Best 70 bucks spent

[Dante King]

Just got my nifty fifty (50mm 1.8 II) yesterday. Man do I love this lens. Great for the money and super sharp. Love the apeture range. Think this is going to come in very handy for portraits and some general shooting.
Here are some pics. first is my boy no photoshop straight conversion from raw and second is a 100% crop.

Hard to beleive that this lens is only 70 bucks! The jpeg conversions saved for web do not do justice to the detail and sharpness captured by this lens.

[IainB]

Wow! That's sharp. Ordered my nifty 50 yesterday from B&H, and since it would be lonely in the package all the way from the USA to New Zealand, I got them to throw in a 70-200 F4L, polarizer, and a 1.4 teleconverter. Wasn't that kind of them.... Now I sit here clicking on the tracking button on the pc, waiting...waiting...

[Maureen Souza]

Nice shot, cute little guy. How do you like your Tamron 28-300? My hubby just got one yesterday as he needs a portable, lightweight zoom lens to carry on his yearly motocycle trek. We have the tamron 28-75/2.8 which we love and hope this other Tamron does a good job as well.
Thanks....

[Dante King]

actually love my tamron 28-300. Lightness is one of the things that sold me on it. I find the lens to be a bit slow apeture wise at the top end and things can be a bit soft, but nothing a little usm cant cure. dollar for dollar it was a good choice for me considering the reach and weight.

[Dante King]

IainB, sounds like I need to order from B&H NOW! LOL

[goldstrikn]

What is the big craze about this 50mm f1.8? Is this the only range that it can zoom? I am a newbee and am clueless about this "nifty fifty". Can someone school me on this one. Thank you.

[Dante King]

Lens is not a zoom. Fixed focal length. Called a Prime. What else do you need to know?

[eosster]

Lens is not a zoom. Fixed focal length. Called a Prime. What else do you need to know?

It's fixed zoom, joking. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Nightcrawler]

I love the 50. It is an awesome lens for soooo cheap. The only other lens I have right now is the kit lens. The 50 stays on my camera about 99% of the time. That will probably change when I get either the Canon 70-200 f4L or the Sigma f2.8 version.

[IainB]

IainB, sounds like I need to order from B&H NOW! LOL
Oh yes!

[Maureen Souza]

Hey Dante, thanks for the review of the Tamron 28-300. I think it will work out fine for my hubby to take on the motorcycle trip and you are right about the dollar value. We plan on upgrading to a couple of L lenses in the future but are happy with what we have for now.

[goldstrikn]

What else do you need to know?

Does it come with fries ? ;) .


Got it, so it is a fixed focal.

[Maureen Souza]

Does it come with fries ? ;) .


LOL:lol: :lol:
If you have a bit of cash to spare, I bought the 50mm/1.4 and it takes the crispest pictures.... my hubby has the 1.8 and I can see a marginal difference. Since I take lot's of wedding pics/portraits, the difference was important to me. See first post by Dante with a 1.8 vs. my post with a 1.4.

[shooter2000]

the answer its :
a) allow you total control of the deep of field.
b) Its a normal lens, matching like the human sight.
c) Its largest apperture in a lens (1.8) making him super fast.
d) Its very usseful for portrait exclusivelly; but obvious only a
pro or advance amateur apreciatte this features.

[Dante King]

The control of DOF is really a killer aspect. Speed is another. Price? Worth every penny. Was a bit concerned about what it was all about before buying it as the feeling of :"what can you get in glass for $70?" kept going around in my head. The all plastic housing is a concern, but I dont think it will be geting to much rash from useage considering its small size. SOme voiced concerns on the 1.8mark II on focusing or lack thereof, but I have not had any problems and have found AF speed to be quite good on my 20D.

[prime80]

Just ordered mine from B&H!!!

[Dante King]

alrighty then! whooohooooooooo

[Wspenc]

who manufactures this lens

[Headcase650]

canon makes this lens

[SENster7]

Lens is not a zoom. Fixed focal length. Called a Prime. What else do you need to know?

Of course it is a zoom lens, you zoom with your feet! ;)

[mdm]

Whats the difference between the rebel 300 kit lens 18-55mm and the nifty fifty. I understand about the use for portrait and foot focus. Is it that better of a picture?

[Citizensmith]

I seem to be the only person who didn't like the lens. Had one for a few years, sold it as I was totally uninspired. Maybe I just had a bad sample.

Now the 85 1.8, there is a thing of beauty. :)

[Citizensmith]

Whats the difference between the rebel 300 kit lens 18-55mm and the nifty fifty. I understand about the use for portrait and foot focus. Is it that better of a picture?

The zoom covers the same focal length as the 50 so the 50 offers nothing there.

However, the 50 will provide a sharper and more contrasty image than the 18-55. It will also allow you to take photos in much less light than the 18-55 as its maximum appeture is much wider. The wider appeture also has the effect of better blurring the background so for potraits you can easily separate out your subject.

The 50 1.8 is a popular lens because for just $70 it offers a lot of the quality you'll only find in lenses that are several hundred dollars or more.

[mdm]

Thanks for the help. That's a good answer. The 85 that you mentioned, that one kinda covers a little of everything?

[symes]

Thanks for the help. That's a good answer. The 85 that you mentioned, that one kinda covers a little of everything?

again the 85 is a fixed focal length so it doesn't cover a little of everything cause there is no zoom, its like the nifty fifty only with more reach...Really nice lens too, wish I had one...

[wiselion]

Just got my nifty fifty (50mm 1.8 II) yesterday. Man do I love this lens. Great for the money and super sharp. Love the apeture range. Think this is going to come in very handy for portraits and some general shooting.
Here are some pics. first is my boy no photoshop straight conversion from raw and second is a 100% crop.

Hard to beleive that this lens is only 70 bucks! The jpeg conversions saved for web do not do justice to the detail and sharpness captured by this lens.

Dante:

How do you get your pic's to blow up so large on the forum? When I put mine on they shrink down so small because of the 100kb maximum? Whats the secret?

Mike

[xstrio]

i wonder why canon don`t just put one of these lens in there kits everyone should have one and there practically giving them away as it is

[mrclark321]

Just seems like yesterday Dante...:)
Too bad we could not see our gear sig. from back then.
Hope you don't mind....revived an old thread.

Dan

[Dante King]

Curse you DAN!!!!

[kram]

Just seems like yesterday Dante...:)
Too bad we could not see our gear sig. from back then.
Hope you don't mind....revived an old thread.

Dan

Dante, you did stick to your 2.8 or below even in this case :lol:.

I wish the signatures at the end of messages are static...

[waussie]

Wow I think I need buy a DSLR, so I can use a nifty fifty.

[Dante King]

Dante, you did stick to your 2.8 or below even in this case :lol:.

I wish the signatures at the end of messages are static...

Well yes, only thing is that I..
HATE THIS FLIPPING JUNK LENS!!!
/end rant

[Bob_A]

LOL!

[mrclark321]

Arn't you glad I revived this.......LOL

[blonde]

haha, good job Dan. i love looking at old threads like this and seeing how things change...

[Dante King]

I was drunk and on drugs (prescription) when I bought this lens and wrote these words.

[Permagrin]

I was drunk and on drugs (prescription) when I bought this lens and wrote these words.

...you should have included something about being in a serious accident...recovering from brain trauma...and your dog had just died...and....

[blonde]

I was drunk and on drugs (prescription) when I bought this lens and wrote these words.

sure you were.... you were also on drugs when you bough the tamron 28-300 right?

[Dante King]

...you should have included something about being in a serious accident...recovering from brain trauma...and your dog had just died...and....

WTF are you when I need you. You a lawyer?

[Dante King]

sure you were.... you were also on drugs when you bough the tamron 28-300 right?

Now that was a super buy! Man that thing was...well it was BLACK!

[Permagrin]

WTF are you when I need you. You a lawyer?

No...just raised two very creative kids to adulthood....

[blonde]

Now that was a super buy! Man that thing was...well it was BLACK!

haha, you have to admit that it is funny to see how different you are only a year later.. :)

[Dante King]

No...just raised two very creative kids to adulthood....

Well, like that takes any work! :):):)

[Dante King]

haha, you have to admit that it is funny to see how different you are only a year later.. :)

Well, lets just say, my eyes have been OPENED!


Can we let this die? You guys are brutal.

[kram]

The best 70 bucks NOW is the last 70$ that helped you buy the 300 2.8!!!

[Dante King]

The best 70 bucks NOW is the last 70$ that helped you buy the 300 2.8!!!

Amen to that Brother Kram!!!

[Lightstream]

Damn! I was reading this thread, not aware of the date, and I was thinking.......the KING HIMSELF has a 50 f/1.8? AND he is raving and drooling over it as the best 70 bucks he ever spent? So maybe I can finally take my 50 1.8 back out and shoot it again without feeling the SHAME?

... is this even the SAME guy who wanted to buy the 50 f/1.0L and now a 50 f/1.2L?

Hey umm, no hard feelings, we'll just say some guy hijacked your account and wrote some nonsense while you were away and the mods didn't delete it, yeah? http://pix.lightrefineries.org/img/crackup.gif

[Dante King]

You got it right, my account was hijacked.

[Jon]

I was drunk and on drugs (prescription) when I bought this lens and wrote these words.Is this the 50 f/1.8 or the 300 f/2.8 we're talking about here?

[Dante King]

Is this the 50 f/1.8 or the 300 f/2.8 we're talking about here?

BOTH!!!! But I think I am going to enjoy the 300 2.8 a tad more. :rolleyes:

[Pell]

Wow how Lcoholism really kills ya huh? :d

[Photogurl10]

whoa...

[steved110]

Dante, do you still use a 50 prime? If so which one - I know you were hankering after that 1.0 version, and that you have a mind for the 1.2 version. Do you still have the lens that was the best $70 ever? And are you now glad, with hindsight, that you did not get the older lens?

I really miss a 50mm FOV but full frame will have to wait.

[Dante King]

Dante, do you still use a 50 prime? If so which one - I know you were hankering after that 1.0 version, and that you have a mind for the 1.2 version. Do you still have the lens that was the best $70 ever? And are you now glad, with hindsight, that you did not get the older lens?

I really miss a 50mm FOV but full frame will have to wait.

I have the 1.4. I got a buyer for it, just waiting for the 1.2 to ship!!!

[Photo Gib]

Okay, who DIDN'T read the thread title and know it was gonna be about the nifty?! LOL

Yeah - she's a beauty for the buck. :D

[rklepper]

You mean...People don't work into what they have? I thought Dante had all his gear the whole time. Frankly I am shocked.

[A01]

Haha all your gear dante and you jsut now got a nifty?! :lol:

[Double Negative]

Haha all your gear dante and you jsut now got a nifty?! :lol:

Please note the date of the first post. ;)

That nifty is long gone. As is its replacement.

Dante's testing the new 50mm f/1.2L for me so I can decide if I want one. :D