Thanks, i do already
How are you enjoying your 50mm f1.8D now that you have had an opportunity to try it for awhile? I am sure loving mine. Such a great little lens.
50mm f1.8D
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How are you enjoying your 50mm f1.8D now that you have had an opportunity to try it for awhile? I am sure loving mine. Such a great little lens.
T.Behuniak
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I have the 50 f.18d for my D300 and I love it. It is the only lens i could afford when i bought my D300. Since it is on a DX format body its equal to about 75mm on my D300. It makes me really think about when I'm taking my photos and lets me captures those low-light images i couldn't take before with a kit lens. Also, the bokeh is absolutely amazing, soft and creamy!! check out this link for some of my test shots with my D300 and 50 1.8D combo:
001 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
001 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Yes it sure does! One of the reasons I purchased the lens was for it's low light capabilities. It is a great little lens. I am shooting with the D7000 so I too have the DX crop sensor. This was my first prime lens and the quality is great especially for the price. I am also pondering adding the 35 1.8G to gain that 50 feel accounting for the crop. Do you happen to have that lens?
Hi TJ,
I'm going to go against the grain and say that the four test shots you posted are all suffering from missed focus.
This is because you shot them all at f/1.8. I know it's so tempting to shoot everything at f/1.8 when you first buy this lens (I did exactly the same!) but it affects the quality of your images for two reasons:
1: The lens simply cannot produce sharp images at that wide an aperture and f/1.8 should only be used when you really need the light gathering capability.
2: Assuming your test subjects were more or less 3 metres away. The depth of focus at f/1.8 if your subject is 3 metres away is about 20cm which makes it very difficult to accurately focus on your subject, especially handheld.
f/1.8 should only be used if you really need the wide aperture for low light conditions. The "nifty fifty" is sharpest in the middle of it's aperture range. f/5.6 - f/11 is it's sweet spot. Shooting in good light in that aperture range will give you razor sharp photos and you can still get plenty of that lovely bokeh (which is why I assume you bought it!) at f/5.6.
When shooting indoors with it, I find that the quality of shots are better if I stop the aperture down and increase the ISO, only using f/1.8 if I can't increase the ISO any further without too much noise.
I hope you have fun exploring what this lens can do, it's a beauty if you tickle it in the right place!
I'm going to go against the grain and say that the four test shots you posted are all suffering from missed focus.
This is because you shot them all at f/1.8. I know it's so tempting to shoot everything at f/1.8 when you first buy this lens (I did exactly the same!) but it affects the quality of your images for two reasons:
1: The lens simply cannot produce sharp images at that wide an aperture and f/1.8 should only be used when you really need the light gathering capability.
2: Assuming your test subjects were more or less 3 metres away. The depth of focus at f/1.8 if your subject is 3 metres away is about 20cm which makes it very difficult to accurately focus on your subject, especially handheld.
f/1.8 should only be used if you really need the wide aperture for low light conditions. The "nifty fifty" is sharpest in the middle of it's aperture range. f/5.6 - f/11 is it's sweet spot. Shooting in good light in that aperture range will give you razor sharp photos and you can still get plenty of that lovely bokeh (which is why I assume you bought it!) at f/5.6.
When shooting indoors with it, I find that the quality of shots are better if I stop the aperture down and increase the ISO, only using f/1.8 if I can't increase the ISO any further without too much noise.
I hope you have fun exploring what this lens can do, it's a beauty if you tickle it in the right place!
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Hi TJ,
I'm going to go against the grain and say that the four test shots you posted are all suffering from missed focus.
This is because you shot them all at f/1.8. I know it's so tempting to shoot everything at f/1.8 when you first buy this lens (I did exactly the same!) but it affects the quality of your images for two reasons:
1: The lens simply cannot produce sharp images at that wide an aperture and f/1.8 should only be used when you really need the light gathering capability.
2: Assuming your test subjects were more or less 3 metres away. The depth of focus at f/1.8 if your subject is 3 metres away is about 20cm which makes it very difficult to accurately focus on your subject, especially handheld.
f/1.8 should only be used if you really need the wide aperture for low light conditions. The "nifty fifty" is sharpest in the middle of it's aperture range. f/5.6 - f/11 is it's sweet spot. Shooting in good light in that aperture range will give you razor sharp photos and you can still get plenty of that lovely bokeh (which is why I assume you bought it!) at f/5.6.
When shooting indoors with it, I find that the quality of shots are better if I stop the aperture down and increase the ISO, only using f/1.8 if I can't increase the ISO any further without too much noise.
I hope you have fun exploring what this lens can do, it's a beauty if you tickle it in the right place!
Which shots are u referring too? I dont recall shooting any at 1,8 or posting four ???!
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Ooops! My bad! Someone posted four shots that were taken with the 50 f/1.8 and I mistakenly thought it was you posting examples! Apologies!
Mental note: Check who I'm talking to in future! :cower:
RockyNH_RIP
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When you get to be my age, you will discover wht is commonly called 30-30 memory... Nothing like the ammo, 30 sec or 30 ft, whichever comes first.
Pat in NH
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