Ever Dance with a 50mm Lens in the Dim Morning Light?

Exposure 20 Aperture f/16.0 Focal Length 50 mm ISO Speed 200 Exposure Bias 0 EV

The Acquisition of my much loved lens was initially inspired by the post “Why Everyone Needs an 85mm Lens.” by Chris Gampat. I desired a little more reach and on my camera, the Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AFwhich is an FX lens was effectively a 75mm lens. Not long after this, another photographer noted that I would be “owned”, or dominated by the 50 mm lens, and after about a week of use I was “Owned” and the Nikon 50mm replaced all others as my favorite lens.

Exposure 0.001 sec (1/800) Aperture f/4.0 Focal Length 50 mm ISO Speed 200 Exposure Bias 0 EV

Coffee is a huge part of my photography & life, and the Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AFis perfect for it. If I am in a coffee house with low light or sitting at a table at home with a flash on my D90, I always manage to find an interesting angle with this lens..

Exposure 0.017 sec (1/60) Aperture f/2.8 Focal Length 50 mm ISO Speed 400 Exposure Bias 0 EV

This lens is great to take with you to a restaurant, if that’s your thing; it is mine, on occasion. The lens enables to me to get a nice shot without a flash and unobtrusively because of its speed and focal length—very simple and clean.

Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200) Aperture f/7.1 Focal Length 50 mm ISO Speed 200 Exposure Bias 0 EV

This lens is great for photo walks. You can walk in and out of any environment and always get the shot. With the 50mm lens you can creatively compose things, natural unforced perspective using the available light. You can get great quick portraits, bokeh shots, landscape and never changing your lens. You can let the light touch you with this lens. Being that the lens has a 1.8 aperture, it performs very well in almost any lighting. situation

Exposure 0.01 sec (1/100) Aperture f/2.8 Focal Length 50 mm ISO Speed 320 Exposure Bias -2 EV

I love having fun with this lens and doing what other people consider stupid things, toy shots etc. Couple of little facts here, I wear my geekiness on my sleeve. I am into comics scifi , anime, etc , with the toys to prove it. I like taking the occasional picture of items in my collection. I get come up with interesting way to take photos of my toys and I love it when people say, “You’re such a nerd.” With this lens I get to show it.

Exposure 0.017 sec (1/60) Aperture f/2.0 Focal Length 50 mm ISO Speed 320 Exposure Bias

I put my finger on the shutter button, light goes faint, the focus gets clear, the lights go sharp, and the shot is clear. Its very liberating. I rarely want to sit still when out shooting, this lens, my 50mm f/1.8 enables me to get a shot a move on consistently. I hardly ever remove the lens my camera anymore. When shooting with Nikon 50mm I rarely ever have to compromise, or change too many things to achieve my goals.

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http://macphotographydy.wordpress.com Mac

Excellent post.

Iam also going through photos for a Canon EF 50mm 1.8 post. For beginners the 50mm is a good and inexpensive lens to learn photography.

My fave photos are the coffee with porta filter and the dramatic shot of R2.
- Gevon Servo
  
  Thanks
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Paul L

I also really like that first coffee shot Mac (the beans sit in a coffee scoop by the way and not a portafilter). At first glance its a large espresso and the surface shows the coffee oils, but it could be poor water that we’re looking at i.e. surface scum which much (safe) drinking water has unless well filtered. At first glance the beans are a nice dark roast, but you can’t see any whites in the eyes (the colour of the seams) and they have quite a sheen so you ask yourself if they are over-roasted (many commercial beans and blends are) or simply a variety which has dark seams (many have). At least, the coffee purist in me asks this and the light of the photo is fantastic so only hints and teases. I really ought to be trying photos like this myself.

So, my question is that if choosing Nikon (considering D7000) then the 35mm 1.8 AF DX and the 50mm 1.8 AF-D make this possible. Both are affordable. The 85mm 1.8 AF-D completes a really capable, economic and fast trio. However, if choosing Canon (considering 60D) I am only aware of the 50mm 1.8 AF-D.

Does Canon fall behind in this particular sub-set of the eternal Nikon-Canon battle?

I have owned both the 50mm and the 85mm Nikon lenses from my film shooting days by the way and liked both lenses, these days I prefer the feel of the Canon bodies but the lenses mentioned above seem to suck me back to Nikon.
- Gevon Servo
  
  On the Nikon Front, I first bought the 35mm 1.8 DX lens for my close up shots and landscapes. I eventually bought the 50mm 1.8d because on my D90, due to crop factor,it’s around 75mm. This makes it a great portrait and event photography lens. I Use both regularly (50mm is on my camera right now).
  
  On the Canon Front there is an Canon EF 35mm f/2 Wide Angle Lens available. I think Chris Gampat (Our canon Shooter) may have one, I know he has the 50mm for sure.
- http://thephoblographer.wordpress.com Chris Gampat
  
  Canon has a 35mm F/2 which is indeed slower than the Nikon 35mm F/1.8. However the critical difference is that the Canon version is an EF lens, meaning that it can be mounted onto a full frame camera like the 5D Mk II with no trouble at all. The Nikon 35mm F/1.8 is a DX camera, meaning that it is designed for APS-C sized sensor cameras.
  
  Canon has a 50mm F/1.8 that lacks in build quality compared to the Nikon but in terms of price and image quality, many tests have rated the Canon to be the better purchase.
  
  I own the 35mm F/1.4, and you can take it from my cold dead hands.
  
  Your answers lie here good sir: http://thephoblographer.com/2010/04/16/the-best-budget-lenses/
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What is a good 50 mm lens compatible on the Nikon D5100?