50mm Walk About

[Old Timer]

Love the second one Liz. Perfect for the 50mm.

[JamesV]

One from me so far.

James

[JamesV]

Okay last one, for today.

James

[jorgemonkey]

One from today:

[Speed]

I love mine too! I have two primes - the 50mm f1.4 and a Sigma 105mm Macro.

The 50mm f1.4 rocks! I love it for low light, night, and astrophotography. I also use it for portraits, but not as much as I should.

[OBie]

2 weeks ago we took a weekend to go up to the NC Mountains for some golf and a tour of wine country (yes, they make wine in NC). The fall colors were spectacular and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. To keep it simple, I just used the 50mm all weekend. One side benefit, that I didn't consider at the time (because I'm not a pro) is that with the 50mm, the perspective wasn't compacted, which was perfect for what I was trying to do! I will now think of that when choosing which lens to use.

[Old Timer]

To keep it simple, I just used the 50mm all weekend. One side benefit, that I didn't consider at the time (because I'm not a pro) is that with the 50mm, the perspective wasn't compacted, which was perfect for what I was trying to do! I will now think of that when choosing which lens to use.

I agree Obie the 50mm is a much overlooked piece of glass in most of our arsenals. That why I will sometime go out with nothing else just to make me appreciate more what it can do. Back in the old days the 50mm or 55mm was the standard lens that came with all SLR's. There must have been some reason for it.

[Old Timer]

Here are a couple more from my walk about with the 50mm. I may have use one or more of these in another thread. When you get to be my age the memory doesn't always serve you as well as you would like.

[SmartWombat]

Back in the old days the 50mm or 55mm was the standard lens that came with all SLR's. There must have been some reason for it.

Its field of coverage (Canon's is 46° diagonally) is roughly equal to what the human eye can view with relative clarity.
Also isn't it just what we're used to? For many the defining documentary instrument of the 20th century was the 35mm rangefinder camera with 50mm lens.

[DrRoebuck]

Its field of coverage (Canon's is 46° diagonally) is roughly equal to what the human eye can view with relative clarity.
Also isn't it just what we're used to? For many the defining documentary instrument of the 20th century was the 35mm rangefinder camera with 50mm lens.

And I use a 35mm prime with my D70 for this exact reason: with the crop factor it's right around 50mm.

[Loupey]

Here are a few of my 50mm shots from the last few weeks.

The first two with the Canon 50mm f/1.4 (both with a little help from an extension tube)

The last three with the Canon 50m f/1.8

[Speed]

2 weeks ago we took a weekend to go up to the NC Mountains for some golf and a tour of wine country (yes, they make wine in NC). The fall colors were spectacular and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. To keep it simple, I just used the 50mm all weekend. One side benefit, that I didn't consider at the time (because I'm not a pro) is that with the 50mm, the perspective wasn't compacted, which was perfect for what I was trying to do! I will now think of that when choosing which lens to use.

Where in the NC mountains?

And golf in the mountains???? That looks like a wicked course, with the sloping terrain.

There are several small, family owned wineries in NC. Actually, there are over 60!
http://www.visitnc.com/what_to_do_wine.asp?s=fw

The closest to us is Duplin Winery, located in, Duplin County.

[Old Timer]

Here are a few of my 50mm shots from the last few weeks.

The first two with the Canon 50mm f/1.4 (both with a little help from an extension tube)

The last three with the Canon 50m f/1.8

Loupey these are outstanding as usual. I never thought about the tubes with my 50. I use them mainly with the 105. Now you have given me something to think about.

[mjs1973]

Here are a couple more from my walk about with the 50mm. I may have use one or more of these in another thread. When you get to be my age the memory doesn't always serve you as well as you would like.

Larry,

How big is the town you live in? Your photos remind me a lot of Mineral Point. I see your main street photos and they make me feel right at home.

[Old Timer]

Larry,

How big is the town you live in? Your photos remind me a lot of Mineral Point. I see your main street photos and they make me feel right at home.

My home town boast of having 3000 souls in the city limits. What you see is pretty much what you get. That is the downtown area. We have two stoplights and a caution light in the downtown area. A few years ago a by-pass was built to get truck and through traffic out of downtown. We have a McDonald's and a few other businesses that have sprung up out there.

[mjs1973]

My home town boast of having 3000 souls in the city limits. What you see is pretty much what you get. That is the downtown area. We have two stoplights and a caution light in the downtown area. A few years ago a by-pass was built to get truck and through traffic out of downtown. We have a McDonald's and a few other businesses that have sprung up out there.

Sounds a lot like Mineral Point. We have around 2500 people, no stop lights, the highway by-pass was put in a couple years ago... No McDonalds but we do have a couple sub shops within gas stations on the edge of town. Lots of old, historical buildings that bring in lots of tourists. That's about it for us.

[I_Fly]

Wow Allison, that's a gorgeous shot of your daughter. Your portraits are generally great but this one is beyond that!

Thanks guys



Cropped, levels, contrast, blurred edges slightly, turned up the blue a little more.



Nothing...if your me and never tire of looking at ya own kids lol ;)
Here is one of my pretty Dee Dee, (my new nickname for her )
I was testing how well I could do with lenses in glasses and bouncing my flash.

[I_Fly]

How was this lit? I like the lighting on this one a lot. Looks like something reflective to your right was filling?

One from today:

[freygr]

All the sun in the pictures, makes me envious. It's that we had last weekend a couple nice brakes in the rain but Sunday it was not fit for man or beast a OLD wet rain, all day! Not even a single sun brake since Saturday.

[jorgemonkey]

How was this lit? I like the lighting on this one a lot. Looks like something reflective to your right was filling?

Sun behind and to camera left, and gold reflector in front and slightly to the right.

[Frog]

Loupey, I love the shot of the old truck rear window.

And all your small towns look like citys to me, people.

[Loupey]

Loupey these are outstanding as usual. I never thought about the tubes with my 50. I use them mainly with the 105. Now you have given me something to think about.

Definitely give it a try. It doesn't take much (12mm) to make a big difference. Incidentally, the two knife shots I posted in your "edge" thread earlier were both shot with the 50mm f/1.8 with 12mm extensions.


One more shot: met this fella at one of the parks. Despite his puzzled appearance, he was quite vicious. At least he sounded like one vicious little guy. The f/1.8 version on this one.

[Loupey]

Loupey, I love the shot of the old truck rear window.

And all your small towns look like citys to me, people.

Thanks, Frog! If you care to see the front side version of this old Chevy, you can find it here:

Ashes to Ashes, Rust to Rust

Thanks again.

[Xia_Ke]

Woohoo! First snow of the season Been kinda sick but, couldn't resist running out to play for a bit in around the pad. Here's a few shots with the Oly OM-G and the 50...

[I_Fly]

Ahhh, thanks. I need to expand my skill set and think about lighting issues more so I felt I should ask to be sure. Thanks again for the info!!

Sun behind and to camera left, and gold reflector in front and slightly to the right.