took out my 50mm 1.8 for the first time in years..

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

01/19/2005 09:37:02 PM · #1

only took a few shots, I forgot how good the glass is.

(i'm bored, it's been -7 for the last few days, and i've been stuck in the house)

wewillexplore

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

01/19/2005 09:53:54 PM · #2

Haha! Great shot. I love my 50mm f1.8 What do you normally keep on?

M

slindenman

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

01/19/2005 10:04:58 PM · #3

I used to ONLY use my 50mm 1.8 lens. Then I became bored with it and haven't used it for quite a while. Since it is my fastest lens, I think I'll twist it on my camera and try it again as my "walking around" lens. I normally carry my Sigma 28-105mm f2.8-4. How about the rest of you?

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/19/2005 10:07:50 PM · #4

i usually keep a 20-35 2.8 on. it fits in my bag best that way, also keep an 80-200 2.8 and a 35-70 2.8 and an SB28 flash in the bag. sometimes the 16mm fisheye, but it's just not so good with the 1.6 crop factor of digital.

I was cleaning out my closet and found my poor F5 sitting in a trekker backpack with the 50mm on it, and decided to use the lens to take some snap shots of the kids.

Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

01/19/2005 10:11:01 PM · #5

Eric, thanks for the giggle - that expression is priceless !!!
Btw... was that coriander? I'd be looking like that, too, LOL!
Great shot indeed.

Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera

01/19/2005 10:21:55 PM · #6

here's another one from that lens.

P.S. it's swish chard he's eating, and he actually loves it, i think the slime factor made his give that expression!

nsbca7

01/20/2005 12:42:40 AM · #7

Originally posted by ericlimon:

I was cleaning out my closet and found my poor F5 sitting in a trekker backpack with the 50mm on it, and decided to use the lens to take some snap shots of the kids.

I feel that way every time I walk by the shelf and see my old N90. I dust it off every once in a while and check the batteries. Makes me feel like I do as I walk by and I give a pat on the head of my favorite hunting dog who's gotten too old to hunt.

RayEthier

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

01/20/2005 02:48:33 AM · #8

Fantastic shot Eric.... Just love it.

bdobe

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

01/20/2005 02:55:05 AM · #9

Awesome shot Eric... you've definitely got some of the best eyes' on DPC.

As an aside, Nikon's crop factor is 1.5 if I remember correctly, while Canon's is 1.6 on the Rebel, 10 and 20 d.

Originally posted by ericlimon:

sometimes the 16mm fisheye, but it's just not so good with the 1.6 crop factor of digital.

lewiss

Nikon D70

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

01/20/2005 12:13:03 PM · #10

Perfect shot - the expression is brilliant.

Jacko

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

01/20/2005 12:16:49 PM · #11

rofl. I left a comment and put it in my favorites.

Some of my indoor pics with the 50mm F1.4

01/20/2005 12:38:36 PM · #12

Originally posted by bdobe:

Nikon's crop factor is 1.5 if I remember correctly, while Canon's is 1.6 on the Rebel

DOH!!!
well, you know what they say about photographers....

Azrifel

Fujifilm X100VI

01/20/2005 01:37:45 PM · #13

Originally posted by slindenman:

How about the rest of you?

I don't use mine (Nikkor AF 50 f1.4) that much. On the D70 and landscaping/city photography it is too tele to keep it on the whole time. When you don't do much street portraiture it is annoying. I intend to use it more this summer for outdoor portraits.
A 35mm f2 would be nice, but I have heard from several sources that there are some with oil spillage from the diafragm blades and that it isn't supersharp at the widest apertures.

bdobe

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

01/20/2005 01:41:24 PM · #14

Originally posted by ericlimon:

DOH!!!
well, you know what they say about photographers....

Okay, I'll bite... no, what do they say about photographers?