50mm on a crop or a 35mm?

[FamilyID]

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I'm getting some primes because photography in low light is pretty difficult with an F4 lens. I'd have to bump up ISO and have a longer exposure.
I have a 600D, so the 50mm would be an 80mm. So... yea.
I don't plan to get a FF camera anytime soon.

 

[jaomul]

Its hard to say. For indoor portraits 50 can be to long, for outdoor or where you have room its good. 35mm can be more flexible indoors but if you get to close its not very flattering

 

[FamilyID]

50mm would be 80mm, so I would think that it may be a little long. I could always crop it on a 35mm if there's too much background. 35mm would be 56mm. Since I'm not getting a FF anytime soon. Maybe the Sigma 30mm would be good.

 

[cgipson1]

The 35mm's can be very prone to perspective distortion if you shoot less then full length shots with them. Any WA or UWA will cause perspective distortion if used up close.

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A 50mm 1.8 or 1.4 will allow much better protraiture (head and shoulders) without having to worry as much about distortion. For people, indoors... I would not use less than a 50mm... outdoors... 50mm and up.

 

[Braineack]

50mm would be 80mm, so I would think that it may be a little long. I could always crop it on a 35mm if there's too much background. 35mm would be 56mm. Since I'm not getting a FF anytime soon. Maybe the Sigma 30mm would be good.

Why then are you trying to figure out what these lenses will frame on a FF body then?

I'm assuming you have a 18-55, so you can fixed your lens at either of those focal lengths and get the exact idea of what the lenses will be like on YOUR body.

 

[KmH]

A 50 mm focal length lens (zoom or prime) on a crop sensor camera is a 50 mm focal length lens.

 

[cgipson1]

A 50 mm focal length lens (zoom or prime) on a crop sensor camera is a 50 mm focal length lens.

^This!!! It just has a 75mm (approximate) FOV!

 

[FamilyID]

I get that it's still a 50mm lens. But the crop will make it 80mm.
50 x 1.6, if I'm correct.

 

[cgipson1]

I get that it's still a 50mm lens. But the crop will make it 80mm.
50 x 1.6, if I'm correct.

Canon is 1.6, correct... (sorry, I always think in Nikon terms... wonder why? lol!)

 

[FamilyID]

50mm would be 80mm, so I would think that it may be a little long. I could always crop it on a 35mm if there's too much background. 35mm would be 56mm. Since I'm not getting a FF anytime soon. Maybe the Sigma 30mm would be good.

Why then are you trying to figure out what these lenses will frame on a FF body then?


I'm assuming you have a 18-55, so you can fixed your lens at either of those focal lengths and get the exact idea of what the lenses will be like on YOUR body.

Good point...
50mm works out just fine. It's not too close or too far for me.