There are more ways to get to 50mm than to use a prime fixed focal length lens. Here is a 50mm picture taken with a 24-105 mm zoom lens. Maybe this is cheating as the zoom lens does not give all the best features of the 50mm prime, or any…
Have you seen the new Bony XJ47 camera? It has 0.01% better resolution than the current model and scores an amazing 103.42 on the Dpex website!!! Chasing after the new So much in the world, and photography especially, is chasing after the newest and "best" stuff. As if you could…
What happens when you get too close to the 50mm lens? Well, you get a horrendous distortion. Now, a distorted face on a little kid might be good for a laugh. But, for anyone who cares about their looks too close is a disaster. Why does this happen? The main…
A rainy day on the Oregon coast is the perfect time for some landscape photos. Why are rainy days the best? First, the soft subdued light makes for really nice photos. There are few shadows and everything has a bit of a glow about it. Second, everything gets wet. This…
Night photography is where 50mm lenses really shine! Groan groan! Sorry for the pun... This shot is of the WG Bryan Bridge at night. The bridge is in Neenah, Wisconsin. I took this on the 4th of July just before the fireworks. I used the nifty fifty Canon EF 50mm…
Low Light. Just about any camera or lens combination will produce a good picture in bright sunlight. But what about low light? That is where the combination of a good camera body and a large aperture lens is the best choice. Three ways to increase the light, OK - maybe…
Model A and I spent a few FREEZING hours in the snow one evening in December last. The photos show why I love 50mm lenses so much! The picture above was taken with only ambient light - the Christmas lights in the little tree next to her. I stopped down…
I don't know if she was offering me a snowball or showing me her creation. I do know she is amazingly cute! This photo was taken on a cloudy and fairly dark day. This is where a wide aperture 50mm lens is perfect. It gathers so much light that the…
"Transmission oil only" the plate reads. I spotted this old piece of machinery somewhere in Central Oregon on my most recent visit. I am not really sure what the machine was used for but probably some sort of pulling or lifting machine. You can tell it is old by 1)…