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08/11/2005 07:42:14 PM · #1 |
I just got a new lens today, and I took some test shots. This is the first time I have ever used a non-zoom lens...this will certainly take some getting used to! i really love how shallow the depth of field can get with this new lens!
Here is one of my first shots. CC welcome and encouraged -- i'm a total novice with a ton to learn!
FYI: I really find that the color from this lens is more true to life than our kit lens -- my son's skin is really that fair, his hair is really that red, and my husband's skin tone is really that dark/ruddy. I think this is my favorite thing about this lens so far is the color that it produces.
Message edited by author 2005-08-11 19:42:51. |
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08/11/2005 08:12:33 PM · #2 |
Your time sepnt with this lens will incease your understanding of picture making exponentially.
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08/11/2005 08:17:14 PM · #3 |
I have my Canon 50 mm/1.8 lens as a hold over from my early film Rebel years (early 90's) and it continues to be a great/versatile lens. Flash is right about learning photography with this great, basic prime lens.
Have fun. And absolutely, this 50 mm kicks the kit lens to the curb. |
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08/11/2005 09:16:27 PM · #4 |
I have heard such great things about this lens, I think I might get it! :)
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08/11/2005 09:18:38 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by frisca:
I have heard such great things about this lens, I think I might get it! :) |
I wish I could afford one :(
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08/11/2005 09:23:23 PM · #6 |
I got one a couple months ago, and I love it. It's light, fast, sharp, and you can get quite close to your subject. It's my default lens now (when I'm not using the macro). I love it that it is not a zoom! I don't think I like zoom lenses very much.
Added: BTW, it's also quite inexpensive - a real bargain.
Message edited by author 2005-08-11 21:23:47.
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08/11/2005 09:25:22 PM · #7 |
| Isn't it around $100 for one? With all the lens Faidoi has, isn't this the cheapest? I'm going to buy one soon, I can't wait to use it. |
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08/11/2005 09:29:15 PM · #8 |
| it was only $100 -- i bought i locally, but i know that you can get it online for around that with shipping included. |
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08/11/2005 09:33:43 PM · #9 |
I have the canon equivalent to that lens and it rarely leaves my camera these days. I just love it! And those are some nice shots. :-)
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08/11/2005 09:35:49 PM · #10 |
I got one a few months back, too, and I love it! I only wish it were around 35mm to make up for the 1.5x factor (it's a little too zoomed). I also paid around $120, only because I went to the local camera shop. Could have paid something like $89 at B&H.
It is fun to play with shots wide open to experiment with the DOF! |
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08/11/2005 09:57:51 PM · #11 |
f 2.2 in bad low light, hand held at 1/60, from 8 feet.
Message edited by author 2005-08-11 22:07:14.
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