Got my new 50mm f/1.8...

TamiAz · Oct 26, 2011

I had to play a little with it tonight...I took a few pictures at school. There's a golf course behind the school that is absolutely beautiful. They have these beautiful white birds and I was trying to get some shots of them, but they just wouldn't have anything to do with me. I'll try again.

Anyway...My son was a little more cooperative than the birds, so I used him as a model. :mrgreen: They're not the most exciting pictures, but I would love some feedback!! Thank you!!

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cpeay · Oct 26, 2011

Not bad shots, I like #3 the best. I got my nifty fifty two weeks ago and love it.

MTVision · Oct 26, 2011

Just because your lens opens up to 1.8 doesn't mean you should shoot there. In the shot of the boy it looks like you missed focus which is probably because of the f/1.8. The depth of field is razor thin so any slight focusing errors will be blatantly obvious. Most lens don't perform their best wide open either. The sweet spot of the f/1.8 is by closing it down by 2 full stops.
Just some friendly advice because everyone who gets this lens seems to wonder why they miss focus so often and it would be because they are shooting wide open.

It is a great lens though and you don't have to be at f/1.8 to get a really nice DOF. Have fun with it - my 50mm hasn't left my camera since I got it!