New nifty-fifty fun

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Hola.

Got myself a Canon (1.8) 50mm today ! :star:

Just been bouncing round the house with this and thought I'd share...


Bedroom with light solely from mac screensaver !

More boring mac stuff:

Love the focus depth !

Some bokeh for fun !

Currently all in here:



/Giraffe

 

[mace¬]

I haven't really used the kit lens since I got mine. Love it.

 

[sn00p]

The mac keyboard must be popular, I snapped it with the same lens. lol

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

I haven't really used the kit lens since I got mine. Love it.

I never use mine any more... since I got my 10-20, and now this... I'm half tempted to flog mine..! Wonder if it's worth much more than a mars bar on the bay of E ?

The mac keyboard must be popular, I snapped it with the same lens. lol

Wouldn't wanna take a photo of a Microsoft one ... might catch a virus :rasp:

teehee

 

[Stuart.Atkinson]

Nice photo's! i must get myself a nifty fifty at some point LOL !

 

[5parky]

Nice pics, is that handheld shooting or on a tripod? If its handheld thats damn impressive.

 

[Hixle]

I need that kind of brokeh in my life! Nice shots.

 

[Dansta]

How much was it mate? looks cracking!

 

[Tigger]

Very "nifty" shots mate

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Nice pics, is that handheld shooting or on a tripod? If its handheld thats damn impressive.

All handheld ...

How much was it mate? looks cracking!

Bout £84 from Amazon UK

Very "nifty" shots mate

Oh my ...

Thanks

 

[Tigger]

lol no pun intended - they are bloody good though!

 

[2thumbs]

I've just sold mine.

Getting a S-M-C Takumar f/1.4 to replace it though hopefully.

 

[BenWall]

It does create some beautiful bokeh! Took this 1/2 hour ago. We could turn this into the 50mm 1.8 appreciation thread.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

I've just sold mine.

Getting a S-M-C Takumar f/1.4 to replace it though hopefully.

Aside from the gigantic price jump .. is there THAT much difference from 1.8 down to 1.4 !?

 

[BenWall]

I don't think there is to justify the price, but IQ is normally better at 2.8 with the 1.4's.

 

[2thumbs]

Aside from the gigantic price jump .. is there THAT much difference from 1.8 down to 1.4 !?

If you're talking about the Canon EF 50mm 1.4: It's quicker at focusing and is better at focusing in low light. Has a better build quality and uses a metal EOS mount. It has better bokeh too.

I don't think the price difference is worth it personally.

The Takumar I'm talking about is from the 60's and is still a highly regarded lens. Some people even say it's the best one you can buy. You can pick up a mint one for similar money to the Canon f/1.8. The only downside is you can only manual focus but I prefer that.

Anyway, good shots mate. The 50mm 1.8 is excellent for some experimentation.

 

[Tigger]

Good lens but it doesn't autofocus on the D40

 

[Dansta]

I liked it so much from your pics that I just picked one up whilst in Bluewater today.. I love it!

 

[Dansta]

Here's the first two random pics i've taken with it... completely untouched but obviously resized by Photobucket... (please note.. I'm not a fancy photographer like some on here)

Love it!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Good man ! Get on Flickr .. photobucket really eats photos

 

[Dansta]

Will give it a gander mate... Thanks

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Got a few more from today's monster Clio cleaning session ! About 6 hours claying / polishing and sealing the car (PoorBoys Black Hole !! WOW !!!) ...

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And a couple in preperation for the blat at 3am (with 40 or so other 7's) to catch the Solstice sunrise on the east coast...

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/Giraffe

 

[jenic]

When in rome..........

 

[Tigger]

Any manual focusing tips for this lens on the D40?

 

[DanD182]

This is my fave out of all of yours!!!!

 

[DanD182]

Here's the first two random pics i've taken with it... completely untouched but obviously resized by Photobucket... (please note.. I'm not a fancy photographer like some on here)

Love it!

Your house looks like a show home in this pic!!!!!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Any manual focusing tips for this lens on the D40?

Turn da ring til wot u want aint fuzzy no mor

:rasp:

 

[Tigger]

Tip of the day that!

 

[2thumbs]

I've just sold mine.

Getting a S-M-C Takumar f/1.4 to replace it though hopefully.

Following on from this.

I just won it on eGay. Should be here Tuesday.