Canon 50mm Prime Lens
Discussion
K77 CTR said:
I have a 650d at the moment, I enjoy taking landscape, night images and portraits and was thinking that a cheap 50mm prime lens would be a good addition to my stock lens. Would this be a good idea? was thinking about the canon EF 50mm f1.8 any advice or other suggestions welcomed.
How often do you find yourself using the kit lens at or around 50mm?Back in the days of 35mm film I used my Canon f1.8 FD mount for almost everything other than motor sport where a longer zoom was required. However 35mm film means Full Format whereas on the crop body the 50mm will be closer to a typical portrait lens of around 85mm. If you really wont something like a 50mm would be on full format you might find a 35mm (or close to it) more useful. See what you favoured pics tell you.
LongQ said:
K77 CTR said:
I have a 650d at the moment, I enjoy taking landscape, night images and portraits and was thinking that a cheap 50mm prime lens would be a good addition to my stock lens. Would this be a good idea? was thinking about the canon EF 50mm f1.8 any advice or other suggestions welcomed.
How often do you find yourself using the kit lens at or around 50mm?Back in the days of 35mm film I used my Canon f1.8 FD mount for almost everything other than motor sport where a longer zoom was required. However 35mm film means Full Format whereas on the crop body the 50mm will be closer to a typical portrait lens of around 85mm. If you really wont something like a 50mm would be on full format you might find a 35mm (or close to it) more useful. See what you favoured pics tell you.
When I had a crop sensor camera, the first prime I got was the 50mm. However, for portraits indoors and outdoor stuff I felt myself stepping backwards all the time, and inching out more distance when there were objects behind me.
I found that 30mm was spot on for my style of shooting and a lot more versatile. Even if the odd shot was too wide, it's easy to crop later if necessary.
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