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Should I buy a "Nifty 50"?
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I’ve read that buying a 50mm lens for a Canon Rebel T2i (my camera) acts more like a short telephoto portrait lens (80mm equivalent) due to the camera not being a 35 mm full frame. I already have a 70-300 mm lens and I want to get something that’s far more suited to portrait/landscape shots.
My question so is should I get a 50mm or wait until I can pick up an 18-135 or similar?
Personally I think everyone should have a 50mm. They’re so cheap, super quality and great to have in the bag
First ask what you would use it for.
I have one, and barely use it. To me, it was a wasted purchase. Once it proved very useful due to the f/1.4 aperture in a very low light situation. Otherwise, I don’t need it.
Don’t spend money on something you won’t use.
It’s my fab lens if I only had to have one lens a 1.4 50 would be that, nothing like a sharp photo with lovely bokeh
I have a 50mm f1.4 and loving it…best Len as I use it for weddings alots
First ask what you would use it for.
I have one, and barely use it. To me, it was a wasted purchase. Once it proved very useful due to the f/1.4 aperture in a very low light situation. Otherwise, I don’t need it.
Don’t spend money on something you won’t use.
Best advice I’ve seen on here in ages! I have one also, but rarely use it. I prefer the slightly extra length of the 85mm.
Do you need it?!
I also have a 85mm, a waste just sitting there…
exactly what Paul said…buy what you need especially if you’re starting out. for you the 85 is a waste, for me (& paul) the 50…but I didn’t pay for mine so no biggy and I have used it as a backup on occasions, and as a working photographer I need full backups of everything so technically I mightn’t use it, but I need to have it in my bag.
Right now it’s more of a “want” not need, though I do need a 2nd lens.
Thanks for the advice and feedback, folks ^_^
Used a 50mm as my main indoor portrait lens for years on my Nikon APS dlsr’s where it acted like a 75mm lens.
I really liked this focal length, and used it as a lens to get you close enough to crop out the extraneous elements in the frame, but not too close like a more clinical, long telephoto which extracted all context from its subject.
I’ve heard 75/ 85/ 90mm described as ‘intimate telephotos’ and I tend to agree, giving enough gentle reach to focus more on a subject, without losing all character and surroundings of your subject.
If your portraits will mainly be outdoors or headshots, I think you would be better off with an 85mm lens though, which will give you a 35mm-equivalent field of view similar to a 135mm lens.
also remember that 50mm lens on a Canon Rebel T2i does not give you a 80mm equivalent, you are using a cropped senor on a full frame lens.
so in other words 50mm is the same on crop and full frame, it just means on T2i it is cropped.
I also use sigma 50mm 1.4 on almost everything, lovely lens for full to 2/3 body shots.Phillip
I have both the 50mm & 85mm & I would be lost without them.
The 85mm will allow you the extra distance between the subject & camera without imposing yourself
while the 50mm will allow you to get closer to the subject when you need to.
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