I've been quite low on inspiration lately (again) and I've been just studying the theory of photography online, watching tutorials on Youtube and stuff like that. Somehow I always end up finding myself in photography forum topics on lenses and equipment, and that's pretty much how I bumped into a discussion of Canon EF 50mm 1.8 II lens. It started to sound so delicious that today, after all the resistance, I took a 100 € bill I had gotten as a Christmas present from my grandpa and I bought myself a 'nifty fifty'! After all, isn't gift money meant for buying something nice, instead of paying the rent? ;)
I have to say, I'm already in love. I love how small this lens is and the 1.8 is really something I've always wanted. And as many people have said in the forum discussions, the fixed focal length really makes you think more about the composition. In addition, it's already proving to be a wonderful lens to practice more efficient and quick manual focusing, having the focus ring so close.
I have only taken a few test shots with it, but even those test shots look pretty nice to me.
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Psychedelic plant (dead-center, I know, but I think it kind of works).
f/2 1/15s ISO200 50mm |
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| f/1.8 1/15s ISO400 50mm |
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| f/1.8 1/15s ISO200 50mm |
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| f/1.8 1/15s ISO100 50mm |
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| f/1.8 1/25s ISO200 50mm |
