#NIFTY FIFTY LENS SERIES#
This redesigned series retained the silver breech-lock ring.įD vs FDn, showing the breech-lock and internal lock. In 1973 the FD series was revamped to lower production cost, replacing the chrome filter threads in favor of black plastic. Of course there are some downsides, but are they bad enough to be a deal-breaker?įirst produced in 1971, the original FD mount lenses will be instantly recognizable for having chrome filter threads and a silver breech-lock ring at the base of the lens mount. This jack-of-all-trades lens will do nearly everything asked of it at a price that’s so cheap it’s almost unfair to sellers. Instead, with the 50mm ƒ/1.8 FD Canon created a lens that, today, offers nearly unbeatable value for vintage shooters and users looking for a solid piece of glass to adapt to their mirror-less and DSLR cameras. While it’s solidly built and performs well, it’s not going to amaze with its technical chops. This precursor to the “nifty-fifty” is notable for none of these reasons. Some lenses are noteworthy for their performance, build quality, visionary design, or wacky perspectives.
It’s the 50mm ƒ/1.8 FD (and FDn) lens from Canon. Today, we’ll talk about a more standard focal length, a focal length that many consider to be the standard, in fact. *Affiliate link included for your convenience.In previous weeks we’ve talked about some noteworthy lenses, including a Minolta fish-eye and a Nikkor ultra-wide. So if you are seeing that it’s not the fault of the lens or the photographer, I swear. But it takes a lot of extra time so I’m not able to do it for each one. Some of these I loaded through a hosting site, so that helps. Have any of your tried this one? I highly recommend it to fellow bloggers!īy the way, I still haven’t been able to fix the Blogger issue with my photos being slightly blurry. If you’re looking to change up your photography, this would be a great investment.The great part is, it’s incredibly affordable (by lens standards). I love it for babies, nature and beautiful pregnant sisters who can stay still on command. It’s not great for action shots (at least that I’ve found). It’s especially fun to use for nature shots – but your subject needs to be able to hold fairly still. The photos I like best are sometimes those that focus on something in the background, not the foreground. With this lens I could have focused on the basket, the plates or the wreath. It’s also a great one to use in low light which is nice for interior shots!
I took this photo from last week with my 50 mm: You can use it for wider shots too – it still does a nice job. This one is known as the nifty fifty because you can photograph so many different ways with it. I don’t have a lot of camera lenses – just this one, my basic one that came with the camera (I use a Canon Rebel) and a wide angle lens.
I find I get the clearest shots with this lens, which is funny because at least half of the photo is usually blurry: It puts the subject in focus and the rest fades away: Sometimes you have to play around with it a bit but I can usually get the area I’m aiming for. You can focus on anything in the picture – just push down on the shutter button and it will focus on the part of your photo that you want. Where you would need about five feet of space with your regular lens, you’ll need about double that (or more) with this lens.īut it is so fun to use! It allows you to create more depth in the photos. With the “nifty fifty” you have to be able to get way back from your subject, which can be hard when shooting in the house. You have to use it in the auto focus setting and it does most of the work for you. It creates the most beautiful shots! The difference with this lens is that you can’t manually adjust it. The Canon 50 millimeter lens is such a fun one – I’d use it for every photo if I could: We went out last week and used my favorite lens for the entire shoot.
I don’t share many of my personal photos here but I’m really proud of these – and it gives me an opportunity to share one of my favorite photography tips! Photography has been a hobby of mine long before the blog, but blogging kind of helps that along since it’s a constant doing what I do. My sister asked me months ago to take her pregnancy photos and I was honored she would want me to do so.
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