Must a 50mm be "nifty"?
Dec 17, 2021 07:56:51 #
BebuLamar wrote:
A typical 50mm lens like a 50mm f/1.8 is nifty because you don't get an f/1.8 lens for $200 except for the 50mm. However, those exotic 50, 55, 58mm that cost in the thousands are not nifty.
So is a "nifty-fifty" based on price or versatility?
Bet no one knows.......
Or did someone just happen to call it that
and it caught on,
you know, like cutesy-wootsy. and tighty-whitey.
Dec 17, 2021 07:57:17 #
I'm in the same camp. When I hear/read that phrase, my first thought is a "wannabe" trying to sound like a photographer.
--Bob
--Bob
Orphoto wrote:
There are a fair number of photographers who seem ... (show quote)
Dec 17, 2021 08:01:44 #
User ID wrote:
I cringe just like you. But that stoopid adjective is useful. Use of it tags the user for me. It’s a shortcut to knowing who to think of as dismissible. Another tag is ANY mention of old man Adams (context not withstanding).
Other self tagging stoopidity is stuff like referring to a Panasonic as “a Panny” or any similar faux hipness.
Other self tagging stoopidity is stuff like referring to a Panasonic as “a Panny” or any similar faux hipness.
Spelling stupidity "stoopidity" is stupidity.
Dec 17, 2021 08:12:38 #
The adult name for gummies is edibles.
Canon once had a lens called the magic drainpipe.
The industry name for mirrorless is today.
Canon once had a lens called the magic drainpipe.
The industry name for mirrorless is today.
Dec 17, 2021 08:13:02 #
rmalarz wrote:
I'm in the same camp. When I hear/read that phrase, my first thought is a "wannabe" trying to sound like a photographer.
--Bob
--Bob
Dec 17, 2021 08:15:49 #
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Dec 17, 2021 08:32:48 #
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
This thread reminds me of that scene for "My ... (show quote)
Nifty response, Ed! ☺
Dec 17, 2021 08:35:09 #
machia
Loc: NJ
CHG_CANON wrote:
If it's the plastic fantastic 50 at f/1.8, yes, it is a nifty 50 too. But, if urban hipsters from Brooklyn are just applying 'nifty' to any ol' 50, including the $1000 all the way to $2200 offerings from Sony, Nikon and Canon, it's really just that their whiskers have grown too far into their brains.
On a slightly different note concerning the 50mm, I ask you this question because I’ve seen your posts over the years that have included a lot of technical knowledge; In reference to what mm the human eye is, the 50mm is often said to be the focal length of the human eye, not in terms of peripheral sight, but in terms of actual view. In other words when you look through a 50mm (not through an APS-C) of course, what you see is what you get. But I find that to be slightly inaccurate. When I look through my old 58mm Rokkor “I see what I get”. Some people say it’s more like a 55mm. Just curious to know what it actually is!
Thank you in advance.
Dec 17, 2021 08:44:45 #
Mac wrote:
I never understood the “Nifty” baby talk. I always thought it was generational, like adults taking gummie bear vitamins. Also Oly for Olympus or Pany for Panasonic. They never really grew up. We always called it “50mm” or a “normal” lens.
Perhaps you grew up (got old) too quickly?
Dec 17, 2021 08:49:59 #
Do most Hoggers love their kit? Yes they do! My first 50 was a Pentax lens bought with my Pentax S1A round about 1965. It did by far the most of what I needed. Nifty Fifty was a term of endearment, which I was, and still am, happy to adopt.
Dec 17, 2021 09:00:17 #
Delderby wrote:
Do most Hoggers love their kit? Yes they do! My first 50 was a Pentax lens bought with my Pentax S1A round about 1965. It did by far the most of what I needed. Nifty Fifty was a term of endearment, which I was, and still am, happy to adopt.
I get the impression that some Hoggers worry about and take better care of their camera gear than their car or other things.
Yes, they do love them.
Dec 17, 2021 09:01:52 #
Longshadow wrote:
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Dec 17, 2021 09:08:00 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
CHG_CANON wrote:
If it's the plastic fantastic 50 at f/1.8, yes, it is a nifty 50 too. But, if urban hipsters from Brooklyn are just applying 'nifty' to any ol' 50, including the $1000 all the way to $2200 offerings from Sony, Nikon and Canon, it's really just that their whiskers have grown too far into their brains.
I was born and raised in Brooklyn, and lived there for the first nineteen of my seventy five years. I’ll always be a Brooklynite, but I’ve never been referred to as an urban hipster!
Dec 17, 2021 09:10:49 #
photon-collector
Loc: Tampa Bay Area, Florida
Abo wrote:
You, unlike most (and kudos for that) argued with a rhyme... it's
even less likely that a song will be disputed... You're
gunna love this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysFrt3V7nvI
It's just human nature Orphoto.
What gets up my nose like a giant corn flake is
those in the motorcycle community that refer
to a 250cc bike as a "two fiddy"...
the things you hear when you haven't got a machine gun!
even less likely that a song will be disputed... You're
gunna love this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysFrt3V7nvI
It's just human nature Orphoto.
What gets up my nose like a giant corn flake is
those in the motorcycle community that refer
to a 250cc bike as a "two fiddy"...
the things you hear when you haven't got a machine gun!
Wait....wait....wait, Abo. One of my favorite beers made by Oscar Blues, is called "Ten Fiddy." Yup, 10.5% alcohol.
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