The fast and furious of camera lenses – My Canon 50mm/1.4
Written by timsdd on October 22nd, 2008 in My Camera Equipment, Photography.
I thought it was high time to break up the drops series again (even though I only ave one more in this set to go!)
This is the Canon 50mm/1.4
The 1.4 meaning how wide the aperture can open, I.E. 1) it’s fast, 2) it can give a very shallow DOF (depth of field).
This is a very useful prime lens. If I were using a camera that had a full frame sensor (instead of most DSLR’s that have a crop factor of 1.6) 50mm is basically a WYSIWYG lens. Meaning what you view through the viewfinder is about what you’ll capture on your sensor.
I used this lens almost exclusively for shooting live music b/c I never used a flash when doing so. The F/1.4 allows you to use a very fast shutter speed compared to most lenses.
I also use this lens to mount onto the end of my Sigma macro lens, thus achieving a diopter magnification effect. Instead of the 1:1 magnification ratio that I can achieve with my macro lens, the 2 lenses combined gives me roughly a 3:1 magnification.
/timmy photo lesson :D
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October 25th, 2008 at 8:11 am
That is really good Tim, now if you can just show me how I can add that to my point and shoot I will be forever grateful.
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October 28th, 2008 at 9:39 am
hmmm, might need a special attachment for that kind of mating!
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:54 pm
[...] are taken with my Sigma Macro lens and my 50mm lens reversed (and attached to the macro lens with a coupling [...]