Nifty-Fifty
Jul 23, 2015 15:44:24 #
For some reason some people like to call a 50mm lens a nifty-fifty.
My question is, is a 50mm lens still nifty on a crop sensor camera? Or should it be called a heavenly jive seventy-five on a crop sensor camera (or weighty eighty depending on the crop factor) since that's the equivalent it renders?
And if a 50mm lens is not nifty on a crop sensor camera, does that make a 35mm lens nifty on a crop sensor camera? Even though nifty and thirty five don't rhyme?
My question is, is a 50mm lens still nifty on a crop sensor camera? Or should it be called a heavenly jive seventy-five on a crop sensor camera (or weighty eighty depending on the crop factor) since that's the equivalent it renders?
And if a 50mm lens is not nifty on a crop sensor camera, does that make a 35mm lens nifty on a crop sensor camera? Even though nifty and thirty five don't rhyme?
Jul 23, 2015 15:45:31 #
Jul 23, 2015 15:48:15 #
Mac wrote:
For some reason some people like to call a 50mm lens a nifty-fifty.
My question is, is a 50mm lens still nifty on a crop sensor camera? Or should it be called a heavenly jive seventy-five on a crop sensor camera (or weighty eighty depending on the crop factor) since that's the equivalent it renders?
And if a 50mm lens is not nifty on a crop sensor camera, does that make a 35mm lens nifty on a crop sensor camera? Even though nifty and thirty five don't rhyme?
My question is, is a 50mm lens still nifty on a crop sensor camera? Or should it be called a heavenly jive seventy-five on a crop sensor camera (or weighty eighty depending on the crop factor) since that's the equivalent it renders?
And if a 50mm lens is not nifty on a crop sensor camera, does that make a 35mm lens nifty on a crop sensor camera? Even though nifty and thirty five don't rhyme?
Depends on your system...my 25mm is my nifty fifty.
Jul 23, 2015 15:50:54 #
Mac wrote:
For some reason some people like to call a 50mm lens a nifty-fifty.
My question is, is a 50mm lens still nifty on a crop sensor camera? Or should it be called a heavenly jive seventy-five on a crop sensor camera (or weighty eighty depending on the crop factor) since that's the equivalent it renders?
And if a 50mm lens is not nifty on a crop sensor camera, does that make a 35mm lens nifty on a crop sensor camera? Even though nifty and thirty five don't rhyme?
My question is, is a 50mm lens still nifty on a crop sensor camera? Or should it be called a heavenly jive seventy-five on a crop sensor camera (or weighty eighty depending on the crop factor) since that's the equivalent it renders?
And if a 50mm lens is not nifty on a crop sensor camera, does that make a 35mm lens nifty on a crop sensor camera? Even though nifty and thirty five don't rhyme?
Probably :lol:
Jul 23, 2015 15:53:04 #
Maybe you can call the 35 "Somewhat nifty since it has the view of a 50. When a steep drop-off is behind you, you'll be able to survive, cause you won't have to back so far with your 35"
Jul 23, 2015 15:54:36 #
hlmichel wrote:
Maybe you can call the 35 "Somewhat nifty since it has the view of a 50. When a steep drop-off is behind you, you'll be able to survive, cause you won't have to back so far with your 35"
Hey, there you go!!!! A survive thirty five. :lol: :thumbup:
Jul 23, 2015 15:57:25 #
Cdouthitt wrote:
Depends on your system...my 25mm is my nifty fifty.
You could call it a honey live twenty five.
Jul 23, 2015 16:33:50 #
When will people learn a 50 mm lens is a 50 mm lens. You don't change lenses bey changing sensor size. The view is equivalent to what it would be with that lens on a 35 mm film camera. So it should be stated that a 50 mm lens will give the field of view of a 75 mm lens. The lens does not change. - Dave
Jul 23, 2015 16:54:07 #
wilsondl2 wrote:
When will people learn a 50 mm lens is a 50 mm lens. You don't change lenses bey changing sensor size. The view is equivalent to what it would be with that lens on a 35 mm film camera. So it should be stated that a 50 mm lens will give the field of view of a 75 mm lens. The lens does not change. - Dave
The lens may not change, but its agility or "nifty-ness" might.
So perhaps we should define "nifty" or any equivalent term that we might use to describe a lens....
Jul 23, 2015 17:07:39 #
Peterff wrote:
The lens may not change, but its agility or "nifty-ness" might.
So perhaps we should define "nifty" or any equivalent term that we might use to describe a lens....
So perhaps we should define "nifty" or any equivalent term that we might use to describe a lens....
I was thinking that my 35mm was pretty nifty. But every time I see a portrait shot with the 50(not head shots of course) I think I should have gone that route instead.
Jul 23, 2015 17:15:51 #
wilsondl2 wrote:
When will people learn a 50 mm lens is a 50 mm lens. You don't change lenses bey changing sensor size. The view is equivalent to what it would be with that lens on a 35 mm film camera. So it should be stated that a 50 mm lens will give the field of view of a 75 mm lens. The lens does not change. - Dave
The OP used the word "equivalent." Do you really think he believes the lens changes when put on another camera?
Jul 23, 2015 17:45:00 #
hlmichel wrote:
I was thinking that my 35mm was pretty nifty. But every time I see a portrait shot with the 50(not head shots of course) I think I should have gone that route instead.
Yep. Depending on your body (sensor size) for APS-C the 50mm is a nice portrait lens, which for Full frame I recall being around 85mm - hence all the wide aperture 85mm lenses that are so nice...
What were they called? - A Weighty Eighty? - for an f/1.2?
Jul 23, 2015 18:08:47 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
The OP used the word "equivalent." Do you really think he believes the lens changes when put on another camera?
I did not read it as well as I should have. I will repent and do better in the future. - Dave
Jul 23, 2015 19:15:48 #
Mac wrote:
For some reason some people like to call a 50mm lens a nifty-fifty.
My question is, is a 50mm lens still nifty on a crop sensor camera? Or should it be called a heavenly jive seventy-five on a crop sensor camera (or weighty eighty depending on the crop factor) since that's the equivalent it renders?
And if a 50mm lens is not nifty on a crop sensor camera, does that make a 35mm lens nifty on a crop sensor camera? Even though nifty and thirty five don't rhyme?
My question is, is a 50mm lens still nifty on a crop sensor camera? Or should it be called a heavenly jive seventy-five on a crop sensor camera (or weighty eighty depending on the crop factor) since that's the equivalent it renders?
And if a 50mm lens is not nifty on a crop sensor camera, does that make a 35mm lens nifty on a crop sensor camera? Even though nifty and thirty five don't rhyme?
Hey Mac, you need to put all that to music, you could call it, "The nifty fifty, full frame, low down blues" then it might make sense! :lol:
Phil
Jul 23, 2015 19:28:34 #
GPS Phil wrote:
Hey Mac, you need to put all that to music, you could call it, "The nifty fifty, full frame, low down blues" then it might make sense! :lol:
Phil
Phil
I've got my camera and I'm lookin' for clues
I haven't seen anything, not even on the news
Tryin' to find colors in a multitude of hues
I've got them nifty fifty, full frame, low down blues
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