Couple of shots with 50mm f/1.8 xmas pressie

[gregorio!]

Folks - i've grown bored of my 'greg964' moniker so i've changed my name to what my local italian barber called me this morning, as it always makes me grin!

I love my new 50mm lens, especially when its fully open. But i often struggle to find the right point of focus with it. I've taken hundreds of family & friends portrait shots over the holidays (not all at f/1.8 of course), and only a small percentage are nicely focussed. Any tips?

Here's two shots from the christmas hols; one of a toy anglia and one of my cousin...

[TonyHetherington]

I just bought the same lens a few weeks ago. Superb!

[Shadytree]

and me, love it

[bulb763]

And me courtesy of Father Christmas

[Frik]

Couldn't find any locally before Christmas

Off to warehouseexpress.com as we speak...

[bulb763]

I believe Father Christmas got mine from Onestop-Digital in HK for £69
Delivered in 5 days, which isn't bad considering it was the christmas period

[Frik]

Cheers for the link.

[matthew_h]

Even better: Kerso on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-CANON

Hope that helps

[tim-b]

has anyone used the f/1.4 lens? i'm torn between the 1.8 and 1.4, just wondering whether its worth the extra price? is the spec the same apart from the aperture?

the f/1.8 certainly looks great from these shots...and tempting for the price...would the 1.4 make a noticeable difference to dof?

cheers,

tim

Edited by tim-b on Wednesday 3rd January 22:57

Edited by tim-b on Wednesday 3rd January 22:58

[Podie]

I got one of these for Christmas too... good little lens - does make you use your feet to frame a picture, rather than using a zoom...

Edited by Podie on Wednesday 3rd January 23:00

[Biker.ie]

Having impure thoughts about the f/1.4 d also Tim, seemingly a nicer background bokeh compared to the f/1.8 but just not as sharp. Good lens for messing around with though and not exactly mad money either.

Incidentally, That's not a 'D' (digital series) lens Matt so only works with manual exposure and external light meters, see www.nikonians.org/nikon/slr-lens.html for compatibility tables, so its worth springing the extra 30quid for a newer digital lens, ie. 50mm f/1.8d (unless you've got an older / film camera of course)

Edited by Biker.ie on Thursday 4th January 00:21

[matthew_h]

Doh, just realised that you are all talking Nikon and I posted a link to a Canon lens.

Oh well.

I've got the Canon 50mm f1.4 and love it btw

[TonyHetherington]

I thought you were all talking about the Canon one?! Anyway, few (really not very good) Christmas pictures (taken with the Canon 50mm f1.8). Check out the depth of field

Edited by TonyHetherington on Thursday 4th January 09:47

[Podie]

TonyHetherington said:

I thought you were all talking about the Canon one?! Anyway, few (really not very good) Christmas pictures (taken with the Canon 50mm f1.8). Check out the depth of field

So did I...! Cracking little lens... goes very nicely with the digital photo frame the missus bought me.

Even managed to get some pics of the good lady when not gurning... I'm so dead now

Edited by Podie on Thursday 4th January 10:34

[TonyHetherington]

Podie said:

So did I...! Cracking little lens... goes very nicely with the digital photo frame the missus bought me.

Even managed to get some pics of the good lady when not gurning... I'm so dead now

Quoted so there's no cheating

[Podie]

TonyHetherington said:

Podie said:

So did I...! Cracking little lens... goes very nicely with the digital photo frame the missus bought me.

Even managed to get some pics of the good lady when not gurning... I'm so dead now

Quoted so there's no cheating

BASTID.

Seems to work quite nicely with macro rings too.

[TonyHetherington]

I've never had a go with them before - they're the rings that you put in between the lens and the camera, right? Which move the lens further away from the camera body?

I've seen them on ebay and ummed and urrrd many times but never gone through with it

[Podie]

TonyHetherington said:

I've never had a go with them before - they're the rings that you put in between the lens and the camera, right? Which move the lens further away from the camera body?

TonyHetherington said:

I've seen them on ebay and ummed and urrrd many times but never gone through with it

I've got Jessops own version (set of 3) - good enough given how often they get used in reality.

[mr noble]

Tony, all your shots are further up the apature scale.

They are all f4 or f5.6 etc.

I would like to see some taken wide open.

Closer subjects will have a razor thin DoF!

Greg

[TonyHetherington]

just going to check what they were now....