My Lens is here!

LittleMan · May 28, 2005

I need to tell someone that actually cares... lol
My family thinks it is a waste when I already had a perfectly good $60 kit lens. :mrgreen:
Here is a quick micro of it. It came with a Polarizer Filter.
It's a Canon 50mm f/1.4-22 Ultrasonic :thumbup:

I was using it earlier today, it's an awesome lens! Silent and fast AF and it's very crisp and clear. Definately worth the money.

Andrea K · May 28, 2005

nice!!! my mom has(d) a 50mm 1.8 for her nikon d100, but i took it and have yet to return it because it is so crisp as opposed to a cheap lens as well

have fun!

kelox · May 28, 2005

Nice lens, seeing makes me want to get one myself, but then again, since joining this forum I've seen alot of things I suddenly "need".

Chase · May 28, 2005

Funny how that works, isn't it?? :lol:

Nice lens!

LittleMan · May 28, 2005

Chase said:
Funny how that works, isn't it??

Nice lens!

True... I think that is what inspired me to get this lens...

:mrgreen:

westman · May 28, 2005

andreag5 said:
nice!!! my mom has(d) a 50mm 1.8 for her nikon d100, but i took it and have yet to return it because it is so crisp as opposed to a cheap lens as well

have fun!

really? i just thinking to buy a nikkor 50 1.8d for portrit photograph.

danalec99 · May 29, 2005

Congrats!!!

You will love that lens!

OOID · May 29, 2005

Congrats. I have the same lens. Its pretty awsome. I just got my canon f4 70-200 L in the mail two days ago. New gear is always pretty sweet.

OOID · May 29, 2005

westman said:
really? i just thinking to buy a nikkor 50 1.8d for portrit photograph.

You probably dont want something as wide as a 50mm for a portrait. go with at least 80 or 100. a 50mm will enlarge and distort facial features towards the middle.

thebeginning · May 29, 2005

do you mind sharing how much you got it for?

LittleMan · May 29, 2005

thebeginning said:
do you mind sharing how much you got it for?

I got it for $250
The lens is in perfect condition and the guy sent it to me priority mail so it could get here before I leave for Germany. He was very nice and he also paid both the shipping fee and the Paypal fee.

I got it from a member on the Canon Digital Photography forum.

Hope that answers your question!

darin3200 · May 29, 2005

Wow, that lense takes great close-up shots! .....um

LittleMan · May 29, 2005

darin3200 said:
Wow, that lense takes great close-up shots! .....um

If you are talking about the picture OF the lens.... I think it would be hard to use the lens to take a picture of the lens I'm using....

(lots of mirrors would have to be involved)

I used my Panasonic Lumix(digi) to take the picture of the lens...
FYI The Canon 50mm isn't for Macro shots. It's for more of a general street photography kind of photography.

Thanks for commenting though! :thumbup:

DocFrankenstein · May 29, 2005

OOID said:
You probably dont want something as wide as a 50mm for a portrait. go with at least 80 or 100. a 50mm will enlarge and distort facial features towards the middle.

Maybe he's using a crop camera? Makes a nice 80mm equivalent.

really? i just thinking to buy a nikkor 50 1.8d for portrit photograph.

If you can, get the 1.4 version. It's better than the 1.8 and costs even less than the canon version.

Good luck

darin3200 · May 29, 2005

LittleMan said:
If you are talking about the picture OF the lens.... I think it would be hard to use the lens to take a picture of the lens I'm using.... (lots of mirrors would have to be involved)

Yeah, I was joking, but I guess it didn't show in my post though.
Anyway, have fun in Germany