Comments on: 4 Reasons Why Everyone Should Have a 50mm Lens

By: @maurits_r

@maurits_r — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:29:15 +0000

I use the DT50mm F1.8 from SONY. Fairly cheap indeed (€160). I’m glad to have discovered this lens. Makes me grow.

By: Dan M

Dan M — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:49:25 +0000

I own the Sigma 50mm 1.4 EX DG HSM on a Nikon D5000. Photos are simply breathtaking! I got the D5000 as a gift with its kit 18-55mm but it just was not able to give me that superb shallow DOF (bokeh effect) that I wanted so I got me the Sigma 50mm. It is the ONLY lens I carry now.

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:50:39 +0000

My 50mm 1.4 is my all time favourite. I’m fairly new to the 50mm world, but this baby has not left my camera since I got it! I need another body so I can use my other lenses! Hehehehe!

By: krishna kumar

krishna kumar — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:13:13 +0000

I have been a ‘passionate photographer’since 1993 with an obsession for the
50mm lens. Although I have worked with various focal lengths,my all time favourite has been the 50mm. The reason is that this lens gives the best results especially in window light and other low light conditions thus making it possible to create a ‘classic’ image without that irksome flash! Another reason is that the 50mm is capable of giving ‘true to life’images with no distortion whatsoever. I consider that a photographer who doesn’t employ a 50mm lens is no photographer at all! Small but fast and versatile 50mm lens is the best thing to have happened to photography.
During my film photography days I used a Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 lens.
Now I use a Sony DT 50mm f/1.8 SAM lens on a Sony Alpha 330 digital camera.

By: This week’s challenge: 50mm lens only « Terence S. Jones Photography

This week’s challenge: 50mm lens only « Terence S. Jones Photography — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:19:04 +0000

[...] more information can also be found here, here, and here. There are actually whole flickr groups dedicated to 50mm shots, see e.g., here and [...]

By: andrew

andrew — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:47:37 +0000

50mm is the only lens i have with my hasselblad and i dont see the need to get another, just yet. i like it for landscape.

By: Sreejith K.

Sreejith K. — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:39:11 +0000

For the same reasons, I will prefer a 35mm lens. This has an added advantage of a little more wider vision.

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:18:56 +0000

I own a 50mm 1.4 Nikon. Used it this morning for taking pictures at school outside. It was a little dark still and so the 50mm was my first option. Grea pictures and great colours with a D70. Then switched to 35 2.8 a 50mm look on a DX camera. Very natural. Now going for de D700 to get it all out of my 50 mm!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:35:19 +0000

The best prime lens for me is the Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM (for Canon users) and there’s no doubt about it. Plus its USM with FTMF. Crispy shot and oohhhh… love those bokehhh….

By: Mohawk51

Mohawk51 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:12:27 +0000

I still shoot film. The Nikkor 50MM F1.8 AIS is one of three lenses I carry in my bag. The other two are an 85MM F1.8 and the 17-35MM F2.8. The 50 is a “little jewel”. The clarity, contract & sharpness are great. This is for sure an under rated lens.