Nikkor 50mm 1.8 Lens- 22 person shoot.

[RowmyF]

Hey all-

Would a lens like the one I have accommodate a full family (22 person)shoot? Or is this lens not wide enough?

Thanks for your responses.

 

[cameramike]

depends how much room you have... if you can get far back enough i'm sure you could but it wouldn't be ideal. Heck i'd have a tough time getting 22 people to fit into the shot with my lens at 18mm

 

[Sideburns]

wouldn't be your best option. If you move back far enough fine...but you're going to have to move people together, stagger them...sit some down...you know.

 

[JIP]

I agree if you have enough room and this is your only lens you will get by but it is not the ideal for this purpose you need something wider.

 

[JerryPH]

Thats the first thing I noticed on my D200 and the 50... it was narrow!

At that moment, I was glad I had several options in the 10-50mm range for lens choices to help me out.

Indoors there is not usually enough room to get 22 people in a picture unless you are in a place like a school gym or something bigger than your average basement or livingroom.

 

[RowmyF]

I would definitely be doing the shoot outdoors...

Would an 18-55 be a better choice?

I just don't know if I'll have enough ambient light to use a small aperture....

 

[JerryPH]

width wide yes... quality wise... no.

 

[selmerdave]

Enough ambient light for a small aperature outdoors? Are you shooting at dusk? As long as you can shoot from 40 feet back or so it shouldn't be a problem with that lens (50/1.8).

Dave