I had forgotten just how flexible and useful a 50mm (or 35mm on DX format) lens really is. Also just how much I missed working with one on my DSLR. I've recently rectified the situation and picked up a Nikon 35mm f1.8 lens and it's already my favourite lens to shoot with. It's like welcoming home a long lost friend and finding out you should never have parted ways...we just "clicked"!
If you don't have a 50mm or equivalent lens in your arsenal I would really recommend you get one and see for yourself why it's the most popular lens in photography.
I have been busy getting reacquainted with the lens (35mm on DX) and have a lot of selective focus photos with shallow depth of field, which is a great by-product of the focal length, combined with the wide maximum aperture. This does show up one drawback of the Nikon lens...the aperture diaphragm is not truely circular so the bokah is slightly irregular. It's a minor detail that won't stop me from using the lens.
The only downside to all my recent photo taking is that my MacBook Pro is out of action, so I haven't had the opportunity to check out all my photos. I do have everything backed-up though, so everything is safe. Just need to get it serviced, which will be covered by my extended warranty.
All in all it's been a fun time and I'm glad to finally be back using a "nifty" 50.
Sent from my Motorola Smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint!
If you don't have a 50mm or equivalent lens in your arsenal I would really recommend you get one and see for yourself why it's the most popular lens in photography.
I have been busy getting reacquainted with the lens (35mm on DX) and have a lot of selective focus photos with shallow depth of field, which is a great by-product of the focal length, combined with the wide maximum aperture. This does show up one drawback of the Nikon lens...the aperture diaphragm is not truely circular so the bokah is slightly irregular. It's a minor detail that won't stop me from using the lens.
The only downside to all my recent photo taking is that my MacBook Pro is out of action, so I haven't had the opportunity to check out all my photos. I do have everything backed-up though, so everything is safe. Just need to get it serviced, which will be covered by my extended warranty.
All in all it's been a fun time and I'm glad to finally be back using a "nifty" 50.
Sent from my Motorola Smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint!
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