Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Tim brought up a good point around the lively debate that surrounds 'cheaper' yet fast lenses such as the Canon 50mm f 1.4.
These lenses satisfy a need for fast primes, with the possibilities of shooting with narrow DOF and excellent BOKEH - but without the ball-busting price tags of the f1 or f1.2 lenses!
I bought mine after reading a very good book on Wedding Photography, and because I was doing a wedding for a friend.
the 50mm f 1.4 came highly recommended, and it definitely delivered for me, and the happy couple![Cool :cool: :cool:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Since then, I've really taken to it as a more general lens - and I like the discipline of taking a single prime with me, and using that to shoot for a day, rather than relying on the zooms for composition.
Any way - here are some Canon 50mm f1.4 samples:
These lenses satisfy a need for fast primes, with the possibilities of shooting with narrow DOF and excellent BOKEH - but without the ball-busting price tags of the f1 or f1.2 lenses!
I bought mine after reading a very good book on Wedding Photography, and because I was doing a wedding for a friend.
the 50mm f 1.4 came highly recommended, and it definitely delivered for me, and the happy couple
Since then, I've really taken to it as a more general lens - and I like the discipline of taking a single prime with me, and using that to shoot for a day, rather than relying on the zooms for composition.
Any way - here are some Canon 50mm f1.4 samples:
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