Comments on: Butterflies (And Too Much 50mm is Too Much 50mm!) http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/ ...so google can index my head. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:29:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Domke Camera Bags http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/comment-page-1/#comment-188940 Domke Camera Bags Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:43:33 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/#comment-188940 That blue butterfly is one of the prettiest things I have ever seen. The full size picture looks amazing. I think that you are a great photographer. That blue butterfly is one of the prettiest things I have ever seen. The full size picture looks amazing. I think that you are a great photographer.

]]> By: bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » SLR Lenses: Seeing Ghosts http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/comment-page-1/#comment-188570 bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » SLR Lenses: Seeing Ghosts Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:00:29 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/#comment-188570 [...] was taken with the 50mm f/1.4 lens, at f/1.8. This is a completely fantastic lens that I have raved about [...] [...] was taken with the 50mm f/1.4 lens, at f/1.8. This is a completely fantastic lens that I have raved about [...]

]]> By: Macro lens makers http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/comment-page-1/#comment-187766 Macro lens makers Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:05:27 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/#comment-187766 Hey, thanks for stopping by! What I really like is, yes, how pretty are the colors of butterflies. good lens for macro photography used, but it is not without its shortcomings, and if your camera can use Canon EF-S lenses, you may want to consider the Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 MACRO USM lens. First, the 60 mm is considerably cheaper. Second, the 60mm lens has a circular aperture - the 100mm lens does not. Next, as the Canon website shows, the 60 mm lens has better MTF than the 100mm lens. Also, the 60 mm lens weighs about half that of the 100 mm lens. Finally, for portraits and other non-macro photography, the 60 mm length may be more convenient, and with its 2.8 aperture, the 60 mm lens can be used as a fast "normal" lens. An Ecological Mystery' I have been on a mission to learn more about what can be done, in our own gardens and on a larger scale by supporting natural areas and various uses of macro lens photography. picture two is really quite good point and shoot is fine really is your spingtime and your butterflies are new to me .thank you. Hey, thanks for stopping by! What I really like is, yes, how pretty are the colors of butterflies. good lens for macro photography used, but it is not without its shortcomings, and if your camera can use Canon EF-S lenses, you may want to consider the Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 MACRO USM lens. First, the 60 mm is considerably cheaper. Second, the 60mm lens has a circular aperture – the 100mm lens does not. Next, as the Canon website shows, the 60 mm lens has better MTF than the 100mm lens. Also, the 60 mm lens weighs about half that of the 100 mm lens. Finally, for portraits and other non-macro photography, the 60 mm length may be more convenient, and with its 2.8 aperture, the 60 mm lens can be used as a fast “normal” lens.
An Ecological Mystery’ I have been on a mission to learn more about what can be done, in our own gardens and on a larger scale by supporting natural areas and various uses of macro lens photography.
picture two is really quite good
point and shoot is fine really is
your spingtime and your butterflies
are new to me .thank you.

]]> By: bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » Early Spring Critters in Missouri http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/comment-page-1/#comment-186821 bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » Early Spring Critters in Missouri Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:09:31 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/#comment-186821 [...] any time we spend a while visiting my parents in Columbia, Missouri, Roger looks for any and all wild [...] [...] any time we spend a while visiting my parents in Columbia, Missouri, Roger looks for any and all wild [...]

]]> By: 35mm slr lens http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/comment-page-1/#comment-185556 35mm slr lens Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:39:34 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/#comment-185556 I've been trying to promote the use of the 50mm (either 1.8 or 1.4) for some time now. As far as value for money goes I don't think there is a better lens on either Canon or Nikon. I lent my 50mm 1.8 to a friend who recently bought an entry level SLR "why do I need a fixed 50mm when I've a zoom that covers 18-200mm?" was his question - after he used my 50mm f1.8 over the weekend he came back on monday with a huge grin and asked if he could keep the 50mm as it'd made his photography look a 1000 times better. The sharpness and the way he could intriduce depth of field had blown him away, and because he'd had to 'zoom with his legs' he'd thought about each shot a little more and that's something that alot of new DSLR users aren't doing. I’ve been trying to promote the use of the 50mm (either 1.8 or 1.4) for some time now. As far as value for money goes I don’t think there is a better lens on either Canon or Nikon.

I lent my 50mm 1.8 to a friend who recently bought an entry level SLR “why do I need a fixed 50mm when I’ve a zoom that covers 18-200mm?” was his question – after he used my 50mm f1.8 over the weekend he came back on monday with a huge grin and asked if he could keep the 50mm as it’d made his photography look a 1000 times better. The sharpness and the way he could intriduce depth of field had blown him away, and because he’d had to ‘zoom with his legs’ he’d thought about each shot a little more and that’s something that alot of new DSLR users aren’t doing.

]]> By: Tony http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/comment-page-1/#comment-160582 Tony Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:04:26 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/#comment-160582 Nice shots, especially the first monarch one. I'm loving all this chat about the 50mm, I was on the edge of getting one when suddenly everyone's talking about them! Still tempted by the "standard on APS-C" sigma 30mm 1.4 though. Anyway, the other reason the background looks nicer on the 100mm shots is a direct result of the focal length. In the 50mm there is "more" background in the shot (because of perspective) and so it looks less diffusely blurred. There's a nice illustration of this effect over at The Digital Pitcure's <a href="http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-S-60mm-f-2.8-Macro-USM-Lens-Review.aspx">60mm Macro review</a>, see Background Blur Comparison about half way down Nice shots, especially the first monarch one. I’m loving all this chat about the 50mm, I was on the edge of getting one when suddenly everyone’s talking about them! Still tempted by the “standard on APS-C” sigma 30mm 1.4 though.

Anyway, the other reason the background looks nicer on the 100mm shots is a direct result of the focal length. In the 50mm there is “more” background in the shot (because of perspective) and so it looks less diffusely blurred.

There’s a nice illustration of this effect over at The Digital Pitcure’s 60mm Macro review, see Background Blur Comparison about half way down

]]> By: Borgendorf http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/comment-page-1/#comment-160331 Borgendorf Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:22:42 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/#comment-160331 The decision to spend the extra money is also dependent on your current situation. I've just recently (thanks in part to your postings about the f/1.8 50mm) decided to get the XT body ($239 on-line) and the f/1.8 50mm as my "inexpensive" way to get back into my photography passion I once had in high school and college with my trusty Pentax K1000. I can't justify sinking hundreds of dollars into lenses right now, but I do want to take better pictures. The moth photo looks fantastic to me, because I can't make <i>any</i> bokeh right now with my point and shoot. :) So, yeah, I need your used lens :) The decision to spend the extra money is also dependent on your current situation. I’ve just recently (thanks in part to your postings about the f/1.8 50mm) decided to get the XT body ($239 on-line) and the f/1.8 50mm as my “inexpensive” way to get back into my photography passion I once had in high school and college with my trusty Pentax K1000. I can’t justify sinking hundreds of dollars into lenses right now, but I do want to take better pictures. The moth photo looks fantastic to me, because I can’t make any bokeh right now with my point and shoot. :)

So, yeah, I need your used lens :)

]]> By: Vivek G http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/comment-page-1/#comment-160324 Vivek G Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:10:23 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/10/14/butterflies-and-too-much-50mm-is-too-much-50mm/#comment-160324 Check out this wikipedia article about Bokeh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh In your earlier posting about getting the 50mm 1.8 lense vs. the cost of 50mm 1.4 lense this is one aspect that is not included. I have the 50mm 1.4 and the decision in getting it was the light gathering ability and the Bokeh. I had to try out both lenses to see for myself if this was real (I had never heard about Bokeh until I started trying to buy lenses for my 20D). The soft out of focus background produced by the 50mm 1.4 makes for great portraits (of butterflies or people). Vivek Check out this wikipedia article about Bokeh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh

In your earlier posting about getting the 50mm 1.8 lense vs. the cost of 50mm 1.4 lense this is one aspect that is not included. I have the 50mm 1.4 and the decision in getting it was the light gathering ability and the Bokeh. I had to try out both lenses to see for myself if this was real (I had never heard about Bokeh until I started trying to buy lenses for my 20D). The soft out of focus background produced by the 50mm 1.4 makes for great portraits (of butterflies or people).

Vivek

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