Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

EOSBoy wrote in post #7528171
Definitely a fun lens!

One of the best shots I've ever seen .
Brilliant , stunning , sharp, and wonderful
I wish I would be able to take similar shots with my coming soon 50mm F/1.4 lens and my 1000D/Rebel XS

nofnof wrote in post #8610815
So you used photoshop or something ?

Thanks

Yeah, PS or Lightroom. You can do it in-camera, but then you lose control over how you want to convert it, and you don't have a color version if you want one. Why limit your options if you don't have to?

One of the cool things about digital photography is that you don't "shoot black and white". This is especially powerful if you shoot and process Raw -- you have a lot of control over processing monochrome images by manipulating color channels, not just basic processing.

nofnof wrote in post #8610144
How do you take black and white photos ?
Very nice shots ..

Nice B& W shots . He is pretty with his Fruit of the Looms

Rudi wrote in post #8608187
Nope, he means keeping it mounted in the normal (forward) position. The 50/1.4 extends when focusing, just like the 85L. It is a good idea to rack the focus all the way to infinity, to retract the front element, before putting it back in the bag. The hood protects the lens even further (when left mounted).

Thanks mate, I will do this from now on...

Markitos wrote in post #8612706
Yeah, PS or Lightroom. You can do it in-camera, but then you lose control over how you want to convert it, and you don't have a color version if you want one. Why limit your options if you don't have to?

Because not being able to convert it is the entire point. At least to me it is. It will never be as much of a b/w picture if it was simply converted from color. Also, if you're shooting the picture with b/w in mind, you'll likely see contrasts, shadows etc in another way.

spelunker wrote in post #8616684
Because not being able to convert it is the entire point. At least to me it is. It will never be as much of a b/w picture if it was simply converted from color. Also, if you're shooting the picture with b/w in mind, you'll likely see contrasts, shadows etc in another way.

Well, then go ahead and limit your options. And who said I DON'T shoot with b/w in mind? I would say 60+% of my photography is black and white. This is what works best for me because I have THE MOST CONTROL over how I want to process things in b/w. YMMV. If you want the "purity" of shooting in b/w from beginning to end, you really need to convert your eyes to monochrome, then shoot b+w film. That's probably the best idea, since it has better dynamic range, anyway.

Here are some relevant examples (both b/w and shot with the Canon 50mm f/1.4):

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kristiang wrote in post #8388954
Hello everybody
My few shots with this lens

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Perfect shot.
How do you process such wonderful colors ? it's like a comic book

Thanks

I never said they would be poorer images. You asked why one would limit one's options even if one didn't have to and I explained why. It was not an attack on your photographic discipline, though you certainly seemed to take offense.

What I think is that b/w pictures tend to need a different mindset than color pictures and that point is lost if you just treat them as color-less color pictures instead of accepting them as something else altogether.

spelunker wrote in post #8618490
I never said they would be poorer images. You asked why one would limit one's options even if one didn't have to and I explained why. It was not an attack on your photographic discipline, though you certainly seemed to take offense.

What I think is that b/w pictures tend to need a different mindset than color pictures and that point is lost if you just treat them as color-less color pictures instead of accepting them as something else altogether.

I didn't take offense, I just wanted to offer another opinion from someone who shoots a lot of black and white, and who is, in fact, known among his peers for his black and whites. You did actually say they would be poorer images, though, just not in those words (see the quote below--I highlighted the part where you said it.)

I certainly don't treat them as color-less color photos, and I tend to "see" how things would look in b/w (part of the reason I shoot it so much), but you wrote:

And I disagree with that. I don't really see how looking at a scene, composing your photo, and taking the photo with your 5D is any different than with your EOS-3 loaded with T-max. You're still seeing the scene in color, whatever your intent, and whatever the media it's being recorded to. I don't see why it matters at all whether you want to convert it in the camera or in PP. I don't see how it makes it any "less" when you convert it in LR rather than letting the camera do it.

I'm not offended, I just disagree, and because it's a topic I'm fairly close to, I chose to illustrate a different perspective.

Markitos wrote in post #8619919
I don't see why it matters at all whether you want to convert it in the camera or in PP. I don't see how it makes it any "less" when you convert it in LR rather than letting the camera do it.

I don't know. It just does. It's a bit hard to explain if you don't agree with it. Certainly your way is more practical, since you can have both color and b/w versions of the same picture.

I mean, it's not like I don't do conversions in PP either. But if b/w is my vision, then I appreciate the control and restriction of keeping it that way, all the way.

Sorry for hi-jacking the thread everybody. I like your flower picture joosay.

The 50mm is versatile! Here's a 50 image Pano/Mosaic I did with my 50/1.4 Wide Open...

Another "Mosaic" with this lens (you 50mm shooters will probably notice the dramatic increase in Field of View. This was shot with my Canon 350D)...

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