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Must a 50mm be "nifty"?
Dec 20, 2021 20:18:49 #
mundy-F2
Loc: Chicago suburban area
LeonardLeo wrote:
I'd d say my 85mm was "nifty". My canon came with a 52mm f1.4.lens. I used an 85mm as the standard lens. Sometimes a 105mm. I had several zoom lenses that were for specific uses.
Len
Len
85mm is a great lens for face and upper body candid shots.
Mundy
Dec 20, 2021 21:22:31 #
OldSchool-WI
Loc: Brandon, Wisconsin 53919
mundy-F2 wrote:
85mm is a great lens for face and upper body candid shots.
Mundy
Mundy
(on a 35mm sensor)---
Dec 21, 2021 00:29:48 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
Orphoto wrote:
There are a fair number of photographers who seem ... (show quote)
I'll confess that this forum is the only place I've ever heard this term used in almost 60 years.
Dec 21, 2021 01:36:45 #
OldSchool-WI
Loc: Brandon, Wisconsin 53919
larryepage wrote:
I'll confess that this forum is the only place I've ever heard this term used in almost 60 years.
Dec 21, 2021 06:37:54 #
--Bob
larryepage wrote:
I'll confess that this forum is the only place I've ever heard this term used in almost 60 years.
Dec 21, 2021 07:39:52 #
OldSchool-WI wrote:
I saw it in other forums as well but only in the past 10 years or so. Not in the old days when the 50mm are plenty.
Dec 21, 2021 07:58:07 #
Cutesy names are in?
Aww, ain't that cute...
Or do people feel that by using them they are a part of an exclusive group?
Well,..... they are.....
Aww, ain't that cute...
Or do people feel that by using them they are a part of an exclusive group?
Well,..... they are.....
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Dec 21, 2021 18:38:34 #
Can someone answer the all important question, Does the title "nifty" affect the performance of any 50mm lens?
Dec 21, 2021 18:43:21 #
Brian45 wrote:
Can someone answer the all important question, Does the title "nifty" affect the performance of any 50mm lens?
In some people's minds it does.
Dec 21, 2021 18:49:31 #
Brian45 wrote:
Can someone answer the all important question, Does the title "nifty" affect the performance of any 50mm lens?
It certainly does. Generally a non nifty ones would perform better but they are not nifty. For example the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 is nifty. The Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1.0 isn't nifty at all.
Dec 21, 2021 18:52:51 #
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Dec 21, 2021 21:14:30 #
mundy-F2
Loc: Chicago suburban area
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 purchased one of my three nikon F2's in 1974 with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4. It traveled well until I started using a Nikkor 35mm f/1.4.
Now I have a Z 35mm f/1.8 S, but still waiting for my Z6ii to be shipped. I have been waiting 4 weeks. If I need a 50mm, I will use my old f/1.4 with the adapter.
Mundy
Dec 21, 2021 21:28:10 #
mundy-F2
Loc: Chicago suburban area
OldSchool-WI wrote:
(on a 35mm sensor)---
Full frame 35mm camera. Same with a 35mm film camera, in my opinion.
Mundy
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