Agreed

I love primes for the fact that they not only shoot great in low light, but they are tack sharp with a higher f stop. Not to mention the bokeh advantage of the F stop wide open.

I have a Canon 50mm 1.8, Tamron 90mm 2.8 macro and Rokinon 8mm fisheye

Otherwise I'm using my Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 which is just ridiculously sharp for the price point

I'm thinking of getting a 30mm 1.4

^ nick, i purchased the canon 50 1.8 along with the my T3i yesterday. Seems that you like it? i was asking in the other thread if it was a good purchase or not.

Great for portrait shots and such. I'd go with the 35mm though since you have the 1.6x crop, at least for general purpose shooting.


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The 50mm 1.8 is one of the sharpest lens you can buy considering it's only $99.

many compare the sharpness to the higher end canon 50mm.

Difference being that the 50mm 1.4 from canon has a better bokeh due to the number of blades used in the lens and the construction quality is better. But optically you can't go wrong with the 50mm 1.8

Here are a few photos I had taken with the 50mm when I first got it to give you an idea for sharpness and bokeh

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20..._nick911sc.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20..._nick911sc.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20..._nick911sc.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20..._nick911sc.jpg

i think i need to read a primer on crop factor, i always get confused by it.

so far my photography is about 40% cars, 25% conventions, 25% food, and 10% miscellaneous landscapes. i'm not sure how much is going to change (i think cars will go down, food might go up as i'm a huge foodie lol).

during AX, spec jay was going nuts over his 50mm prime lens, i'm debating to try that out and see how it goes. one thing i do know, i'm awful at low light shots right now, both of my lenses are rated around f/5.6

Nitex - are those edited shots? they look pretty damn good.

...is everybody here on a canon??

Prime's are extremely sharp, That is mainly why people love them. Add to that, as you said... You can have a lower aperture, which allows you to take pictures in lower light.

Primes are also sealed, so you don't have to worry about dust getting in them.

Not me... lol.

lulz i should've noticed your avatar before i wrote that :tup: yay nikon? haha

I have that Rokinon 8mm fisheye too. Bought it to shoot skateboarding and never really used it. Wish I had more uses for a fisheye but I usually only break it out at parties and stuff for fun shots. Id love to get a macro.

Nikon ftw!

That is my problem. I want a fish eye but I wouldn't use it enough to justify it. The only real reason I would want one is for rolling shots.

Only paid $200 or so for the Rokinon, which is cheap compared to what's on the market.

Well, the problem is I shoot full frame, most of those are for crop sensors I believe... Though I could be wrong.

Yeah, let's all feel bad for the guy shooting FX :rofl2:


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I remember seeing people with Full Frame camera's were able to use the lens without any issues. I think some might have cut off the attached lens hood to clear up any problems. I could be wrong though since there are a few different versions of this lens that might work for FF.

Thanks Phelan! I did some minor tweaking in photoshop lightroom 3 (trial version - will be buying at the end).

Nick, very clear shots! Cool dog :icon17:

Took a few more shots around the back yard

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0072.jpg
I tried to this this little guy to slow down for a second but.. this was as in focus as i could get him with out a tripod. Had to use manual with the 50mm.

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0070.jpg

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0068.jpg

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0044.jpg

Nice shots!

The first shot of the spider is going to be difficult to get with that lens due to the focusing distance needed.

I think some people use adapters to mount the 50mm backwards to use as a macro lens.

But if you're into macro I'd go for a legit Macro lens

Nice thanks, ill look into macro lenses.. seems to be fun for me. Can i record HD video with one? That could be really cool.

Yea, the video feature on the camera will work with any lens but manual focusing needs to be done as well.

nick- luv your red car trial shots on the previous page! :tup:

nitex- i take it you like insects? :icon17:

phelan- im on a nikon D3100 for super-newbs. let me say 3 wks ago, i opened the box and didnt even know how to properly hold the damn thing. :icon17: hahaha. i had to read the quick-start instructions to see how to mount the lens onto the body. :p thats where i startedz.

I posted these in another thread, I hadn't looked at them in awhile and it made me realize how much I liked them so I figured I'd put them here too.

Using Canon 55-250mm

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20..._nick911sc.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20..._nick911sc.jpg

lulz ken, we started photography at the same time

i got the d5100, only b/c the store i was at offered it at basically the same price point as the d3100 as a promo (it was like a hundred bucks more i think).

holy ****...that falcon picture is really, REALLY good NICK (sorry i missed this).

I'm not Nitex!:shakes head:

It's a Sharp Shinned Hawk :tup:

I'm blind at work... Can't see pictures. =\

i'm jetlagged and on my 8th cup of coffee. sorry nick :tup:

Haha it's all good

took a quick snap of my titek and caliper. :)

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...-auv-titek.jpg

i focused on the knob but should've used a larger f/stop as my stereo is blurred... :icon14:

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...interior-p.jpg

hard to tell in the low resolution pic honestly. overall exposure and balance settings look pretty good. maybe up a bit on the recovery so the reflection off of the airbag sign and the knob don't look as bright?

you should use a low f-stop on the gtr start button :p

a tad nicer...(?) :confused:

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...interior-d.jpg

woo! thanks for that. i didnt even notice the SRS indicator over exposure. :tup: i need to fix that fo sure.

i couldn't recover the SRS indicator overexposure enough, i'll re-take the shot.

for now i guess i'll use a another angle for the knob closeup..

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...or-d-close.jpg

phelan- you mentioned 'low resolution'...

i did a quick resolution comparison between Nick's squirrel shot (240 pixels/inch) where as mine is 300 pixel/inch while image side is smaller to meet the370z.com limit.

i used a tripod with 2 sec delay to take the interior picts with the garage door open. other than the lens and camera limitation, i think my f-stop and focus point is out of wack. :icon17: will re-take using a larger f/stop number...

nick- is there anything else to look for with resolution in mind? im using maximum jpeg file size on PSElements9.

http://www.parkerphotog.com/Photogra..._Se5Sp-L-3.jpg

=P

resolution is the wrong word i think, the image size is what i'm looking for. it's tiny enough that i can't see the details :rofl2:

nitex- i take it you like insects? :icon17:

Ken, anything alive is more fun for me to shoot.. Took the new cam to the beach after purchasing the canon 55-250 lens :icon17: Flower shot was with my canon 50mm fixed though.

Parker, that spider shot is crazy good!

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0077.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0088.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0087.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0094.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0090.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0155.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0114.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0146.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0137.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0131.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0109.jpg

Shots look great! My only suggestion, and this is because I'm anal with that kinda stuff. I would try to clean up a little bit of the noise in a few of the pictures.

And if we're talking about insects...

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20..._nick911sc.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20..._nick911sc.jpg

http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/..._nick911sc.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20..._nick911sc.jpg

Nick911sc - Love the last pic, very nice

Nitex - Some awesome shots there esp towards the end. Damn still snow up in them mtns. Id be grabbin my board and hiking like a mofo to get some summer runs in :)

Nice macro work, Nick!

Thanks guys, I'm glad someone appreciates my amateur work lol