50MM 1.8F Why so good?

[GTABurnout]

I see a lot of people using this lens and buying this lens. My questions is why? I have one and have not used it much and since I am really new to the DSLR world I was wondering why this lens is soo popular.

[big_sur]

well primes in general are a lot sharper than zooms and for the money it's going to be hard to find a lens as sharp as the 50. second you can open it up to f1.8 and shoot in low light. also it's a great lens to play around with the depth of field; i usually have it on Av when the fifty is on. again, for the money, it's going to be hard to find something with such a big aperture. plus it gets the owner all types of hot chicks. that's pretty much why i have one.

[GTABurnout]

Well if it will get me hot chicks I will kepp it oh and thanks for the info. Any help ful tips for using it...

[big_sur]

just play with it in Av mode at low f-stops and you'll figure it out.

[GTABurnout]

played last night I love it Depth of field is very adjustable and the lens is fast.

[nondescript]

the plastic fantastic puts out an image that rivals an $800 lens but costs $80... that's why people like it so much...

[L3it3r]

^ ditto. My nifty is by far the best for the money thing I've bought for my camera.

[L3it3r]

Let's get a nifty sticky thread.

[corwyn]

I love my 50mm f/1.4 (I'm a Nikon guy). Was decently expensive for its limited use (~$250, IIRC), but man is it nice... A few years ago, I took a picture of my friend's 1 1/2 year old son using 1000 ISO film in my manual camera (no film winding noise!) while he was sleeping, only by the light of his nightlight and whatever was filtering in from the hallway. I can't remember if I pushed the film a stop, but the resulting picture was exposed correctly, and the grain of the high-speed film gave a softness to the image that was nice.

[L3it3r]

Canon has a couple other fast 50mm too (including the ultra rare f/1.0). Nikon has a nifty for ~$80 too though, and it's an f/1.8 too.

[teqxero9]

ugh i love the 50mm 1.8, my fave lens

[corwyn]

Just read an article on the 50mm f/1.2 USM that just came out recently. Good that it's so cheap...$1300

[L3it3r]

Originally Posted by teqxero9

ugh i love the 50mm 1.8, my fave lens

Same here, just wish I had more chances to use it! My daughters love to pose for it though.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by L3it3r

Canon has a couple other fast 50mm too (including the ultra rare f/1.0). Nikon has a nifty for ~$80 too though, and it's an f/1.8 too.

whats a nifty?

[nondescript]

canon f/1.8 EF (full frame) lens that costs ~$80 retail and puts out pictures that rival their "L" glass for image quality.

It's the plastic fantastic baby!