Sharp potrait lens for a 1.6x canon cropped frame

[prodigy2k7]

That's assuming that the op has off camera lighting. I use whatever aperture is called for by the shot.

Good little article on focus/recompose.
Why Focus-Recompose Sucks

I know its not the best idea to recompose, but if you use a small enough aperture, its fine (like i mentioned in my example).

Although a very good read.

even an inch of error in that case is about as significant as a fart in a tornado :lmao::lmao::lmao:

 

[table1349]

Yeah, but the OP has that nice little toggle on the back of the body. Might as well get em trained to pick out the proper focus point to use right from the beginning. :mrgreen:

 

[Hardrock]

@prodigy2k7 and others..

Would Like to know something....which is the best way to focus in canon 50mm 1.4?
What i feel is autofocus goes haywire when am focusing on something small like a watch on the table or other products.... portraits are coming reasonable sharp....

So my question is first focusing by AF and then a little more MF recommended for this lens?

Would appreciate if people who have taken sharp pics with this lens can comment how they usually deal with focusing on this lens

thanks again
Arnab

Great choice on the 50f1.4. Its an outstanding lens and very sharp especially when stopped down to 2.0 or 2.8 and higher. But this lens does take some getting use to when coming from a kit lens. If you are at 2.8 to 1.4 and you are focusing and recomposing you will have focus issues which make the lens seem to be soft but you just changed the plane of focus. So I recommend you using single focus point but frame your subject and then move the focus dot and refocus then shoot. Also for closeups like your watch you need to be careful of your minimum focus distance I dont remember off hand what it is. I usually never manual focus with this lens unless it is very dark. Your portraits should come out very sharp but remember if its a headshot and you are at f2.8 the ears and nose may be out of focus and the eyes will be sharp. Hope this helps.