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<blockquote data-quote="Lee" data-source="post: 61666" data-attributes="member: 8142">I'm pleased to hear you are enjoying the 50 mm now.&nbsp; It took me a while to get the feel of mine when I first got it, having never had a prime before. I also take a lot of portrait type photos and love my 50 mm lens.&nbsp; It is going to be soft wide open but sometimes this can have a lovely effect.&nbsp; I spent Fathers Day with my family and my baby nephew was there so it was a great opportunity to get lots of pictures of him.&nbsp; We were indoors and the light wasn't that great, but I didn't want to startle the little guy with a flash so I shot fairly wide, focusing on the eyes.&nbsp; F2.8 was about the widest I could go and some of them were a little soft but I quite liked the softness.&nbsp; F4.5 was plenty sharp for the overall effect I wanted and at F8 they were pretty much tack sharp.&nbsp; But I didn't need that and preferred the more shallow depth of field.&nbsp; The more I use this lens the more I love it and my people have all got used to me zooming in and out by running around <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />I think it is very personal preference, but when it comes to portraits especially, there are times when I would rather lose some sharpness to keep the shallow depth of field I want in that particular shot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lee, post: 61666, member: 8142"] I'm pleased to hear you are enjoying the 50 mm now. It took me a while to get the feel of mine when I first got it, having never had a prime before. I also take a lot of portrait type photos and love my 50 mm lens. It is going to be soft wide open but sometimes this can have a lovely effect. I spent Fathers Day with my family and my baby nephew was there so it was a great opportunity to get lots of pictures of him. We were indoors and the light wasn't that great, but I didn't want to startle the little guy with a flash so I shot fairly wide, focusing on the eyes. F2.8 was about the widest I could go and some of them were a little soft but I quite liked the softness. F4.5 was plenty sharp for the overall effect I wanted and at F8 they were pretty much tack sharp. But I didn't need that and preferred the more shallow depth of field. The more I use this lens the more I love it and my people have all got used to me zooming in and out by running around :D I think it is very personal preference, but when it comes to portraits especially, there are times when I would rather lose some sharpness to keep the shallow depth of field I want in that particular shot. [/QUOTE]

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