showtm490]

anyone use this on a 5d (classic)?

I'm happy with mine. A little slow but for the money it works. I have some pics on page 363 and 371 plus these.

f1.8
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3435/3699860400_2800bb6e2a.jpg

f1.8
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3521/3699027221_2536aaecf6.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3576730615_76df06e436.jpg

[m3n00b]

Need to get this lens but can only find it for $90 at the cheapest. What's up with all the people saying:

"Love this lens, best $50 / $60 / $70 I've ever spent?"

[KayakPhotos]

Need to get this lens but can only find it for $90 at the cheapest. What's up with all the people saying:

"Love this lens, best $50 / $60 / $70 I've ever spent?"

Keep your eyes open and be patient. I've seen it go for a as little as $50 a few times, but it's usually around 70-80. If you want it, I would just buy it brand new since it's so cheap, but I respect thriftiness ( I am a big promoter of used gear).

[peterbj7]

I wouldn't buy it used, as it is fairly delicate and you won't know how it's been treated. I think I paid around $70 for mine.

[raklyiz]

I paid 80$ for mine, cant really complain for the price and job it does

[huntnetime]

Need to get this lens but can only find it for $90 at the cheapest. What's up with all the people saying:

"Love this lens, best $50 / $60 / $70 I've ever spent?"

When I bought mine new from B&H a couple of years ago, it was only $70 or so...the price has gone up since then...so, folks either bought it used for those prices or new awhile back...

[peterbj7]

I paid around $70 earlier this year, though I can't remember now just where. For that price it also came with a UV filter, critical for me here as the salt and humid air deposits stuff on any exposed glass.

Using this lens takes me back to when I started out in photography too many years ago, as the viewfinder and rangefinder cameras I used all had fixed focal length lenses of about 50mm. Having a prime lens with no options forces your eye to work better, and I reckon I took artistically better pictures in those days than now, with all these zoom lenses available.

[BoingoBongo]

I've been getting reacquainted with this lens lately and I really love it. It takes a lot of practice to get the focusing down, but it's incredibly fun to use. I was getting way too reliant on zooms for composition and this lens really helps to combat that habit.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/Surfungus/pup.jpg

[stsva]

Gprime - no Exif information. What camera did you use?

The images have the EXIF info. - gprime used a 7D.

[gprime]

glad your enjoying your camera, both those shots could comfortably have been taken at ISO400 btw :)

Haha, thanks. I have a lot to learn.

The images have the EXIF info. - gprime used a 7D.

Sorry, forgot to include this. This is right.

[polobreaka]

i posted this in the still life section, but ill post one here since its from the 50 1.8

http://i49.tinypic.com/2po2ono.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/2eyjgue.jpg

[temp0]

@boingoboingo awesome shot, loving the bokeh
@polobreaka very neat haha, I'm surprised you were able to focus with the lens that close

[polobreaka]

thanks temp0! it wasnt very close, these are cropped! haha hopefully with some tubes i should be able to focus better.

[peterbj7]

The images have the EXIF info. - gprime used a 7D.
Using Opanda I can't see it - I've just tried again. I can see Exif on lots of other pictures, but I'm told these images don't have any. What am I doing wrong?

[stsva]

Using Opanda I can't see it - I've just tried again. I can see Exif on lots of other pictures, but I'm told these images don't have any. What am I doing wrong?

I use the "Exif Viewer" add-on for Firefox, and it was able to read the posted images' EXIF info. I'm not sure why you weren't able to read it with Opanda.

[peterbj7]

I'll have to look into that. I'm also using Firefox. Those two images are the only two I've recently failed to read Exif on.

[Immaculens]

I use the "Exif Viewer" add-on for Firefox, and it was able to read the posted images' EXIF info. I'm not sure why you weren't able to read it with Opanda.

I've tried 2 or possibly 3 Exif add-ons in firefox and I have not found one reliable yet - many I have not been able to see - perhaps 80%

Now that I think about it - I wonder if it is easier if an image is saved and then imported into a program like Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, where we can easily see our own Exif data?

I'll see if I remember to do that on my own pc tomorrow...

[DreDaze]

i just use the firefox exif viewer 1.51...works for gprimes shots...

i'm not sure what pictures you are trying to see the exif of, but if the person does a save for web the exif is stripped, and you can't see it no matter what viewer you have

[peterbj7]

The images attached to this post, on page 384.

Just got my camera. This lens is probably 6 years old now, and has some crude inside of it (was given to me by a friend), but seems to work alright. The ISO on the little girl (my niece) is 1600, while "lamby the lamb" is 800.. and wide open on both.

[DreDaze]

The images attached to this post, on page 384.

yeah i can see his exif...although they're on the same page as this post for me(50 posts per page)

this is the one i use with firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3905

[MRzoom]

I got my "nifty fifty" today and so far I like the lens. Here's the first shot I took with it.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/4230931666_7b35f2de5e_o.jpg

[FSUnoles]

first shot with the nifty fifty featuring my pug
http://i49.tinypic.com/2di2dtf.jpg

[Mocean]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4232550772_28229926e7_o.jpg

Just my dog - Happy New Year all!

[Northern_wanderer]

Shot wide open at ISO 3200 with a borrowed nifty on my 40D.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4219436340_66df875359_b.jpg

[lysergic bliss]

i just got this lens yesterday. it is so lovely <3

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1550/christmastreef.jpg

[Martin.D]

New hat

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4217315264_41e73e7caa_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martins_album/4217315264/)

[peterbj7]

Another stretching the limits. 5D/nifty fifty/3200. Very heavily cropped - about 1/11 of original picture
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/peterbj7/img_4472sm.jpg

[zachbreaux]

I dont think 3200 works for this one.

[DreDaze]

I dont think 3200 works for this one.

maybe not for you...but just a quick run thru noiseware(no other processing spent 1sec...probably could've been done better...but all i had was 2 seconds :))...and it's not that bad, could probably get better with other processing...plus he was maxed out at f1.8, and the shutter speed was getting to the danger zone of handholdability...so either no shot, or what you see below...i think the main killer was that it was such a significant crop

[izthistaken]

Holy sweet 'fix'!

[mastertech01]

I could live with that.... any day

[zachbreaux]

Yeah i think it was the crop that killed it but thats a great fix.

[Grady69]

Took this with my Nifty-fifty and my 10D today. Love the lens!

[versedmb]

New hat



http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4217315264_41e73e7caa_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martins_album/4217315264/)



Great shot.

[peterbj7]

maybe not for you...but just a quick run thru noiseware(no other processing spent 1sec...probably could've been done better...but all i had was 2 seconds :))...and it's not that bad, could probably get better with other processing...plus he was maxed out at f1.8, and the shutter speed was getting to the danger zone of handholdability...so either no shot, or what you see below...i think the main killer was that it was such a significant crop

You can tell I'm a novice at this sort of thing. I started from the RAW file but couldn't see how to improve the noise. Can you tell me exactly what you did, what software, what settings, etc? If it weren't such a big file I'd send you the RAW to see if you could do even better.

So you can tell what I started with, this is a JPEG of the original photo straight from the camera. The only change is that I've reduced the size for posting. I do of course still have the RAW.

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/peterbj7/IMG_4472sm-1.jpg

[tfd888]

Taken with the Nifty-Fifty along with the rest of the images in the second gallery of the BaLLet Atudes project. This one and the rest of the images taken with the Nifty-Fifty can be seen on the BaLLet Atudes Facebook fan page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaLLet-Atudes/198372967353?ref=mf) or on my website.

http://arroshotz.smugmug.com/photos/755232892_gzmEp-M.jpg

[Martin.D]

Great shot.

Thank you kindly... :D

[palaima]

I've got to play around with it myself :) Had some great moments, although the AF really is a pain ad i would like to have a manual focusing ring :D But you can't beat this little guy for the price!
At 1.8 (this is 98% of the image)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4239923525_6ee5d972c9_o.jpg

[katelee]

I had some cool shots from my nifty-fifty until it fell apart in my hands :(. Now I'm saving up for the 50 1.4

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2488/3809224107_45e5c4d89c.jpg

[willy b]

I'm doing a photo everyday for 2010 with this lens, should be fun lol.

Anyway a few from today:

1http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/074-10.jpg

2http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/013-13.jpg

3http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/020-9.jpg

4http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/029-12.jpg

5http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/051-7.jpg

6http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/062-6.jpg

7http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/063-5.jpg

8http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/066-10.jpg

[izthistaken]

YES! Love the reverse reflection picture! Great ones!

[willy b]

Cheers Matt :)

[lowincash]

7http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/063-5.jpg



i like this pic...took me a while to figure out why it looks that way lol

[DreDaze]

You can tell I'm a novice at this sort of thing. I started from the RAW file but couldn't see how to improve the noise. Can you tell me exactly what you did, what software, what settings, etc?

i just used noiseware community edition...they have a few different noise removal settings...i just messed with a couple of them, until i found what i thought looked best

the download for pcs is at the bottom of this page...it's free

http://www.imagenomic.com/download.aspx

[Taajuuskorjain]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/3707429406_7ddd7b5742.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taajuuskorjain/3707429406/in/set-72157621227988952/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2476/3706619105_0b4837524d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taajuuskorjain/3706619105/in/set-72157621227988952/)

Couple of pics from last summers trip to New York. I'm loving this lens!

Ps. First post to this forum. Hopefully not my last :mrgreen:

[Salma]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/3707429406_7ddd7b5742.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taajuuskorjain/3707429406/in/set-72157621227988952/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2476/3706619105_0b4837524d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taajuuskorjain/3706619105/in/set-72157621227988952/)

Couple of pics from last summers trip to New York. I'm loving this lens!

Ps. First post to this forum. Hopefully not my last :mrgreen:
I'm hoping it's not your last either. :D

Great shots there.

[ct1co2]

I'm hoping it's not your last either. :D

Great shots there.

+1. Nice shots Taajuuskorjain!

[Immaculens]

I noted your special care in #4 so as not to get footie-prints in the shot.
All great shots - nice to see what the 50 is capable of.
what were some typical apertures you were using for the landscapes?


I'm doing a photo everyday for 2010 with this lens, should be fun lol.

Anyway a few from today:

4http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/029-12.jpg

[tfd888]

I'm doing a photo everyday for 2010 with this lens, should be fun lol.

Anyway a few from today:

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7http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/063-5.jpg


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That is just a beautiful and interesting shot!

[Martin.D]

^^ Some very nice mono shots above!


Oh we love ice cream!http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2542/4241514922_8a6b277a8a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martins_album/4241514922/)

[zachbreaux]

Day 3

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4242017527_b0f4bf25b0.jpg

Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachbreaux/4242017527/

[CRich917]

One from our vacation... She loved the fireplace.

[willy b]

i like this pic...took me a while to figure out why it looks that way lol

Thanks for the comments. I actually turned teh camera upside-down to take the shot. Was only when I got home I realised I could have just changed the shot on the computer :rolleyes:

I noted your special care in #4 so as not to get footie-prints in the shot.
All great shots - nice to see what the 50 is capable of.
what were some typical apertures you were using for the landscapes?


I'd love to say that I did that on purpose...but I didn't, guess I was lucky :lol:

In terms of apatures. Most of the landscapes were at F8. I find that for landscapes F8 to be a good aperture. However think the car shots were more like F4.

That is just a beautiful and interesting shot!

:D Thanks. Really appreciated!

^^ Some very nice mono shots above!


Thanks Martin :)

[omar.paolo]

Here's a pictures of my niece.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4239624659_576f2a63c3.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2489/4239623463_a583c3abb2.jpg

[Salma]

Here's a pictures of my niece.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4239624659_576f2a63c3.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2489/4239623463_a583c3abb2.jpg
LOL WOW that second photo is awesome <3

She's adorable, nice shots!

[k.CHU]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2673/4239761291_55fa4965fd.jpg

[RobinSchouten]

Amazing shot, Comet!bw!

[Sharpmaxell]

http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab249/gattisisgood/Aston%20and%20Moose/IMG_1088.jpg

[MMURAD]

the more I play with this lens the more I like it. I think this is my sharpest so far wide open
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2489/4246855140_ca25ef9b92_o.jpg

[PLLphotography]

first post in this thread. I'm usually lurking in the 17-40mm thread :-)

daughter of a friend. this is Olivia :-)
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv262/Phil21080/Olivia-BW-lorez.jpg

[bigrig]

Hah! Wow...

[jraggio]

Been meaning to post to this thread for a while. Been watching it for months. Love the 50. I'm sure I'd love the 1.4 even more, don't get me wrong, but the price was right on this bad boy. In fact I have the MI for like 20 years now.


HDR taken on a pumpkin farm on eastern Long Island

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2499/4016270596_297d30d879.jpg

Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/17889597@N00/4016270596/)

Candid of the kids a week after Christmas. Took me a week to get the hang of my new 430EX II that I got for Christmas ;-)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4246394677_6e442fc946.jpg

Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/17889597@N00/4246394677/)

John

[crowflyawa]

Here are some unusual photos.

I used my 50 1.8 MKII on my 5D (original) and a 2X KEnko Prop 300 DG teleconverter.
Put it on my tripod and setup some studio lights with white box and umprella diffusers.
it was fun aiming them around for different angles of light on the subject.I did use a tripod for the camera.
I broke it into several images since there is a size limit per image.
These are about like "Macro" with this lens at the range I was about 3 feet away and the 2x tele helped.

http://iqfanatic.smugmug.com/Photography/Macro/top1/757830872_Sbn5D-D.jpg

http://iqfanatic.smugmug.com/Photography/Macro/middle1/757830898_c7HjE-D.jpg

http://iqfanatic.smugmug.com/Photography/Macro/bottom1/757830913_CCwkD-D.jpg

[ZoranR]

http://i48.tinypic.com/35hfcz9.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/15dndpv.jpg

[crowflyawa]

slick

I tried to take another cool photo of mine titled, "what is razer sharp"

and i about cut myself doing it. lol

noting turned out so i'll wait.

[omar.paolo]

LOL WOW that second photo is awesome <3

She's adorable, nice shots!

Thanks!! She has many facial expressions... :)

[willy b]

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/006-17.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/003-18.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/011-15.jpg

[Paul Li]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2673/4239761291_55fa4965fd.jpg

Awesome shot. Shots like this inspire me to take out my nifty fifty again.

[zachbreaux]

Day 5: "Disappointment"

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4249474494_75e2dd540a.jpg

Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachbreaux/4249474494/

[cppalermo]

I dont know what I would do without this lens...for this money every Canon person should have this lens

[zachbreaux]

I agree.

[tfd888]

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/006-17.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/003-18.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/011-15.jpg

Ahhhhh, if only there was some snow here :cry:.

Some cool shots, especially 2 and 3.

[Grady69]

Ahhhhh, if only there was some snow here :cry:.

Some cool shots, especially 2 and 3.
You could have our snow, we have plenty to share, or better yet take it all! LOL

[Salma]

I am so annoyed about the fact that Canon have taken so long to repair my camera, I guess it's my fault for sending it in at the xmas new year period, I missed out on taking snow shots before and now that it's snowing tonight I think i'll miss it again :(

Someone hold me :'(

[Newtophoto]

Just picked up my fifty. I can see what everyone says about its focusing being touchy but when it hits its great. Not the most creative shots, but wanted to add something to this thread.

This was taken with a 10x closeup lens held to the front
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj397/rick0980/IMG_6310.jpg


Playing with the DOF
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj397/rick0980/IMG_6349.jpg

[crowflyawa]

now that's razer sharp. lol

[PLLphotography]

I am so annoyed about the fact that Canon have taken so long to repair my camera, I guess it's my fault for sending it in at the xmas new year period, I missed out on taking snow shots before and now that it's snowing tonight I think i'll miss it again :(

Someone hold me :'(


how long have they had your camera? I've sent them a couple of my lenses before and I usually got them inside of 10 business days.

[Salma]

how long have they had your camera? I've sent them a couple of my lenses before and I usually got them inside of 10 business days.
I think it's been insane because of xmash and new year, but I sent them my camera on the 18th of December.

[PLLphotography]

that's true....I keep forgetting about the holidays :o

I recently purchased a set of the RF-602 wireless transmitter/receiver that everyone is apparently raving about. it took over two weeks to ship them....of course that's nothing compared to your actual camera getting "taken" away for the Canon kids to play with :-(

at least hopefully by now you have gotten some type of email from them to let you know your camera is in their care/serviced.

[Salma]

Yeah it's the holidays that have ruined everything for me ARGGHH!

You know I was going insane, I kinda felt like my child had been taken away from me lol, I rang my retailer a few times to find out what's going on because I didn't send it directly to Canon, rather I took it instore to where I purchased it from and they would've sent it to Canon, when I called they said it would be delivered to them by the 30th and now it's the 6th :/ if I don't get it in 2 days i'm gonna go mad!

I was so tempted to buy a new camera for a while, i've decided I should always have a back up and maybe it's time to purchase one.

To be honest, they've been awfull, no contact, no nothing.

[PLLphotography]

that is bad....hopefully someone didn't think it was a new shipment and sold your camera (just kidding).

I started out with a Rebel XS (1000D) earlier this year, and then moved to a 40D. I still have my XS as a backup in case I ever need to send my 40D in for repairs.

[Salma]

It's always a good idea, while my camera was gone my cousin was begging me to photograph her party, I felt so bad she really wanted some cool shot, if I had a back up slr I would've been sorted that day :*(

Lol, if they did send my camera off, I best be getting a new one from them :p

[DreDaze]

you think that's bad...my 40D died in the middle of dec....but i decided not to send it in then because of the holidays, and all...now my brother and sister in law are set to have a baby tomorrow...i'm going to either steal my dads XSI, or use an old Elan 7e film camera....i'm really regretting not sending it in earlier...hopefully it's a late baby :)

[Salma]

you think that's bad...my 40D died in the middle of dec....but i decided not to send it in then because of the holidays, and all...now my brother and sister in law are set to have a baby tomorrow...i'm going to either steal my dads XSI, or use an old Elan 7e film camera....i'm really regretting not sending it in earlier...hopefully it's a late baby :)
Dude atleast you can borrow one, I tried hiring one for my cousins party, I could buy a decent lens for the ridiculous amount they ask to pay for camera hire :mad:

I hope you can get a camera in time :)

[PLLphotography]

what about renting a camera and lens as opposed to hiring a photographer to take pictures?

[Salma]

what about renting a camera and lens as opposed to hiring a photographer to take pictures?
Oh she wasn't gonna hire a photographer anyway, I would've done it for free :oops:

[PLLphotography]

lol that's my problem....I'll continue buying lenses and gear (as I save money0...but I'll probably never get to a point where I'm charging for pictures lol....I'd hate to charge someone and end up taking crappy pictures.

[Salma]

Oh my, that's the same as me, i'd feel like i'm robbing someone if I ended up taking crap photos, I have way too much to learn before I start charging anyone!

[CB_Bebop]

Something from Dec holidays

[k.CHU]

this was my day 4, i think im on my way to shooting every 365 picture with the nifty.... lol

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2754/4249704157_31bfd278ba.jpg

[Salma]

this was my day 4, i think im on my way to shooting every 365 picture with the nifty.... lol

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2754/4249704157_31bfd278ba.jpg
Wow beautiful!

[izthistaken]

Nice, 365 with the 50. hmmm

[roszell]

A few I took recently... more from this set on my flickr.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4250038478_bb98cc3320.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dustin_roszell/4250038478/)
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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4250039266_500aaee809.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dustin_roszell/4250039266/)
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2710/4250038184_61d3657361.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dustin_roszell/4250038184/)