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My 17-40 lense is a dream, however I am a bit mystified by the nifty 50. I bought it for closeup work such as taking portraits of my unwilling family etc. OK, it doesn't zoom, looked at sample photographs on another forum and it seems to be able to do a lot more than I thought. What sort of photography is it capable of, street photography? Anyone else got one?
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No I haven't got one but I will soon.
Dont forget if you stop down, you increase the DOF.
Have a look at the reviews for it on <www.fredmiranda.com>
Press Review and then scroll to Canon prime and look for the lens.
Lots of hints as well.
Lumix LX5.
Canon 350 D.+ 18-55 Kit lens + Tamron 70-300 macro. + Canon 50mm f1.8 + Manfrotto tripod, in bag.
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Also for low-light, the 1.8 is ideal.
Father Time speaking now: I remember my first film SLR - the Olympus OM-1. All I had was a 50mm 1.4 - and I got some amazing shots from it...
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all my cameras have a 50 f1.8 or 1.4. it's sharp, fast and light. if i'm walking around town, it's probably the lens i'll be using. (however, i've been leaning towards 28mm f2.8 lately) i hardly use a zoom nowadays.
It's amazing what old junk can do.
The toys