View Full Version : An idea for a Nifty Fifty thread
Raymond Lin
08-05-2007, 17:47
Was thinking and told Pete on irc today, since the fifty is a very common lens (if you don't have one, why not? :p). May be we should have a 1 off, Nifty Fifty competition. Use any camera you like, and shoot anything you like as long you use a 50mm prime lens to shoot with. Thought it might be fun to see what kind of shots people would come up with. It would be a way to push the boundary out a little without the reach, macro of a more expensive lens, makes the competition a lot more even for everyone (of course you do need the lens in the first place).
What do people think ? And on top of that we can also have a thread to show only photos from a nifty.
I just shot this now of things on my desk (note to self, need to tidy the desk).
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/2311/niftyml5.jpg
So get your nifty out and put it on our SLR :p
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/6505/img3434pv4.jpg
Thats a very good idea Raymondo :thumbs:
And here's one I prepared earlier:
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/MEP-_C7E4356-01a.jpg
I've still got my 50mm this time :lol: Take it with me tomorrow and see what I get :)
Excellent idea :thumbs: I have a nifty (coz it was 50 quid from Kerso :thinking:) and I hardly ever use it :bonk: This is the perfect excuse for me to pop it on the front of my camera :D
I'll have some of that action!
Great idea
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/ardion-90/NiftyFifty.jpg
Done one last year with my Nikon D50 and a Nikon AF-D 50mm F1.8.
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m139/mjc7uk/LatePassionFlw.jpg
The image had been cropped.
Will have to fish it out and give it another go...
I'll do something. :thinking:
sounds ace, if i ever remember what ive done with the camera and lens, its a date
sounds ace, if i ever remember what ive done with the camera and lens, its a date
Didn't know tou had a camera :thinking:
I'll give this a shot on my nice shiny new 30D (if Amtrak deliver it tomorrow :rules: )
Until then one from last spring :)
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/brian.pitblado/example/mummy.jpg
shiato storm
08-05-2007, 18:50
how about rather than people trawl their image archives for what they've got in the past, have people get one over the next week or so, keeping it fresh and recent rather than not...keeping in the essence of the original post that way of getting out 'the nifty one' and having a go...
yay or nay?
yay or nay?
Yay :)
I was expecting a new thread to blossom elsewhere for the new stuff :clap:
This is an excellent idea - I don't use mine half as much as I ought to really, in fact it went on holiday with us and the only one of us to use it was, I'm ashamed to admit, Ben!
As this seems to have developed into the "nifty fifty past shots" thread - here's one of my favourites using it.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/Photozone72/Lord%20Mayors%20Show/0043Snapshot.jpg
Yay, we found a use for one of the most useless lenses most of us have ever bought! :p
Yay, we found a use for one of the most useless lenses most of us have ever bought! :p
:lol: :lol:
Or bought twice in dod's case!
Or bought twice in dod's case!
It's more than that :embarrassed:
shiato storm
08-05-2007, 20:12
its not that useless...:tumbleweed:
no really...
I use my 50 f/1.4 all the time, don't know how I lived without it - here's one of the first shots I got with it:
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/sam.jpg
Work schedule is crazy at the moment, 18 hours days until the end of the month but I do have a break to Luxembourg w/end of 18th as the missus is running a 1/2 marathon by candlelight so should make for some interesting shots...
Good idea for a thread, here is one I did a few months ago when testing the DOF.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f273/HackerUK/f1.jpg
My 1.4 is away to the calibration:thumbsdown: man at the moment. May I contribute from past stuff?:love:
Raymond Lin
08-05-2007, 22:41
I think we should (perhaps one of the judges should start a new thread regarding the comp - new photos only etc..) and then we will use this thread to talk about and show our nifty photos.
Judges ? Judges ? *** Judges ? Don't like em . No judges here - I hope!!!
Raymond Lin
08-05-2007, 22:53
Judges ? Judges ? *** Judges ? Don't like em . No judges here - I hope!!!
Ok...Admin :p
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a302/danza1/Horror01FF.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a302/danza1/Macro03FFa.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a302/danza1/Zoe02FF-1.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a302/danza1/Robin02FF.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a302/danza1/Spring01b.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a302/danza1/MillieDestroyFF.jpg
Oh, before I forget... :D
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a302/danza1/ForkBean01FFF.jpg
Those will do for now. I'll stick my nifty on and go shooting!
mobilevirgin
08-05-2007, 23:17
I've got a f/1.8 and I think its fab
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/364675525_a97c2634d8_m.jpg
Couple of oldies for now with the 50mm 1.4. The second was stopped down a bit I think, but the first was wide open at f1.4 Wonderful bit of glass.
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/Confectioners.jpg
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/514/round07_04.jpg
Dark Star
09-05-2007, 10:42
One I took of my lad yesterday with the 50mm 1.8
(a bit cooked but I quite like it! and I'm lousy at portraits :D )
http://www.darkstarimages.co.uk/general/J3-A.jpg
Not on that showing you're not. ;) HDR? :D
Dark Star
09-05-2007, 10:50
Thanks and yes CT its HDR'd - I can find an excuse to use it anywhere - my lad's band are looking for some shots and I'm trying some ideas out! They were blown away by the Dave Hill stuff (not that I'll ever get to that level...!) so i thought I'd have a play.
new thread then, i will open one in competition forum called Nifty Fifty Fun comp...
here you go folks, a new thread in the comps section, just for fun! We can shove them in the gallery too to make a nice nifty gallery
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=257217#post257217
Sherlock_Holmes
09-05-2007, 15:05
There's no way that robin was taken with nifty 50 and its not fair i not have 1:bang:
There's no way that robin was taken with nifty 50 and its not fair i not have 1:bang:
:D
It was indeed taken with my nifty. I had a good dozen or so close ups of the wee fella, and that one's the best ;)
A couple I took with my old Nikon FG-20 and Nikkor 50mm F1.8.
http://www.oyphotos.co.uk/photos/transport/trains/devon/bw/carriage.jpg
http://www.oyphotos.co.uk/photos/transport/trains/devon/bw/car_station.jpg
all photos here have been copied to the thread in comp forum, please post in there!
do we want anew thread for discussion only in comp forum to go with image thread?
Raymond Lin
10-05-2007, 13:25
I think 1 for new shots for the comp and another one where we just post pics taken with the nifty will be fine.
Forbiddenbiker
10-05-2007, 15:44
I've got a f/1.8 and I think its fab
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/364675525_a97c2634d8_m.jpg
That ^^ looks nice MV...you could you post it up larger if You want ... 800 pix on longest edge here is max.
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I don't have a 50mm :( ...would a 30mm on a cropped sensor do...
...I don't have one of those either though. :lol: ..But I plan to get one soon. :)
:D :coat:
ok, thread in comp forum will be reset, and post old ones and comments in here?
photostar_1
10-05-2007, 19:21
Here's an old one. It's not good enough for the comp but it's taken on my very first outing with the 50mm f1.8.
PS: my son Andy ....aka Sid (though heaven only knows why :lol: )!
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/869/Andy-aka-Sid1.jpg
weirdo109
11-05-2007, 12:04
I keep hearing about the 50mm lens and how cheap it is for the quality it gives. There seem to be a few variants though, so not sure which one you are all talking about.
I have a Canon 400D
What makes this lens that much better than the kit lens.
the 50mm f1.8 is a fixed lens, so it had no moving parts apart from focusing, the improvement over the kit lens in optical quality is huge
How often do you pimp those photos Danza!? :p
I don't have one at the moment but am sooooo tempted, especially after coming into this thread, darn you!
the 50mm f1.8 is a fixed lens, so it had no moving parts apart from focusing, the improvement over the kit lens in optical quality is huge
I want one for my D50 now!
http://www.digitalrev.com/en/product_details.php?item_id=1382&category_id=
Is this about right?
inophoto
14-05-2007, 22:43
I got myself a 50mm 1.8 for 9 quid + p&p on ebay :)
I got myself a 50mm 1.8 for 9 quid + p&p on ebay :)
I've found 2 currently at £6 from someone in Walsall that I'm tempted to go for. I'll just wait and see how high the bids end up going first.
I want one for my D50 now!
http://www.digitalrev.com/en/product_details.php?item_id=1382&category_id=
Is this about right?
Yep - that's a bit cheaper than the UK but as it's coming from HK you'll have shipping to pay on that. It's only about 80 quid at Warehouse Express and you might find cheaper UK prices if you soip around.
I've found 2 currently at £6 from someone in Walsall that I'm tempted to go for. I'll just wait and see how high the bids end up going first.
Careful... are these AF lenses? At that price they may be old manual lenses.
Careful... are these AF lenses? At that price they may be old manual lenses.
There are 2 AFs and one manual for sale from the same person. One of the AF lenses has a bit of a mark on it and the other is spotless apparently. I think they're only currently that cheap as they have 5 days of bidding left to go. :(
There are 2 AFs and one manual for sale from the same person. One of the AF lenses has a bit of a mark on it and the other is spotless apparently. I think they're only currently that cheap as they have 5 days of bidding left to go. :(
Ah gotcha. Well hang in there and keep an eye on them - you never know, but there's rarely any problem getting a decent price for these lenses, they tend to be snapped up quite readily.
ShawWellPete
15-05-2007, 07:48
I have the Minolta version a 50mm 1.7 which is probably 20 years old and cost me $100 with a camera thrown in!
The beauty
http://www.villabegur.com/CB50.jpg
The beast
http://www.villabegur.com/Pete.jpg
King_Boru
15-05-2007, 12:44
Are film entries allowed?
Raymond Lin
15-05-2007, 13:10
Yup, any SLR with a 50mm of any subject.
Waterworx
17-05-2007, 18:21
So whats so good about these 'nifty fiftys'?
Al
:thumbs:
So whats so good about these 'nifty fiftys'?
Al
:thumbs:
Fast
Sharp
Cheap
Cant be beaten!
Waterworx
17-05-2007, 18:28
Glad mine arrived today then :D woo hoo!
Just gotta learn how to use it :lol:
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