Something for the weekend? Get nifty with your fifty!

keps

Taken in back garden a few mins ago
Nikon d70s fitted with Tokina 28 to 70mm lens.
Tried to lock it at 50mm but exif tells me this is 52mm.
200iso
F2.8
1/2500 sec
Imported into picasa - cropped & converted to B&W-ready for serving

amdgilmore

Nice pic, but those extra 2mm earn you a red card. Hit the showers, big guy.

magicbastarder

amdgilmore wrote: »

Maybe it's because I'm on a crop sensor, but I I don't understand the love the fifty gets! Once you get over the whole 'bokeh' aspect of the 1.8 (or the 1.4, if you're fortunate enough to have one) there's just not much to recommend about the 50mm length. Very awkward to work with.

if you're on nikon, get the 35mm f1.8; i much prefer it to the 50mm.

amdgilmore

magicbastarder wrote: »

if you're on nikon, get the 35mm f1.8; i much prefer it to the 50mm.

Nope, Canon. They have a 35mm f/2 that I've considered in the past, but I think I'd prefer something with a bit more flexibility.

edit: sorry for dragging the thread off-topic...

Faing

Pog mo thoin

This is a great idea, made me get me Canon nifty fifty lens out and get in the garden for half an hour.



Ice plants are busy with bees and butterflies today....

keps

amdgilmore wrote: »

Nope, Canon. They have a 35mm f/2 that I've considered in the past, but I think I'd prefer something with a bit more flexibility.

edit: sorry for dragging the thread off-topic...

I think it's good to use an informal thread like this to discuss things like that- as well as post photos:)

patrickc68

lisatiffany

Ah, turns out I'm doing a gig tonight and tomorrow night yeah I'll get something into the thread probably from Academy as the lights are a lot better

inkedpt

I had fun... thanks AnCatDubh

AnCatDubh

Loved getting out with the 50mm today and I ended up on Grafton Street too.

At the bottom of it, there was this young lady with just her guitar, belting out songs. She commanded some crowd. A good afternoons work for her I suspect. She obliged in between songs by posing for a portrait. Fantastic musician/singer/and artist.



(Straight off the camera's memory card)

Ceacg

Here are my two shots.

dave66

dave66

dave66

thatsnotmyname

Adrian.Sadlier

thatsnotmyname

keps

thatsnotmyname wrote: »

hhaahaa we can say things here we cant say other places:P

that photo is doin' my eyes in cos I can't focus properly

Leftyflip

Not sure what was more nifty, the fifty or the sunglasses.

dakar

Locked and loaded...

*eadaoin

Trying a different kind of shot from my usual, not sure I like it all that much, may post something different later!

picaaf

yarglags

trooney

Professey Chin

Auto focus hitting the wrong part = Devil faces :pac:

pixbyjohn

Sailing in Greystones 9_9_2012 50mm by pixbyjohn, on Flickr

OldGoat

As I seem to have the nifty welded onto the camera body this has been a bit of a cakewalk weekend for me.

MissusPandB

squareballoon

Tiriel