Nifty Fifty!!

[August 15 Photography]

Well after all the raves about it, I decided to go pick up the EF 50m f/1.8 II for $70.00 Cant wait to start using it. Thanks for the tip on a steal of a deal for a beginner!!

[Texsrt4]

the lens is super cheap, build quality is mediocre...so i have been told, however, i dont see it as that bad, but i have never used an L lens, so i have nothing to compare other than my kit lens. they say autofocus is slow, again, cant say i have noticed that. i do know, that the quality of pictures taken is increadiable!!!! i absolutley LOVE the way they turn out!!!!!!!

[Skrim17]

You will love it.

[nicksan]

That's what I did in the beginning. The little bugger really was a tremendous help in learning and in many ways it acted as a bridge to the higher-end glass because it helped me actually see what the camera was capable of producing. (I guess you can also say it was the devil in disguise!!!)

Have fun...it's a fantastic bargain...that little bugger!

[braduardo]

It's definately a fun lens. It will be faster than anything else you have, and it will help you figure out if FAST is even a requirement for your style of shooting. If you find out that you don't need FAST, then it's better to find that out for $70 than $300+. You should get some extension tubes to use with it. Lots of fun, and a cheap macro setup!

[::Lisa::]

Gotta love the nifty :D

[PalmBayFlo]

Let's see some pix!

[Titus213]

Yes, you've got to really love the nifty....

Until you try an 85mm f1.8. And then you really love the 85mm

Until you try a 70-200 f2.8 IS.....

:lol: :lol:

[tjrenegade]

Super lens for the money its just blast to use.....best $70 I spent on the camera so far.

[Stevezasycho]

Awesome.. I'm gonna be grabbing mine off the 'Bay in the next week or so (I hope anyway) along with a larger card (Runnin on 2 32MB CF cards.. ALl my others "went missing")....

Now.. PICS!!

[August 15 Photography]

I am shooting a concert Saturday night, I will use the fifty there and post a few when I get home........uhhh or the next morning :)

[braduardo]

Awesome.. I'm gonna be grabbing mine off the 'Bay in the next week or so (I hope anyway) along with a larger card (Runnin on 2 32MB CF cards.. ALl my others "went missing")....

Now.. PICS!!


B&H has the 2GB Extreme III (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=356016&is=REG&addedTroughType=search) for $69 I think... It works awesome...

I can't imagine only having 64mb... That's like 7 pictures... Owch!

[Stevezasycho]

Well, on a 300D, between the 2 cards, Im at 15 :oops:

lol, Im tryin to get some, but like I said, the others "Disappeared"...

[Eagle]

Let's see some pix!

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=186207

[Elkmed]

OK..even cooler is the Canon 50mm 1.8 Series I. Internal focusing, METAL bayonet mount. I got mine off of Ebay for $55 about three years ago.

It takes me back to when we old guys were learing to shoot with a 35mm rangefinder body with a "fast fifty" (f 2 or f 1.8 or even f1.4) Canon even made an f1.0 I think.

Anyway, we shot "available light" with TriX B/W ASA 400 film. If you were good you printed only full frame...no cropping...to prove you could really compose and used no meter. Avearge room light exposure was 30th at f2.

Ah well...that lens takes me back....

It also gets shots you can't egt with the fancier stuff.

Dave

[sewerman]

I thought that the 50 1.8 was the thrifty and the 50 1.4 was the nifty? any thoughts on this?

[nicksan]

I think they both refer to the 1.8...


I thought that the 50 1.8 was the thrifty and the 50 1.4 was the nifty? any thoughts on this?

[franklinn]

I love the nifty fifty -- I will be having two in my collection shortly. Acquired an MK II, but JUST made a deal on a MK I !

(yes, I will be selling off the MK II) :)

[YosemiteJunkie]

Great lens for the cost. Congratulations.

[elfy]

Mine arrived this morning. Looks very cool from what I can tell so far!

[PalmBayFlo]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=186207


Well, I meant on this thread :)

[Jon]

I thought that the 50 1.8 was the thrifty and the 50 1.4 was the nifty? any thoughts on this?Both terms refer to the f/1.8 Mk. II.

[Phil Light]

the lens is super cheap, build quality is mediocre...so i have been told, however, i dont see it as that bad, but i have never used an L lens, so i have nothing to compare other than my kit lens. they say autofocus is slow, again, cant say i have noticed that. i do know, that the quality of pictures taken is increadiable!!!! i absolutley LOVE the way they turn out!!!!!!!

All true. And if mine fell off my camera today, I'd buy another one tomorrow. I think you can get them in the checkout line at Wal-Mart now. ;)

[Eagle]

Well, I meant on this thread :)

Why start another one when it already exixts?

[simmo1]

I am totally totally new to DLSR photography. Have just ordered a 400D to replace my ageing canon A80. Trying to understand all this new jargon and after owning a point and shoot its going to be a steep learning curve.Will stick with the 400D kit lens for a while but the nicely priced nifty fifty keeps popping up in threads and although probably a dumb question what is this lens ideal for and how does it differ to the kit lens ?

[PalmBayFlo]

Why start another one when it already exixts?
Sorry, just wouldv'e liked to seen some pix from the present purchaser. :o

[Eagle]

Sorry, just wouldv'e liked to seen some pix from the present purchaser. :o

I understand now, sorry.

[Phil Light]

...probably a dumb question what is this lens ideal for and how does it differ to the kit lens ?

Not a dumb question at all! Two things:

1.) A 50mm lens approximates what the human eye sees. Go much wider than that and physical features (noses, etc.) can begin to take on an unflattering characteristics. This makes the 50 very nice for taking portraits.

2.) The "nifty fifty" is a "prime" or "standard" lens, meaning it is not a zoom lens which has varying focal lengths. This requires fewer lens elements. As a general rule the fewer lens elements the light has to travel through, the less chance you have for distortion. This helps give the "nifty" very good quality even though it is very inexpensive. There is more to it, but I think this is the most basic explanation.

[ziggy25]

Im planning to get this from ebay but im worried as there are different models. Can someone let me know the exact model that will fit a 400D/xti ?

Thanks

[Jon]

Any EF lens will. So both models will.

[Phil Light]

Im planning to get this from ebay but im worried as there are different models. Can someone let me know the exact model that will fit a 400D/xti ?

Thanks

Any Canon EF or EFS lens will work with your camera.

[ziggy25]

Any EF lens will. So both models will.

Which is the better model? or which is the newer model?

[ziggy25]

I think im going to get this to compliment my kit lens. I hear a lot of good comments about this lens.

[Phil Light]

The f/1.4 is several hundred $ more.

[Jon]

Mk. II is the newer. Optically they're identical. The Mk I is sturdier, so will cost more where you can find it. It's also out of production.

[Mike R]

When the light is low and all else fails to get the shot, I reach for my nifty-fifty.

[dogfood]

On a crop body wouldn't a 35mm lens more approximate the "normal or standard" that the 50mm does on a full-frame?

Now granted the 35mm Canons are a bit more expensive than the fifty and doesn't have a 'rhyming' sounding name...but there are certainly sigma versions in that range as well.

I love my 50mm, but in the crop world it still feels a little 'zoomy'

DF

[Mr_H]

$70 ??

You guys are super lucky. Over here I can only find them on amazon / ebay for just under £60 + delivery for a new one and £50ish for used on ebay.

At current rates thats about $115.

I'm a total newb I suppose. I bought my XTi / 400D on a road trip round the South West US and love it to bits, put must have put 2000 shots through it in a month. Got some shots I'm happy with on the stock lens and have got an 75/300 II as well and bought a super cheap 28/90 canon f4 for intermediate stuff which I'm thinking about listing off if this tamron 28/300 I've just bought works well enough - but the sight of some of the shots coming off the 50mm are making me a tad exciteable, so I'm interested - just trying to find out if they are good for me interests.

I'm big on nightime and low light shots (I live very close to the coast so lots of sea and marine backgrounds) and also landscapes / building shots.

Any advice would be welcomed, like everyone I'd like the 1.4 but I'm not flush or good enough to get the return.

Cheers in advance!

Matt

[Gordeez]

Amazon.com has the Sandisk Ultra II 2Gig for Quite Less. $46.34
I got mine about 4 days after order, reg. Shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-SDCFH-2048-901-ULTRA-Retail-Package/dp/B0001CNMFM/sr=8-1/qid=1168812802/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-2934928-9514818?ie=UTF8&s=electronics


The 50 1.8 is an awesome lens. I love it for portraits.
WEll worth the $70-80 it cost, IMO.

B&H has the 2GB Extreme III (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=356016&is=REG&addedTroughType=search) for $69 I think... It works awesome...

I can't imagine only having 64mb... That's like 7 pictures... Owch!

[Mr_H]

Amazon.com has the Sandisk Ultra II 2Gig for Quite Less. $46.34
I got mine about 4 days after order, reg. Shipping.


I'm a newb and even I've got 3 x 2gb cards!

I've got 2 of the Lexar 133x's which I wasn't sure about but they are noticeably quicker than my Toshiba card. I got a $50 mail in rebate for the Lexars as well, so might be worth checking your local stockists.

Still, sub $50 for 2 gig is nothing!

As for storage, I shoot in l+raw all the time now and they are around 12mb a pop + jpg so maybe 4 shots!

Even my mobile carries a 2gb sony pro card...:p

[crumpler]

Awesome.. I'm gonna be grabbing mine off the 'Bay in the next week or so (I hope anyway) along with a larger card (Runnin on 2 32MB CF cards.. ALl my others "went missing")....

Now.. PICS!!

You might be just as well off buying from adorama.com, b&h, or amazon.
Prices run starting at about $70 USD on those sites.

After adding shipping and insurance on eBay - i think i paid about $60 for mine.
The extra $10 + shipping might be worth it to get a new one?

[dwoods2160]

Where did you get the 50mm 1.8 for $70? Thanks inadvance.

[tsxmike]

I just gor my 50mm 1.8 II from a fellow member of the forum. So far its a great, and fun lens to shoot with.

[angryhampster]

I would love to use my 50mm as a baseball. It's such a POS, but it's capable of very nice images.

[boclcown]

$50 for 2 gigs?

newegg.com: 4 GB transcend cf card for....dun dun dun.... $40

[StaticThought]

Got my 50 from Lisa and certainly would'nt leave home without it now. Will be looking to get the 1.4 sometime soon as well.

[BradT0517]

I love my 50 now I am going to have to get the 85 1.8

[Lonnie]

I shot almost exclusively with my 50mm 1.8 for awhile. Took about 1,000 shots with it and the aperture blades started sticking and making my camera ERR. What a POS! I'm going for the 50mm 1.4 next.