50mm F1.8 Lens

[lainemichelleallen]

please tell me why when I look through this lens and the image looks focused, but the results come out blurred? it only seems to be great for close up landscape shots....... it's amazing in bringing out those colours...... I have never had this much trouble with a lens. usually if I look at a subject and it's focused that's how it comes out!

[supercooled]

Does it shoot at any lower than 1.8 or is that also fixed?

[torchidman]

thanks..........I own the Nikon D3100 with the 18x55 kit lens.....lol........I will be buying this 50mm lens for my short horror movies..........any diff between the f1.8, f1.4 or even a 35mm lens for what I am trying to achieve?

tks

Tim.

[Lizeeyy]

Oh the Kiwi accent..

[bakerdeshun]

if ur gonna compare the 18-55mm to the 50mm y not compare the 18-55mm at F/ 3.5 instead of f/ 5.6. It's totally misleading the consumer if ur gonna go as low as f/ 1.8 on the 50mm.

[Tiscali1337]

@bakerdeshun because at 50mm on the 18-55mm you can just use f/5.6

[IANT68]

Excellent info and examples. Cheers!

[ClickKopf]

@vtomagic Australian doesn't sound that bad, he's Kiwi!

[carmelcoveredsk8rmop]

why the hell is there a random creeper picture of the guy at 1:24 haha

[ithnan]

He's from New Zealand, how do I know? I'm from here too =p

[to88he]

for thos of you with a digital SLaaaaaerh. hahah.

[xxGLhrMxx]

Where is this dude from?

Nice review btw, we need kit lens vs. 50mm lens comparisons like this one

[mathieuemi666]

"It can't zoom, you've to use your legs!"

lol :-D

[felixcock]

I thought he was going to bite it,like an apple.

[nictheartist]

I was wondering about the lack of AF, but, having bought it, I am enjoying playing around with the manual focus. The only drawback may be if you are in a hurry whilst still learning this basic skill...It takes some getting used to. Apart from that, it seems like a real gem.

[matteuklol]

digital slarrrrrrrrrrrrr

[bigredrobot26]

nooooooo! not naikon!! Nickon!! LOL

[Lunatic4ever]

amazing accent mate :) love to isten to you.

i saw this objective for about 150 $,is it really that cheap? :D

[snoboarder8232]

More like $100. I bought mine for $90 from adorama.

[Lunatic4ever]

awesome :) so with the standard lense included in the 7d lense AND this one i should have enough to create some beautiful images,right? :D

I know that good equipment alone aint enough to produce beautiful things but it makes it easier ,thats for sure.

[FredNotJorge]

Thanks man!

[nztitirangi]

great vids, keep it up!

[DispreteFranz]

great video guys. this lens is an AF mode right? i have a nikon D60. it will not auto focus on the D60, which needed the AF-S lenses. not too sure if i should get this. whats your opnion? ;)

[kneesrape84]

Thanks for these vids guys...

I recently bought a heap of stuff from your store..

I chose to shop at your store because:

1. Great prices

2. Helpful.. but in no way patronizing staff.

3. The range

[1987dman]

omg you scared me with that last pic!!

[Mist8knI10tt]

There are no hard and fast rules and no substitute for experimentation, so get out there and have fun.

Hope this helps

[Mist8knI10tt]

M = Manual. You get control of both the aperture and shutter speeds. In this mode you have to learn to read the cameras built in light meter but it offers the most control. Great in terms of the amount of control it offers but takes time to become proficient at using quickly. I love to shoot in M when using flash as it offers so much more control over the ambient light levels in relation to the flash. It's also great for night photography and offers access to bulb mode for really long exposures.

[LooperNor]

@Mist8knI10tt In most cases where light changes often it's usually better to go for Aperture Priority though, which most pros seem to do.

In settings like night shots and using flash, manual is the way to go though.

[Mist8knI10tt]

Tv = Time value (shutter priority) You set the shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture for you. Great for situations where you are trying to acheive a specific amount of motion blur or lack there of. I like to use this when shooting panning shots or scenes where I want the motion of a water course to be smooth and marshmellow like.

[Mist8knI10tt]

Av = Aperture Value (aperture priority) You set the aperture, thus controlling depth of field while the camera looks after the shutter speed. My prefered mode for shooting both Portraits and landscapes where you often want to be at one end of the scale or the other.

[Mist8knI10tt]

As a general guide :

P = Program (camera sets both aperture and shutter speed) and is useful for situations where you want to work quickly concentrating on composition and not worrying about the cameras settings. As a word of warning the camera will always go for the middle ground in program mode, which limits creative possibilities.

Due to the Character count limit I will have to post my response over several posts.

[kamibadar]

i just bought this lens canon 50mm f1.8 .Can you pleaseguide me how to make the background out of focus ( blur)??

[Mist8knI10tt]

Choose the Aperture priority mode on the camera (Av on Canon cameras) and then select the widest open aperture available which with this lens on will be f1.8. Now take a photo of your subject and note how the background appears out of focus. Moving your subject further from the background will emphasize this effect.

Hope this helps.

[kamibadar]

thanks alot ! thats exactly what i was looking for . i love it .

i bought canon XS couple of months back and still with it , im not a professional . any advice for me sir ?

[Mist8knI10tt]

Take lots of pictures

Ask lots of questions

Have fun

[kamibadar]

thanks , im working on it ,im more curious about the diffrenet modes setting like P , AV, TV , M .. when to use which one or whts the best setting in these modes to get the best result ,and whts your opinon on CANON XS ????? lol too many questions :)