Nikon 50mm f/1.8
Oct 1, 2017 09:31:21 #
Oct 1, 2017 09:36:21 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
I own the Nikon 50mm f1.8, and I purchased some months ago, the Nikon DX version 35mm f.1.8 for $197. I have a couple of zooms too. But, as mentioned earlier, it was the standard lens on SLR film cameras. Including my father's Minolta SRT-101. I borrowed it many times before the digitals came along.
Oct 1, 2017 09:44:59 #
your correct, it was the standard lens on my Nikon F.....back in the 70's
Oct 1, 2017 09:51:34 #
LouV
Loc: Juno Beach, FL
This was traditionally considered the "normal lens" for 35mm film cameras. With a film or full frame digital camera it gives a field of view most similar to what you see with your eyes. Still a good everyday lens.
As to it being a good lens for portraits, it depends on what camera you are using it on. On a full frame digital or film camera, it will require you to get close to your subject and will result in some unflattering foreground elongation. However, on a crop sensor camera the 50mm will be the equivalent of a 75mm and would work very well for portraits.
As to it being a good lens for portraits, it depends on what camera you are using it on. On a full frame digital or film camera, it will require you to get close to your subject and will result in some unflattering foreground elongation. However, on a crop sensor camera the 50mm will be the equivalent of a 75mm and would work very well for portraits.
Oct 1, 2017 12:52:30 #
wj cody
Loc: springfield illinois
augieg27 wrote:
What would be the best use this lens can be used for?
Thanks.
Thanks.
about 95% of all photography or image making.
Oct 1, 2017 13:05:05 #
Tomcat5133
Loc: Gladwyne PA
This is the lens most Nikon owners used first. It is a legend and video enthusiasts
lovethis lens. It is supposed to be the closest to how your eyes see. And it is very
affordable. My choice with our Nikons when I had a AV company was
have everyone shoot with a 35mm. It worked for everything. Good luck.
lovethis lens. It is supposed to be the closest to how your eyes see. And it is very
affordable. My choice with our Nikons when I had a AV company was
have everyone shoot with a 35mm. It worked for everything. Good luck.
Oct 1, 2017 13:14:59 #
A more studied response: http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/cameras-vs-human-eye.htm
With today's predominance of cropped sensors the 50mm is not as useful for general photography unless you shoot panos.
If your field of view is limited to what a 50mm "sees" on a cropped sensor camera, then your vision is seriously limited. It's not just my opinion on what used to be the case, it's science....
With today's predominance of cropped sensors the 50mm is not as useful for general photography unless you shoot panos.
If your field of view is limited to what a 50mm "sees" on a cropped sensor camera, then your vision is seriously limited. It's not just my opinion on what used to be the case, it's science....
Oct 1, 2017 13:49:37 #
I bought this lens specifically to use for my daughter's indoor basketball games (I'm on the court so I can get pretty close to the action). I use it on my D810. Frankly I was disappointed in its performance. Most shots were grainy. It did not perform as well as my 24-70, even in these condition. So I would have to a agree that the 24-70 is the better all around lens
Oct 1, 2017 13:50:50 #
wj cody
Loc: springfield illinois
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
A more studied response: http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/cameras-vs-human-eye.htm
With today's predominance of cropped sensors the 50mm is not as useful for general photography unless you shoot panos.
If your field of view is limited to what a 50mm "sees" on a cropped sensor camera, then your vision is seriously limited. It's not just my opinion on what used to be the case, it's science....
With today's predominance of cropped sensors the 50mm is not as useful for general photography unless you shoot panos.
If your field of view is limited to what a 50mm "sees" on a cropped sensor camera, then your vision is seriously limited. It's not just my opinion on what used to be the case, it's science....
i was not referring to aps toys, i was referring to 35mm cameras, you know, the real ones.
Oct 1, 2017 14:12:23 #
What is the best use for a car? I guess it depends on the driver.
The 50mm lens used to come as the first lens with film cameras years ago. We learned with the 50mm lens our needs for other lenses. I would say it is a general purpose lens, with a full frame camera, and that it should serve the owner well. Using a cropped camera it will become a medium tele and will be useful too but not as much as with a full frame body.
Begin to photograph with it and soon you will know what the lens is good for.
The 50mm lens used to come as the first lens with film cameras years ago. We learned with the 50mm lens our needs for other lenses. I would say it is a general purpose lens, with a full frame camera, and that it should serve the owner well. Using a cropped camera it will become a medium tele and will be useful too but not as much as with a full frame body.
Begin to photograph with it and soon you will know what the lens is good for.
Oct 1, 2017 14:20:28 #
I find it works pretty well as my "all around lens" on my cropped sensor D3400. Its effective focal length may be greater, but it is still a 50 mm lens, to get the same effect as a 50 mm lens on a full size sensor, the equivalent of a 35 mm frame, you have to be farther from the subject. I do like it for portraits, better than I did when I shot portraits with my film cameras (my go to camera was a Nikon F2 with 28, 35, 50, 80 and 300 mm lenses. I think the combination of distance from the subject and relative flattening with the lens, is very useful. I haven't "outgrown" the 18-55mm DX VR lens which came bundled with my camera, so far, I find it a fine lens. But I do use the 50 mm 1.8 more often.
Oct 1, 2017 15:16:53 #
Just about anything. I've been using a f/1.4 on my Nikon F for the last 45 years.
--Bob
--Bob
augieg27 wrote:
What would be the best use this lens can be used for?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Oct 1, 2017 15:38:34 #
wj cody wrote:
i was not referring to aps toys, i was referring to 35mm cameras, you know, the real ones.
I have several. I use them on my FM2 and one of several other 35mm film cameras.
Oct 1, 2017 16:00:14 #
augieg27 wrote:
What would be the best use this lens can be used for?
Thanks.
Thanks.
To take pictures.
Oct 1, 2017 18:25:39 #
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