50mm f/1.8 prime: Post your best shots with it

JayPearson · Oct 12, 2008

Is this the same lens?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/12142-USA/Canon_2514A002BA_Normal_EF_50mm_f_1_8.html

maulrat · Oct 12, 2008

YUP, this is my lens right here. **$89.84 straight up in amazon.com: no pay shipping, no tax.
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Click on the lens for the link to the info

JayPearson · Oct 12, 2008

Man i gotta get one..

Dionysus · Oct 13, 2008

mine gets to my house today...im as giddy as a schoolgirl.

Chewbecca · Oct 13, 2008

Heh, I'm borrowing the 85mm f1.8 lens from a friend right now, and let me tell you.
if you think the 50mm f1.8 is a nice lens, you all should try the 85mm f1.8
The only limitation with the 85mm lens is that it is not as wide. To me, it's a TRUE portrait lens, but an excellent one at that. But, to me it's length is nice, but due to the lack of width, it's just a hair more limiting in that regard compared to the 50mm f1.8.

Here are some shots I got with the 85mm f1.8

Yes, this is a portrait-style photo of a garbage can. See what I mean?
These photos were posted on another board as part of a monthly photo challenge where we are limited to shooting ONLY with two primes for the month.
Oh the irony

Of course the further away you are from your subject, the wider the shot will get, but going from the 50mm to the 85mm is a noticeable change.
But it's nice.

g0bl0k · Oct 13, 2008

wow.. Sam, the Giant Schnauzer..very nice shot, Chewbecca. I need to start practice more with this nifty-fifty

RMThompson · Oct 13, 2008

Here's a popular one:

chrisburke · Oct 13, 2008

well i think i'm going to cut my losses on the 50 that i paid for in july.. and is on back order... these pics are just so crisp... i gotta get one...

maulrat · Oct 13, 2008

Chewbecca said:
if you think the 50mm f1.8 is a nice lens, you all should try the 85mm f1.8

Of course the further away you are from your subject, the wider the shot will get, but going from the 50mm to the 85mm is a noticeable change.
But it's nice.

Very true. Those shots with the 85mm f/1.8 are very beautiful but what makes the nifty fifty so nifty is that is costs 1/3rd the price of the 85mm f/1.8

Chewbecca · Oct 13, 2008

maulrat said:
Very true. Those shots with the 85mm f/1.8 are very beautiful but what makes the nifty fifty so nifty is that is costs 1/3rd the price of the 85mm f/1.8

Oh, I know. And I enjoy my nifty fifty more than the 85mm, but I wonder if that's because I am so used to having to practically stand on top of my subject to get up close shots.:lmao: